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Jul 29, 2015
Rape Culture Is When...
In recent weeks, it’s become apparent to just about everybody that Bill Cosby is a serial rapist. The first known rape occurred in the...
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Jun 24, 2015
Getting Local: Domestic & Sexual Abuse in Westmoreland County
You’ve heard the statistics: 1 out of 4 women will be sexually assaulted in her lifetime. 1 in 4 women will be subjected to domestic...
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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...
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Jun 3, 2015
Safety in the Digital Age
In 2015, many of us consider social media to be a standard part of daily life; we have multiple accounts on different platforms keeping...
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May 27, 2015
Religion, Politics, Fame — and Sexual Assault
Last week, we learned that Josh Duggar (one of the stars of the television show 19 & Counting) had molested five young girls, including 4...
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Apr 1, 2015
Blackburn 101: Sexual Assault vs. Rape
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. At Blackburn Center, we raise awareness about sexual assault through our signature event, Walk...
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Mar 25, 2015
We’re Looking for a Lot of Good Men!
Our annual Walk a Mile In Her Shoes event is one of Blackburn Center’s signature opportunities to showcase the role that men can – and do...
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Mar 4, 2015
Blackburn 101: Affirmative Consent
Consent has been a hot topic in the world of campus sexual assault recently, or more specifically, a particular type: affirmative...
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Feb 25, 2015
50 Shades of Media Hurts
Recently, there has been quite a lot of attention focused on the 50 Shades of Gray movie and books, with bloggers, activists, pundits and...
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Jan 14, 2015
Blackburn 101: What Is Rape Culture?
If you follow us on social media or read our blog, you’ve seen that phrase hundreds of times: “rape culture.” It’s become a shorthand...
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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...
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Dec 24, 2014
Afraid of the Dark?
Many people are afraid of the dark. We’ve all witnessed the fact that bad things happen when it’s dark outside. Some of us have security...
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Dec 10, 2014
We Must Believe Victims
Last month, Rolling Stone printed an explosive story of a gang rape at a University of Virginia fraternity, which quickly became the...
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Dec 3, 2014
Peace Begins At Home
Domestic and sexual violence are pervasive problems that can affect any family, regardless of age, income, race, gender, religion or...
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Nov 28, 2014
Why Victims Wait to Report
This originally was published in LNP on Sunday, November 23, 2014 As allegations against Bill Cosby resurface and new alleged victims...
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Nov 18, 2014
It’s Time to End Pick Up Artist Culture
If you follow pop culture, you may have heard of a community of men known as pick up artists — or PUAs — who give advice in books, online...
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Nov 12, 2014
What Exactly Is Sexual Assault, Anyway?
Campus sexual assault has been a hot topic in the news over the past year, between student protests, high profile cases and the formation...
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Sep 25, 2014
Using Peer Pressure for Good
Campus sexual assault is a hot issue right now, with a Presidential task force dedicated to the problem and stories of college students...
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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...
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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...
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