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50 Shades of Abuse……..

February 11, 2015featured, homepageabuse, abusive behavior, charity, college campus sexual abuse, domestic abuse, domestic violence, domestic violence shelters, donate, Fifty Shades of Grey, gender based violence, sexual abuseIndrani Goradia

The Fifty Shades of Grey movie, which hits movie theaters on Valentine’s Day, is causing a bit of stir as some people say it glamourizes stalking and abusive behavior.

Check out this article from The Huffington Post about #50DollarsNot50Shades, a grassroots effort dissuading people from buying tickets to the movie and encouraging them to donate to a women’s shelter instead.

No matter what your stance is on the content of this book and movie, donating to your local Domestic Violence Shelter or Agency is always a good idea in our book.

“Hollywood doesn’t need your money; abused women do.” The #50DollarsNot50Shades Campaign

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/05/activists-fifty-shades_n_6621840.html?ir=Women&ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000046

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How long should one girl have to carry the weight of rape?

September 6, 2014Uncategorizedabuse, college campus sexual abuse, courage, domestic violence, end gender violence, gender based violence, gender violence, rape, respect, right action, Stop domestic violenceIndrani Goradia

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This college student has vowed to carry a mattress to class every day until her alleged rapist leaves campus.

Emma Sulkowicz states, “The idea of me carrying a mattress sort of stuck in my head. I guess I decided to unpack why I was so fascinated with that idea. I was raped in my own dorm bed, so I think the idea of carrying the mattress represented, in my mind, carrying the weight of the memories that I have of that night and carrying the weight of how the school dismissed not only me but the other two women who reported against him, and the way the police harassed me when I reported my case.”

If we were on campus, we would help her carry the weight of that mattress.

Read Emma’s full story here.

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Team ILF

What’s really happening on college campuses….

June 28, 2014featured, homepage, Uncategorizedcollege campus sexual abuse, end gender violence, gender based violence, gender violence, Jon Stewart, sexual abuse, The Daily ShowIndrani Goradia

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According to The Sexual Victimization of College Women- National Institute of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics:

It is estimated that the percentage of completed or attempted rape victimization among women in higher educational institutions may be between 20% and 25% over the course of a college career.
Among college women, 9 in 10 victims of rape and sexual assault knew their offender.
Almost 12.8% of completed rapes, 35% of attempted rapes, and 22.9% of threatened rapes happened during a date.
It is estimated that for every 1,000 women attending a college or university, there are 35 incidents of rape each academic year.

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