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what is the other state that says women can not withdraw concent after
the act begins...also which say see can stop at any time and say no?

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Today's Topics:

   1. TBtN speakouts (Eric Garrison)
   2. from Alice Vachss -- small suggestion about Take Back the
      Night 
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   3. RE: from Alice Vachss -- small suggestion about Take Back the
      Night (Basra, Inderjit)
   4. TBTN (Elizabeth Mohon)
   5. Consent Yesterday, Consent Today, Consent Forever in MD
      (Ross A Wantland)


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Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2006 16:27:55 -0500
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One of the best TBtN speakers whom I heard was the compassionate
husband of a survivor who was too upset to speak for herself. He gave
one of the most powerful recollections and used "I" statements to do so.
He talked of their life, their children, and their marriage. He urged
men and women to work together to end all violence against everyone.

Ironically, many of the women who organized the event did not want men
to speak that evening, and were shocked that the mostly audience
responded so positively to this brilliant and touching speaker.   

What a great thread this is! I am enjoying everyone's responses.  

Eric
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Eric M. Garrison, MAEd, MSc (London)
Diplomate of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
International Consultant and Speaker in Human Sexuality & the Public
Health

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Telephone: 347.860.0890



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Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2006 18:23:56 -0500
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  This is so not my area of expertise that I held off joining the
discussion but now I think that some of you might want to use this idea.
My all-time favorite TBTN event was years ago in Nashville. Fortunately
as the out-of-town speaker I was exempt from this but -- being Nashville
-- every other presenter had to sing their message. I don't think that
it should be mandatory but if some people want to be heard at a TNTN and
are not comfortable with telling their story in prose perhaps it could
be opened up to allow song and poetry? Maybe you all do that already but
Nashville was the first and only time I've ever seen it done.
 
 
  
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Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 17:41:07 -0600
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Subject: RE: from Alice Vachss -- small suggestion about Take Back the
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I am from Nashville and have been part of Take Back the Night for 5
years now and every year we invite individuals to share their music,
poetry and spoken word on the issue of violence against women.  It
truly
does add to the evening.  We also have art therapists and people are
invited to create art to reflect their experiences and feelings.  We
try
to create as many avenues for people to share their voices.

Vicky

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  This is so not my area of expertise that I held off joining the
discussion but now I think that some of you might want to use this
idea.
My all-time favorite TBTN event was years ago in Nashville.
Fortunately
as the out-of-town speaker I was exempt from this but -- being
Nashville
-- every other presenter had to sing their message. I don't think that
it should be mandatory but if some people want to be heard at a TNTN
and
are not comfortable with telling their story in prose perhaps it could
be opened up to allow song and poetry? Maybe you all do that already
but
Nashville was the first and only time I've ever seen it done.
 
 
  
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2006 20:22:49 -0600
From: "Elizabeth Mohon" 
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I'm from Western Kentucky University and the past 3 years (that I"ve 
been involved with TBTN) we've done what we call "Take Back the Night:

A Showcase" where we have a variety of expressions including music 
(group or individual) speech, dance, sign language, whatever. We also 
exhibit the clothesline project that we have. It's very visual and 
powerful to those who see it as well as those who participate in it.  
Then at the end of the month we do a "Take Back the Night: Light up 
Lost River" which is the last day of our month, a candlelight vigil 
that we do have an open microphone.  We are actually contemplating 
doing a rally this year to see about the response we get.

Thanks!
In peace,
Elizabeth

Elizabeth Mohon
Sexual Assault Services Coordinator/Staff Counselor
Counseling and Testing Center
Western Kentucky University
409 Potter Hall
270/745-3159


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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2006 09:30:09 -0600
From: "Ross A Wantland" 
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Subject: Consent Yesterday, Consent Today, Consent Forever in MD
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For those of you who haven't seen this yet...crap.

Ross

 

(From Feminist.com) 


MD Court Rules Consent Only Needed Prior to Sexual Act in Alleged Rape
Cases 


Feminist Daily News Wire
November 1, 2006


A three-judge panel of the Maryland Special Court of Appeals
reinforced
the provision of Maryland's rape law that says a woman who gives
consent
prior to intercourse cannot withdraw her legal consent during the act.
The decision came on Monday when the Court overturned a rape
conviction.
During deliberation in the original trial, the jury had asked, "If a
female consents to sex initially and, during the course of the sex act
to which she consented, for whatever reason, she changes her mind and
the... man continues until climax, does the result constitute rape?"
The
trial judge said that Maryland's law was unclear and would not provide
a
definite answer. The Special Court of Appeals, however, disagreed with
the trial judge's interpretation of the law. Current Maryland rape law
is "not ambiguous," said the ruling; if a woman consents prior to sex,
she may not withdraw her consent during the act and accuse her partner
of rape if he continues the act.

Women's rights groups are outraged by the ruling. "You should have the
right to say no at anytime and that should mean no and if sexual acts
continue after you've withdrawn your consent, they should be
considered
a crime," said Jennifer Pollitt Hill, a member of the Maryland
Coalition
Against Sexual Assault, to WJZ, a local television station. According
to
WJZ, several decision-makers have already said they wish to address
the
issue in the upcoming legislative session, though legislation that
would
have given women the right to withdraw consent at anytime has failed
in
both 2004 and 2005. 

Maryland is one of two states that have ruled that women do not have
the
right to withdraw consent. Seven other states have ruled that women
may
withdraw consent at anytime.

Media Resources:Associated Press 10/31/06; WJZ 11/1/06; Maouloud Baby
v.
State of Maryland 10/30/06

 

 

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