[Peace-discuss] Fwd: Direct Action: Addressing Sexual Violence within Activist Communities

[Ricky Baldwin]

I'm forwarding this as requested.  I don't know much
about it, except that I've been hearing that the IMC
was working on something like this.

And, no, I don't know what the "direct action" refers
to.

Ricky
--- Colleen Cook <colleencook7 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> From: "Colleen Cook" <colleencook7 at hotmail.com>
> To: colleencook7 at hotmail.com
> Subject: Direct Action: Addressing Sexual Violence
> within Activist Communities
> Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2005 14:21:29 -0400
> 
> Direct Action: Addressing Sexual Violence within
> Activist Communities
> 
> An open dialogue about dealing with sexual
> harassment, sexual assault, rape, 
> and misogynistic violence within activist
> communities
> 
> Saturday, April 16 at 2pm
> U-C Independent Media Center, 218 W. Main St.,
> Urbana
> 
> Activist communities are dedicated to struggles for
> justice; yet sometimes 
> our own communities can be unsafe because of sexual
> harassment or other 
> violence from within the group. How can we deal with
> sexual violence when it 
> occurs within our justice-seeking groups? Join
> fellow activists for an open 
> dialogue about sexual violence among activist groups
> and how we can address 
> it.. This workshop is queer and transinclusive. For
> more information, 
> contact Ariel at a_clemenzi at yahoo.com.
> 
> This workshop is sponsored by Urbana-Champaign’s
> Independent Media Center’s 
> Climate Group and will be facilitated by members of
> Chicago Action Medical, 
> Chicagoland Anarchist Network, Pomegranate Radical
> Health Collective, and 
> Chicago Rape Crisis Hotline.
> 
> ***For this dialogue to work, we need your help.
> 
> Please RSVP by April 12th that you or your group
> will be in attendance, so 
> that adequate space can be reserved.
> 
> In order for that this workshop to better meet your
> needs, we also recommend 
> that you and members of your organization complete a
> brief survey at
> 
> (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=65542952853).
> 
> The survey is anonymous, and will only take a few
> minutes. ***
> 
> ***Please forward this e-mail to your entire group.
> ***
> 
> 
> 

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