PA Centered

Episode 29: What’s the LINK?: Abuse of Animals and Humans

This episode explores the connection between abuse of animals and abuse of humans. We are joined by Cathleen Palm from the Center for Children’s Justice, Amy Kaunas from the Humane Society of Harrisburg Area, and Corporal Spada from the Pennsylvania State Police, who introduce us to the KeystoneLINK Coalition. 

 

Learn more:

• KeystoneLINK Coalition website
• Animal Welfare Institute: Safe Havens Mapping Project
• National Link Coalition
• Libre’s Law in PA
• Report abuse through ChildLine at 1-800-932-0313
• Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA)
• Transcript of this episode. 

Episode 28: Healthcare is a Right: Midwifery and Sexual Violence

In this episode, we are joined by Certified Nurse Midwife Sameerah Shareef, who is also the Medical Director of Michigan State University Sexual Assault Healthcare Program. Sameerah shares with us her vast experience over the years and how midwives can support pregnant survivors.

Learn more:

• MSU Sexual Assault Healthcare Program 
• Center for Survivors - Meet the Staff

Episode 27: A Podcast About Podcasts: Celebrating One Year of PA Centered & Resource On the Go

As both PCAR and NSVRC’s podcasts approach the milestone of one year of recording and sharing episodes, we take listeners behind the scenes to discuss what it takes to launch a podcast and what we’ve learned through this process. Join us for our first joint episode!

 

Learn more:

• NSVRC’s Resource On the Go Podcast
• Audacity Software
• Podbean

Visit www.pcar.org/podcasts for show notes and transcripts.

Episode 26: Lessons Learned from the Women’s Suffrage Movement

During this episode, we hear from Danielle M. Conway, Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law at Penn State Dickinson Law. We learn about the role of Black women in the suffrage movement, how we can use history to better understand our world today, and action steps we can take in creating anti-racist institutions.

 

Learn more:

• Danielle M. Conway - Dickinson Law Faculty Profile
• AALS’ Inaugural 2020 Impact Award
• Law Deans Antiracist Clearinghouse Project
• Race and the Equal Protection of the Laws
• History You Should Know mini-series

Visit www.pcar.org/podcasts for show notes and transcripts.

Episode 25: How Can We Serve Pregnant Survivors?

This episode we are joined by Dr. Phyllis Sharps from Johns Hopkins University. We learn about maternal and child health, and the effects of intimate partner violence on pregnant women, infants, and very young children. 

 

 

History You Should Know: Nicole Pittman

In this episode of History You Should Know, we learn about Nicole Pittman, an attorney and national expert working to end child sexual abuse and terminate the practice of registering children as sex offenders.

Learn more:

• Just Beginnings Collaborative Names Nicole Pittman Executive Director
• 2019 Leadership Prize Winner Nicole Pittman on her work, leadership
• Studies, experts question effect of placing children on sex offender registries
• Raised on the Registry The Irreparable Harm of Placing Children on Sex Offender Registries in the US

Visit www.pcar.org/podcasts for show notes and transcripts. 

History You Should Know: Harriet Ann Jacobs

In this episode of History You Should Know, we learn about Harriet Ann Jacobs, an enslaved women who published the book, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, describing the years of sexual abuse she survived at the hands of the white man who enslaved her until she escaped. Her writings raised awareness within the abolitionist movement about the sexual exploitation of enslaved women.

Learn more:

• Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
• The Harriet Jacobs Family Papers
• The Fearless Truthtelling of Harriet Ann Jacobs
• Harriet Jacobs Biography

Visit www.pcar.org/podcasts for show notes and transcripts. 

History You Should Know: Aishah Shahidah Simmons

In this episode of History You Should Know, we learn about Aishah Shahidah Simmons, a survivor,  filmmaker and an award-winning Black feminist lesbian cultural worker, who, for over 25-years, has examined the intersections of race, gender, sexuality, and sexual violence.

Learn more:

• The Story of SNCC
• Imagine Otherwise: Aishah Shahidah Simmons on Black Feminist Anti-Violence Activism
• Making the Revolution Irresistible: An Interview with Aishah Shahidah Simmons
• NO! The Rape Documentary
• Love WITH Accountability
• How Can We End Child Sexual Abuse Without Prisons?
• #FromNO2Love Videos
• @AfroLez Link Tree

Visit www.pcar.org/podcasts for show notes and transcripts. 

History You Should Know: Audre Lorde

In this episode of History You Should Know, we learn about Audre Lorde, a survivor who described herself as a “black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet.” 

Learn more:

• Poetry Room Listening Booth: Audre Lorde
• Poetry Foundation: Audre Lorde
• Biographies: Audre Lorde
• About Audre Lorde (includes list of works)
• Breaking Isolation: Self Care and Community Care Tools for Our People

Visit www.pcar.org/podcasts for show notes and transcripts. 

Episode 24: Keystone Crisis Intervention Team

During this episode, we are joined by members of the Keystone Crisis Intervention Team, or KCIT to learn more about how they support communities after trauma occurs. Learn more about how you can get involved or contact KCIT for your community at kcitpa.org.

Contact KCIT:

• Visit org
• Email Donna, Melissa or info@kcitpa.org
• Call the 24/7 hotline at 855-767-5248

Learn more about becoming a volunteer here. Learn more about training offered by KCIT here.

Visit www.pcar.org/podcasts for show notes and transcripts.