The hashtag #metoo has gone viral, from it’s initial launching by Tarana Burke in 2007 and reinvigorated by Hollywood actors 10 years later. The instant connection of the internet and ability to pull in large groups of people from anywhere is helping the campaign expand and beyond it’s original purpose focused on Black women and girls.
Today’s V Word focuses on campus rape.
- Only 12% of college student survivors report the assault to police. Notably, only 7% of survivors of incapacitated sexual assault report to the police. Survivors cite a number of reasons for not reporting: not wanting others to know; lack of proof; fear of retaliation; being unsure of whether what happened constitutes assault; did not know how to report; and fear of being treated poorly by the criminal justice system. (2007 – Know Your IX
In today’s post, in honor of the upcoming #M4BW, we revisit an interview with Farah Tanis, Executive Director of Black Women’s Blueprint.
Corrective rape is a hate crime in which one or more people are raped because of their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity.
On today’s show, the YWCA stops by to update us on the Regional Hospital Accompaniment Program for Sexual Assault.
Hospital Accompaniment (R-HART)
The Regional Hospital Accompaniment & Response Team, or R-HART, is an entirely volunteer-based collaborative of advocates who provide support to individuals in the emergency room who have just experienced sexual and intimate partner violence.
The R-HART team of volunteers are available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, all year. This team is a collaborative of volunteers from the YWCA Richmond, Safe Harbor and Hanover Safe Place, and serves survivors of all races, sexes, religions, nationalities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and socioeconomic backgrounds. In addition to providing emotional support, R-HART volunteers connect survivors with community resources and follow-up services.
Today’s show focuses on domestic violence in relationships with those who identify as LGBTQ.
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Sarmistha concludes her story today, ending with her healing and offering encouraging words to other survivors.
Sarmistha continues her story of survival. Today she talks about the concept of gaslighting.
Today Sarmistha talks about her healing process through art.
Carol Olson
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