Together We Create a Violence Free Oregon- SAAM 2023

APRIL IS SEXUAL ASSAULT ACTION MONTH Dear member programs and community partners, Our theme this year is “Together, We Create a Violence-Free Oregon- Will You Join Us?”.  SAAM is a critical month for community engagement to raise awareness, solicit donations and volunteers, and to deepen Sexual Violence advocacy work in Oregon’s anti-violence community by providing an open … Read more

Raising Sexual Violence Awareness Through Reading: Young Adult Literature and Youth Outreach

A book can be a window to the world or a mirror into one’s self. Young Adult Literature, or YA Lit, consists of books with teen readers and teen topics in mind. These books have become so popular that it is customary for them to have their own bookstore and library sections. They allow readers to look out … Read more

PPS reckons with teacher sexual misconduct investigation

Keri Moran-Kuhn, the Coalition’s associate director, was interviewed for a story on KGW about serial sexual abuse in the Portland Public School system. PORTLAND, Ore. – A former Portland Public Schools teacher and coach with a long history of alleged sexual misconduct involving students got away with his inappropriate behavior for years due to a … Read more

Sex Workers Left Out of #MeToo Movement

Article review written by Choya Adkison-Stevens, OCADSV Equity and Inclusion Coordinator In this piece, the author describes ways that #metoo has left sex workers — some of the people most likely to experience workplace sexual violence — behind. ‘They don’t want to include women like me.’ Sex Workers Left Out of #MeToo Movement — by Samantha Cooney … Read more

She reported a sexual assault; then, 6 years of silence

Vanessa Timmons, the Coalition’s executive director, was interviewed for an article in The Oregonian about a 2011 sexual assault case in Clackamas County. Vanessa Timmons, executive director of the Oregon Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence, a statewide advocacy group, said some women may feel comfortable speaking out given the current nationwide focus on rape, sexual … Read more

Addressing Intersections of Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Violence and HIV/AIDS

By Choya Adkison-Stevens, OCADSV Equity & Inclusion Coordinator Note: this piece is the first in a series supporting advocates to work with survivors around sex, sexuality and sexual health. Future columns may discuss such topics as sexual trauma, sex work, reproductive coercion, kink, non-monogamy, and others. If you have question, ideas, or experiences you want to … Read more