D'oh--Missed monday. So, first of two posts today ( Read more... )

A lot of people have told me that they'd be interested in doing more to help stop and respond to sexual violence but don't have the time or energy for direct-contact advocacy. Here are some suggestions for some less direct but equally important ways anyone can help:

1. Don't rape anyone.See? Isn't that easy? Seriously, though, actively thinking ( Read more... )

Forgot to post yesterday, so two posts today. Here's the first ( Read more... )

WRITE THIS DOWN. SAVE IT SOMEWHERE IMPORTANT. EMAIL IT TO YOUR FRIENDS. POST IT ON YOUR WALL.

If you call 1.800.686.HOPE from anywhere in the united states, you will be connected via computer to the geographically closest RAINN-affiliated crisis line to the location from which you're calling ( Read more... )

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New Inside Out, in which I talk about Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

New column up over at Inside Out. I am gonna be so glad when this series is over: I am fucking sick of spending four to eight hours a week researching and writing about rape ( Read more... )

Recently heard from revena and kphoebe that WisCon has sent out finalized programming information to participants. Although at last count, I was on one panel, moderating two others, and presenting a paper in the academic track--that's not counting Karen and my mutual request that I be added to the "Sarcasm and Superheroics" panel, which is all about feminism ( Read more... )

I was sixteen on April 20, 1999, when Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold opened fire in Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. I had a philosophy club (which we--full of adolescent pretension--had named "Symposium") meeting that day; instead of debating, we sat in silence and watched the story unfold on the wall-mounted TV in Dr. Dean's classroom ( Read more... )

Waugh! The Inside Out SAAM columns are getting linked all the fuck over the place, which is a little disconcerting and a lot exciting. Still very few responses in the forums, though, which always worries me a bit. I will post links when I'm less exhausted ( Read more... )