For the First Time Ever, Minors Make Up Half of Visitors to National Sexual Assault Hotline
RAINN ~ April 16, 2020 Washington, DC – In March, as shelter-in-place orders were implemented across the country, for the first time ever, half of the victims receiving help from the National Sexual Assault Hotline were minors. “Unfortunately for many,...
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Denim Day ~ April 29, 2020
TOMORROW is Denim Day! Send us pictures of you rocking your denim in support of Sexual Assault Survivors! Your clothing choice does not give someone consent to commit sexual assault! #icare #iask #nomore #saam2020 #denimday #consent #saawareness #lovewhereyoulive #hubcity #shrcc What is Denim Day and Why Wear Jeans?...
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How We Respond to Sexual Violence Matters
Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (PCAR) What is sexual violence? Sexual violence is any type of unwanted sexual contact. • Rape • Sex Trafficking • Incest • Stalking • Child Sexual Abuse • Harassment • Intimate Partner Violence • Unwanted...
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RAINN Is working to Protect Vulnerable Populations during COVID-19
RAINN’s public policy team is working with state agencies to address emergency preparedness and response measures for survivors of sexual violence, particularly children, during the COVID-19 pandemic. “During natural disasters and in conflict zones, the prevalence of sexual violence increases,” said...
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Dangerous Intersections
Women of color live in the dangerous intersections of sexism, racism and other oppressions. Within the mainstream anti-violence movement in the U.S., women of color who survive sexual or domestic abuse are often told that they must pit themselves...
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