Sexual Assault

Episode 29: en(gender)ed Reflections on the needs and impact of domestic violence on survivors and children–a look back with our guest, Michael

November 8, 2018 Children, Divorce and Custody, en(gender)ed Reflections, Media and Culture, Podcasts, Rape and Sexual Assault

This is the fourth “Reflections” episode where I examine a series of interviews with my friend, Michael.  He joins me as we reflect back on episodes, 18 (Laura Fernandez of Sanctuary for Families on serving survivor needs and trauma from abuse) and 19 (Lisa Fischel-Wolovick on “Traumatic Divorce and Separation”),  20 (#SurvivorStories with Rosaura Torres Thomas…

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Episode 25: “Brock Turner for Prison” Facebook Group Founders on Rape Culture & #MeToo

October 11, 2018 Feminism, Image, Media and Culture, Men and Masculinity, Podcasts, Policy, Rape and Sexual Assault, Sexism and Misogyny

On this episode of en(gender)ed, we have two guests, Maria Mayo and Nadia Dawisha, co-founders of the online group called “Brock Turner for Prison.”  Maria is a survivor of rape and domestic violence as well as a practicing attorney who proposed a class on “Sexual Violence and the Law” when she attended law school).  Nadia…

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Episode 21: #SurvivorStories Series with Jordan on leaving his fundamentalist Christian home

September 13, 2018 Children, Domestic Violence, Feminism, Men and Masculinity, Podcasts, Survivor Stories

On this episode, we speak with Jordan, a cis-gendered bisexual man who identifies as an intersectional feminist, anti-racist and pro-LGBTQAI.  He grew up in Dallas, Texas as the second child out of 8 in a conservative Christian home who followed the teachings of the Institute in Basic Life Principles, established by Bill Gothard (a ministry that…

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Episode 14: Ben Atherton-Zeman on teaching feminism and undoing sexism through drama

July 27, 2018 Feminism, Gender (Justice), Gender-Based Violence, Image, Media and Culture, Men and Masculinity, Podcasts, Prevention, Sexism and Misogyny

On today’s episode, our guest is Ben Atherton-Zeman, a public speaker and comedic performer on issues of violence prevention.  His one man show, “Voices of Men” has been performed in over 46 states and around the world, including four continents.  Ben has spoken and performed at military installations, colleges, high schools, public theatres, conferences, houses…

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Episode 11: Kathleen Russell of the CJE on judicial accountability, media oversight and protective parent advocacy

July 6, 2018 Children, Divorce and Custody, Domestic Violence, Gender-Based Violence, Media and Culture, Podcasts, Policy

On today’s show, our guest is Kathleen Russell, Executive Director of the Center for Judicial Excellence (CJE), a non-profit based out of California whose mission is to protect vulnerable children in the family court system and to strengthen the integrity of all courts by creating judicial accountability.  The organization’s strength is rooted in its unique…

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