Step Forward to No Violence
By Jordan Tunks Domestic violence is a very serious in the United States. Domestic violence is defined as violence or abuse in a domestic setting such as a marriage or cohabitation. By definition, domestic violence…
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
By Mia Lukic October marks both Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the month of Indigenous People’s Day on October 12th, 2020. The Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women reports that 4 out of 5…
Join Us for Walk A Mile In Her Shoes®
By Skye VanLanduyt In 2001, Psychologist Frank Baird founded Walk A Mile In Her Shoes® to encourage men to think about how gender violence affects women. At the event, men are asked to walk a…
Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM)
By Caitlin Easter “People want this to be an anomaly…. we can handle monsters, we can’t handle our neighbors doing these things. We can’t believe these are the same people we see at Christmas parties,…
The 2019 Vagina Monologues
By Mackinzie Aulgur “…find freedom, aliveness, and power not from what contains, locates, or protects us, but from what dissolves, reveals, and expands us.”- Eve Ensler We all deserve to be ourselves, stand up for…
Carry That Weight
By Rocky Richards Have you heard of Emma Sulkowicz? Emma Sulkowicz is a junior at Columbia University who was sexual assaulted on the first day of her sophomore year. Initially not wanting to tell anyone,…
The Strength of “Her”
By Ayo Aruwajoye Working at the Woman’s Center, I can truly say I have grown. One of the big lessons that I learned is that us as women are very strong. I wrote this poem…
Continuing to Promote Awareness Even After Domestic Violence Awareness Month
By Maritza Gordillo October was Domestic Violence Awareness Month and now that we are entering into November, I would like to give thanks to all of those who participated in our events and stood up…
1 is 2 Many PSA
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month — have you seen the White House’s PSA on Dating Violence yet? If not, here it is. And be sure to watch this space and our YouTube channel later…
1 is 2 Many PSA
Check out this awesome PSA on Violence Against Women from the White House. Share it, step up and speak out! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXox6ma1gtE[/youtube]