A personal safety & self-defense organization that teaches effective strategies to resist threats, intimidation and violence.
Boston, MA
Joined January 2012
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Knowledge is empowering. Check out the virtual Sexual Assault Survivor Lunch & Learn Series hosted by @PAVictimsOffice. These two modules can give you the resources to empower survivors and help them on the road to healing.
SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVOR LUNCH & LEARN SERIES
designed to provide info & support for #survivors of #sexualassault
Module 1: Understanding Sexual Assault Trials
Register: eventbrite.com/e/53057373933…
Module 2: Empowerment - A Pathway to Healing
Register: eventbrite.com/e/53059906508…
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#Americans who experience #stalking are at least 200x more likely to be murdered than Americans who are not stalked. Due to many data limitations, the true magnitude of this increased risk is likely to be much higher. #NSAM #DVFacts
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This @nytimes piece by @juliaccooke is a reminder on why terms like "crime of passion" have no place when talking about abuse and threatening behavior. Call it what it is: violence.
nytimes.com/2022/12/28/opini…
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This holiday season, check-in on your friends & consider these tips for navigating the season with the support of chosen families. ❤️ healthline.com/health/gift-g…
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The National School Climate Study by @GLSEN is out. There are a lot of things to be concerned about for out students. Read the report and let’s keep working on this!
Supportive resources for LGBTQ+ students have decreased. Harassment has increased. And the majority of LGBTQ+ students don’t feel safe in school. Our latest National School Climate Study shows that now more than ever, students need us.
Click to read: glsen.us/nscs
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This Domestic Violence Awareness Month (#DVAM) for our #KnowTheSigns public awareness campaign, we're not only lifting up commonly overlooked forms of abuse, we're calling the entire community in to address & end violence & the culture that allows it.
#ItsOnAllOfUs #DVAM22
ALT Photo of campaign billboard picturing Black woman looking directly at viewer, copy in white and teal at left that reads, "Unwanted touching and grabbing is domestic abuse. Know the signs. It's on all of us to end domestic violence." with RICADV logo, www.ricadv.org and Helpline number 1-800-494-8100 at bottom left.
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Electronic surveillance involves watching or monitoring a person’s actions or conversations without their knowledge or consent, using electronic devices or platforms. This can be a common tactic for abusers to gain power and control over a partner. More: bit.ly/3xIXmFy
ALT Blue-toned image of security camera on building. On left, orange and white text in blue box reads: "Electronic Surveillance: Information for Survivors." WomensLaw and NNEDV logos in bottom right.
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With October around the corner, Domestic Violence Awareness Month (#DVAM) is just 5 days away! We hope you'll follow along to learn more about our campaign & how we can all collectively support survivors & their families.
#DVAM2022 #DVAM22 #ItsOnAllOfUs #EndDV #SupportSurvivors
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Join @TAASA for the Virtual Summit on Male-identified Survivors of Sexual Violence: On the Path Towards Healing 9.2.22 9am-4:30pm CST.
Register for a day of dialogue & training on how to walk w/ & support male survivors on the path towards healing
bit.ly/TAASAONTHEPATH.
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This essay by Mia Mingus encourages us to shift how we understand access from an individualized and independence-framed perspective to viewing access as collective and interdependent. Disability justice offers a helpful framework for this shift. leavingevidence.wordpress.co…
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You found out your partner cheated on you. What happens now? While you can't control other people's decisions, you can choose whether or not to trust your partner again. What matters is that your decision feels best for YOU. bit.ly/trustaftercheating
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Interested in learning about how individuals have coped with the trauma of abuse? The BBC podcast After may be for you! Catriona Morton hosts fellow survivors who discuss what happened to them and how they've learned to cope.
buff.ly/2Gsf5qb
ALT The podcast's logo is pictured. Each letter of the word after has foliage growing out of it, and a rising sun is in the background.
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It was an honor to be quoted in this article by @brittanylwong @HuffPost. If you want to wear a mask, you don't have to explain yourself.
huffpost.com/entry/confronte…
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Join YWCA Cambridge on Tuesday, April 26th at 7pm on Zoom for a conversation entitled, Sex Education and Anti-LGBT Bills: How to support youth and trans communities in Massachusetts.
Register today: bit.ly/stand2022
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A woman is raped by a football player. She tesifies against him and lives in isolation in the freshman dorm. One night, there is knock on her door. She opens it, and another football player fills it. “Hello,” he says. “My name is Irv Pankey, and I believe everything you say.” 1/
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TikTok's new community guidelines ban misogyny, misgendering, and deadnaming in an effort to create safer online spaces for women and trans creators. buff.ly/3LAlY8K
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10 out of 10 experts agree: There is nothing better in the world than hand-made valentines. Here's to you, survivors. #ValentinesDay2022 #SurvivorLoveLetter
ALT Heart that has handwritten "Dear survivor, you are not defined by your experiences. You define yourself"
ALT Heart with hand written "You are enough" in purple with a red bow at the top
ALT Red heart with handwritten "your story matters" in red cursive crayon
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DISARMDV.org helps raise awareness and educate advocates and policy makers about the wide gaps in protection for victims of #DV from armed abusers. #DisarmDV
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The Ending Forced Arbitration for Sexual Assault and Harassment Act restores the rights of survivors of sexual harassment and assault to pursue their case in front of an impartial judge and jury. We must pass this bill and #EndForcedArbitration for survivors.
ALT Statue of a girl with a piece of tape over her mouth. On the tape, the word "Arbitation is written." Text says: "Forced arbitration silences workers and consumers to protect corporations. #EndForcedArbitration"
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Being stalked erodes a person’s sense of safety, trust in others, and well-being. buff.ly/3AWfvA6