By Skye VanLanduyt 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence is a yearly campaign running from November 25- December 10. The campaign was founded in 1991 at the Women’s Global Leadership Institute, with the… 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence
By Maggie Pool According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, 1 out of 7 men or 1 out of 4 women have experienced “severe physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime” (National Domestic… The Clothesline Project
By Skye VanLanduyt Domestic Violence Awareness Month originated from “Day Of Unity” created by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) in 1981. The hope was to engage people in conversation on ways to end… Domestic Violence Awarness Month
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,… Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM)
V-Day UMKC 2017 will be presenting benefit screenings of Until the Violence Stops. The film documents the start and success of V-Day and The Vagina Monologues. Join us this Tuesday, January 31 from 5:00 p.m. –… V-Day UMKC presents benefit screenings of Until the Violence Stops
By Kacie Otto This month, the Violence Prevention and Response Program has been busy gearing up for our awesome annual event, Walk a Mile in Her Shoes: The International Men’s March to Stop Rape, Sexual… Walk Mile in Her Shoes Information Tables Coming Soon!
By Torshawna Griffin and Kacie Otto V-Day is a global movement to end violence against women and girls everywhere. Organizations all over the world put on benefit performances of Eve Ensler’s iconic play The Vagina… The Girl Cell
By Kemora Williams “Why does she stay?” is a question that Leslie Morgan Steiner answered in her Ted Talk. The Ted Talk is titled “Crazy Love” after the book she wrote telling her dark story… Why Does She Stay?
By Kacie Otto and Kemora Williams Name of Event: The Vagina Monologues Date and Time: February 10, 2015 at 7pm Location: UMKC Student Union Theater, 5100 Cherry Street Admission charge: $10 for students, $20 for… Vagina Monologues to be Staged at UMKC!
By: Amanda Johnson Last June, the World Health Organization published a revealing and haunting study. WHO found that nearly one-third of all women in the world have experienced physical or sexual violence by a partner… Throwback Thursday