Two-time U.S. Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman reflected on her time as an elite athlete, her role as a sexual abuse advocate and her life after retirement Tuesday at the Distinguished Lectures Committeeâs first hybrid event since the pandemic began.
As captain of both the 2012 âFierce Fiveâ and 2016 âFinal Fiveâ U.S. womenâs gymnastics teams, Raisman won three gold medals, two silver and one bronze. Robyn Starling-Ledbetter, UA director of student media, moderated Tuesdayâs discussion, which covered the passion, pressure and success that comprised Raismanâs gymnastics career.
Soon after she started competing at an elite level at 14, Raisman earned three medals at the 2012 London Olympics when she was 18. She was unaware of the fame she would earn through her gymnastics success, she said at the lecture.
Shafer Center for Crisis Intervention serves victims in 11 counties
Providing resources to victims of crimes
Shafer Center for Crisis Intervention serves victims in 11 counties By Melissa Rademaker | April 9, 2021 at 6:29 PM CDT - Updated April 9 at 6:29 PM
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and the Shafer Center for Crisis Intervention in Hattiesburg continues to serve 11 Pine Belt counties, practicing victim advocacy and recovery.
The center offers a 24-hour crisis hotline at 601-264-7777 as well as support groups, counseling, help with compensation applications and support going to related meetings and appointments.
One victim advocate, Teressa Ellzey, explains how the center impacted her life.
ISLAND CITY â A successful food drive stocked the pantry at Shelter From the Storm in Island City courtesy of Woodgrain Lumber.
The Idaho-based company delivered nearly 1,500 pounds of food to the local nonprofit that helps survivors of interpersonal violence, lining the pantries and hallways with food and supplies.
Staff at the shelter said itâs far more than they were expecting, and they still are determining the best way to store the excess food. The gift came at a time when the pandemic has severely limited fundraising activities.
âItâs been pretty rough this year, just because of COVID. We havenât had a whole lot of opportunity to get fundraising done,â said Roszanne Moldovan, a crisis response advocate with Shelter From the Storm. âWeâve had people who have donated to us personally.â
Fighting the scourge of sexual assault and violence
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Cape Town - With April designated as Sexual Assault Awareness Month, many people around the world are doing their part to raise awareness in their communities.
The campaign aims to clear the misconceptions around sexual assault by hosting seminars and events that highlight the problem in society and encourage survivors to gain their confidence back.
Operations manager at Rape Crisis, Barbara Williams, clarified some misconceptions around issues such as consent and the different types of sexual offences.
“Consent constitutes permission for something to happen or agreement to do something. The distinctions between sexual violence, sexual assault, and sexual harassment are important to understand. Regardless of the victim s connection to the perpetrator, sexual assault includes any sexual act or effort to procure a sexual act through violence or force, actions to traffic a person, or actions aimed agains
When is a catcall not âjustâ a catcall? Every. Single. Time.
Sexual harassment comes in many forms, but the most widespread is gender-based harassment in public spaces, often referred to as street harassment.
Many donât take street harassment seriously as a form of violence, but thatâs a mistake. Catcalls and wolf whistles are not compliments; they are not about desire or appreciation. Like other forms of gender-based abuse, they are a means of humiliation, domination and control. And they always include the threat of possible physical violence.
Street harassment is a near-universal experience for women and gender-nonconforming people. According to the advocacy group Stand Up Against Street Harassment, 78 percent of the worldâs women experience it, and lest you think otherwise, itâs 78 percent for American women, too. It happens in the city; it happens in the country. It happens when we walk alone at night; it happens in packed subway cars in the midd