[flyer description: DeafHope logo at top right. Purple text reads “April is for… Sexual Violence Awareness join us for the release of a new short film Dre’s Story: A Survivor’s Journey filmed in partnership with Jules Dameron Filmmaker, Deafsafe Deaf Survivor Advocacy for Empowerment Saturday April 23 5:30-7:30p Alameda County Family Justice Center 470 27th Street, Oakland Light snacks provided RSVP: deafhope@deaf-hope.org...
Rape Culture is real. (Shout out to DeafSafe for sharing!) [image description – infographic with text that reads: What “rape culture” means? Rape is all too common. 1 out of 5 women has been a victim of attempted rape or completed rape. Rape cases are not being reported… (Less than half of all rapes are actually reported.) … So rapists are not being sent to jail. (Only 3 percent of rapist spend even a day in jail.) Colleges can be openly hostile to the victims. (Campus rape rates haven’t changed in the last 20 years.) People think rape victims are making it all up. (2-8 percent of the charges may be false but students think up to 50 percent of rape reports are fabricated.) Rapists can seek child custody in a majority of the United States. (In 31 states, convicted rapists can sue for visitation rights and custody.) Politicians thinks women can’t get pregnant from rape. (32,000 women get pregnant from rape in the United States each...
[image description: collage of two slanted images on a blue background with the title Deaf Action Partner Meeting. On the left, screenshot of the Deaf Action announcement with Libby Stanley, white woman with shoulder length dark hair, a colorful large tattoo on her right forearm and wearing a dark purple cardigan. Her image is frozen in the sign “meet”. Text next to her picture reads: Learn about an exciting new initiative! Deaf Action to End Domestic and Sexual Violence New Initiative Launched ADWAS, ASADV, DeafHope, and the Vera Institute of Justice, have come together to create a new initiative, Deaf Action to End Domestic and Sexual Violence. With support from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against women, the Deaf Action project will strengthen efforts to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Deaf communities. The image on the right shows five women gathered around a conference table having a discussion. There are papers and coffee cups strewn around the table. On the far left is Tara Holcomb, white woman with blond hair and a black sweater. Next is Libby Stanley, white woman with dark hair pulled back and a purple sweater. Then is Tiffany Williams, white woman with red hair and glasses on top of her head. Next is Erin Esposito, white woman with short strawberry blond hair and glasses. On the far right you can see just the side of Amber Hodson’s head, white woman with long brown...
