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Women Talking and the Importance of Movies about Survival

February 28, 2023

Women Talking is a film about survival. Written and directed…

Dress Codes, Then and Now

November 9, 2022

I never really planned to become an educator, but it’s…

Reflections on High School Students’ Protest against Sexual Violence: A Teacher and Survivor’s Perspective

November 4, 2022

I am a twenty-four–year–old special education teacher at a charter…

Healing Old Wounds and Finding New Strength

May 20, 2022

My name is Brina Gartner and I am very proud to say that my son is the Interim Second Vice President of this remarkable organization.  I am writing this article to begin to heal a wound that I have carried for over 30 years.  I am doing this for myself in the hopes that it will also bring some understanding to the reader about how different things are now from when I was young, and how important it is that organizations like this exist.  

From “yes” to “no”, a Reflection on Netflix’s Anatomy of a Scandal

May 19, 2022

In a new mini-series, “Anatomy of a Scandal” on Netflix, Parliamentary minister James Whitehouse is accused of rape following the news release of a sexual affair. James and a younger parliamentary researcher, Olivia, engage in a months-long affair. The story begins as one in which the viewer is more concerned about the perception of James’ wife, until the accusation comes out.