by Hilary Jerome Scarsella | Feb 22, 2017 | Our Stories Untold Blog, theology
This is part 6 in a series of posts by sexual violence survivors and advocates who want the opportunity to respond to the findings released in November by Eastern Mennonite University’s hired compliance firm D. Stafford and...
by Hilary Jerome Scarsella | Sep 13, 2016 | Our Stories Untold Blog
This post kicks off our fall series on sexualized violence and race. In turning our focus to the intersections of sexualized violence and race it is my hope that we do not allow ourselves to believe that we are exploring a side issue or engaging in a conversation that...
by Hilary Jerome Scarsella | Aug 27, 2016 | Our Stories Untold Blog
Everybody knows that it’s not ok to talk about what a person was wearing when they were sexually assaulted, because that, my friends, is victim blaming. But, how do we talk about what a person was drinking? A while back, I saw several comments on the blog in a row...
by Hilary Jerome Scarsella | Jul 27, 2016 | Our Stories Untold Blog, Stories
On Monday of this week, M.G. shared her experience of the rape and abuse she survived while a student at Eastern Mennonite University, as well as the university’s response when she reported the violence. If you read the story, you know that M.G’s courage...
by Hilary Jerome Scarsella | Jul 15, 2016 | Our Stories Untold Blog
In my role with Our Stories Untold, I have the privilege of knowing that in response to our Call to Action there are people all over the continent who are voicing their concern to those in positions of Mennonite authority about the way Mennonite institutions are...
