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UC Merced launches “Know Your Power” bystander campaign

August 25, 2011

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The CALCASA Campus Program works with college and university campuses across the U.S., Guam and Puerto Rico that are funded by the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women to reduce sexual assault, domestic/dating violence and stalking. Today, we are featuring a guest blog post about one of the 123 institutions we provide

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Where do you stand? New bystander program

August 19, 2011

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Men Can Stop Rape has just released its newest comprehensive bystander intervention program for men called Where Do You Stand? This program is designed to implement on college campuses. This program builds on the strength of their Strength Campaign by including positive messages, promoting healthy masculinity, and having action recommendations that highlight what can be

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What is survivor-centered training for campus law enforcement?

July 26, 2011

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Teresa White-Walston, Director of Education at Women Organized Against Rape in Philadelphia, led today’s webinar on critical concepts for training first responders and campus law enforcement on how to respond to reports of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking. Materials from today’s webinar include: Powerpoint (pdf) for Survivor Centered Training for First Responders

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Survivor centered lens critical for law enforcement

July 21, 2011

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Survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating/relationship violence and stalking navigate myriad systems, social stigma and range of emotions after experience violence. The decisions a survivor makes as they cope are further impacted by their encounters with others. How first responders, such as law enforcement personnel, interact with survivors of sexual violence have a tremendous

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PreventConnect Reading Club: bystander intervention on college campuses

July 7, 2011

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PreventConnect Reading Club Programs to encourage bystanders to take action to prevent sexual violence and domestic violence have become recognized as promising approaches to primary prevention of violence. In the June 2011 issue of the journal Violence Against Women, there are many articles sharing the results of research on the effectiveness of bystanders programs. On July

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University of California launches empowerU

June 27, 2011

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The University of California Schools recently released a new website focusing on efforts UC campuses are doing to build a coordinated community response and develop comprehensive educational programs which address sexual assault, dating and domestic violence, and stalking on campus. Students can get information on where they can seek help, view university policies and procedures

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