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…

by Aiden Nelson, 2022 Take Back the Night Intern I take back the night because every 68 seconds an American is sexually assaulted. I take back the night because one in six American women will experience an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime. I take back the night because eight out of ten rapes…