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Today Carol interviews John Sutter, journalist from CNN on his report on the prevalence of rape in Alaska. He talks about his journey to see why Alaska has the highest incidence of rape in… Continue reading The V Word: An interview with John Sutter on Rape in Alaska
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Today Carol talks about vimeo made and distributed by Cambridge Rape Crisis Center: Know Your Limits. Help change the conversation from telling women how to avoid being raped to instead telling potential rapists how… Continue reading The V Word: Instructions on Not to Rape
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For this episode of the V WORD we recorded live at WRIR’s first Local Voices Live event. During this event the public got to see live some of their favorite shows/modules. The V Word was honored to be part of this event. Jenn read a piece on community accountability from a community activist who is also a black, queer, immigrant, woman. Please listen to today’s episode here Transcript here: Hi my name is Shantae Taylor and I work with JusticeRVA (for racial justice against state sanctioned police violence and mass incarceration), NOACP/Richmond Resistance (for… Continue reading The V Word: Community Accountability from a Survivor’s Perspective
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Welcome to today’s edition of The V Word. Your host today is Carol Olson. Listen to today’s episode here You have been hearing a lot about the charge against Bill Cosby for sexual assaulting numerous women. The question I have been hearing the most is “Why did they wait so long to report” “Why now?” The reality is that many survivors of sexual assault wait to report. They can wait several days or wait years. and statistics show that 60% of rapes are not reported to the police. There are many reasons why survivors… Continue reading The V Word: Why survivors wait to report
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Welcome to today’s edition of the V Word. Today we talk about the Rolling Stone’s article published last week about the gang rape that happened at a fraternity house on University of Virginia’s campus. A campus located 1 hour from the WRIR studio here in Richmond. We stand in solidarity with the survivors on this campus, the survivor that shared their story for this article, and for those fighting to make sure that sexual assault against all people is taking just as serious as fraternities and college football. We hope that this survivor and… Continue reading The V Word: A Fight for Justice
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Welcome to today’s edition of The V Word. Today we are talking about justice. Listen to today’s episode here Do you need help or information? Here are some options… If you have been assaulted and feel comfortable with calling the police, call 911. If you are not comfortable with talking to the police, but want to talk to someone, you can call the Virginia Family Violence and Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-838-8238. You can now text/chat The Virginia Hotline at http://www.vsdvalliance.org/ If you have been assaulted in the last 72 hours you can get a… Continue reading The V Word: Justice
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