Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month

Comic: I'm a Sexual Assault Survivor.

Comics post by Suzy X. on April 8, 2013 - 11:29am; tagged Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month—the right time for artist Suzy X to put together this comic about her experiences as a survivor.

Comic reads: I'm a survivor, I never know what will trigger me.

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Phone a Friend with the Circle of 6 Violence Prevention App

Social Commentary post by Kelsey Wallace on March 20, 2012 - 11:48am; tagged apps, Circle of 6, Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.

screen cap of the phone app showing six contacts in a circle

The Circle of 6 iPhone app, designed to prevent sexual assault and dating violence among young adults, launched today—just in time for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. And it's free!

Users of the app select six trusted friends—Circle of 6 provides tips on choosing them—to form a "circle." The app then allows you to send pre-programmed messages to your circle like "Come and get me. I need help getting home safely," and "Call and pretend you need me. I need an interruption" with just two taps of your phone.

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Douchebag Decree: Forgive Me Father For You Are a Douchebag!

Douchebag Decree post by Shaamini Yogaretnam on April 23, 2010 - 12:21pm; tagged Douchebag Decree, Pope Benedict XVI, religion, sexual abuse, sexual assault, Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.

If Sinead O’Connor can rip up a picture of the Pope, then I can certainly call him a douchebag! (See Mom and Dad, I can still make LSAT approved if/then statements). With the recent (read: this wave of crisis) sexual abuse scandal rocking the Catholic church, there is no other choice than to demand more of Pope Benedict XVI and unless he wants to keep being branded a big old doucher, we’re going to need some big old action and soon!

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