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Violence in same-sex relationship misrepresented by media

August 4, 2010

posted in: campus,Education

Lesbian relationships, like those that do not appear to adhere to the white heterosexual middle-class norms, have been misrepresented by the mainstream in the United States for decades.  Similarly, sexual violence has also been grossly misrepresented by the media.  Violence within lesbian communities more so.

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May 2010 Campus webinar on “Using a coordinated community response to stalking and sexual violence”

May 4, 2010

posted in: campus

On Tuesday, May 25 at 11.00 a.m. (PST) the Campus Program will host a webinar on “Using a coordinated community response to stalking and sexual violence.” Erica Olsen and Valenda Applegarth will address stalking from a CCRT perspective.  In recent years, college campuses have witnessed an increase in violence through technology, thereby adding an additional area for

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State by State Mandated Reporting Laws

January 21, 2010

posted in: Education

Working at a Rape Crisis Center, many times advocates will come across a survivor who was either assaulted in another State and lives in CA or is from another State and was assaulted in CA. Either way, advocates may at times need to step away from what you understand about CA Mandated Reporting Laws and

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Employment Rights and Protections for Sexual Assault Survivors

November 12, 2009

posted in: Education

CALCASA has been working in collaboration with the Legal Aide Society-Employment Law Center of San Francisco to provide you with information regarding Employment Rights and Protections for Sexual Assault survivors.  As we reported in previous blog posts, we just completed a series of Legal Advocacy Regional Training Institutes with Anya Lakner and the Employment Law

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2010 National Sexual Assault Conference

October 30, 2009

posted in: Education

CALCASA is proud to be hosting the 2010 National Sexual Assault Conference in Los Angeles. To get announcements, registration information and other updates, CALCASA is proud to be hosting the 2010 National Sexual Assault Conference in Los Angeles click here.

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Technology and Stalking on College Campuses

October 27, 2009

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On October 27, 2009, CALCASA hosted a webinar on “Technology and Stalking on College Campuses.”  Rebecca Dreke, MSSW, with the National Stalking Resource Center, in Washington, D.C., presented on the impact of technology as a means students are stalked on college campuses.  She addressed campus responses through advocacy, victim services, policy, and training for judicial affairs

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