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Kat Dunn

Home | Students Active for Ending Rape SAFER - 1 views

www.safercampus.org

Sexual Violence College Campus Policies Campaign Activism

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  • Kat Dunn on 25 Mar 10
     
    Active for Ending Rape is an organization that works with students to get organized and make a change within their own college community. Focusing on ending sexual violence, SAFER encourages kids to know their school's policy when it comes to such violence on their campus. Through policy changes, the organization hopes that university campuses will be a safer place for all. The website offers on-campus training as well as other free resources students can use to get going. With a list of other schools who have started using the program as well as specific student video stories, SAFER gives students the tools they need to get started.
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  • Michelle Seidman on 03 Apr 10
     
    Given the light of the recent UMass rapist who went unpunished I think this is an especially important website. Sexual violence is such an immense problem on college campuses, in fact, we have learned in class that a great deal of the sexual violence that occurs in the United States actually happens on a college campus. I think an organization like SAFER is very important in order to urge students to become aware of how their college deals with sexual violence in terms of policies for those that commit acts of violence and also the ways in which students can work and organize to make their campus a safer place. This website also pertains to us in this class given the fact that we are all college students living on a campus and although sexual violence may not be as much of an issue here at Wheaton as it is on other campuses, it most likely still is an offense which occurs. We should be aware of our college's policies on sexual violence and whether or not we need to join an organization, such as SAFER, to make our campus a safer place. I think this website and organization are very important when we talk about visions of change in regards to violence against women because as I mentioned before, acts of violence against women are very likely on college campuses, therefore this website works to change this by making campuses safer for their students.
  • Marijose Vila on 03 Apr 10
     
    This is a great webpage. One of my articles was on how one rape case in Holly Cross was poorly addressed. The importance of clear and fair procedures in college campuses mark a difference in prevention and in especially addressing the cases. I think that an organization such as SAFER ism important because it gives tools to empower students to end the inustice. It is a very positive article ! Thank you Kat.
  • Courtney Connors on 05 Apr 10
     
    Being a student on a College campus, I could not think of a better website to correlate everyday reality to this course. Also, this site seems appropriate to coincide with the Symposium, "Breaking the Silence", as it asks college students nation-wide to take a proactive role in sculpting the future of their College's sexual assault policies. It is important to note that on the Wheaton campus, we maintain and encourage a "don't ask, don't tell" type of policy where the discussion or realization of sexual assault on the campus is seemingly unheard of. This site encourages its viewers to be open-minded and encourage others to discuss the current campus policies and acknowledge that assault and rape do in fact, occur on college campuses nation-wide despite their lack of publicity.
Allegra Gigante Luft

"Abortion Law, Policy and Services in India: A Critical Review" - 0 views

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  • Allegra Gigante Luft on 22 Apr 10
     
    Hirve, Siddhivinayak S. 2004. "Abortion Law, Policy and Services in India: A Critical Review" Reproductive Health Matters. 12(24): 114-121. Abortion Law, Policy and Practice in Transition This article focuses on the history of law and Policy regarding abortion in India since the 1960's as well as the amendments created in 2002 and 2003. Siddhivinayak comments on propositions and problems that have arisen, some that have been solved, and others that have not. He also discusses items he believes needs to be improved upon for women to have better access to safe abortion/medical care. (It was published in the issue titled, "Abortion Law, Policy and Practice in Transition.")
Courtney Connors

Virtual Knowledge Centre to End Violence Against Women and Girls - 0 views

www.endvawnow.org

Campaigns Education Justice Legislation & Policy Prevention Military

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  • Courtney Connors on 24 Mar 10
     
    In the midst of taking a class on the different outlets of Violence Against Women, the student is often left with a better understanding of how and why rape, physical assault, murder, human trafficking, and Femicide against females occurs as well as an overwhelming feeling of helpless and hopeless. The website entitled the "Virtual Knowledge Centre to End Violence Against Women and Girls" is an attempt to take pro-active steps in helping the public form campaigns, educate others, seek justice, form legislation and public policy, prevent, discover where safety zones exist, and research the various locations where the violence exists. It truly takes a step in helping the public feel less helpless and asking questions of what the can do to help because it directly leads one toward the answers.
Morgan Foster

