‘My Husband Rapes Me Every Night’: How a Volunteer-Led Organization is Ending the Cycle of Violence in Bhavnagar, India
The Indian based SNEHA Foundation is combatting marital rape through communal education while also pushing for legal reforms.
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Surviving Sexual Assault and Seeking Accountability
St. Paul, MN – Around the world there are millions of survivors of sexual assault and sexual violence, and for many of them, their stories go unheard and are rarely believed. In the U.S., nearly 1 in 5 women have been raped or have gone…
Survivor-Led Guerrilla Teach-In Highlights Rape Culture in Progressive Spaces
Minneapolis, MN – In April 2017, in the Seward neighborhood of Minneapolis, a direct action took place inside a local progressive cafe. The guerrilla teach-in was conducted in response to cafe management silencing employees who were attempting to center the needs of survivors of sexual…
Minneapolis Residents March Against Rape Culture and Fraternities
Minneapolis, MN – On the evening of September 7, 2017, dozens gathered on the University of Minnesota (UMN) Minneapolis campus and marched in an open show of resistance against rape and fraternity culture during the fraternities’ prime recruitment week.
Individuals had been invited to gather…