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James is Dead

Another reflection on popular prevention videos from the Safe Passage Marketing Intern: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op14XhETfBw&list=PLaZQ5Yvh1_cUB6esm1Y5PYZXATyMGBdSP&index=2&t=9s             My overall reaction to watching “James is dead” was frustration towards the meaning behind this video and the fact that this attitude is common towards victims of ...

Who matters?

Who matters when we think about domestic violence and sexual assault? Who are we protecting and who do we silence? Over the course of the last few months, our country has been forced into a reckoning of whose pain is ...

Chasing Cosby

In January, the LA Times premiered a new podcast which followed the career, and dark personal history, of comedian and convicted sex criminal, Bill Cosby.  The six-episode podcast, Chasing Cosby, is available wherever you get your podcasts. The podcast is an ...

Ally

A message from our Volunteer Coordinator, Pam Rosales: Ally by Jaz Sufi The movement to end sexual violence is filled with activists that are passionate in ending other forms of social injustice. In a culture where People of Color experience higher rates ...

T[M]I

I've never seen the word "hymen" posted so frequently on my Twitter timeline. In case you missed the news, rapper T.I. recently mentioned in a podcast that he goes with his daughter to the gynecologist each year to check that her ...

Counselor’s Column–June 2019

Melissa McGraw, Director of Counseling Services at Safe Passage What is Human Trafficking? In June several domestic violence staff attended a training on human trafficking in Springfield.  Domestic violence and rape crisis centers are seeing more and more victims of human trafficking ...

Runner

I am not, nor have I ever been, much of a runner.  However, when my partner volunteered me for a Thanksgiving 5K Race, I realized I had better figure it out. I've been working through a Couch to 5K program ...

Acquitted

Daily Chronicle News Report:  Brenton Cleveland Acquitted in Rape Trial (LINK) It has taken us a while to write about this case because it's a very difficult and emotional topic.  We'd like to say we can always trust our court system.  ...

The Mistakes Dress

***Guest Post*** Like many people in college, my friends and I were young, broke, and sometimes stupid.  We made dumb decisions about how much to spend on sushi, how long that political econ homework actually take, and what kind of shoes ...

Sorry Not Sorry

Public apologies: the quickest way to say you're sorry without having to actually show any remorse. We've seen a slew of public apologies since the #MeToo movement began, but if we think back, we can see they're really nothing new.  ...