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Alexis Marbach

Green Dot – Official launch at De Anza!

February 21, 2012

posted in: CALCASA,prevention

This week we have a guest post from Della Duncan and Stacey Carlotta of the YWCA of Silicon Valley (both pictured at left)! They have been busy, getting their community excited about Green Dot and inspired to take action. Read on to hear about how they did it… Green Dot YWCA Silicon Valley has officially

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Yuck

February 14, 2012

posted in: CALCASA,Education

Fox news correspondent Liz Trotta has left me speechless. Literally. I have been sitting staring at this screen for 30 minutes, typing insightful introductions to this blog. For example: “AAAHHH!!”, “AARGGG…”, “REALLY?!?!?!”. Liz Trotta recently joined Fox news host Eric Shawn to discuss the recently released report addressing high rates of victimization perpetrated against women

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A hidden battle – sexual assault in the military

February 7, 2012

posted in: CALCASA

The Invisible War recently premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, drawing new attention to sexual assault in the military. The Invisible War “Focus[es] on the powerfully emotional stories of several young women, the film reveals the systemic cover up of the crimes against them and follows their struggles to rebuild their lives and fight for

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Violence Against Women Act reauthorization

February 2, 2012

posted in: CALCASA,Public Affairs

This morning the Senate Judiciary Committee passed the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, a major step forward in the process towards renewing a piece of legislation which has transformed the work of victim advocates as well as the lives of sexual and domestic violence survivors. First passed in 1994 (and later reauthorized in

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Men Can Stop Rape launches “Where Do You Stand” campaign

February 1, 2012

Yesterday, Men Can Stop Rape launched their new bystander intervention campaign geared towards addressing sexual violence on college campuses. “Where Do You Stand?” uses a number of tools such as trainings, posters, and media materials to encourage young men to become active bystanders to end sexual violence. According to Men Can Stop Rape’s press release,

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White House roundtable on Stalking Awareness Month brings increased attention to issue

January 31, 2012

posted in: CALCASA

Last week, White House Advisor on Violence Against Women Lynn Rosenthal held a roundtable to address the issue of stalking in the United States and Stalking Awareness Month. You can read President Obama’s proclamation of Stalking Awareness Month here.  In her recent blog, Ms. Rosenthal, “discusses the fears, threats, and intimidation endured by victims of stalking, and steps

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