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Legal Update: Changes to 209A and 258E Restraining Orders Expand Protections for Massachusetts Survivors
Legal Update: Changes to 209A and 258E Restraining Orders Expand Protections for Massachusetts Survivors By Moire BalsamSenior Attorney, Victim Rights Law Center Recent changes to Massachusetts laws expand the protections available under 209A Abuse Prevention and 258E Harassment Prevention Orders. These updates make it easier for survivors to apply for and receive these critical orders. […]
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Do Better, OCR.
Do Better, OCR. By Tiffany HesterSenior Attorney, Victim Rights Law Center Think back to your high school experience. What was your biggest stressor? Was it arguments with friends? Was it grades? Was it your physical appearance? These are all very big problems in a high schooler’s world. But can you picture, as a 14-year-old, how […]
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Advocacy Confidential – August 2024
By Carol SchraderSenior Attorney, National Training and Consultation, Victim Rights Law Center Dear Fierce1 Survivors, Advocates, and Allies, Welcome back to my blog series – Advocacy Confidential. Where we sip tea2 and muse together about the role of confidentiality in our violence abolition movement. I hope you are experiencing some of the joie de vivre […]
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The Next Step in Ensuring Quality Sex Education for Students
The Next Step in Ensuring Quality Sex Education for Students By Agripino KennedyLegal Intern, Victim Rights Law Center Last year, Attorney Katrina Eberly wrote an amazing blog post praising the incredible guidelines for sex and health education published by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). While the guidelines themselves are phenomenal, more can […]
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Uplifting Barrier Breakers
Uplifting Barrier Breakers By Nora Grais-ClementsSenior Attorney, Victim Rights Law Center At the end of 2023, I was asked to do a podcast with Break Into Law School, a project of Break Into Law. Barrier Breakers®, Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing access to and success in higher education for BIPOC and other […]
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“One Last Shot” by Betty Cayouette
One Last Shot by Betty Cayouette By Stacy MaloneExecutive Director, Victim Rights Law Center I was so excited to read Betty Cayouette’s debut novel One Last Shot. This book is magical! Childhood sweethearts supermodel Emerson and photographer Theo who were torn apart are jolted out of their daily routines by calendar reminders on their phones […]
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“One Way Back: A Memoir” by Christine Blasey Ford
“One Way Back: A Memoir” by Christine Blasey Ford By Stacy MaloneExecutive Director, Victim Rights Law Center Dr. Christine Blasey Ford bared her soul when she stood before the country on September 27, 2018, to testify in front of the world about the details of a sexual assault. The sexual assault changed her life and […]
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Advocacy Confidential – June 2024
By Carol SchraderSenior Attorney, National Training and Consultation, Victim Rights Law Center Dear Fierce Survivors, Advocates, and Allies, Welcome back to my blog series – Advocacy Confidential. Where we sip tea1 and muse together about the role of confidentiality in our violence abolition movement. As you may recall, in my most recent and inaugural post,2 […]
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The Case for Appropriate Sanctions in Title IX Rape Investigations
The Case for Appropriate Sanctions in Title IX Rape Investigations By Moire BalsamStaff Attorney, Victim Rights Law Center Imagine you are a college student who is raped by another student on your college campus. You are devastated by what happened, fear for your safety and for the safety of other students at your school, and […]
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Advocacy Confidential
Advocacy Confidential By Carol SchraderSenior Attorney, National Training and Consultation, Victim Rights Law Center Dear Fierce Survivors, Advocates, and Allies, Welcome to my blog series – Advocacy Confidential.1 Where we sip tea2 and muse together about the role of confidentiality in our violence abolition movement.3 These musings may be quiet reflections or lively debates. In […]
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