Sometimes, you just have to brag. We at STAR are doing amazing things, and we want to share our progress and positive experiences with you. Take Back the Night Beginning in the early 1970s, Take Back the Night has served as an awareness event, held across many different communities and countries, to focus on various forms of… Read More
Tag: activism
Agents of Change: Elisa Samaniego
There are many people in our community working to create positive change to end sexual violence. We want to meet as many of them as possible. If you would like to submit a recommendation, please email prevention@brstar.org. The energy and passion of STAR’s leadership team, staff, and interns has not only been impressive, but absolutely contagious!… Read More
The Good News: September 2015
THE BIG PICTURE “Lady Gaga’s powerful new video shows the reality of campus sexual assault.” [Trigger Warning] The best way to combat sexual assault is to believe survivors. To stand beside them when they share their stories. To make sure their voices are heard. –Wagatwe Wanjuki Lessons Learned “Stranger Danger,” shouldn’t be the focal point of… Read More
Agents of Change: Kaeli Egler
There are many people in our community working to create positive change to end sexual violence. We want to meet as many of them as possible. If you would like to submit a recommendation, please email prevention@star.ngo. Rome didn’t fall in a day and neither will rape culture. –Kaeli Egler 1. What is your relationship with STAR?… Read More
Agents of Change: Chris Pourciau
There are many people in our community working to create positive change to end sexual violence. We want to meet as many of them as possible. If you would like to submit a recommendation, please email prevention@brstar.org. I think it’s important for people to have a safe space where they’re able to speak their mind, while… Read More
Agents of Change: Lisa Redmond
There are many people in our community working to create positive change to end sexual violence. We want to meet as many of them as possible. If you would like to submit a recommendation, please email prevention@brstar.org. What we do does matter. What we do does make a difference. The world is not hopeless, and we… Read More
Pro (Social) Tips: How to be a good person
In her journal, Anne Frank wrote, “Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart.” Working in anti-violence and anti-oppression movements, we think a lot about what it means to be a good person, and we try our best to put it into practice. What have we learned? Being a good person takes… Read More
Agents of Change: Endya Hash
There are many people in our community working to create positive change to end sexual violence. We want to meet as many of them as possible. If you would like to submit a recommendation, please email prevention@brstar.org. Whenever I hear someone speaking in an oppressive manner, even a simple micro-aggression, I like to point it out… Read More
Agents of Change: Amy Dellinger
There are many people in our community working to create positive change to end sexual violence. We want to meet as many of them as possible. If you would like to submit a recommendation, please email prevention@brstar.org. The news reported about sexual violence is only a fraction of what actually happens in our relatively small community–… Read More
Agents of Change: Katelan Janik
There are many people in our community working to create positive change to end sexual violence. We want to meet as many of them as possible. If you would like to submit a recommendation, please email prevention@brstar.org. I am inspired daily by the strength of survivors and the support provided by STAR staff.–Katelan Janik 1. What… Read More
