The shooting in Atlanta prompted some action from policymakers to combat anti-Asian discrimination levied against women and girls. But we need sustained, long-term investment in our communities that is built in partnership with AAPI women. Because threats against us did not start in 2020.
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“How Do We Dismantle a Culture of Sexual Violence?” on Ms. Magazine Podcast, “On the Issues With Michele Goodwin”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | MARCH 30, 2021 On the Issues with Michele Goodwin is a popular, issues and policy focused podcast featuring feminist analysis, insightful conversations and exciting guests. This is the first podcast from Ms. magazine, a legacy feminist publication. In each bi-weekly episode, host Dr. Michele Goodwin and special guests will tackle the […]
28. How Do We Dismantle a Culture of Sexual Violence? (with Terrion Williamson and Carmen Balentine)
Have a topic you’d like us to delve into, a guest recommendation, or just want to say hi? Drop us a line at ontheissues@msmagazine.com. Background Reading: “Five Ways to Address Male Supremacist Violence,” Alex DiBranco, Megan Kelly, Julia R. DeCook, New America, Feb. 18, 2021. “On the Ground in Boulder: A Feminist Reflection On Mass Shootings,” […]
The Ms. Q&A: Nobel Laureate Nadia Murad Fights for Justice for Yazidi People and for Survivors of Sexual Violence
Nadia Murad is a survivor. In 2014, when she was just 19 years old, ISIS militants carried out a genocide against her Yazidi community, a minority group of 500,000 people in Northern Iraq.
Today, Murad is working to bring ISIS to justice for their genocide against the Yazidi community and rebuild what ISIS destroyed in Iraq through her organization Nadia’s Initiative.
20 Events That Shaped Sexual Violence Prevention in the Last 20 Years
These milestones—key initiatives, events, court cases and more from the past two decades—brought about pivotal shifts in the public consciousness towards sexual assault and the experience of survivors, and how we as individuals and as a society can prevent it.
“Sands of Silence”: Documentary on Healing from Sexual Violence Premiering on WORLD Channel and PBS
Shot in Spain, Nepal, Mexico and the U.S., “Sands of Silence” explores the spectrum of sexual violence—from sex trafficking, to child molestation, to trusted adults sexualizing the young people in their care. journalist and filmmaker Chelo Avarez-Stehle delves into the devastating and long-lasting impact of this violence, showing how childhood experiences of abuse make women vulnerable to future violence, and the ways girls and women are silenced or encouraged to deny the impact of this violence.
Sister, They Are Killing Us: A Black Feminist Response to State and Sexual Violence
Black women are being murdered, violated and maimed. It’s hidden in plain sight, even as they are leading our current-day social movements with fierce intention.
Sister, they are killing us.
Feminism Requires Abolition: Police Aren’t an Adequate Response to Sexual Violence
We have the statistics right in front of us, proving police are not an adequate defense or solution for responding to sexual violence. Anti-abolitionists and white supremacists use these statistics to claim that we need our current system to ensure the safety of women—but shouldn’t these statistics prove that our current system is not working? Why would a system that fails at least one person every 73 seconds be used as grounds for upholding said system?
Sexual Violence in Women’s Prisons Reaches “Constitutional Proportions.” Will Lawmakers Step In?
Incarcerated women are 30 times more likely to be raped than free women. Even though women account for less than 10% of inmates, their reports account for three quarters of assaults, and almost three-quarters of staff are men.
Forming a Frontline Against Campus Sexual Violence
The University of Michigan Diag is more crowded than usual lately—because student activism against sexual violence is coming to a head.