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Sexual Assault Awareness Month

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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Active in your community with SAAM

February 7, 2010

posted in: Education, Prevention

April is recognized nationally as Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM).  This is an excellent opportunity for your rape crisis center (RCC) to have events that raise awareness of the issues concerning sexual violence, spotlight your agency and collaborative partnerships and the great work that you are doing in the community, and emphasize what invaluable services

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What can “stuff” do to prevent sexual violence?

January 14, 2010

posted in: Prevention

Throughout the country, organizations are planning for upcoming “awareness” months, such as Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month in February, Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April and Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October. Most people are making decisions about what collateral items (also known as “stuff”) should be used.
The stuff includes many items such

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CALCASA Releases New Report: 2009 Selected Findings

April 3, 2009

posted in: Public Affairs

CALCASA is pleased to release the CALCASA 2009 Selected Findings Report. The report is a brief highlight of recent statistics on sexual violence and is meant to serve as a supplement to our 2008 Report.
Also, the tenth annual edition of the Sexual Assault Awareness Month Information Packet for 2009 takes on a new look this

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