March 2017 Community Education E-bulletin

3/4/2017

Welcome to the March 2017 edition of Hope House's Community Education E-bulletin!

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
1. International Women's Day
2. Sexual Assault Awareness Month & Child Abuse Prevention Month
3. Hope House Donation Needs
4. Sexual Assault
5. Domestic Violence

6. Children & Youth
7. Miscellaneous News
8. Local News
9. Parents' & Youth Service Providers' Section
10. Resources

March 8 is International Women’s Day
“International Women's Day celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women. Yet progress has slowed in many places across the world, so global action is needed to accelerate gender parity…For International Women's Day 2017, we're asking you to #BeBoldForChange. Call on the masses or call on yourself to help forge a better working world - a more inclusive, gender equal world”…Learn more

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Child Abuse Prevention Month
April is quickly approaching and Hope House is gearing up to engage community members in awareness and prevention efforts. Here are just a few of the things we have planned; please continue to check our website for more information and updates.

April 21: Stop by the Hope House booth during Juneau County Tweens' Night Out at Olson Middle School in Mauston from 5-8pm.
April 22: Save the Date: Hope House is involved with planning the Teen Summit in Baraboo.
April 22: Stop by the Hope House booth during Marquette County Family Adventure Day in Montello.
April 23: Break the Silence Sunday - this annual event is an effort to engage faith communities in addressing, raising awareness, and preventing sexual assault. More information can be found here.
April 24: Stewards of Children from 4:30-7pm at the Endeavor Village Hall. This free, evidence-based training from Darkness to Light teaches adults how to prevent, recognize, and respond to child sexual abuse. For more information and to register, click here.
April 26: Denim Day started after a rapist appealed his case, and the judges ruled in his favor saying that the young woman's jeans were so tight that she must have helped him take them off and thus was giving her consent. We join others across the country in wearing jeans on this day to show support for survivors and to raise awareness of what consent really looks like. Please ask your employer about organizing Denim Day and consider having employees make a small donation to Hope House in order to wear jeans. Send us your photos, and we'll post them here and on our Facebook page. Contact us at 608-356-9123 for more information or to let us know you're participating.
April 29: Stop by the Hope House booth during the Touched Twice event in Portage.
April 29: Stop by the Hope House booth during Adams County Kids' Day.

Hope House Donation Needs
Monetary donations are most needed. Individuals have the option of donating online. Please note that a portion of your online donation will go towards PayPal fees. Donations can be mailed to Hope House, P.O. Box 557, Baraboo, WI 53913. We also appreciate gas cards, gift cards (Walmart, Kwik Trip, Walgreens, Kohl’s), taxi vouchers from Baraboo Taxi, and used cell phones, iPods and iPads. Please note that we are not accepting stuffed animals/plush toys, used toys, clothes (except for new sweatshirts and sweatpants), shoes, used books, furniture, TVs, bar soap, hats, scarves or travel-size bottles of shampoo, conditioner, or body wash. Current needs include the following:

Kitchen: Silverware, Non Perishable Food Items, Fresh Produce, Juice, Sippy Cups, Milk, Coffee, Sugar, Creamer, Food Storage Containers, Kitchen Sponges, Dishwasher Soap
Cleaning supplies: Mop, Laundry soap, Broom and Dustpan Combos, Windex, Toilet Bowl Cleaner, Floor Cleaner, Bleach, All Purpose Cleaner, Swiffer Floor Dry Sheets, Vacuum Cleaner, Magic Eraser
School Supplies: Notebooks, Colored Pencils, and Backpacks
Miscellaneous: Nail Clippers, New Underwear and Bras, First Aid Kits, Zippered Mattress Protector, Copy Paper, Journals, Pocket Calendars, 10-Gallon Storage Totes, Women and Children Sweatpants, especially plus size, Sweatshirts, especially plus size, Pajamas, Winter Boots, Towels, Wash Cloths, Small Lamps

Special Note about Travel-Size Items: We encourage those looking to donate travel-size items to donate them to the Backpack Project. The Backpack Project strives to provide Baraboo School District students who are financially challenged to enter the school doors on the first day ‘just like everyone else’ and to show these children the community supports and encourages them to learn and do their best. If interested in donating towards this project, please contact Becky Hovde at 608-963-8230 or hivebiz@centurytel.net.

