Post Tag: "military sexual trauma"

Fixing a Broken System: Rape and Sexual Assault in the Military

On September 25th, 2012 by Rob Kane

The Hastings Women’s Law Journal is pleased to announce an upcoming symposium entitled “Fixing a Broken System: Rape and Sexual Assault in the Military.” The symposium will take place at the University of California Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco. Admission is free but donations are greatly appreciated. Please register for the [...]

The ‘Supersilent Epidemic’ of MST Committed Against Men

On September 5th, 2012 by Amy Fairweather

Sexual assault in the military is not a gender issue. It is a crime, plain and simple, and it impacts both men and women. Michael Matthews, profiled in this article, is one of five survivors of military sexual assault followed in the incredible documentary, The Invisible War. This Oscar-worthy documentary closely follows the lives [...]

War Declared on Sex Assaults

On April 25th, 2012 by Rob Kane

By Howard Altman (Stars and Stripes) – Sitting in the living room of her Lakeland apartment, Karin Whitley opens an American-flag-decorated box and pulls out pictures of moments in her military career that made her proud. There are pictures of her on the aircraft carrier USS Independence performing last-minute checks on F/A-18 Hornets about [...]

The Invisible War: Documentary about Sexual Assault in the Military

On April 12th, 2012 by Rob Kane

The San Francisco Film Festival will be showing The Invisible War at the Kabuki in SF. Shows are Saturday, April 21 at 4 p.m., Monday, April 23rd at 3:30, and Tuesday, May 1 at 9:15. After the showing on Saturday, there will be a panel discussion with the filmmaker, producers and other luminaries (including [...]

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TOPICS: military coverup • military sexual trauma • MST • rape • sexual assault • sot • Women Veterans

Survey about Military Sexual Trauma

On March 30th, 2011 by Starlyn Lara

The American Legion’s survey found that nearly 40% of female veterans surveyed said they were dissatisfied with the screening process for military sexual trauma. Swords to Plowshares, a San Francisco veteran service organization conducted their own focus groups earlier this year, and the women in both groups discussed the difficulty in having to repeatedly [...]

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TOPICS: military sexual trauma • MST • Women Veterans