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[Wendy <>]

Dear colleagues;

I hope you can appreciate that as an activist academic, my intention is 
sometimes to be provocative. I believe things get better with direct 
conversations and i strive to be blunt because the slow pace of progress is 
intolerable. Even one rape is unacceptable and the problem has only gotten 
worse over the decades that we've spent trying to make things better with 
polite discussions.

I know my style is harsh but it is meant to make thing better.

I appreciate the other styles of communication on this list even though my 
approach is different.

Wendy Murphy

Sent from my iPhone

On Apr 28, 2013, at 11:04 PM, 

 wrote:

> sapc Digest Sun, 28 Apr 2013
> 
> Table of contents:
> 
> 1. Let's influence Kirby Dick... - Angela DiNunzio Seguin 
> <>
> 2. resources for male survivors of domestic violence - Jyl Shaffer 
> <>
> 3. Re: resources for male survivors of domestic violence - Kat Monusky 
> <>
> 4. Reminder: SAAM Discount on Media Ed Films - Laura Palumbo 
> <>
> 5. (Sort of) Part 2 on Judicial systems and sexual assault cases - Dave 
> Kennedy 
> <>
> 6. August 8-10, Detroit - National Men and Masculinity Conference - Ben 
> Atherton-Zeman 
> <>
> 7. Handout of Resources to Survivors - willing to share resources? - 
> "Torres-Zickler, Alina M." 
> <>
> 8. New Medical Exam Policy for Sexual Assault Cases - NYT - Juliette 
> Grimmett 
> <>
> 
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:01:23 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Angela DiNunzio Seguin 
> <>
> Subject: Let's influence Kirby Dick...
> 
>  Hello Colleagues,
> 
>  If you have seen the Academy-Award nominated
>  documentary "The Invisible War" about the epidemic
>  of sexual assault in the military, then you know how
>  powerful it is and how influential it has been in
>  facilitating change for all branches of the
>  military.   Learn more about the film & see the
>  trailer at:  http://invisiblewarmovie.com/.  It was
>  shown at the End Violence Against Women
>  International conference in Baltimore earlier this
>  month and Director Kirby Dick & Producer Amy Ziering
>  were given an award by EVAWI for the film.  At UD,
>  we showed the film this month with Air Force
>  representatives present for discussion as one of our
>  Sexual Assault Awareness Month programs.
> 
>  One of my volunteer victim advocates emailed Kirby
>  Dick, to send him kudos and ask him to consider
>  making a documentary about sexual assaults on
>  college campuses.  She was startled and excited to
>  receive this response:   "I actually am now
>  considering doing a film on sexual assaults on
>  campus. I'll make my decision over the next couple
>  of months. If I don't move ahead it's because I
>  don't wish to cover similar material again. Either
>  way it's a film that needs to be made."
> 
>  So we thought - what if he hears from a slew of us
>  who work in the field?  If you want to help, please
>  email your thoughts to Kirby Dick's public email
>  address at:  
> 
> 
>  Learn more about Kirby Dick
>  at http://kirbydick.com/about.html
> 
>  Thanks!
>  Angela
> 
> Angela DiNunzio Seguin, M.Ed.
> Project Director, UD-DSU VAWA Grant
> Coordinator, Sexual Offense Support
> Student Wellness & Health Promotion
> University of Delaware
> (302) 831-3457
> www.udel.edu/saam
> Use Your Power!  Ask for Consent!!
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:55:06 -0700
> From: Jyl Shaffer 
> <>
> Subject: resources for male survivors of domestic violence
> 
> Hi, y'all,
> 
> I'm looking for any recent resources for (heterosexual) male survivors 
> of domestic violence. I have general resources, but I keep coming across 
> journal articles that focus on the debate of whether women are equally 
> as violent as men or are focused on gay men. Any resources, especially 
> more current, would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -- 
> Jyl Shaffer
> Assistant Dean of Students
> Sexual Assault Prevention and Response
> Reed College
> 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd.
> Portland, OR 97202-8199
> Office- (503) 517-7966
> http://www.reed.edu/sexual_assault
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:02:12 -0700
> From: Kat Monusky 
> <>
> Subject: Re: resources for male survivors of domestic violence
> 
> Hi Jyl,
> 
> We put out an issue of our advocacy publication, Connections, on male
> survivors of sexual assault.  There may be some pieces in there that would
> be useful to your work as well. You can download it from our website:
