“I am a survivor of college sexual assault who struggled to graduate because of the trauma I experienced, not only by my assaulter, but also by my school. The trauma I endured was already enough prior to these proposed changes. The goal of these regulations should be to bring justice and healing not to re-open…
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Movements are effective only when we intentionally question ourselves and our work. And so we must consistently ask ourselves—how do we reclaim aspects of the college sexual assault movement to make our movement better for students and activists? As the Associate Director of External Programming at End Rape On Campus (EROC), I spend a lot…
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Q+A With Director Ursula MacFarlane Ursula Macfarlane is a UK-based filmmaker whose candid documentaries have gained multiple wins and nominations for the BAFTA, Grierson and Royal Television Society Awards. Her films include One Deadly Weekend in America, a feature documentary tracking gun violence over one July weekend; Captive for Netflix, Charlie Hebdo: Three Days That…
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The statistics are shocking: Every 92 seconds an American is sexually assaulted and one in five women will be sexually assaulted in college. This harsh reality has helped give rise to the #MeToo movement, founded by Tarana Burke more than a decade ago, and a long-overdue focus on the experiences of sexual assault survivors. As…
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From Jess Davidson, Interim Executive Director of End Rape on Campus: “One year ago, the #MeToo movement grabbed the nation’s attention and placed sexual assault at the center of our public discourse. Thousands of survivors and allies forced a reckoning of the pervasiveness of sexual violence and the disruptive forces of rape culture that have…
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Submitted by Jessica Davidson to the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 27, 2018 Chairman Grassley, Ranking Member Feinstein, and esteemed Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee: Thank you for requesting my written testimony. I submit these remarks to you today with two perspectives that I hold: one, as Interim Executive Director of End Rape on…
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If you’re anything like me, school supplies appearing in bulk in storefronts has always put a pit in your stomach. As I kid, I dreaded them as a signal of the end of a season of running barefoot, sleeping past seven, and staying up late to watch Nick at Night. As a graduate student, I…
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“Arbitration.” Did you fall asleep yet? Arbitration sounds like a painful procedure or a boring thing accountants discuss. There’s a reason there’s no “Law and Order: Arbitration Unit.” That said, as a law student and EROC’s Legal Fellow, I believe sharing information about our legal system (even the less glamorous information) can equip survivors to…
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There are about 2.3 million people incarcerated in the U.S. Black cisgender women are over 7 times more likely than white cisgender women to face incarceration. People are incriminated for illegal substance use, some of which might include self-medicating for anxiety, depression, or PTSD when affordable health care is unattainable. Over half of incarcerated individuals have a diagnosed mental illness.…
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In the midst of the #MeToo movement, there have been countless stories of people sharing their experiences with sexual violence. One of the hardest parts of hearing story after story is realizing the person accused is a friend, loved one, or just an acquaintance. In other words, it is difficult to grapple with the fact…
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