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…
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…
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sOXN_80ohM[/youtube] By Maritza Gordillo I came across this video on YouTube and, after watching it, to my surprise, it had a different ending that what we would expect. Now, I say “ what we would expect”…
The season of V-Day is upon us! We have tons of events going on to celebate V-Day, and promote violence prevention for violence against women and girls. There are events all month long (and into…
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMSb5fS5rQM[/youtube] By Ayo Aruwajoye What would you do if you were being abused? What would you do if your friend or a family member was being abused behind closed doors? What would you do if…
By Arzie Umali The Women’s Center has had a home at UMKC for over 40 years; however, every day, someone new walks through our doors, attends one of our events, or discovers us on the…
By Maritza Gordillo If feels great to be back! I am excited to start a whole new semester filled with new events sponsored by the Violence Prevention & Response Project (VPR). From January being National…
Hi, there! My name is Colleen Lucas and I am a new student assistant at the Women’s Center. I graduated from UMKC with a Bachelor’s of Art in Studio Art with an emphasis in Photography…
Beginning on Monday, November 25, the Violence Prevention and Response Project and the Women’s Center is sponsoring The Clothesline Project during the 16 Days of Activism. This event is part of the 16 Days of…
By Amber Charleville I ran across this video on Facebook a few days ago. I was stunned and moved by the power of his words. His poetry is affecting, and really brings to light so…