News
Sexual Assault

Former USA Gymnastics Doctor Faces New Sexual Assault Charges: “A longtime doctor for the American gymnastics team was charged with sexual assault on Wednesday in Michigan. The doctor, Lawrence G. Nassar, faces 22 charges of first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving at least seven victims. Prosecutors said that they expected more charges and that they were hearing from more victims”…Read more
Jeffrey Sandusky Charged with Sexual Assault: “The adopted son of convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky has been arrested on similar charges. Jeffrey Sandusky, 41, was arrested Monday afternoon and charged with statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, corruption of minors and photographing, videotaping, depicting on computer or filming sexual acts”…Read more
This Rape Survivor and the Man Who Raped Her Have Teamed Up to Tell Their Story: “The role of forgiveness in healing from sexual assault is complicated and deeply individual: There is no ‘right’ way to react to or process sexual assault and no formula for how anyone should relate to their assaulter. Thordis Elva, who was raped in 1996 at 16 years old, and Tom Stranger, the man who raped her, know this: They're careful to say that they're sharing their journey of reconciliation not as an example for others to follow but to demonstrate that healing after assault is possible…When Elva was 25, she was ‘headed straight for a nervous breakdown,’ she says. ‘I was consumed with misplaced hatred and anger that I took out on myself.’ It's then that she sent Stranger a letter about what she was feeling, which spurred an eight-year-long email correspondence that culminated in the two meeting for the first time since they were teens to spend a week in Cape Town discussing the rape and its impact on their lives, nearly 16 years after Stranger committed it…’My actions that night in 1996 were a self-centered taking,’ he adds. ‘I felt deserving of Thordis's body ... Saying to Thordis that I raped her changed my accord with myself and with her, but mostly importantly the blame transferred from Thordis to me.’ Elva says that it took her years to realize that the only thing that could have prevented her rape ‘wasn't my skirt, it wasn't my smile, it wasn't my childish trust. The only thing that could've stopped me from being raped that night is the man who raped me — had he stopped himself.’ Many will find watching the survivor and perpetrator of a rape share a stage deeply unsettling. I did. Stranger's use of influential platforms — as a TED Talk presenter, as the co-author of a book, as a speaker on tour — raises serious questions about the rights of assaulters to have their voices heard on the topic of assault, and these voices' roles in and relevance to the conversation. Some of these issues Elva and Stranger sought to address in a Q&A followup to their talk posted today on TED's website: ‘I understand those who are inclined to criticize me as someone who enabled a perpetrator to have a voice in this discussion,’ Elva says. ‘But I believe that a lot can be learned by listening to those who have been a part of the problem — if they’re willing to become part of the solution — about what ideas and attitudes drove their violent actions, so we can work on uprooting them effectively.’ Sexual assault, she points out, is not a ‘women's issue’ but a human issue, and perpetrators — the vast majority of whom are men — have not only the power but the responsibility to reshape the social forces that encourage assault in the first place”…Read more
How is Wisconsin Testing Its Old Sexual Assault Evidence Kits? Here are Some Questions and Answers: “But the DOJ and national advocacy groups that track the state’s progress say testing sexual assault kits is complicated and involves several steps, each of which take time and involve separate challenges. Next month, Schimel is set to outline the agency’s efforts on the kits and update lawmakers at a Joint Finance Committee hearing”…Read more
Baylor Sanctioned By Big 12 After New Revelations About Sexual Assault Controversy: “The Big 12 Conference decided Wednesday to impose a multi-million dollar sanction on Baylor University after another recent round of stinging revelations about the extent and nature of the university's problems with alleged sexual assaults by former members of its football team”…Read more…Read related article: The 5 Biggest Recent Revelations in Baylor's Sexual Assault Scandal

