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History You Should Know: Recy Taylor & Rosa Parks

In this episode of History You Should Know, we highlight Recy Taylor and Rosa Parks. Most people know about Rosa Parks’ role in the civil rights movement, but don’t know about her role as a sexual assault investigator, where she fought for justice for many survivors, including Recy Taylor.

Learn more:

• Recy Taylor, Rosa Parks, and the Struggle for Racial Justice
• Before the Bus, Rosa Parks Was a Sexual Assault Investigator
• Rosa Parks: The Forgotten Advocate of Sexual Abuse
• Hidden Pattern Of Rape Helped Stir Civil Rights Movement
• The Rape of Recy Taylor
• Before Rosa Parks, There Was Claudette Colvin

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History You Should Know: Tarana Burke

In this episode of History You Should Know, we learn about Tarana Burke, founder of the #MeToo Movement. Tarana is a survivor, advocate, activist, and community organizer who continues to make history and inspire us.

 

Learn more:

• me too. Movement
• We, As Ourselves 
• Tarana Burke, Founder of the #MeToo Movement
• The Woman Who Began the #MeToo Movement Was a Philly Activist
• The White Feminist Version of #MeToo is in Ruins for Many Reasons
• #MeToo founder Tarana Burke blasts the movement for ignoring poor women

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Episode 21: Workplace Sexual Harassment

Do you know what your options are if you’ve been sexually harassed at work? In this episode, we learn from Staff Attorneys Konrad Jarzyna and Lisa Matukaitis about your rights and the steps you can take if you’ve experienced harassment while on the job. For confidential and legal assistance, contact PCAR’s Sexual Violence Legal Assistance Project (SVLAP) at 717-901-6784.

Learn more:

• Reporting Workplace Sexual Harassment in Pennsylvania
• EEOC: What to Do if you Believe you have been Harassed at Work
• PCAR’s Respect at Work™ Training

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History You Should Know: Celia & Joan Little

In this episode of History You Should Know, we learn about two important women and the significance of their court cases. Celia, an enslaved Black woman who was convicted of murdering her slave owner, and Joan Little, the first woman in US history to be acquitted after using deadly force to resist sexual assault.

Learn more:

• Missouri v. Celia, a Slave
• Celia, A Slave, Trial (1855): An Account
• The Celia Project 
• Aug. 15: 1975: Joan Little Acquitted
• Joan Little: Survived and Punished
• Joan Little: Dramatic New Footage Casts Light on Historic Black Panther Activism
• Survived and Punished website
• Wilmington Ten

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History You Should Know: Memphis Riot Survivors

In this episode of History You Should Know, we learn about the Memphis Riots of 1866, including the stories of two survivors, Lucy Smith and Frances Thompson.

 

Learn more:

• Sexual Violence and the Memphis Riot
• Frances Thompson, Survivor of the Memphis Massacre
• 10 Trans Women Pioneers They Definitely Didn’t Tell You About In History Class
• Memphis Riot, 1866

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History You Should Know: Anita Hill & Kimberlé Crenshaw

In this episode of History You Should Know, we highlight Anita Hill and Kimberlé Crenshaw. Many people know about both of these extraordinary women, but during this episode we learn about how they crossed paths during the 1991 Supreme Court Nomination Hearings of Justice Clarence Thomas.

Learn more:

• Anita Hill, Brandeis University
• How History Changed Anita Hill
• We Still Haven’t Learned From Anita Hill’s Testimony
• Kimberlé W. Crenshaw, UCLA Law
• Kimberlé W. Crenshaw, Columbia Law 
• Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex 
• The African American Policy Forum
• The Intersectionality Wars
• Intersectionality Is a Hot Topic — and So Is the Term’s Misuse
• The Urgency of Intersectionality

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Episode 20: Reaching Youth via Social Media

This episode we are joined by Family Support Line and Fiore Design to learn how they created and launched the first public awareness campaign in Pennsylvania aimed to reach children and youth. They share the goals of the campaign, the process, setbacks, and lessons learned along the way, and how it felt to pioneer something that had never been done before. 

• Learn more about Family Support Line by visiting their website. View the public awareness campaign by visiting their Facebook and Instagram pages. Check out their blog post about Child Sexual Abuse: The Harsh Realities of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
• Visit Fiore Design to get in touch with Karen, or check out their Facebook page.

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Episode 19: Coming Soon: History You Should Know

Surprise! PCAR is starting a new series of mini-episodes called History You Should Know. Over the next few months, this series will celebrate and highlight the stories of the people and events that advanced the anti-sexual violence movement. This introduction to the series explores the complicated history of how stories from our movement are told.

To access the History and Philosophy course, sign in or create a free account at campus.nsvrc.org. 

 

For more information about Black History Month, check out these resources:

• Overview of Black History Month
• African American History Month
• 28 Days of Black History
• Dr. Carter G. Woodsen
• Why We Need Black History Month - Especially This Year

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Episode 18: The Connection Between Anti-Blackness and Sexual Violence

This episode we are joined by Damary Rodriguez, Language Access Coordinator at PCAR, to learn about the connection between anti-Blackness and sexual violence. Dismantling anti-Blackness in our ourselves, our workplaces, and our communities is a key part of preventing sexual violence, providing services that are culturally humble for survivors, and supporting Black staff within our own organizations.

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Episode 17: Creating a Trauma-Informed Pennsylvania

Executive Director of Pennsylvania's Office of Advocacy and Reform Dan Jurman and Victim Services Inc. Clinical Director Erika Brosig join us on this episode to share the Commonwealth’s plans to help service providers use a trauma-informed and healing-centered approach. We learn more about what it means to be trauma-informed and how the plan can have an impact on the care survivors of trauma receive.

• To learn more about the Trauma-Informed PA Plan and to see a list of the Think Tank Members visit the Office of Advocacy and Reform Website.

Check out the Pennsylvania Trauma-Informed Network for more resources and to get involved in your local community

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