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Building Connected Communities

Building Connected Communities

Imagine a house that’s falling apart. There’s a crack in the foundation, holes in the roof, mold on the walls, faulty electrical wiring, and general gross stuff everywhere. There is no one action that will make the house safe to live in. In fact, some of the problems...

Taking Action: Bystander Intervention Tools to Prevent Violence

Taking Action: Bystander Intervention Tools to Prevent Violence

I recently attended two bystander intervention trainings by Right To Be, a program out of New York. The first training in this series of three was on being a bystander to interrupt islamophobic violence, which I was unfortunately not able to attend. The second and...

Beyond the numbers: why we don’t share stats for SAAM

Beyond the numbers: why we don’t share stats for SAAM

During Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), many organizations share statistics about how sexual violence impacts different communities. We’ve done this in the past, and there are good reasons to share this kind of data. Understanding the scope of the problem can...