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Dec 7, 2016
What Can YOU Do?
When it comes to gender-based violence, the news is often overwhelming: another sexual assault, another domestic violence-related...
Oct 5, 2016
Stand Together To Raise Awareness
To many in our community, October is a month for visiting pumpkin patches and apple orchards, viewing the gorgeous changing leaves, and...
Aug 10, 2016
On Sexual Harassment And The Trumps
Last week, in response to the news that multiple female employees of Fox News had accused Roger Ailes of sexual harassment, Donald Trump...
Jun 17, 2015
A New Way to Celebrate Father’s Day
When you think of Father’s Day, what comes to mind? Meat on the grill, beer in the fridge, and gifts of bad ties and golf clubs? But...
Jun 10, 2015
Prison Rape: It’s No Laughing Matter
We’ve all heard the jokes, or perhaps the mean-spirited barbs about someone “getting what they deserve” in prison. Each year, 216,000...
Feb 18, 2015
Got Fab?
Maybe you have heard a little bit about this new group in the community called FAB. Maybe you've been curious but were not sure what to...
Jan 7, 2015
Presenting….Walk a Mile in Her Shoes 2015!
It’s that time of year again! Time to dust off your favorite high heels (or sneakers! Or roller skates!), get out your markers and...
Oct 22, 2014
Shedding Light on a Serious Problem
Last week, we highlighted the prevalence of dating violence among teenagers — and now, we’d like to talk about a problem that affects a...
Sep 4, 2014
Memory Does Not Define Rape
Singer Cee-Lo Green recently made headlines after pleading no contest to supplying a woman with Ecstasy; these charges arose from an...
Aug 28, 2014
A Call to Men
At Blackburn Center, we are actively seeking ways to get men involved in our mission of ending gender violence. We believe that by...
Aug 5, 2014
It's Never Your Fault
Sexual violence can happen to anyone, regardless of age, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, or socio-economic status. The one...
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