The Red Zone is the time of year, taking place from the beginning of the fall semester to the beginning of Thanksgiving Break, when the majority of college campus sexual assaults happen. #ShatteringTheRedZone is an annual campaign by Promoting Awareness | Victim Empowerment (PAVE) dedicated to raising awareness and shattering the silence about college sexual…
Hear from Denise Bossarte, an award-winning author, poet, photographer and artist, who is using her work to speak up about sexual violence. In this episode, Denise and PAVE Founder, Angela Rose, discuss her book, self-care, the mind-body connection, and more. Learn More About The Guest Denise Bossarte “Denise Bossarte is an award-winning author, poet, photographer…
Due to gender stereotypes and misconceptions about sexual assault, male survivors face additional stigmas that make it difficult to speak out and seek support after sexual assault. Hear from a panel of male-identifying survivors in this engaging and uplifting conversation to learn more about male survivorship and what they’ve done to heal after trauma. Learn…
Hear from founder of Sincerely Miss Mary and trauma writer, Maryann Samreth, August founder and CEO, Nadya Okamoto, and Holistic Health Practitioner, Sheel Bhuta, during this important discussion about how the AAPI Community is impacted by sexual violence, hosted by Payal Patel. Learn More About The Panelists Maryann Samreth “Mary Kethya Khuon, SEP, is a…
Hear from Linda Vester, a former news anchor who hosted segments including NBC News at Sunrise on NBC and DaySide with Linda Vester on Fox News, in this episode of the Survivors.org Podcast. In April of 2018, Linda came forward against another NBC news anchor, Tom Brokaw, detailing sexual harassment she experienced while working with…
Hear from Julie Wallach, a certified group facilitator, and author, in this episode of the Survivors.org Podcast. Julie was among the brave women who spoke out against a UCLA Gynecologist who was a serial perpetrator of sexual violence. She has also opened up about experiencing childhood sexual abuse (CSA) within her family. Listen or watch…
Students attending a college or university are at a vulnerable place in their lives. The majority of students are between the ages of eighteen and twenty-two, which is a significant developmental period. For the majority, this is their first time away from home where they need to provide for themselves to some capacity. It is…
After surviving sexual violence, victim-survivors often feel pressured by others, or even by themselves, to file a report to the police. Survivors are often victim-blamed and not believed when they choose not to report. Sometimes, others even try to suggest that the survivor is responsible if the perpetrator continues to harm others, and survivors may…
I have swallowed chaos for sixteen years, and I have desperately searched for a cure. I have swum in the depths of the sea, within the walls of the ocean’s caves. I have travailed a thousand miles, through valleys and pastures. I have been scorched by the tormenting heat of the beaming sun in the…
I didn’t think it would happen a second time. I thought if I was careful, self-protective, more aware, I’d be safe. But I laid there, frozen, almost corpse-like, as he violated me. It wasn’t until after that I recognized what had occurred, like a spirit re-entering a body, gasping for the air I had lost….
My name is Jennifer Sorensen. I spent three seasons in Antarctica (McMurdo Station and Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station) as a Steward. Seven years ago, on December 26, 2015, I was raped by my then-boyfriend in his dorm room while I was temporarily residing in McMurdo Station during my first season. What began as a consensual…
i hate that my boundaries of beauty and femininity and self-perception somehow always ends up centering men as if i can’t even claim one thing untouched i wish i didn’t view myself through their eyes their shallow, narrow gaze like a grasp that won’t let go no matter how many times i ask [redacted] i…
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