Be Loud Blog
Be Loud Blog
Update to our Community
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’m someone who loves a full calendar, and a whirlwind of meetings, conversations and ideas. But it’s a different world now for all of us.
One thing that remains unchanged: sexual violence continues to affect too many individuals and families.
Table Captains Share Their Why
Some of our 2020 BE LOUD Breakfast table captains wonder what to say when inviting others to join them at the event or support the King County Sexual Assault Resource Center. Two of our BE LOUD Breakfast table captains, Diana Schuetz and Angela Bultemeier, shared how they approach others about KCSARC and what drives their passion to ensure survivors receive the help they need.
Can sex ed prevent violence?
Sexual violence exists on a continuum that includes a range of behaviors: from sexist or raunchy jokes, to homophobic slurs, to physical sexual assault.
The range of offensive and traumatizing behavior is wide, but it is all connected -- even supported -- by ingrained cultural misunderstandings of gender, power, privilege, respect, personal boundaries, consent and other concepts that form the basis for building healthy relationships.
Survivors deserve better than MeToo Kits
This week, the state of Michigan banned the sale of so-called "MeToo Kits."
Advocates have raised concerns about the commercial sale of "MeToo Kits," a product that is being marketed to sexual assault survivors and institutions such as colleges. The entity marketing this product suggests evidence collection following sexual assault can effectively be done at home.
Pyatt Promise Powers Prevention
KCSARC’s prevention educators often speak about the holistic work we do to end sexual violence in metaphoric terms, likening our response to sexual assault to saving people from drowning in a river. We pull individuals — survivors — from the river, help them heal and hold offenders accountable with direct services, such as therapy and legal advocacy.
But what if we could stop people from falling in the river to begin with?
