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Do you know where you’d go to get a sexual assault evidence kit (SAEK aka rape kit/exam) done?
Is your answer: my closest hospital?
According to the Silenced report, released from @_shematters, 41% of Canadian hospitals do not have SAEKs on site.
In Ontario, it’s 39%…
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Is your answer: my closest hospital?
According to the Silenced report, released from @_shematters, 41% of Canadian hospitals do not have SAEKs on site.
In Ontario, it’s 39%…
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In Toronto, there are 3 hospitals where survivors are directed to go in order to have a kit done:
1️⃣Women’s College Hospital [or one of their partner locations in which a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) travels between via taxi or ride share]…
womenscollegehospital.ca/care-programs/…
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1️⃣Women’s College Hospital [or one of their partner locations in which a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) travels between via taxi or ride share]…
womenscollegehospital.ca/care-programs/…
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2️⃣Hospital for Sick Children (Sick Kids)
sickkids.ca/en/care-servic…
3️⃣Birchmount Hospital (formerly known as Scarborough Grace Hospital)
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sickkids.ca/en/care-servic…
3️⃣Birchmount Hospital (formerly known as Scarborough Grace Hospital)
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This Sexual Assault Awareness Month, in partnership w/ @allycoalition & #2abillion to highlight @TransTexas, we're auctioning off 10 hand-painted Bon Iver, Bon Iver LPs! Bid now on the first 5 copies now:
2abillion.org/auction/
Remaining auctions go live 4/27 @ 10AM CT.
2abillion.org/auction/
Remaining auctions go live 4/27 @ 10AM CT.
These are one-of-a-kind watercolor on embossed 10th anniversary edition vinyl covers by the original releases’s album cover artist @GregoryEuclide. Spring after the white out.
2abillion.org/auction/
2abillion.org/auction/
All proceeds go to @TransTexas as they work through a racial justice lens to halt discrimination by furthering gender diverse equality through social, legislative, and corporate education and community-centered actions in Texas. #SAAM @allycoalition
2abillion.org/auction/
2abillion.org/auction/
1/ What does it mean to show up in support of Black survivors? Join us in lifting up these cultural demands for Black survivors by Black survivors.
Learn, listen, and take action to see what you can do to show up for Black Survivors.
#SAAM #BelieveSurvivors
Learn, listen, and take action to see what you can do to show up for Black Survivors.
#SAAM #BelieveSurvivors
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1. Listen to Black Survivors.
2. Resister the urge to be skeptical.
3. Use your voice in love and solidarity.
1. Listen to Black Survivors.
2. Resister the urge to be skeptical.
3. Use your voice in love and solidarity.
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4. Call out comments and actions that degrade Black women.
5. Protect Black women, femmes, and girls.
6. Interrogate ALL the -isms and phobias that diminish survivors and their experiences.
4. Call out comments and actions that degrade Black women.
5. Protect Black women, femmes, and girls.
6. Interrogate ALL the -isms and phobias that diminish survivors and their experiences.
Are you wearing denim on Wednesday? Here is the history of why we wear denim in support of survivors on the last Wednesday of April.
#DenimDay #DenimDay2021 #SAAM
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#DenimDay #DenimDay2021 #SAAM
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In 1999, the Italian Supreme Court overturned a rape conviction in which an 18-year-old student in Italy was raped by her 45-year-old driving instructor during a driving lesson in 1992.
They ruled that because she was wearing tight jeans, there must have been consent.
They ruled that because she was wearing tight jeans, there must have been consent.
In an act of solidarity, women lawmakers wore jeans to work and protested on the steps of the Italian Supreme Court.
Solidarity actions soon spread around the world, starting in Los Angeles in April 1999.
Solidarity actions soon spread around the world, starting in Los Angeles in April 1999.
[THREAD] on Sexual Assault Awareness Month (#SAAM) & #PTSD by @kavita1010
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Get Ready with Kavita (Ep 11)
Kavita does her #GRWM routine & talks about important topics.
Comment with topics for #SayftyEducates IG Reels!
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Get Ready with Kavita (Ep 11)
Kavita does her #GRWM routine & talks about important topics.
