April is here again. Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM)- Respect Works!

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Last year, was the first time I read or heard of Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). Although the National Day of Action has passed for this year, I still wanted to take a moment to bring awareness through this blog. Here’s a link to what I posted last year.

BRINGING AWARENESS TO THE BLACK COMMUNITY. APRIL IS SAAM.

This year’s national theme is preventing sexual violence in the workplace. Rather than continue to focus exclusively on the black community, I want to include resources in the post in support of this year’s theme as well as good resources to have on hand or to increase your own awareness.

Here is a link to the White House Press Release declaring this month as SAAM.

PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION MARKING NATIONAL SAAM 2009

If there are any resources, links, events, etc. that you would like to share with other readers, please comment here or use my CONTACT page to email information. I will update this post periodically with information as well.

2009 Campaign Information

(from National Sexual Violence Resource Center: NSVRC)

Theme: Prevent Sexual Violence…in our workplaces
Slogan: Respect Works!
SAAM Day of Action: Wednesday, April 8, 2009
NSVRC website– http://www.nsvrc.org/saam/

Blog posts that I linked last year…

Document the Silence blog– HOW DO YOU KEEP A SOCIAL MOVEMENT ALIVE: WHY WE CAN’T WAIT

Sable Verity blog– TABOO: RAPE IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY

Ephphatha blog– NO! THE RAPE DOCUMENTARY

Additional blog posts on the topic from this year’s research. I’ve tried to focus on listing articles that cover the topic nationally as opposed to locally.

A Soldier’s Mind– NATIONAL SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH: APRIL 2009

Beautiful, also, are the Souls of my Black Sisters– APRIL 8, 2009: SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH

Gov Gab– SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH

Diary of an Anxious Black Woman– APRIL IS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH (names site Creative Folk that posts songs that have been written on the subject)

Change Happens– SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH (listing of organizations and what they’re doing to commemorate SAAM)

Global Health Delivery– APRIL IS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH: A GLOBAL VIEW