Survivors of Sexual Violence Use #SurvivorLoveLetter to Show Strength and Self-Love: “This Valentine's Day marks the third year of the hashtag movement, created by director and artist Tani Ikeda in 2015. She was inspired to start the viral campaign after reflecting on the healing process of her own rape — the ‘anniversary’ of which is on Valentine's Day. ‘#SurvivorLoveLetter is a call to survivors of sexual violence and our loved ones to publicly celebrate our lives,’ Ikeda writes on the project's Tumblr page…To participate in the campaign, survivors of sexual violence can write a love letter to themselves and share it with the hashtag #SurvivorLoveLetter on Twitter, Tumblr or Instagram. Survivors who want to participate anonymously can also submit their letters to the project's Tumblr, or email Ikeda at tani.ikeda@gmail.com. For those who haven't experienced sexual violence themselves, the project invites them to write a letter honoring the resilience of survivors and use the hashtag to spread awareness”…Read more
Girl Who Live Streamed Rape on Periscope Sentenced to Prison: “A 19-year-old girl from Ohio has been sentenced to prison after she broadcast another girl's rape live on Periscope. The Columbus Dispatch reports Marina Lonina pleaded guilty to obstructing justice after she used Periscope to broadcast a 17-year-old girl's sexual assault in February, 2016. The girl's attacker, Raymond Gates, also pleaded guilty and was sentenced to nine years in prison. Marina will face nine months in prison…The police were alerted to the attack by one of the victim's friends who saw the live stream. The prosecutor on the case, Ron O’Brien, told the New York Times Marina could be heard giggling in the live stream”…Read more
University of Minnesota Panel Clears 4 Players, Still Penalizes 6 Others in Alleged Sexual Assault: “But the panel upheld the recommended expulsion of four other players, Ray Buford, KiAnte Hardin, Dior Johnson and Tamarion Johnson, and a one-year suspension for Mark Williams. It also reduced the recommended punishment for Carlton Djam from expulsion to a one-year suspension, according to attorney Ryan Pacyga…The woman reported that she was sexually assaulted by a series of men Sept. 2 at a postgame party at an off-campus apartment, while others watched from the bedroom doorway. The accused men said the sexual contact was consensual, but the university recommended that all 10 should be disciplined for violating the student code of conduct. The university would not comment on the panel’s ruling, citing student privacy laws. All 10 players were suspended from the Gophers football team in December after the university conducted an internal investigation into the allegations”…Read more
U. of California Will Pay Student $1.15 Million to Settle Sexual-Assault Suit: “The University of California system has agreed to pay $1.15 million to a former student on the Santa Cruz campus who said that she had been raped by a professor, in one of the largest individual settlements of a campus sexual-assault case. Luz Portillo, the former student, told BuzzFeed News that she was raped by the professor in June 2015, the day before her graduation. She said she immediately reported the assault to the campus office that handles Title IX violations and to the police. Ms. Portillo said that she had decided to bring the claim against the university because the institution knew about previous predatory behavior by the professor but failed to act on that information to prevent future incidents of sexual assault, including her own”…Read more

Domestic Violence

50 Shades of #ThatsNotLove: “The buzz surrounding the latest release of the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy, ‘Fifty Shades Darker,’ shows how the media has normalized controlling, abusive behavior. Pop-culture glamorizes unhealthy relationships and convinces us that this type of ‘crazy love’ is real love. Romanticizing unhealthy relationship behavior is dangerous because anyone watching the films could be misled to believe that these behaviors are normal in a relationship. With pop-culture making ‘crazy love’ look desirable, abuse in relationships can be hard to recognize”…Read more
A 19-Year-Old Killed Herself, And The Family Says Her School Could’ve Saved Her: “Two years ago, when Fatima Larios’s parents learned that their daughter had committed suicide at Chadron State College in Nebraska, they had no idea that school officials had been warned months earlier that her boyfriend might be beating her. A federal lawsuit filed this week by Larios’s parents against Chadron claims the school violated the gender equity law Title IX in how it handled reports about their 19-year-old daughter’s suspected abuse by her boyfriend”…Read more
Tech Can Do More to Help Survivors of Abuse. Here’s Where to Start: “For adults dealing with abuse from an intimate partner, technology can be both an empowering tool and a potential source of risk. But a team of Google researchers hopes to spur the tech community to make their products easier to use for survivors—and build more potentially life-saving tools into their products”…Read more

ICE Detains Alleged Victim Of Domestic Abuse At Texas Courthouse: “Federal immigration agents last week detained a woman in the U.S. illegally just after she received a protective order against an allegedly abusive boyfriend, in an El Paso County courthouse. El Paso County Attorney Joanne Bernal said the ICE arrest inside a courthouse was ‘unprecedented and stunning.’ ‘To my knowledge, and others I have spoken to, no one has a recollection of immigration officials acting like this in a courthouse,’ Bernal told NPR...They detained the woman moments after a judge approved her protective order. Bernal said she believes that the woman was set up by her boyfriend who knew the details of her court appearance. According to the El Paso Times, the boyfriend is in custody on other charges”…Read more…Read related article: Undocumented Domestic Abuse Survivors May Not Seek Help After Courthouse ICE Arrest
Russia's Decriminalization of Domestic Violence Draws Sharp Criticism: “Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a new law that will lower the penalty for first offense domestic violence charges, provided that the victim does not incur serious harm, from a criminal offense to a civil one. The new law, which was passed nearly unanimously by Russia’s Parliament, has drawn much criticism from women’s rights activists and global human rights groups”…Read more…Read related article: Rights Advocates Warn Russian Domestic Abuse Law Will 'Protect The Oppressor'

