Kayce Hunton and Bridget McAlonan: Anti-oppression work helps to prevent sexual violence
Over the past few years, Maine sexual assault prevention and response centers have been learning a great deal about the relationship between oppression and sexual violence, and have been working to ground ourselves and our services in an anti-oppression framework. After all, oppression like sexual violence is a significant trauma in an individual’s life that not only impacts them but those who care about them, their family systems and the community at large.
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Bridget McAlonan
Sometime in 2019, I was walking through the administrative hallway of a local school when I saw one of my favorite kiddos. His 6-year-old self was sitting in the “in trouble” chair near the principal’s office. Very quietly he said, “I need your help. I keep getting in trouble because I am having trouble getting my personal space.”
Heather Turner: Sexual assault prevention can start with you
As a parent, caregiver, or an important adult to a child, one of the first things we think about is that child’s safety. In the same way you may have taught a child in your life to hold your hand in the parking lot, or to look both ways before crossing the street, you can also help them keep their bodies and personal space safe.
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Heather Turner
As a parent, caregiver, or an important adult to a child, one of the first things we think about is that child’s safety. In the same way you may have taught a child in your life to hold your hand in the parking lot, or to look both ways before crossing the street, you can also help them keep their bodies and personal space safe.