Men & Boys in the Movement Against Sexual Assault - A Personal Reflection
Derek Owens is new to the Prevention Education team at MCRCC and started facilitating MyStrength clubs at Marina, Seaside, Salinas, and Gonzales High Schools at the beginning of September.
As the new MyStrength facilitator at the Monterey County Rape Crisis Center, the majority of my time is spent facilitating sexual violence prevention curricula to groups of young men throughout Monterey County. Since July, when I took the position, I’ve been spending time reflecting on the experiences that inspired my passion for this work. Having grown up in a home where my...
Survivor Story #6
Below is the sixth submission to the Community Forum for Survivors submitted anonymously on 10/5/2018.We appreciate the trust this survivor, and all survivors, place in us by sharing their stories. Note: MCRCC does not allow comments on blog posts.
Submitted by Alysia
Survivor’s gender identity: Female
The survivor’s age at the time sexual violence was perpetrated against them: 18
The survivor's age...
Survivor Story #5
Below is the fifth submission to the Community Forum for Survivors submitted anonymously on 10/5/2018.We appreciate the trust this survivor, and all survivors, place in us by sharing their stories. Note: MCRCC does not allow comments on blog posts.
Survivor’s gender identity: Female
The survivor’s age at the time sexual violence was perpetrated against them: 19
The survivor's age now: 28...
Survivor Story #4
Below is the fourth submission to the Community Forum for Survivors submitted anonymously on 10/5/2018.
We appreciate the trust this survivor, and all survivors, place in us by sharing their stories. Note: MCRCC does not allow comments on blog posts.
Survivor’s gender identity: Female
The survivor’s age at the time sexual violence was perpetrated against them: 5
The survivor's age now: 62
The...
Survivor Story #3
Below is the third submission to the Community Forum for Survivors submitted anonymously on 10/5/2018.
We appreciate the trust this survivor, and all survivors, place in us by sharing their stories.
Note: MCRCC does not allow comments on blog posts.
Survivor’s gender identity: Female
The survivor’s age at the time sexual violence was perpetrated against them: 20
The survivor's age...
Survivor Story #2
Below is the second submission to the Community Forum for Survivors submitted anonymously on 10/5/2018.
We appreciate the trust this survivor, and all survivors, place in us by sharing their stories.
Note: MCRCC does not allow comments on blog posts.
Survivor’s gender identity: Female
The survivor’s age at the time sexual violence was perpetrated against them: 24
The...
Survivor Story #1
Below is the first submission to the Community Forum for Survivors submitted anonymously on 10/5/2018.
We appreciate the trust this survivor, and all survivors, place in us by sharing their stories. Note: MCRCC does not allow comments on blog posts.
Survivor’s gender identity: Female
The survivor’s age at the time sexual violence was perpetrated against them: 8
The survivor's age now:...
Community Forum for Survivors
MCRCC is an organization, but it is composed of a group of individuals who are passionate about the mission and have dedicated their professional lives to this work. Some of us have our own experiences with sexual violence and identify as survivors; some of us do not. All of us are horrified by the events preceding the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court Justice; namely the victim blaming, shaming, mocking, and disbelief of Dr. Blasey Ford.
Here at MCRCC, we are aware of the many and varied reasons why survivors do not tell anyone, not even loved ones...
Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearing: Politics and Sexual Violence
The Kavanaugh confirmation hearing last week was every bit as electrifying as Clarence Thomas’s confirmation hearing 27 years ago. ...
Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearing: Is history repeating itself?
September 19, 2018
Written by Clare Mounteer, Executive Director
I remember being transfixed by the televised Senate Judiciary Committee Confirmation hearings of Justice Clarence Thomas. I also remember being appalled by the insensitive questions directed towards Anita Hill and thinking how brave she was, how composed and how credible. We later learned that other women came forward with similar stories during those hearings but were denied the opportunity to testify and lend further credibility to her story. Subsequently, Judge Thomas was confirmed. For life.
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