Children and Youth

Wild Parties, an Alleged Rape, and a High School’s Troubling Response: "School officials offered her counseling, the teen and her mother said, but at the time did not inform them about their Title IX rights, fully investigate her allegations, or provide adequate accommodations at school. As a result, the teen said, she was nervous when attending school functions, fleeing a football game when she saw the other student seated nearby and avoiding other milestone events altogether, including her own graduation…‘If you ask a lot of people what Title IX is, even if they work at a high level, they’ll say it has something to do with sports,’ said Rebecca Peterson-Fisher, one of the advocacy group’s senior attorneys. ‘A lot of people aren’t even aware it has to do with sexual harassment and sexual violence’”…Read more
When Surviving Childhood Means Killing Your Father: “Bresha shot Jonathan while he was asleep. That’s common, Heide said, explaining that children, usually smaller and weaker than adults, may believe it’s the only time they can fight back without risking their own lives. (Battered women who kill their abusers follow a similar pattern.) But the law does not generally recognize such killings as self-defense, Heide said. In most cases, a person can only use deadly force in self-defense if they believe they are being threatened with imminent death or serious bodily harm. When children kill in nonconfrontational situations, she said, they are typically charged with murder or manslaughter, transferred to an adult court where they face stiff penalties, and spend decades behind bars…Then, in December, her lawyer, Ian Friedman, announced that her case would remain in juvenile court, a significant victory for the defense. Now, if Bresha is convicted, she can only remain behind bars until age 21. Still, her dreams of attending college and becoming a successful veterinarian are less attainable the longer she spends locked up. Bresha is 15. While six more years of confinement sound more endurable than life in prison, her family notes that it is the rest of her childhood, irrevocably gone. And experts say that any length of incarceration has a powerful ripple effect on children, and would likely affect Bresha for the rest of her life”…Read more
‘I Am Jane Doe’: A Disturbing Look at Internet-Enabled Exploitation: “The subject at hand is the sexual exploitation of children — specifically, thousands of girls, often runaways, who have been tricked or manipulated into becoming 'prostitutes' (or, more accurately, rape victims and enslaved sex workers)… In 'I Am Jane Doe,' filmmaker Mary Mazzio tracks down some of the girls who managed to survive their ordeals and the families — mostly mothers — who filed lawsuits against Backpage for conspiring in the illegal activities of their pimps and abusers”…Read more

12-Year-Old Marley Dias Is Publishing An Activism Guide For Children And Teens: “Marley Dais is best known for the social activism movement #1000BlackGirlBooks…Having collected over 8,000 books to date, Marley and the GrassROOTS Community Foundation have donated to far more schools than they originally anticipated. But her achievements don't stop there. Marley Dias has been named Editor in Residence of Elle.com, where she interviewed Ava DuVernay, Misty Copeland, and Hillary Clinton...Her book, nonfiction for readers 10+, will be presented as a relatable ‘keep-it-real’ guide. She'll discuss how kids can make their dreams come true and how they can use their passion to capture the attention of the media and policy makers to change the world. Exploring activism, social justice, volunteerism, equality and inclusion, and social media, with a focus on the importance of literacy and diversity, the book will reflect Dias' mission to change the world through books”…Read more
Why Eva Gutowski Opened Up About Her Sexual Assault: “At 16 years old, YouTuber Eva Gutowski was sexually assaulted by a boy she went to high school with. When she confided in a trusted teacher, that teacher told school officials, who told police. That triggered a journey Eva did not want to be on. In her new book and in a video to go along with it, Eva opens up about her sexual assault, sending a message to the world that sexual assault is a huge issue with real consequences. But in addition to calling attention to the very real issue of sexual assault, Eva sends a powerful message to other victims that it does get better”…Read more
Riding along with Milwaukee Counselors for Traumatized Youth: “Together the two comprise Milwaukee’s Trauma-informed Response Team (TRT). First responding officers in District 7 — which encompasses some of the city’s most volatile neighborhoods — give the team a heads-up when someone under the age of 18 is present at a violent scene. The most common category for referrals is battery, followed closely by domestic violence; shootings and homicides account for about 15% of the referrals, according to TRT’s 2016 tally...TRT falls under the umbrella of 'trauma-informed policing,' a concept that at the most basic level means training officers to not exacerbate trauma at a crime scene. But in its ideal state, it is a model in which officers and clinicians work as equal partners to support people who bear the emotional scars of violent crime”…Read more

