Host a screening of the new film AN ARMY OF WOMEN with your community. AN ARMY OF WOMEN had its world premiere at SXSW in March 2024, and as of April 2025, it is available in select US and UK theaters to commemorate Sexual Assault Awareness Month. A group of women in Austin, Texas, join...
I wrote this blog 18 months after the SARS-CoV2 virus landed with an American passenger in Washington state. In March 2020, the virus was declared a pandemic, and the world went into quarantine. For some people, this was a welcome respite from their daily commute and a chance to spend more time with family. For...
This guide draws from research, reporting, and the lived experiences of survivors to explore the connections between sexual violence and disasters, the inequities that shape them both, the lessons to be learned from the resilience of survivors and their communities, and opportunities for all of us to prevent sexual violence before, during, and after disasters....
“Victim” and “survivor” can be words that men don’t relate to, despite their experiences. This may be the case for a person of any gender, but aspects of male socialization in particular make this language particularly distant. There is not a one-size-fits-all approach to choosing what language to use in reaching men in your community....
A resource containing lessons learned from sexual assault services programs with comparatively high percentages of male survivors served with that funding stream. This resource is part of Working with Male Survivors of Sexual Violence.
Eight Step Advocacy Plan for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Survivors of Sexual Assault: A Guide by Leah Green, with Peggy Chicoine, Stephanie Mathis, and Jennifer Upah-Kyes for Rural Dual/Multi-Service Advocates “This guide is intended for rural sexual assault advocates searching for concrete information on how to work with Deaf and hard of hearing sexual assault...
Just Detention International and the Resource Sharing Project has provided a guide that stresses the importance of in-person work within corrections facilities. “Since the release of national standards to address sexual abuse in detention — as mandated by the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) — advocates have been called upon more than ever to assist...
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