Bulletin Board
RA board Office of Victim Assistance
Are you looking for ideas for bulletin boards? A bulletin board template on services offered by Office of Victim Assistance is located on the link above. Please print and use!
Basketball Phenom Shares His Views
Corey Higgins shares his perspectives on gender violence prevention. Watch the video to see the full interview.
Hate Crimes in the US
On November 22, 2010, CNN reported that there were 6,604 criminal incidents characterized as hate crimes reported in the United States in 2009, according to an FBI report release Monday.
The incidents involved 7,789 offenses resulting at least in part from bias toward a person’s race, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, national origin or disability, the report said. To read more of CNN’s report please visit: http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/11/22/fbi.hate.crimes/index.html?iref=allsearch
Gossip or Harassment . . .
Boulder’s News Team did a report titled, “Gossip Site Gets Dirty,” which is about the website site “The Dirty. Com.” The Office of Victim Assistance’s Client Services Coordinator, Jessica Ladd-Webert, was quoted in how technology and websites like these are another way to harass and stalk people. To read more and watch the video click here: http://www.newsteamboulder.org/news/gossip-sites-get-dirty
To learn more about Boulder’s New Team go to there website: http://www.newsteamboulder.org
Office of Victim Assistance MOVED on 10/1/10
The Office of Victim Assistance is now located in the Center for Community (C4C). Our offices are on the fourth floor, please check-in at the waiting room: S440, just ask for Victim Assistance. We share the waiting room with CAPS, Counseling and Psychological Services.
For a link to a campus map click here: http://www.colorado.edu/campusmap/map.html?bldg=c4c
http://www.colorado.edu/centerforcommunity/
Prop 8 Overturned!
Yesterday, a judge in San Francisco overturned Proposition 8 saying that it violates constitutional rights. Click here for full article.
GLBTQ & Race – What’s the connection?
ColorLines put together a video about the link between race and GLBTQ issues. So just what is it? Click here to view the video.
Military Sexual Trauma – Sexual Assault Left Out of PTSD Reform
The news source Color Lines recently did a piece on Military Sexual Trauma (MST) and the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder reform. Find out how MST may be overlooked for military personnel who have experienced sexual violence. Click here for full article.
The Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010: A Step Forward for Native Women
President Obama signed the Tribal Law and Order Act. Over 100 tribal leaders attended, including many Native women who have worked for years to change the laws to ensure a stronger response to domestic violence and sexual assault against Indian women. Before the President spoke, Lisa Marie Iyotte, a survivor of sexual assault, spoke movingly about her experiences and addressed how the Tribal Law and Order Act will improve the response to domestic violence and sexual assault on tribal lands in future. Click here to view video.
Intimate Partner Abuse – Signs of a potentially unhealthy relationship
Davian Gagne, Gender Violence Prevention & Education Coordinator, was recently interviewed about intimate partner abuse in college for the EmpoHER website. Click here to read full article.
