When Will Victim-Blaming Stop?
By Kristina Gardner You’ve heard about it. These awful cases of victim-blaming; from the case of the Toronto Police Officer telling girls to stop wearing skirts to school or they will get raped, to the…
SAAM Neighbor
By Bethany Reyna For my Public Speaking class this semester we had to write a speech commemorating someone or something. During my speech I talked about all of the big events that the Women’s Center…
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…
Take Back the Night 2011
By Bethany Reyna A 501 (c)3 charity since 2001, Take Back The Night is a mission to end sexual violence and to support survivors of sexual assault. Every year, the global community holds their own…
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month
By Devon White The month of April marks the Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) national campaign. The primary goal of SAAM is to raise awareness and educate the public about the realities of sexual…
16 Days to Make A Difference
By Devon White This year marked the 20th anniversary of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign. This international campaign recognized the time between November 25, International Day Against Violence Against Women, and December…
The Power of Compassion
By Devon White Here at the Women’s Center, my fellow staff members and I are annually trained on Safe Space protocols and on the appropriate steps and resources used to handle the Violence Prevention and…
Vagina Monologue Auditions
By Patsy Campos Although the semester is winding down, the Women’s Center still have events for people to attend. One event that is forth coming and held every year is the Vagina Monologues. For those…
New Violence Prevention and Response Assistant
Hello! My name is Bethany Reyna and I am returning as a Violence Prevention and Response Student Assistant after I was a work-study here at the Women’s Center last year. I am currently a sophomore…
October is Domestic Violence Month, too.
By Emily Mathis Drive around Kansas City in October and I bet you will see some pink fountains. The city, for the past seven years, has dyed a dozen or so fountains pink in honor…
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