Central Virginia

Start By Believing campaign located in the Central VA area.

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Start By Believing Central VA Proclamation Day | April 21st, 2015

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Start By Believing Central VA Proclamation Day | April 21st, 2015

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Start By Believing Central VA Proclamation Day | April 21st, 2015

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Start By Believing Central VA Proclamation Day | April 21st, 2015

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Start By Believing Central VA Proclamation Day | April 21st, 2015

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April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

I challenge you to share a photo of yourself with why you believe when a survivor of SA of shares his or her story with #ywbelieve, so we can create a supportive & nonjudgmental community online. For starters, I challenge (four friends) to join in.

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The campaign is “Surviving in Numbers” http://www.survivinginnumbers.org

These are horrific numbers that we don’t always hear about.

That’s why it is important that we #startbybelieving…your response matters

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The campaign is “Surviving in Numbers” http://www.survivinginnumbers.org

These are horrific numbers that we don’t always hear about.

That’s why it is important that we #startbybelieving…your response matters

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FYI - at least 8 trans women and gender non-conforming individuals have been killed in the U.S. in 2015, averaging about 1 per week thus far this year...

All but one of these individuals are people of color. These lives were cut short by intimate partners (at least 2), family members (1), police (1), and in general, hate. 

The first TWOC (trans woman of color) that was murdered this year in the US (that I am aware of) was Lamia Beard. She lived in Norfolk, VA. I wanted to ensure that my colleagues doing antiviolence and other related work have these murders on their radar. Many of these deaths have not received much media coverage. 

Please take some time to look through the resources that FORGE provides @ http://forge-forward.org, and subscribe to their mailing list if you have not done so already. FORGE'S archived webinars and resources have been extremely helpful in my experience. -- Kaylin Tingle (member of VCU's The Well Dream Team) 

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The campaign is "Surviving in Numbers" http://www.survivinginnumbers.org

These are horrific numbers that we don't always hear about.

That's why it is important that we #startbybelieving...your response matters

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1 in 5 women are sexually assaulted while in college, and the majority of these victims never report the assault.

  1 in 16 men are sexually assaulted while in college, and the majority of these victims never report the assault. 

Over 90% of sexual assault victims on college campuses do not report the assault...

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With all the talk about college sexual assault, you may have questions about your options...

visit  www.knowyourix.org

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"Reporting is NOT easy, let's believe survivors when they do decide to report"

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‘I need to tell you something’: How survivors of sexual assault tell their children

The unseen backdrop of the public dialogue on sexual assault.

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"My daughter died in a car accident"

"Well that's what she gets for not taking the bus"....

-We do not blame other victims, START BY BELIEVING survivors of sexual assault.

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Trailer for The Hunting Ground is found here.

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Male Victims Of Campus Sexual Assault Speak Out

Note: The following story contains descriptions of sexual assault that some readers might find upsetting. It was Andrew's sixth night of freshman year at Brown University when he was assaulted by a male student in his dorm bathroom. When Andre...