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Today is the last day of #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
If you are a victim of sexual assault or know someone who is, you can call the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) Telephone Hotline: 1-800-656-4673. They also have an online chat service on their website rainn.org.
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
Tomorrow, April 30th, is "Denim Day," a day to raise awareness and support survivors of sexual assault.
I am posting this today so you can show your support by planning to wear jeans tomorrow. For more information: denimday.org
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
Teaching our kids consent is incredibly important in a world where they are bombarded by sexual imagery and language.
Here is a great site with guidance for different age groups on how to have these important discussions:
familyequality.org/resources/ta...
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
Data collected from the CDC Division of Violence Prevention in 2017 found that the per-victim lifetime cost of rape was $122,461. The estimate includes treatment for injuries and mental health, criminal justice, and loss of work productivity.
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
"When one in three Native American women will be raped in their lifetimes, that is an assault on our national conscience; it is an affront to our shared humanity; it is something that we cannot allow to continue (July 29, 2010, Barack Obama).
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
"The Hunting Ground" (2015) exposed sexual assaults on college campuses, the toll they take on their victims and the institutional coverups that have happened across the country.
The film may be 10 years old, but is still relevant today.
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
Remember the acronym TALK. K for Keep supporting. A victim doesn't "just get over" an assault. It's never forgotten and can take years, a lifetime to heal. Be there for those in your life.
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
Listen to sexual assault victims without judgment.
Be present with them by giving them your attention and use supportive phrases that don't assess blame or how they should be feeling.
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
Talking with someone about assault can be hard. Remember the acronym TALK. A is for asking how you can help. A victim of assault might not know what they need, but it doesn't mean you shouldn't ask. You don't have to have the answers.
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
Most people want to be supportive, but it can be really hard to know how to respond when someone you know, or even someone you don't know, tells you that they have experienced sexual assault.
Remember the acronym TALK. T for thanking them for telling you.
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
As shared before, most victims know the perpetrator who assaulted them. This can make holidays really stressful and challenging.
bwjp.org/finding-peac....
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
In honor of the Hands Off protests today around the country, respect those in your life, familiar or not, by keeping hands off until consent is freely given.
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
"Retracing the Trace" (2012) by Luzene Hill (Cherokee) addresses the statistic of one in three Native American women being raped at some point in their life which is 2.5-3% higher than other groups. Almost 90% of these assaults are by non-Native white men.
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
"I Am Evidence," (2017) exposes and brings attention to how the criminal justice system has treated sexual assault survivors through the stories of four survivors.
youtu.be/7_b1SbbSu6Y?...
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
Back in the early 90s, there wasn't a lot of options for victims of sexual assault.
There are local and national hotlines that can be found in a search making them accessible to those in need.
rainn.org/resources
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth.
As of 2022, there were at least 90,000 untested kits in agencies and labs around the country.
"The rape kit backlog offers one of the most clearest and most shocking demonstrations of how sexual assault victims are regarded in our society." Mariska Hargitay
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
Sexual assault causes physical injury, but it isn't always noticeable or life-threatening. It doesn't mean the victim didn't fight back or the assault was "not that bad." Some victims experience tonic mobility.
Just listen and be supportive.
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
Arrest is the least likely outcome for a perpetrator of a sexual assault crime. Therefore, there is much incentive to report it when there is very little chance for any sort of justice and a very high chance of reliving the trauma and enduring victim-blaming.
#AprilisSexualAssaultAwarenessMonth.
The effects of sexual assault are real and long lasting. They can be experienced immediately or surface years later.
Here are some books to either educate yourself or for self-care: takebackthenight.org/books/
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
False reporting of rape is very rare, only between 2-8% which is the same for other felonies. Victims don't report for many reasons.
Believe survivors. It's as simple as that.
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth.
13% of all undergraduate and graduate students experience sexual assault or rape.
More than 50% of college sexual assaults occur in the fall semester and with increased risk during the first few months of the first and second semesters in college.
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
Pronatalists and trads are one step closer with this administration to pushing their agenda of making women subservient in all things and will lead to more sexual assault.
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April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth.
Sexual assault is not only rape. It comes in many different forms with each of them being emotionally and physically traumatizing. Most girls and many boys will experience the bottom of the pyramid beginning in elementary school.
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
Myth: If women would stop drinking, they wouldn't be sexually assaulted.
Fact: Alcohol is an excuse for consent or a tool to control victims. This happens to men too. About 50% of sexual assaults involved alcohol use by the perpetrator, the victim or both.
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
Fiction: Most children are sexually abused by strangers.
Fact: The majority of kids who are sexually abused are assaulted by someone they know and trust. Every 9 minutes, CPS substantiates, or finds evidence for, a claim of child sexual abuse.
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
One of three female victims and one of four male victims of attempted or completed rape experienced it for the first time between the ages and 11 and 17.
Source: nsvrc.org/statistics
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
This administration has reversed initiatives and resources to address sexual assault, domestic abuse and workplace violence.
Getting rid of resources, pretending that it doesn't happen, or doesn't affect anyone is appalling.
If you are not watching @booker.senate.gov right now, drop everything and turn him on. History in the making.
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For the last day of #WomensHistoryMonth and #TransgenderDayofVisibility, I will post a Native American artist recognized as a third gender known as Two Spirit, defined as a person encompassing both masculine and feminine spirits.
The late We:wa (Zuni Pueblo, 1849-1896)
Zuni dough bowl, ca 1880
For #WomensHistoryMonth, I will highlight one Native American female artist each day of March.
Roxanne Swentzell(Santa Clara Pueblo, 1962-)
"Mud Woman Rolls On" 2011
