Tag: rape
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How I learned to be afraid, and why I carry pepper spray
Adam describes a personal experience with the sort of unacceptable behavior that women are subjected to on a far more regular basis.
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[Adam Unedited] SLUTWALK SEATTLE: Westlake Mall kicks Slutwalkers out for “indecent exposure”
The Westlake Center in downtown Seattle proved unfriendly to visiting Slutwalkers, kicking anyone associated with the protest out. The claim was “indecent exposure”, however most of the Slutwalkers entering the mall were dressed no more indecently than the typical, everyday Seattlites that regularly shop there. In response, the collected Slutwalkers tell Westlake to stick it…
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[Adam Unedited] SLUTWALK SEATTLE: A resource for recovery
A note from the SlutWalk Seattle EmCee about how ptsdforum.org can help survivors of rape and other trauma.
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[Adam Unedited] SLUTWALK SEATTLE: Activist & rape survivor Christy Forrester speaks
Activist & survivor Christy Forrester tells the crowd at SlutWalk Seattle about her personal experience with victim blaming and rape culture.
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[Adam Unedited] SLUTWALK SEATTLE: Queer femme poet Tara Hardy speaks
Poet Tara Hardy – recipient of the 2011 Washington Poet’s Association Burning Word Award, founder of Seattle-based LGBTIQ writing institute Bent and self-proclaimed “femme dyke” – speaks to the crowd at Seattle’s Slutwalk rally.
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[Adam Unedited] SLUTWALK SEATTLE: DVSAS and the Westboro protesters
At Seattle’s Slutwalk, Ronni Avila from the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services (DVSAS) in Bellingham collects donations whilst simultaneously poking fun at the Westboro Baptist Church. The Westboro church had a handful of members protesting Seattle’s Slutwalk; in retaliation, one of the signs seen in the Slutwalk read, “God hates Southern baptist breeding buttheads.”
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[Adam Unedited] SLUTWALK SEATTLE: Cee Fisher of Radical Women speaks
Activist Cee Fisher, a member of Radical Women‘s Seattle branch, speaks to attendees of the Seattle SlutWalk rally.