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How to frame sexualized violence for teens
As a young woman in high school, I engaged in sexual acts that I didn’t necessarily want to do. This wasn’t just out of pressure—though that component definitely existed—but it was also due to a curiosity about sex. Lacking any sort of community or safe place in which...
The ebb and flow of healing
From Editor Rachel Halder: Sharing a story of personal abuse, rape, or sexualized violence is an incredibly difficult, yet courageous, undertaking. This entry is a re-post of a recent anonymous submission in the Our Stories Untold "Stories" section of the Web site....
“The Ebb and Flow of Healing” by Anonymous
I was 15 when it happened. I would be 16 in about a week. Or maybe two weeks. I have a sense that it happened at the end of November, but it's really not more than a sense. None of my story is much more than a sense, actually. It's easy to convince myself that it...
One billion women violated: Are you rising?
One in three women on the planet will be raped, beaten, sexually coerced, trafficked or otherwise abused in her lifetime. That's one billion women. One billion women violated is an atrocity. But what if that number - one billion - decided to stand up and rise against...
How men are necessary in the movement to end sexualized violence
“Most men in their lives will not commit sexual violence, but most acts of sexual violence are committed by men.” Joe Campbell from Calgary Communities Against Sexual Abuse In order to end sexualized violence against women, children and men, we need men. To end child...
Rape: Do you care?
by Sarah Davies About the author: Sarah graduated from Messiah College in December 2009 with a B.A. in Human Development & Family Science. She currently works full-time in the mental health field but will soon be transitioning to full-time farming with a local...
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