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Disability History: SAAM Edition

Apr 15, 2018

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in Activism, anti-violence, Blog Entries, history, sex and disability history

This piece on disability and sexual assault was published in 2010, long before hashtag movements and mainstream coverage. It’s 2018, and, honestly, I don’t feel as if we’ve made any sort of significant cultural shift. Each April, we observe Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Every year we learn about at least one more documentary, local or…

What Would a Truly Intersectional Anti-Violence Movement Look Like, Anyway?

Oct 21, 2017

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Robin

in anti-violence, Blog Entries, decolonization, intimate partner violence, professional training, social commentary

In 2014, I was getting ready to move across the country, so my activism was mainly limited to reading articles and joining Twitter chats. Here’s what I wrote for that year’s “Decolonizing The Anti-Miolence Movement” conversation, which coincided with Domestic Violence Awareness Month. As always when I post these older pieces, I share this one…

Relationship Violence Awareness: People With Disabilities

Jul 23, 2015

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Robin

in ableism, Abuse, accessibility, anti-violence, Blog Entries, commentary, disability, healthcare, intimate partner violence, Relationships, social commentary

What do you do when your abuser is also your care provider, someone who bathes you, or dresses you, or whose assistance you need if you want to leave the house or communicate with other people? What do you do if people constantly tell you not only how good a person your abuser is, but…

Category: anti-violence

Disability History: SAAM Edition

What Would a Truly Intersectional Anti-Violence Movement Look Like, Anyway?

Relationship Violence Awareness: People With Disabilities