Miscellaneous News

NFL Player To Elementary School Class: Girls Are ‘Supposed To Be Silent’: “Jameis Winston, quarterback of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, recently stopped by a St. Petersburg, FL elementary school to give a speech to a classroom of third, fourth and fifth graders…He proceeded to tell the young girls to be ‘silent’ and ‘polite,’ while telling the boys to be ‘strong,’ and reminding them they can do anything they set their minds to…According to Tampa Bay Times, many of the parents were visibly upset by Winston’s comments…After Winston’s speech was publicized, some pointed out that his comments felt especially problematic given that he was accused of sexual assault just five years ago”…Read more
5 Things You Shouldn’t Say To Someone With An Eating Disorder: “When a loved one is battling with an eating disorder, it can be hard to know what to say. As a therapist in private practice in Rockville, Maryland, specializing in helping those struggling with eating disorders, I’ve seen the negative impact that these statements can have on people in recovery. In honor of National Eating Disorders Awareness week, the following are five statements that you shouldn’t say to someone with an eating disorder”…Read more
Taking a Stand against Sexist Beer: “How, in an age of progress, technology and enlightenment are breweries still releasing and producing beers with demeaning names like Once You Go Black or Panty Dropper? Or just skipping over the suggestions of getting a woman drunk for the purposes of sex and heading right to the name Date Grape. To be fair, the last one was a crowdsourced name solicited by MobCraft. When alerted to the name, it was immediately pulled, and the Milwaukee-based brewer apologized and promised to put editorial checks and balances into place to avoid future embarrassment and hurt…We also have a social responsibility to stand up against anything that demeans our fellow citizens, regardless of gender, religion, sexual orientation and race. We will not be quiet about this important issue…Beers that demean women or promote rape culture will not be reviewed or promoted in this magazine or on AllAboutBeer.com”…Read more
Twitter’s Going to Start Weeding out Abusive Tweets before You See Them: “Twitter knows it has a problem with online abuse, and on Tuesday it announced three more changes it's making to help users deal with it. The social network said in a blog post that it's cracking down even more on repeat abusers who make new accounts to continue trolling people who have blocked them”…Read more

Local News

David R.W. West, 21, of Camp Douglas, charged with repeated sexual assault of a 13-year-old child and child enticement…Read more
Robert D. Bohnert, 33, of Mauston, charged with one count of strangulation and suffocation, domestic abuse, misdemeanor battery, domestic abuse, and disorderly conduct, domestic abuse…Read more
Branden Marsh, 44, of Wisconsin Dells, acquitted of two counts of sexual assault after a three-day trial…Read more
Roberto Hernandez, of Necedah, charged with Second Degree Child Sexual Assault of a child under 16 years of Age and Child Enticement, Sexual Contact, in October of 2015, a Pre-trial Conference is scheduled for March 8…Read more
The Columbia County District Attorney’s Office on Tuesday dropped felony child exploitation charges against Jay Skare, 58, of Poynette, accused of inappropriately filming himself with a 5-year-old foster child…Read more
George F. Zeimet, 67, of Lodi, sentenced to four years in prison and five years of extended supervision after Zeimet was charged with causing mental harm to a child, a class F felony, and fourth degree sexual assault, a class A misdemeanor…Read more
Stewart Thompson, 25, former Mauston social studies teacher, is charged with child enticement, exposing a child to harmful material and sexual assault of a student by school staff...Read more

