Am I Ready to Interview? Questions to Ask Yourself
By Michelle Schaunaman, CCASA Blogger I read a thought provoking piece called, Not Every Rape Victim Needs to Be Emma Sulkowicz. It struck a chord …
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“Eye for an Eye Makes the Whole World Blind:” What Happens Next?
The struggle of a woman who sought retribution after a man blinded her with acid. By Samantha Wickramasinghe, CCASA Blogger Imagine how you would feel …
CCASA Travel Log: Insights from Central Colorado
By Brie Franklin Akins, Executive Director & CCASA Blogger I recently traveled to Central Colorado to visit several CCASA member programs. Since I am new to …
The Woman Behind the Badge
By Doris Rivera-Black, CCASA Guest Blogger When people think of a sexual assault victim, most people think of someone else, not themselves. I thought that …
An Advocate’s Guide to Media Interviews
By Michelle Schaunaman, CCASA Blogger If you come from an Advocacy, Counseling, or Social Work background, you likely don’t have a Communications Degree or media …
A Call to Action: Why sexual and domestic violence organizations are crucial to the anti-trafficking movement
By Becky Owens Bullard, CCASA Blogger Over the past 6 years working in the anti-trafficking field, I’ve seen an enormous amount of positive growth in …
Advocacy vs. Therapy – What’s the difference?
By Kathryn Woods, CCASA Guest Blogger Many people ask why survivors need advocates if they can go to therapists for the same thing. In fact, …
CO’s Attorney General Speaks Out for Sexual Assault Awareness Month
By Cynthia Coffman, Colorado Attorney General & CCASA Guest Blogger As Colorado’s 38th attorney general, and second woman attorney general, I appreciate having this forum to …
Lessons from the Rolling Stone-UVA Controversy: Three Ways to Be an Advocate for Assault Survivors When You Doubt Their Story
By Zach Rawlings, CCASA Guest Blogger Last November, Rolling Stone magazine printed an article that has become incredibly controversial, and has raised a lot of uncomfortable …
I Survived
By Andrea, CCASA Guest Blogger Being selected to be a part of CCASA’s Digital Story Telling Project was much more of an experience than I …