Comment with topics for #SayftyEducates IG Reels!
instagram.com/reel/CNtn2UGpa…
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*TW: #SexualAssault, #PTSD
We all put on a face for the world, like armor. But, beneath that armor, can lie trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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*TW: #SexualAssault, #PTSD
We all put on a face for the world, like armor. But, beneath that armor, can lie trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
instagram.com/reel/CNtn2UGpa…
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Prof. @karestankoenen, @HarvardChanSPH on PTSD:
1️⃣ 2X likely for women
2️⃣ 30% US cases b/c of sexual violence
PTSD symptoms (@MayoClinic):
🚨 Intrusive memories
🚨 Avoidance
🚨 Neg changes in thinking
🚨 Changes in physical & emotional reactions
instagram.com/reel/CNtn2UGpa…
Prof. @karestankoenen, @HarvardChanSPH on PTSD:
1️⃣ 2X likely for women
2️⃣ 30% US cases b/c of sexual violence
PTSD symptoms (@MayoClinic):
🚨 Intrusive memories
🚨 Avoidance
🚨 Neg changes in thinking
🚨 Changes in physical & emotional reactions
instagram.com/reel/CNtn2UGpa…
If you missed last night's conversation about child sexual abuse with with contributors to the #LoveWITHAccountability @AfroLez, @bettsurevolt, @eninajay1, @Kai_MG, @OAASIS_Oregon, @LoveAccountably and me, it's not too late to watch! #SAAM ✨
vimeo.com/413362974
vimeo.com/413362974
We also created, and @AfroLez compiled a list of resources, in case you want to learn more about child sexual abuse, building responses outside of state systems and the connection between state and interpersonal violence. located here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/…
AND if you missed Monday's convo with contributors to the #LoveWITHAccountability anthology, @HEAL2End, @Womanist61, @TonyaLovelace, Pops'nAde (Peter and Adenike Harris), and @AfroLez for @LoveAccountably, it's also available for viewing! #SAAM
vimeo.com/412550180
vimeo.com/412550180
For #SAAM we will sharing some of the reading materials that have:
📗shaped our understanding of gender violence;
📘helped in our healing;
📙and expanded our organizing skills.
Check out this list of literature and feel free to share some of your own!
📗shaped our understanding of gender violence;
📘helped in our healing;
📙and expanded our organizing skills.
Check out this list of literature and feel free to share some of your own!
Know My Name by Chanel Miller is a must read (!!!) memoir in which Miller shares personal experiences of sexual assault, challenges rape myths, and explores her journey of healing.
penguinrandomhouse.com/books/553663/k…
penguinrandomhouse.com/books/553663/k…
Where Freedom Starts: Sex Power Healing #MeToo is a collection of new and previously published writings. Our favorite parts explore the longer histories of organizing against sexual violence that the #MeToo moment obscures.
Download it here for free!
versobooks.com/books/2773-whe…
Download it here for free!
versobooks.com/books/2773-whe…
Today is the first day of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and an important reminder that for some, staying home poses its own dangers. #SAAM
If you or someone you know is in need of assistance in #MI08, please see the following shelters:
If you or someone you know is in need of assistance in #MI08, please see the following shelters:
Ingham:
@EVEincLansing 24/7 crisis hotline: 517-372-5572.
@MSUSafePlace: 517-335-1100 or noabuse@msu.edu
Livingston:
@LACASAMichigan: 24/7 help line: 866-522-2725
Oakland:
@HAVEN_Oakland: 24/7 crisis hotline: 248-334-1274 or toll-free at 877-922-1274
#SAAM
@EVEincLansing 24/7 crisis hotline: 517-372-5572.
@MSUSafePlace: 517-335-1100 or noabuse@msu.edu
Livingston:
@LACASAMichigan: 24/7 help line: 866-522-2725
Oakland:
@HAVEN_Oakland: 24/7 crisis hotline: 248-334-1274 or toll-free at 877-922-1274
#SAAM
While organizing to stop gender violence, it is crucial that your group centers the voices and experiences of survivors. But it’s critical that your organizing is sustainable. Here are our tips and tricks. #SAAM
Organizing as a survivor can be draining and sometimes triggering, make sure to take time for joy and group care.
For #saam we will be sharing out organizing tips to help you build your activist skills. With an administration that is actively working to dismantle the rights of survivors, we all need to be prepared to hold our institutions accountable.
First up, how to build a strong team.
First up, how to build a strong team.
