Took over Union Square May 18, 2008 Survivors, friends, family and others came together to celebrate healing and recovery from sexual violence. The festival featured music, performances, dancers, spoken word, inspirational speakers, and more. The annual event, now in its 5th year, is sponsored by the New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault in association with Midnight Kitchen Media. [Read more.] |
Sexual Violence Rate Among NYC Teens More Than National AverageJune 29, 2008As many as 10 percent of American teenagers experience sexual violence at some point, surveys show, but if that adolescent is from New York City, the percentage climbs to more than 16 percent. This finding is one of many from a three year research project announced over the weekend from Columbia University researchers and a coalition called The New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault. The entire study will be released in July, according to a news release from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, but the research highlights indicate New York City adolescents face even more exposure to violence related to sexual activity than teens across the country. "These are alarming statistics any way you look at them," said Harriet Lessel, executive director of the New City Alliance Against Sexual Assault in a statement. "We are hopeful that these findings will highlight an issue that has been kept in the shadows for far too long, and encourage more young people to seek help when they are victimized." Among other findings, based on survey of 1,300 New York city teenagers: Almost 90 percent of those who have experienced sexual violence knew their perpetratrator. Among those who experienced physical dating violence, 27.4 percent reported having been pushed or shoved by a dating partner, and 17 percent reported having been slapped or hit.Almost 10 percent of students who reported having a dating partner in the last year said that their partner touched them sexually when they didn't want to be touched, and 6.7 percent said they were forced to have sex against their will. Go to this article on The Washington Post » ← previous article | next article → |
Voices and Faces:
Nobuko Nagaoka 
"I guess the thing that I am proudest of is that I didn't turn back, that I'm still here all these years later. I kept going because I had no choice, but I'm glad that I did."
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Staten Island SAYSO 2008
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