Parents' and Youth Service Providers' Section

Bringing the Five Protective Factors to Life in Your Work: This series of 3 morning workshops (March 10, April 7, May 12 from 8am-noon at the Marquette County Services Center in Montello) is for professionals who work with or on behalf of people raising children, or who interact with people raising children. The workshops will explore the Five Protective Factors for reducing child abuse and neglect and increasing optimal child development, and use these strengths-based approaches more deeply in our work with parents, children, and youth. The curriculum is from the National Alliance of Children’s Trust & Prevention Funds and Wisconsin Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention Board. Cost is $10 for one workshop, $18 for two, and $25 for all three. Discounts are available for multiple staff from one agency, or fees can be waived for financial hardship. Register here.
When a Child Alleges Sexual Abuse by an Educator or Other School Staff: An Educator’s Guide to Appropriate Response and Support: This guide "provides educators and other school staff information on the challenges that occur when there is an allegation of educator abuse, the consequences of an inappropriate response to the allegations, the educator’s role following child sexual abuse allegations, responding to and supporting other students, responding to any media coverage of the allegation, and a list of resources that could help”…Download the guide
Working with Sexually Active Teens: “In January 2016, PATCH teamed up with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and Public Health Madison & Dane County to host a full day conference on issues of mandated reporting in working with sexually active teens…This extremely popular event sold out in just a few days, but never fear! You can still access the tips, tools, and know-how that our participants gained by viewing the video-recorded event in segments below. Resources related to each segment of the event are included in a column to the right of the videos”…Access here
The Peyton Tuthill Foundation “Hearts of Hope Scholarship” is accepting applications for college scholarships that will be awarded July 2017 to children who have lost a sibling or parent to homicide to help them reclaim their lives. Please spread the word to young survivors and encourage them to apply for the scholarships; the deadline is May 15, 2017. Applications may be downloaded at www.peytontuthill.org and going to the scholarship page: www.peytontuthill.org/Scholarships.html.
How to Talk to Kids about Sexual Abuse, and How You Can Help Prevent It: “This is a topic that needs to be addressed and discussed with children in a frank and open way. Here are suggestions from experts on how parents can talk to their children about sexual abuse and their bodies”…Read more

Resources

Diverse & Resilient Announces Statewide Help Line for LGBTQ Survivors: “Diverse & Resilient has announced the new Room to Be Safe program and resource line serving lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) survivors of intimate partner or community violence and their loved ones…Survivors or their loved ones can call or text 414-856-LGBT (5428) to receive assistance, referrals, support and safety planning. This is not a 24-hour crisis line, but help will be available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is monitored nights and weekends”…Read more
Exclusive Webinar, Chat, Offered by Domestic Violence Expert Lundy Bancroft: “For the first time ever, acclaimed speaker, consultant on domestic abuse and author of Why Does He Do That?, Lundy Bancroft, will be offering a webinar for survivors, professionals and support persons. The four-part series begins March 1. It’s been 15 years since he wrote his best-selling book and, says Bancroft, “I’ve learned a lot since then, and I’m eager to share that.” In each one-hour session, the author says his goal is to answer the questions he most often hears women ask about abuse…The author hopes professionals and support persons, including advocates, educators, mental health professionals, life coaches, clergy, law enforcement, attorneys, judges, counselors and public officials, can also take away something from the series, namely, to better understand the needs of victims”…Read more
Accomplishments of the Office on Violence Against Women: The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women recently this document, which “presents eight years of key achievements of the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW). Between 2009 and 2017, OVW made 6,252 awards totaling more than $3.4 billion. This investment in communities across the nation funds services for victims, the justice system’s response to crimes of domestic and sexual violence, and many other efforts to address sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. OVW also provided expert assistance to legislators leading up to the passage of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (VAWA 2013) and plays a leading role in its implementation.” Read it here.
HeartBot: “Thwarting harassment for the common good! @theheartbot is a Twitter bot that logs private reports of online abuse, replies to harassers with a disincentive, and keeps everyone else out of it”…Learn more

Nat Geo Just Developed A Groundbreaking Educational Resource About Gender: “National Geographic is debuting a powerful and evocative new film tonight that offers a comprehensive exploration of gender that its producers hope will act as a resource for furthering public compassion and understanding. The ‘Gender Revolution’ is a two-hour documentary released in conjunction with the magazine’s January issue of the same name…Produced by Katie Couric, National Geographic and World of Wonder, the film is a nuanced, complex and tender look at the way gender shapes our lives and experiences and the ongoing cultural conversation surrounding the spectrum of gender identity”…Read more
Emerging Issues for Improving the Law Enforcement Response to Domestic and Sexual Violence: Three New Reports Available: “OVW is pleased to announce the release of several documents that address emerging issues related to improving the law enforcement response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking” including body worn cameras, open police data initiatives, and identifying and preventing gender bias in policing…Read more

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