by Rae Halder | Jan 4, 2013 | Free, Our Stories Untold Blog, Womenundersiege
When I got annoyed with the fact that sexualized violence is a stigmatized and sensitive subject in the Mennonite Church, I began this blog. When Gloria Steinem learned that rape was a widely used and unspoken method of torture, and a result of the Holocaust, she...
by Rae Halder | Nov 5, 2012 | Free, Our Stories Untold Blog, Svmc Blog
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, 70 percent of reported sexual assaults occurred in the residence of the victim, the offender, or the residence of another individual related to the victim or offender. This is a startling statistic. We would be foolish to...
by Rae Halder | Oct 22, 2012 | Features, Free, Our Stories Untold Blog, Svmc Blog
Recently “Rae on the Road” spent time in Mesa, Arizona. Making connections with family members I hadn’t seen in years (over 4, at least), it was wonderful to see the women my previously “little” 1st-cousins-once-removed have grown into. Knowing my interest in feminism...
by Rae Halder | Sep 22, 2012 | Free, Our Stories Untold Blog, Womenundersiege
This article originally appeared on Women Under Siege’s website. Please click here to see the original post. By Rachel Halder/Intern — September 21, 2012 A young woman about my age sits across from me at a table in a large house converted into an Ecuadoran...
by Rae Halder | Jun 18, 2012 | Free, Our Stories Untold Blog
This is a piggy-back post from last week’s, “Calling on Men to Take a Stand.” It’s also a father’s day post, even if it is a bit late. I wanted to write a post honoring my father–and all loving fathers–on this father’s day. In my line of work it’s far too...
