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SAAM highlights: Advice from Valley Oasis and Center for Pacific Asian Family

March 15, 2010

posted in: CALCASA

As the month of April fast approaches, agencies are putting together the final details for Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Denim Day. Liza Rodriguez, program manager, from Valley Oasis explains the various events that her agency is planning. Ellen Hong, director of programs, from the Center for Pacific Asian Family discusses how her agency

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SAAM highlights: Peace Over Violence shows its creativity

March 8, 2010

posted in: CALCASA

Since 1999, Peace Over Violence has has organized Denim Day in LA & USA as a rape prevention education campaign. Emily Austin, division manager of prevention services at Peace Over Violence, explains in the above video that Denim Day’s history began in 1998 when an Italian Supreme Court overturned a rape conviction because the victim

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Working to end sexual violence at the University of California at Santa Barbara

March 8, 2010

posted in: Campus

Goleta, CA – The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women Campus Grant program has four flagship systems that work towards meeting the minimum standards set by the grant.  The University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) is part of the University of California system, a 10 campus system that focuses efforts on research,

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Female workers organize

March 5, 2010

posted in: Education

Recently, I came upon a story entitled, Women Workers Organizing Against Sexual Harassment, which featured a short video of female women who had organized against issues of sexual harassment at Guimarra Vineyards, where they are employed.  They were successful in gathering a petition of support signed by over 16,000 people and, as shown in the

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SAAM Highlights: Santa Barbara prepares for SAAM 2010

February 22, 2010

posted in: Education, Prevention

As SAAM 2010 quickly approaches, CA rape crisis centers are gearing up and preparing their various SAAM awareness events for 2010. We were excited to hear from Stephanie Mesones, client services specialist at the Santa Barbara Rape Crisis Center, about  their plans for SAAM 2010:

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SAAM Highlights: collaborating for SAAM in Los Angeles

February 22, 2010

posted in: Education, Prevention

As agencies gear up for Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April, CALCASA  had the opportunity to speak with advocates from the YWCA-Greater Los Angeles about their preparations for SAAM 2010.  Alice Corona, Volunteer Coordinator; Vanessa Cardona, Site Manager; and Mikki Melton, Senior Site Manager, all share their agency’s plans for SAAM 2010:

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