This article titled “Project to Bring Healing from Sexual Assault Behind Bars” celebrates the four year anniversary of the #MeTooMovement. A group called Just Detention International, created a “Prisoners Too” program last year with incarcerated people in South Carolina. The women created butterfly murals to talk about their sexual assault traumas. The Just Detention group … Read more
This article talks about human trafficking and social media. This article goes into depth about how social media makes it easier to find victims. This article also talks about how it is more likely for younger individuals to be trafficked because they are on social media way more. This article goes more in depth about … Read more
Good morning, Some of you may be posting about this, but it popped up as the top CNN story: https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/25/tech/facebook-instagram-app-store-ban-human-trafficking/index.html Their own report admitted that FB is used in all stages of “the human exploitation lifecycle (recruitment, facilitation, exploitation).” I am aware that mail-order marriages use social-media platforms. It is relevant to our final paper research … Read more
This topic is a little older, but I still feel like it is an important topic due to the pain that he caused some Nickelodeon stars. During his time at Nickelodeon, he sexualized minors in shows that he produced. He produced Icarly, Drake & Josh, and The Amanda Show. During Icarly, he would make the … Read more
The article that sparked my interest, mainly because it seems like a potential topic for my final paper, is dealing with sexual harassment in academia, specifically looking at professors who are not held accountable for past sexual misconduct. It is titled “Ending “Pass the Harasser” in Higher Education” (https://www.theregreview.org/2021/09/30/salazar-ending-pass-the-harasser-higher-ed/) In this article, it talks about … Read more
Over the weekend, Actor Alec Baldwin was shooting for the movie Rust. While he was shooting the movie, he was given a prop gun that was actually filled with live ammunition. Killing the films cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins. The bullet reportedly went through her chest, then striking Joel Souza, the films director and wounding him. The … Read more
Tourette’s Syndrome is a neurological tic disorder characterized by unwanted involuntary motor movements and/or repetitive speech patterns. The rise of Tik Tok over the pandemic saw numerous subgroups of individuals and advocates group together to form various niche communities on the social networking app. One such disability advocacy community being the Tourette’s Community, fighting stigma … Read more
On October 19,2021 victims can apply for a payment of $5,000 Australian dollars ($3,700usd) for expenses. Open to all genders but women are expected to make up majority of applicants. In Australia one woman is killed by a partner every nunedays. Australia has a gender pay gap of 13.4%. This can contribute to uneven power … Read more
Miya Marcano was a 19-year old college student who attended Valencia College. Tragically, Miya was murdered by a maintenance worker where she lived and also worked, at least police are pretty sure the culprit was Armando Caballero. Armando was a lot older than the victim. Police know now that he used a universal access key … Read more
https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/protesters-want-investigation-into-loudoun-judge-who-jailed-domestic-violence-victim/article_78f12eca-1d46-11ec-85a7-ff1c998ecc04.html A judge, during testimony in a domestic violence case, sentenced the alleged victim of the domestic violence to 10 days in jail for smoking marijuana the morning of the trial, which was held in the afternoon. Last name Orndoff, was testifying against her current boyfriend on domestic abuse charges when the judge interrupted and … Read more