*TRIGGER WARNING* Canada’s Edmonton Police Services, working with rape-prevention non-profit groups, has decided that the only way to go in a campaign about sexual assault awareness is: Go big or go home. The new ads, released as part of a two-year-long campaign, give some graphic representation to so-called “date rape” scenarios with the tag line:…
It’s that time of year again. It’s time to nominate your favorite group or organization for The Sin City Siren’s Charitable Giving List! Has your organization done something great for our community? Is your group doing important work? Now is the time to toot your own horn! I’m looking for reputable groups that need donations…
In modern warfare, rape has become a tool of combat. From Bosnia to Afghanistan, attacking forces have used the brutality of rape to control those they wish to conquer or punish. And if that is the case, there is a silent war happening right here in our country where Native American women are more than…
In the September issue of More Magazine, Hanna Rosin has a piece called “Why Testosterone is the New Estrogen.” (I can’t find a link on their site, drat!) In the piece, the author of the new book The End of Men argues that our culture has shifted so much on gender issues — more women…
When news broke yesterday about Paul Ryan’s new comments about rape, I was just finishing a new post for the Independent Voter Network about the Todd Akin news cycle and what it showed us about media bias (and our own biases). Wait. You didn’t hear about the new Paul Ryan rape comment? The one where…
Vigilante justice on twitter? In these modern times of social media available with the flick of a thumb across a smart-phone screen, it was inevitable that a survivor of sexual violence would name their attacker(s) in a public forum. World, meet 17-year-old Savannah Dietrich of Kentucky. She’s got ovaries of steel: “There you go, lock…
Regular Siren readers may remember the campaign to get the UFC to enact a code of conduct to address numerous times that fighters and staff have used hate speech and instances of sexual violence (including tweeting rape jokes). And while UFC officials are loath to listen — with apologists claiming that, essentially, boys will be…
I was feeling really proud of our Las Vegas community this weekend. There was not one, not two, but at least three Trayvon Martin events. ProgressNow Nevada held a rally on Saturday at the Courthouse. There was an event by some “Granny’s” in North Las Vegas early on Sunday and then a large gathering in…
Have you signed the UFC petition, yet? You only have 8 more days until it closes! Then I will be delivering it to the UFC headquarters in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness month in April. This is a chance to have your voice be heard that rape jokes and hate speech are NOT funny. Ever!…
*TRIGGER WARNING FOR SEXUAL VIOLENCE* Earlier today I participated in a tweet chat about sexual violence and the #IDidNotReport campaign with my Fem2.0 colleagues. It was a great and lively discussion that dealt with a spectrum of issues related to sexual violence — from workplace harassment to sexual abuse to rape. When you get down…
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