Violence & Harassment – Page 2

Making Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Visible

I encourage everyone to take a few moments, as the Thanksgiving season winds down, to think about Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind, Hanna Harris and the thousands of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls in the U.S. and Canada.

My Justice Dream

Marlee Liss

This past summer, I sat in an eight-hour mediation circle with the man who raped me. It was one of the first instances in the legal system in North America in which a sexual assault case concluded with an exercise in restorative justice.

They Call it “Grassroots Lobbying”—I Call it Anti-Rape Activism

Kat Sullivan

I am the whistleblower in the Jezebel article “Andrew Cuomo is Still a Fucking Snake.” For the last 20 months, a corrupt New York state agency has threatened me with fines and criminal charges. They say steps I took to protect children from rape by supporting the passage of the Child Victims Act constitutes “grassroots lobbying.” But JCOPE is picking on the wrong woman.

Mental Health Care Must Be a Priority in the Global Fight Against Gender-Based Violence

Tyler B. Evans

If communities are ravaged by unresolved state-sponsored trauma, they will continue to remain victims in a complex web of social injustice.

The Untold Stories of Larry Nassar’s Abuse

Isabel Fields

The experiences of Larry Nassar’s victims are at the center of award-winning author Abigail Pesta’s latest book, “The Girls: An All-American Town, a Predatory Doctor and the Untold Story of the Gymnasts Who Brought Him Down.”

In Case of Emergency: Your Toolkit for Surviving Workplace Discrimination and Harassment

Genie Harrison

Workplace self-care starts with knowing your rights.

Feminicidio Close to Home: Remembering Dr. Raquel Padilla Ramos

Nicole Guidotti-Hernández

Social class and education could not save her. My colleague and friend, despite all her vigilance, earned el derecho de descansar in her death by feminicidio. She fought for her life and lost.

Time’s Up in Classical Music

Carrie N. Baker

The tremendous power and prestige of conductors and concertmasters provides ample opportunities for abuse. But the abuse can start much earlier, among teachers and young students.