On Saturday August 26, a white man killed three Black people in a racially motivated attack in Jacksonville, Florida. The Justice Department is investigating the shooting as a hate crime and an act of racially motivated violent extremism. FBI data from March 2023 shows an alarming rise in violent attacks against communities made vulnerable by…

We are excited to share that we will be co-facilitating a six week Mothering Through Domestic Violence (MTDV)class in person this fall at the Advocacy Center offices in downtown Ithaca. The fall MTDV group will meet on Wednesdays from September 21 to October 26.  Mothering through Domestic Violence is a psycho-educational class for women who are navigating the…

by Aiden Nelson, 2022 Take Back the Night Intern “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” – Audre Lorde Take Back the Night can be an emotional experience. From marching, to gathering together on the Commons, listening to the survivor speak outs, and possibly speaking…