> http://www.wcsap.org/male-survivors-sexual-violence.
> 
> Best,
> Kat
> 
> ---
> Kat Monusky
> Prevention Specialist
> *Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs*
> 4317 6th Ave, Suite 102
> Olympia, WA 98503
> (Tel) 360-754-7583 ext 113
> (Fax) 360-786-8707
> (TTY) 360-709-0305
> www.wcsap.org
> 
> 
> 
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> On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 11:55 AM, Jyl Shaffer 
> <>
>  wrote:
> 
>> Hi, y'all,
>> 
>> I'm looking for any recent resources for (heterosexual) male survivors of
>> domestic violence. I have general resources, but I keep coming across
>> journal articles that focus on the debate of whether women are equally as
>> violent as men or are focused on gay men. Any resources, especially more
>> current, would be appreciated.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> --
>> Jyl Shaffer
>> Assistant Dean of Students
>> Sexual Assault Prevention and Response
>> Reed College
>> 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd.
>> Portland, OR 97202-8199
>> Office- (503) 517-7966
>> http://www.reed.edu/sexual_**assault ;<http://www.reed.edu/sexual_assault>
>> 
>> 
>> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:26:12 +0000
> From: Laura Palumbo 
> <>
> Subject: Reminder: SAAM Discount on Media Ed Films
> 
> This is the final week to take advantage of reduced pricing on Media 
> Education
> Foundation films.
> NSVRC to partner with Media Education Foundation for reduced pricing on 
> select
> films
> The NSVRC is partnering with the Media Education
> Foundation<http://mediaed.org/saam/> for National Sexual Violence Awareness
> Month 2013<http://www.nsvrc.org/saam> to offer reduced pricing on select 
> films
> <http://mediaed.org/saam/> exclusively to Sexual Assault Awareness Month
> activity organizers.
> 
> You can order films at SAAM prices<http://mediaed.org/saam/> through April 
> 30,
> 2013. Over twenty fabulous films are included ranging from The Line to
> Wrestling with Manhood.
> 
> http://mediaed.org/saam/
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Laura Palumbo
> Prevention Campaign Specialist
> 
> National Sexual Violence Resource Center
> 123 North Enola Drive, Enola, PA  17025
> 717.909.0710 x128
> 877.739.3895 Toll Free
> http://www.nsvrc.org<http://www.nsvrc.org/>
> 
> It's time ... to talk about it.
> April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
> For updates, visit www.nsvrc.org/saam<http://www.nsvrc.org/saam>
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:23:07 -0400
> From: Dave Kennedy 
> <>
> Subject: (Sort of) Part 2 on Judicial systems and sexual assault cases
> 
> Hello all--
> 
> Thank you for your patience and your feedback on my previous post. I have
> written a new piece on what I believe is necessary to "fix" the problems 
> with
> the current system when they handle sexual assault cases. Since I am a
> proponent of judicial systems in general, and in these cases in particular, 
> I
> am interested in shifting the discussion from "who to blame" to "what can we
> do." The post is here
> http://cjcdave.wordpress.com/2013/04/23/how-to-fix-the-college-discipline-syste
> m-for-sexual-assault-cases/ and as always, I appreciate your feedback.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Dave
> 
> P.S. I used to receive updates on this list, but I have not received 
> anything
> where I wasn't copied directly. Am I no longer on the list, or is it a 
> problem
> on my end?
> 
> Dave Kennedy, JD
> President, College Judicial Consultants
> (617) 287-8782
> http://www.CollegeJudicialConsultants.com
> Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CollegeJudicialConsultants
> Twitter: @cjcdave
> cjcdave.wordpress.com
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2013 06:44:08 -0400
> From: Ben Atherton-Zeman 
> <>
> Subject: August 8-10, Detroit - National Men and Masculinity Conference
> 
> Good morning, friends!    I am excited to attend this year's Men and
> Masculinity conference in Detroit, August 8-10.  I wanted to share the Call
> for Workshop Proposals from Cristy Cardinal, who is organizing the
> conference along with the other amazing prevention staff at HAVEN.  - Ben
> 
> 
> 
> Dear Colleagues and Friends:
> 
> HAVEN, Oakland County's center for the treatment and prevention of domestic
> violence and sexual assault, in partnership with the National Organization
> for Men Against Sexism, is seeking workshop proposals for the 38th National
> Conference on Men and Masculinity, "Forging Justice: Creating Safe, Equal
> and Accountable Communities (assembly required)."  The conference will
