The Importance of Sexual Assault Awareness Month
By: Adriana Miranda TW: sexual assault, violence Did you know that 1 in every 6 American women has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape? But this doesn’t just affect women. Men who…
Catcalling is not a Compliment, it’s Harassment
By Brittany Soto Since our center has been promoting the “Meet us on The Street” event all throughout this week, focusing on the issues of gender-based street harassment, I wanted to turn my attention to…
Two Months of Change
by Ann Varner Two months ago, I started working at the UMKC Women’s Center. I had no idea how much I was going to learn in such a short period of time. I knew that…
Busy Week at the Women’s Center!
By Kacie Otto It’s been an eventful week at the UMKC Women’s Center! This week, we wrapped Sexual Assault Awareness Month with Denim Day visual displays on the Quad and at the Hospital Hill Residence…
Denim Day
By Kemora Williams Did you know that the month of April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month? Do you know what Denim Day is? Well, in Italy during the 1990s an 18 year old girl was…
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, And for Good Reason.
By: Amanda Johnson Every 2 minutes, someone is sexually assaulted in the United States. Nearly 1 in 5 women and 1 in 22 men will experience sexual violence in their lifetime; 1 in 6 women…
WEAR JEANS AND PREVENT VIOLENCE, DENIM DAY 2012!
by Armelle Djoukoue [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEsL_XVJ8mQ&feature=relmfu[/youtube] In Italy in 1998, an 18-year old girl was picked up by her married 45-year old driving instructor for her very first lesson. He took her to an isolated road, dragged her…
Denim Day 2011
By Bethany Reyna In 1992 an 18-year-old girl in Italy was raped by her driving instructor. She pressed charges and won the case. Her case was later overturned at the High Italian Court and the…
Have you heard about Denim Day?
Maybe you have heard murmurings, maybe you have seen it in the news, but do you know what it is really about? I didn’t until this April. In preparation for our Women’s Center events for…
Save the Dates
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, as well as the time when the UMKC Women’s Center holds its annual Take Back the Night rally and march. This year’s Take Back the Night will be held…