http://cuvictimassistance.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:01:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yesterday, a judge in San Francisco overturned Proposition 8 saying that it violates constitutional rights. Click here for full article. http://cuvictimassistance.com/2010/08/prop-8-overturned/ ColorLines put together a video about the link between race and GLBTQ issues. So just what is it? Click here to view the video. http://cuvictimassistance.com/2010/08/glbtq-race-whats-the-connection/ 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. http://cuvictimassistance.com/2010/08/military-sexual-trauma-sexual-assault-left-out-of-ptsd-reform/ 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 ... http://cuvictimassistance.com/2010/07/the-tribal-law-and-order-act-of-2010-a-step-forward-for-native-women/ 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. http://cuvictimassistance.com/2010/07/intimate-partner-abuse-signs-of-a-potentially-unhealthy-relationship/ Just how do you avoid bias, racism and stereotyping with the new immigration law in Arizona? Dr. Dovidio provides a concrete, direct perspective and implications on the new law. Click here to read the interview. http://cuvictimassistance.com/2010/05/papers-racial-profiling-immigration-law-in-arizona/ ABC News created a show that uses actors to depict various real-life scenarios, ranging from a couple fighting in a park to stealing a bicycle to a woman being beat up at a bar. The purpose of the show is to find out how/if real life bystanders intervene in the ... http://cuvictimassistance.com/2010/05/what-would-you-do/ Washington, DC--The National Center for Victims of Crime and the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs today released Why It Matters: Rethinking Victim Assistance for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Victims of Hate Violence and Intimate Partner Violence. This groundbreaking report, the product of a 2009 survey of victim assistance providers and LGBTQ anti-violence programs ... http://cuvictimassistance.com/2010/03/lgbtq-crime-victims-neglected-by-nations-victim-support-system-says-landmark-report/ Dr. David Lisak speaks about perpetrator characteristics and recent research on this population. He also discusses promising practices for the prevention of sexual assault on campus. For the presentation, click here. http://cuvictimassistance.com/2010/03/david-lisaks-presentation-on-sexual-assault/ The CU/District Attorney Task Force for Student Athlete Welfare recently received some very positive press. The task force is comprised of leadership from both CU Boulder and the City of Boulder and they are looking at issues that impact student athletes. For the full article, click here. http://cuvictimassistance.com/2010/03/cudistrict-attorney-task-force-for-student-athlete-welfare/