> beAugust 8-10, 2013 <x-apple-data-detectors://2>  in Detroit, MI.
> 
> 
> 
> The theme of this conference is understanding men's violence against women
> as a social justice issue. We are committed to providing conference
> offerings that will address a broad range of issues pertaining to men and
> masculinity, and addressing men's violence against women. Our emphasis will
> be on social justice, so we encourage all social justice advocates to submit
> workshop proposals, with attention paid to applying traditional social
> justice activisms to the work to end men's violence against women.
> 
> 
> 
> We are seeking workshops and presenters that will address the interrelated
> factors that influence, foster and support gender-based violence, the
> development and implementation of effective programs, and current research
> in gender-based violence.  Workshops should take into consideration that
> audience members will have a broad range of knowledge and skills, and should
> be designed to meet people where they are at in their activism and advocacy.
> Workshop proposals should reflect the conference theme.
> 
> 
> 
> Some ideas for topics:
> 
> .        academic research on relevant topics, including any of the below
> suggestions
> 
> .        social justice activism
> 
> .        self-care
> 
> .        feminism
> 
> .        community building
> 
> .        media literacy
> 
> .        anti-racist work
> 
> .        queer issues and scholarship
> 
> .        pro-feminist men and men's issues
> 
> .        trauma informed care,
> 
> .        gender-based violence prevention
> 
> .        femicide
> 
> .        men and masculinity
> 
> .        faith and social justice
> 
> .        intersecting identities
> 
> .        art as a tool for healing
> 
> .        films
> 
> .        poetry as a tool for change
> 
> .        technology and feminism
> 
> .        building online communities for social justice
> 
> .        labor issues and feminism
> 
> .        other issues as they relate to social justice, feminism and
> violence against women
> 
> We invite you to submit a workshop that will be of interest to advocates,
> researchers and/or activists.
> 
> Please submit your proposal on or beforeApril 30, 2013 at 5 p.m.
> <x-apple-data-detectors://3>   You can submit your proposal here {link}. If
> you are unable to submit electronically, please contact Cristy Cardinal at
> 
>  or248-334-1284 x360 <tel:248-334-1284%20x360>
> for a paper submission form.
> 
> The Conference Planning Committee will consider these proposals and notify
> you if your proposal is accepted by June 1, 2013
> <x-apple-data-detectors://6> . Please note that workshops that are not in
> line with either NOMAS or HAVEN guiding principles will not be accepted,
> these guidelines are available on our websites.
> 
> If you have questions or need more information, please contact Cristy
> Cardinal, Director of Prevention Education 
> 
>  or
> 28-334-1284 x360 <tel:28-334-1284%20x360> .
> 
> 
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> 
> 
> HAVEN, Inc. Prevention Education Team
> 
> NOMAS
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> 
> 
> Cristy S. Cardinal
> 
> Director of Prevention Education
> 
> HAVEN
> 
> PO Box 431045 <x-apple-data-detectors://9/0> 
> 
> Pontiac, MI 48343-1045 <x-apple-data-detectors://9/0> 
> 
> 248.334.1284 x360 <tel:248.334.1284%20x360>  voice
> 
> 248.334.3161 fax
> 
> www.haven-oakland.org <http://www.haven-oakland.org/> 
> 
> follow us on Twitter @HAVENupRoot
> 
> 
> 
> Ben Atherton-Zeman: Feminist, actor, husband
> 
> Performing a one-man play "Voices of Men," working to end sexual and
> domestic violence
> 
> Video clips available at http://www.voicesofmen.org
> <http://www.voicesofmen.org/>  
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:57:46 +0000
> From: "Torres-Zickler, Alina M." 
> <>
> Subject: Handout of Resources to Survivors - willing to share resources?
> 
> Hello everyone - I've been charged with creating a handout to be provided to
> our students at New Student Orientation in August that provides information 
> on
> resources and support services on campus related to sexual assault. I'd like
> the document to be both for survivors but also to be helpful for students 
> who
> are supporting their friends.
> 
> There's a lot that could be included, so in helping organize the information
> does anyone have a  document you provide to students that wouldn't mind 
> sharing
> to help spark some ideas for me?
> I can always report back to the listserv if others are interested in this
> information.
> 