Sexual Assault on Campus: What Colleges and Universities Are Doing About It - Powered by Google Docs - 3 views

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college sexual assault rape punishing victimizers policy

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  • Morgan Foster on 12 Apr 10
     
    This journal highlights colleges and universities roles in sexual assault cases on campus--it illustrates what they are doing to stay active and reduce sexual assault, but more importantly it tells us what they're not doing and why things haven't changed as much as they should have by now. As college students, I think it is important to be educated about the laws and policies of sexual assault on campus and why things happen the way they do.
  • Kat Dunn on 13 Apr 10
     
    I think sexual violence on college campuses is import for everyone to be aware and knowledgeable about. No matter if you go to a huge state university or a small liberal arts college like Wheaton, these acts of sexual assault do and can happen anywhere. One of the most important parts of this article is when it talks about what is not being done and what has not changed. Sometimes this is a good starting off point for people to see the reality of the situation and what is not being done in order to do something.
emilie neuss

Survey reveals 'shocking' violence against young women - 1 views

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Youth Survey Power Relationships Domestic Violence Pressure Influences

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  • emilie neuss on 30 Mar 10
     
    This sound clip interview discusses the first UK studies and survey of violence against women... well, not so much women as adolescent girls. I appreciated this news bit as it was addressing younger girls and women who are facing some of the same problems that older women are facing in marital or intimate relationships. Many of these young women are dealing with battering and typical types of domestic violence that most people only relate to older women. Christine Barter, senior research fellow for the School of Policy Studies at Bristol University is head of the research. Once the research is obtained, it is examined in relation to the government's policies. People are hoping to catch this violence early and teach girls about it so as to prevent it later in their lives. I find this to be a noble and valuable effort. Relates to past readings like Crenshaw, Yllo, Ptacek, Tjaden, and DeKeseredy.
Meaghan Murphy

Amazon.com: Smuggling and Trafficking in Human Beings: All Roads Lead to America (9780275989514): Sheldon X. Zhang: Books - 0 views

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  • Meaghan Murphy on 22 Apr 10
     
    This book looks at the policy and legal challenges that make dealing with human trafficking hard, as well looking at the strategies that are used to get people into the US world of sex trafficking. The author focuses on revealing the routes that are being used to get these women and children illegally into the United States.
Allegra Gigante Luft

"Female-Selective Abortion in Asia: Patterns, Policies, and Debates" - 1 views

Oomman, Nandini, and Bela R. Ganatra. 2002. "Sex Selection: The Systematic Elimination of Girls." Reproductive Health Matters.10(19): 184-8. I found that this article applied to my research on an ethical level. There is agreement that there needs

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  • Allegra Gigante Luft on 22 Apr 10
     
    Miller, Barbara D. 2001. "Female-Selective Abortion in Asia: Patterns, Policies, and Debates." American Anthropologist. 102(4): 1083-1095. This article discusses aspects of Asian culture that support son preference, the leading cause for sex-selective abortion and female infanticide. It is important to understand a culture's belief system in order to make sense of their communal actions. Miller, by her use of cultural anthropology, has helped me better understand not only Asian culture, but the global context to explain prenatal gender discrimination.
Allegra Gigante Luft

Republic Act (R.A.) 9262: Law for the Protection of Women and Children - 0 views

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Republic Act 9262 The Phillippines Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children Act of 2004 Policy Protection

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  • Allegra Gigante Luft on 11 Apr 10
     
    I chose to bookmark this page to supplement my other bookmarked page from deviantART. It is my understanding that the anti-violence against women poster was created in support of this new law. I found it interesting and important to note because of the date in which this law was had passed and is hopefully now being implemented. This law establishes that women and children are to be given the same human rights as men. It also claims to ensure that women and children receive appropriate aid from the state when necessary. I do not know if this new law, which should have been created many more years ago, is currently being upheld to its fullest description.
Jessica Dolan

Domestic Violence and Homelessness - 0 views

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Domestic Violence ;Homelessness

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  • Jessica Dolan on 21 Apr 10
     
