Day 16- Denim Day Movement
Yesterday we saw how The Clothesline Project uses T-shirts to raise awareness of and combat the acceptability of violence against women. Today we will explore how another ordinary article of clothing,...
View ArticleDay 20- RAINN & NDVH
I love acronyms. I think they’re immensely useful. Two of my favorite acronyms are RAINN and NDVH. RAINN is the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, and NDVH is the National Domestic Violence...
View ArticleAm I just paranoid, or…
Just because you’re paranoid don’t mean they’re not after you. - Kurt Cobain I think that many of my female readers share my feelings of paranoia but if not please let me know I’m just crazy. With this...
View ArticleMy Right to Bodily Autonomy
*Trigger Warning: Sexual Violence* Take care of yourself. If you need to talk to someone, contact RAINN. This week, April 7-13, is International Anti-Street Harassment Week and April is both Sexual...
View ArticleYou Might Be a Rapist
I know the title is startling, unless you read it in your best Jeff Foxworthy voice, but I gotta get your attention somehow. *Trigger Warning: please contact RAINN for help* And if it made you think...
View ArticleDay 3 of 16 Days of Activism: Australia
#Day3 of #16Days explores another English-speaking country with a history of English subjugation and genocide against Native people. Just like in the United States 1 of every 3 women in Australia will...
View ArticleDay 6 of 16 Days of Activism: South Africa
#Day6 of #16Days explores the help available in South Africa, the callously misnamed “rape capital” of the world. Certainly South Africa has an abhorrent track record of sexual assault, especially...
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