> 
> Many thanks,
> Alina
> 
> Alina Torres-Zickler
> Assistant Director
> Office of Social Equity
> West Chester University
> Office: (610) 436-2838
> E-Mail: 
> <mailto:>
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:30:02 -0400
> From: Juliette Grimmett 
> <>
> Subject: New Medical Exam Policy for Sexual Assault Cases - NYT
> 
> FYI - and here is hoping that our community agencies and advocates, who
> already do this so well, will look to meet this standard as policy.
> 
> http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/25/us/us-issues-guidelines-for-medical-exams-in-
> sexual-assault-cases.html?_r=3&
> 
> New Medical Exam Policy for Sexual Assault Cases By ERICA
> GOODE<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/g/erica_goode/
> index.html>
> Published:
> April 24, 201
> 
> Techniques for collecting and analyzing evidence in rape cases have evolved
> over the last decade, as has the understanding of the psychological effects
> of sexual assault. But how health practitioners, law enforcement officers,
> prosecutors and others respond after a rape still varies widely across the
> country.
> 
> On Wednesday, the Department of Justice issued new national
> guidelines<https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ovw/241903.pdf>for forensic
> medical examinations in cases of sexual assault.
> 
> The recommendations, revised from those issued in 2004, are aimed at
> establishing voluntary standards for care when rape victims seek help at
> hospitals or other medical facilities. The standards will be mandatory for
> practitioners working in federal prisons or in the military.
> 
> The guidelines emphasize that the rape victim�s physical and emotional
> needs should take precedence over criminal justice considerations.
> 
> The 2004 guidelines �took a more prosecutorial tone,� said Bea Hanson,
> acting director of the Justice Department�s Office on Violence Against
> Women, which developed the protocol, placing more stress on the need for
> victims to collaborate with criminal justice authorities.
> 
> �Research shows that once victims get support, they�re more likely to
> cooperate with the criminal justice system,� Ms. Hanson said.
> 
> The new protocol was announced by Attorney General Eric H. Holder
> Jr.<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/h/eric_h_holder_
> jr/index.html?inline=nyt-per>at
> an award ceremony for crime victims in Washington on Wednesday.
> 
> Unlike the 2004 protocol, the new guidelines also recommend that rape
> victims be offered emergency contraception or � in cases where health
> professionals have moral objections � information on how to immediately
> obtain the medication.
> 
> The earlier guidelines �were not nearly so direct,� said Barbara Sheaffer,
> medical advocacy coordinator for the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape,
> which receives some financing from the Justice Department.
> 
> The guidelines note that many women who are sexually assaulted want to
> report the rape to the authorities immediately, but that some are reluctant
> to do so. In such cases, victims should be encouraged to have a forensic
> medical examination anyway, the protocol recommends, since the evidence can
> be used later on. �Pressuring these victims to report may discourage their
> future involvement,� the guidelines state.
> 
> The protocol offers detailed recommendations on how evidence should be
> collected, what equipment should be on hand and the importance of a team
> approach that involves law enforcement officers, prosecutors and advocates,
> as well as specially trained nurses or other health professionals.
> 
> In a section on alcohol and drugs, it cautions that voluntary drug and or
> alcohol use �should not diminish the perceived seriousness of the assault.�
> 
> Sgt. Jim Markey, a former sex crimes investigator for the Phoenix Police
> Department who now trains law enforcement officers in dealing with sexual
> assault, said the new guidelines were �long overdue.�
> 
> �What this does is this allows workers in the trenches, those victim
> advocates, those detectives and nurses, to go to the decision makers and
> leaders in their communities and say: �You know what? Here are the
> standards. We need the resources to provide the minimum standards that are
> in this protocol.� �
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Peace,
> 
> Juliette Grimmett, MPH
> Co-founder, Chrysalis Network
> (919) 624-9575
> www.chrysalisnetwork.com
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> 
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