    "The study described in this paper looked at homelessness law in the UK before the passage of the recent Housing Act (1996) in Britain. It does not bear out the supposition that homeless families, including women escaping from domestic violence and their children, were unfairly favoured under the previous legislation. The paper argues that the withdrawal in the new Act of the statutory link between homelessness and a lifeline to permanent housing is an example of the ambivalent and contradictory nature of government policy in relation to families and to the social position of women, and is a potentially disastrous development for many women experiencing domestic violence and for their children."
Jessica Dolan

Transitional Housing - 0 views

www.nnedv.org/...housing.html

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  • Jessica Dolan on 21 Apr 10
     
    "The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act is the primary federal funding for homelessness services across the nation. McKinney-Vento funds also support domestic violence programs that are providing transitional housing and emergency shelter to victims. According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in 2005, 663 projects that identified domestic violence victims as the primary population to be served were awarded nearly $118 million to provide housing and services for this vulnerable group."
Abbe Erle

Stop Rape and Assault: And That's An Order! - 1 views

www.now.org/040609.html

rape military United States masculinity government

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  • Abbe Erle on 10 Apr 10
     
    The page preceding this states that one in three women in the military will be sexually assaulted during their tour of duty. This number is amazing to me and it makes me wonder what life is really like for women in the military. In such a male dominated institution, the women of the military have been silenced. NOW president Kim Gandy is calling for president Barack Obama to address this issue and see that it stops.
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  • Meaghan Murphy on 12 Apr 10
     
    I think this article connects to the one I posted about stopping police officers who engage in domestic violence. It's incredibly hard to think about how these are the people that we are supposed to trust to do things fairly and yet women have to live in fear of them. It makes the point that we need to change the military culture and its ideas in order to prevent soldiers from being sexually assaulted, which ties in with some of the readings that dealt with changing governmental structures to help end the problem of sexual assault and domestic violence.
  • Morgan Foster on 12 Apr 10
     
    This is a great example of our society being male dominated. How are we supposed to make change when the majority of government, law, and policy makers are men? Those involved with public service are typically those in control of delegating positions and reforming laws. It is important for the few women who are involved to raise their voices and for us, the citizens, to elect more women into office.
  • Kat Dunn on 13 Apr 10
     
    Before joining this class, I had knowledge of such happenings within our military, but I never had any idea the numbers were so high. I am able to acknowledge that yes these things happen, but it is hard to accept how often they occur. Posttraumatic stress disorder is an issue that is raised all the time, of men coming back from war and being so traumatized that they cannot continue on with their daily lives. In a number of movies and TV shows I have watched, soldiers coming back from war have been depicted as abusing their wives, but what about their fellow female soldiers? This is an issue that surely needs to be address now not only by the media to the public but within the government. Morgan brings up a good, but scary point of how are we suppose to change anything when those in power are men and men supporting the actions in the military by not speaking out. I do not know what the answer to this problem is, but I know that acknowledging and addressing the issue is the first step.
Laura Montes

Sisterhood and Solidarity? Women's Organizations in the Expanded European Union - 0 views

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  • Laura Montes on 22 Apr 10
     
    "although accession offered women's movements political opportunities to put pressure on their governments, the adaptation to EU regulations is characterized by top-down reforms and the unequal compliance of national governments." The European Union is unique in that it brings many different countries with different cultures together under some overarching policies. Women's organizations have been dealing with the difficulties of making all the member state's governments commit to women's issues being on their agenda. Also, they have been working towards violence against women initiatives and trying to get the different governments to support them.
Allegra Gigante Luft

"The Abortion Assessment Project-India: The Key Findings and Recommendations" - 0 views

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  • Allegra Gigante Luft on 22 Apr 10
     
    Duggal, Ravi and Vimala Ramachandran. 2004. "The Abortion Assessment Project-India: Key Findings and Recommendations."Reproductive Health Matters. 12(24): 122-129. This article was published in the issue titled, "Abortion Law, Policy and Practice in Transition" and I found it very helpful in understanding the significance of abortion in India. This is a paper based on one of the largest studies on abortion ever undertaken in India. It includes; the state of the current facilities, the affects of the legalization of medical abortion, how abortion procedures has been integrated into community health centers, and about the increased investment in public facilities, among other things. This article also gives suggestions in attempts to create a safer environment for women to make their own educated decisions.
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