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NSVRC Blogs

Part 1 – How Language Barriers and Cultural Differences Impact Latinx Survivors

November 11, 2023 Mónica Ramírez

NSVRC talks with Justice for Migrant Women about the cultural and linguistic barriers they bridge for Latinx survivors, particularly in the farmworking community.

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Part 2 – Sexual Violence Against African American Slaves And Its Legacy Today

November 11, 2023 Dr. Crystal Feimster

NSVRC talks with Yale Professor Dr. Cyrstal Feimster about the direct throughline between sexual violence during the American slavery era and the sexual violence experienced by Black women and girls today.

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Part 1 – Sexual Violence Against African American Slaves And Its Legacy Today

November 11, 2023 Dr. Crystal Feimster

NSVRC talks with Yale Professor Dr. Cyrstal Feimster about the direct throughline between sexual violence during the American slavery era and the sexual violence experienced by Black women and girls today.

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Part 2 – Inequity and the Increased Risk of Sex Trafficking for American Indian Girls and Women

November 11, 2023 Marisa Cummings Miakonda

NSVRC talks with Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center about how historical oppression of American Indian people is directly linked to their increased risk of sex trafficking today.

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Part 1 – Inequity and the Increased Risk of Sex Trafficking for American Indian Girls and Women

November 10, 2023 Marisa Cummings Miakonda

NSVRC talks with Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center about how historical oppression of American Indian people is directly linked to their increased risk of sex trafficking today.

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Part 2 – NO! The Rape Documentary: A Visionary Black Filmmaker Reflects on the Journey to Open Up the Conversation on Sexual Violence Experienced by the Black Community

November 10, 2023 Aishah Shahidah Simmons

NSVRC talks with filmmaker Aishah Shahidah Simmons about shaping narratives in film that honor the Black female survivor experience.

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Part 1 – NO! The Rape Documentary: A Visionary Black Filmmaker Reflects on the Journey to Open Up the Conversation on Sexual Violence Experienced by the Black Community

November 10, 2023 Aishah Shahidah Simmons

NSVRC talks with filmmaker Aishah Shahidah Simmons about shaping narratives in film that honor the Black female survivor experience.

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Director’s Viewpoint: Racial Equity in the Movement

November 10, 2023 Yolanda Edrington

NSVRC Director Yolanda Edrington discusses the lasting importance of the theme for this year’s edition of The Resource, “Racial Equity in the Movement”.

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The Resource: Racial Equity in the Movement

November 9, 2023 Halle Nelson

NSVRC is committed to continuing the ongoing conversation about racial equity in the sexual violence movement. For the theme of this issue of The Resource, we emphasize that racism, and all forms of oppression, are inextricably tied to sexual violence. Racial equity must be at the forefront of our efforts to respond to and prevent sexual harassment, […]

The Resource: Racial Equity in the Movement

NSVRC Awarded $500,000 to increase the capacity of organizations serving survivors of sexual assault nationwide

October 24, 2023 Laura Palumbo

The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) was awarded $500,000 as one of two Sexual Assault Capacity Building Centers that will work to improve trauma-informed, developmentally sensitive, and culturally relevant services for survivors of dating violence, domestic violence, and sexual assault nationwide.

NSVRC Awarded $500,000 to increase the capacity of organizations serving survivors of sexual assault nationwide