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The Daily Show tackles rape and abortion

February 7, 2011

posted in: Public Affairs

In an episode of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, which has been described as more satire and comedy than news, long-time host Jon Stewart and contributor/comedienne Kristen Schaal (introduced as the Senior Women’s Issues Correspondent) spent a little over five minutes tackling the issue of “forcible rape” and “abortion” currently being addressed by Congress (“No

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Welcome Verity-Formerly UASA

November 8, 2010

posted in: Education

 United Against Sexual Assault of Sonoma County is proud to celebrate with you as we formally announce our new name and logo. Effective November 8th, 2010 we will be known as:         We continue to serve as Sonoma County’s rape crisis and trauma center providing Crisis Intervention, Counseling, Prevention Education programs and support

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Conversations with survivors of prison rape

September 1, 2010

posted in: Education

At this years National Sexual Assault Conference in Hollywood, CA, CALCASA hosted a variety of workshops dedicated to Intervention/Advocacy for advocates working with survivors of sexual violence. Among these workshops was a track dedicated to eliminating prison rape, sponsored by Just Detention International. This track consisted of 3 workshops, one of which was titled: Conversations

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The use and misuse of data on rape

July 8, 2010

posted in: prevention

PreventConnect.org (23 min) PreventConnect’s David Lee interviews Jody Raphael of the DePaul University College of Law, and Dr. TK Logan of the University of Kentucky. Raphael and Logan wrote the whitepaper “The Use and Misuse of Data on Rape: Restoring Sexual Violence to the National Agenda” for presentation at the CounterQuo Conference in October 2008.

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Richmond Police Department shows their support for Denim Day 2010

April 21, 2010

posted in: CALCASA,Education

As agencies and communities throughout the nation observed Denim Day 2010 today, Community Violence Solutions in San Pablo, CA was pleased to have received support from their local police department.  Below is a message from the Richmond Police Department to Community Violence Solutions: The Richmond Police Department’s Investigative Services Bureau wants you to know we

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Study examines alcohol and nonconsensual sexual experiences

April 20, 2010

posted in: prevention

In a study recently ePublished in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence, the authors found for women students an association between non-consensual sexual experiences prior to arriving at college and drinking behaviors after the first year of college.  Though the publication reads 2010, the study is based on data collected in 1991. The discussion describes implications

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