SFWAR Benefit Dinner at Bissap Baobab May 2nd from 6-10pm- All Are Invited!

The most recent group of graduated volunteers (including myself!) has organized a benefit dinner at Bissap Baobab (3372 19^th St. at Mission St.) in celebration of our great efforts with Walk! 20% of all proceeds from 6-10pm on Wednesday, May 2^nd go to SFWAR. Join us for good food, drinks (optional) and dancing (after 10). Please invite your loved ones and help us publicize this fundraising opportunity. Everyone is encouraged to call ahead so that they have a sense of how many people to accommodate (415-235-4606).

Please feel free to contact me with any questions/concerns/needs:

Briana Shewan, Development Associate

brianashewan@sfwar.org

415-861-2024 ext. 305

Looking forward to dining, dancing, and patting each other on the back together!!!

Ai-jen Poo: National Domestic Worker Alliance

Ai-jen Poo leads a nationwide movement of nannies, housekeepers and care workers to gain long overdue workers' rights Read more: http://www.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,1567605638001_2112245,00.html#ixzz1sPZGEEnG http://www.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,1567605638001_2112245,00.html

Blog Post at Hip Hop Cheerleader

"If you plan on getting raped, you better be white. & if you can’t manage that. You better ask your rapist to be stranger, someone who you weren’t in a relationship with, or out on a date with, or someone who you had sex with before. And you better not be a sex worker. Because sex workers cant be raped. Just so you know. You better be wearing long black clothes, be married, and be from a wealthy family. Make sure you are a virgin too. It would help also, if you were light skinned. if you had long hair. if you were thin. Dark skin marks you as a ho. As hypersexual. As undeserving of protection, autonomy, and bodily protection. Your rape doesn’t count. It would be good if you would keep this in mind."

Read More Here: http://hiphopcheerleader.tumblr.com/post/21048839969/how-to-be-a-victim

Resource Spotlight:PODER

The Women's Building, Community Resource Center is inviting you to a presentation given by PODER. It is a great opportunity to  get to know about this wonderful organization as well as get to know the services offered in the CRR. 

People Organized to Demand Environmental & Economic Rights (PODER) will present on monday April 16th in the Community Resource Center at 5:30 p.m. 

Web conference: Including Efforts to End Child Sexual Abuse within the Sexual Violence Prevention Movement

May 3, 11am

http://preventconnect.org/2012/04/web-conference-ending-child-sexual-abuse-1/

Media Coverage of Rape survivor being incarcerated in Sacramento to force testimony.

Update: 4/16/12:  She was released!
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CALCASA has received a number of calls and emails from Rape Crisis Centers and Media outlets regarding a current case in which a 17-year old rape victim in Sacramento is being detained in Juvenile Hall for failure to appear to testify against her rapist. Media coverage on the case sites the reasons given for her detention as: The need to "balance protecting the community... it's important that we try to prevent another victim from being harmed."

How the Right’s Using Women of Color to Shame Abuse Survivors

http://colorlines.com/archives/2012/04/the_problem_with_vawa.html

The Basics of Meditation

 http://communityboards.org/

The classes are offered in the  summer, fall and winter of this year, along with that you can also apply for a scholarship for the cost of the class. The coordinator said that the application must be in a month ahead of the time you want to take the class. It's a short application with just basic information that is asked.

PreventConnect 2012 Web Conferences

    April 24 & 26, 2012: A Good Solution Solves Multiple Problems
    Annie Lyles & Carolina Guzman, Prevention Institute

    May 22 & 23, 2012: Social Change and Social Justice: Building Bridges Between Movements
    Annie Lyles & Carolina Guzman, Prevention Institute

    June 13 & 14, 2012: Don’t Let Prevention Stand Alone: Integrating Prevention Efforts in Your Agency and Community    Annie Lyles & Menaka Mohan, Prevention Institute

    June 18 & 20, 2012: Expanding the Evidence Dialogue I:  Exploring Research, Community Context and the Experiences of Practitioners to determine What Works.
    Sally Thigpen, Helen Singer and Natalie Wilkins, Division of Violence Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    July 31, 2012: How Can We Help? Developing Shared Goals For Diverse Community Priorities
    Annie Lyles and Larry Cohen, Prevention Institute

    August 15 & 16, 2012: When Place is the Focus: Connecting Prevention Approaches to Place Based Initiatives Annie Lyles & Menaka Mohan, Prevention Institute

    September 18 & 19, 2012: Expanding the Evidence Dialogue II:  Balancing Research, Community Context and the Experiences of Practitioners to determine What Works.
    Sally Thigpen, Helen Singer and Natalie Wilkins, Division of Violence Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

REGISTER:
http://preventconnect.org/2012/03/preventconnect-2012-web-conferences/

Supreme Court Ruling Allows Strip-Searches for Any Arrest

 The Supreme Court on Monday ruled by a 5-to-4 vote that officials may strip-search people arrested for any offense, however minor, before admitting them to jails even if the officials have no reason to suspect the presence of contraband.

Read More:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/03/us/justices-approve-strip-searches-for-any-offense.html?_r=3

DOD Implements New Changes to Sexual Assault Response

 By Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr.

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, April 2, 2012 – The Defense Department has refined new methods to aid sexual assault victims whether reporting a crime or seeking assistance as they transition from service, the director of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office said here March 30.

Read More Here: http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=67792