Sometimes this month sneaks up on me, because, well, working with SAFER, it’s hard not to be aware of the problem of sexual assault all the time. But not everyone lives and breathes this stuff, and every April fantastic folks around the country put together amazing programs, events, and resources to help raise awareness and give people tools to tackle the problem. Here are what some of our favorite friends are doing this month:
ACLU
The ACLU has put together a great page on their website dedicated to sexual assault, focusing especially on Title IX and how it can be used by anti-assault activists. I encourage you to check it out. You can listen to the conversation I had with Ariela Migdal of the ACLU (and even see the picture my 4 year-old took of me last summer).
The National Sexual Violence Resource Center
This year, the NSVRC is focusing on sexual assault in the workplace for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. But they’ve announced that in 2010, the theme will be campus communities. As part of that work, they’ve created an online survey to assess the work being done at colleges and universities around this issue. They want to hear from folks who are actively fighting it on their campus. That means you! Complete the survey here.
Our friends at MCSR have put together an amazing conference in D.C. this month on men and women as allies. Richard and Ashwini, two of our awesome trainers, will be participating in a panel, and Erin and I will be there too. Hope to see you there!
And what are we doing?
Hmmm, let me give you some hints about things in the works here at SAFER. Some of you may have heard that, do to the funding problems plaguing the non-profit sector, we had to cut back on staff (I had to fire myself basically. That was a fun conversation!) but that doesn’t mean we’re letting up on our programmatic efforts. This month you’ll see: a new website design, a new resource and networking section for activists, screenings of our documentary, a new way to add your school to the College Sexual Assault Policies Database, new Board members, and other assorted goodies. So keep your eyes on this space! We’d hate for you to miss any of it!
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I’m doing some research to include links to people talking about Sexual Assault Awareness Month and ran across your post. Thanks for sharing information including some links to other organizations.