The Prevalence of “Rape Culture” in Today’s Society
By Amber Charleville After the recent events of Maryville, a story so close to home (Maryville is an hour and a half north of Kansas… Read More »The Prevalence of “Rape Culture” in Today’s Society
By Amber Charleville After the recent events of Maryville, a story so close to home (Maryville is an hour and a half north of Kansas… Read More »The Prevalence of “Rape Culture” in Today’s Society
By Maritza Gordillo Participate in RAINN Day at UMKC and take a stand against sexual violence. Stop by our table to get information about ways… Read More »Let’s Make it RAINN with Messages of Violence Prevention
When I read about “Stop Telling Women to Smile” by Brooklyn-based artist Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, I was struck; it is a fantastic visual display aiming to raise… Read More »“Stop Telling Women to Smile” Exemplifies Artistic Activism
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]
By Melba Sanchez Fernandez [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxTgY0okyLM&feature=channel[/youtube] The month of April officially became Sexual Assault Awareness Month in the United States in 2011. It started out as… Read More »Talk about SAAM
The following is a guest post by Deb Schmidt-Rogers. It orginally appeared on her blog dschmidtrogers.wordpress.com. 33 years ago, my family was changed in a… Read More »October 18, 1978
By Emily Mathis According to a recent article in the NY Times, the federal definition of rape is too narrow. The definition, written 80 years ago,… Read More »Rape Definiton Needs Revising
By Emily Mathis Recently Eve Ensler, the creator of the Vagina Monologues and V-day spoke out about the victim blaming that causes people, especially women,… Read More »Why It’s So Hard To Break the Silence
By Emily Mathis Say to someone that you are going to attend a ‘SlutWalk’ and you might get some curious looks. But a SlutWalk is… Read More »What is a SlutWalk?
By Patsy Campos A recent article brought a disturbing phenomenon to my attention known as “corrective rape.” Corrective rape is a criminal act in which… Read More »Corrective Rape is Not Correct