Category: Blog

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Do Better, OCR.

Friday, October 25, 2024

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

Advocacy Confidential – August 2024

Monday, August 12, 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

Wednesday, August 7, 2024

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 

Sunday, July 28, 2024

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

Tuesday, June 4, 2024

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 

Monday, June 3, 2024

“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

Advocacy Confidential – June 2024

Saturday, June 1, 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

Monday, May 20, 2024

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

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

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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One Survivor, One Attorney: VRLC’s Founding Vision 20 Years Later 

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

One Survivor, One Attorney: VRLC’s Founding Vision 20 Years Later  By Susan VickersVRLC Founder When I graduated from Harvard Law School in 1997, Victim Rights Law Center’s founding concept was clear: If you provide a rape victim with access to a free lawyer, together, the two could create a powerful alliance for healing.   During law […]

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