Ithaca, NY- It is nearly impossible to look at the news or social media over the past few months and not be inundated by women sharing their stories of sexual harassment, abuse, and assault by well known men in our society or personal lives. With everyone from actors, musicians, businessmen, and politicians being accused of—and…
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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
2017 is the 30th anniversary of Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM)! Launched nationwide in October 1987, DVAM has connected and united individuals and organizations working on domestic violence issues and helped to raise awareness for those issues. Over the last three decades, much progress has been made to support domestic violence victims and survivors, to…
Read OnWhy I Take Back The Night
My name is Katie. I’m this year’s Take Back The Night Intern. I decided that I needed to be an activist when I first read Sojourner Truth’s Ain’t I A Woman speech in 11th grade history. Also what happened when I was in high school: SlutWalks came to the US, politicians debate on “legitimate rape,”…
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