When someone asks you this question, how do you usually answer? Do you mentally run through a list of friends deciding which one is really your favorite? Or perhaps you would answer immediately that your best friend is your spouse or partner.
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This is an electronic march for ALL women (you do not have to be a survivor of sexual assault to participate) to safely Reclaim our Right to Take Back the Night. Rape and sexual assault is not our fault. Why should we have to curb our natural behaviors due to fear of being hurt.
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Calling all Knights: We need your help to reach all men. It's time to come out of your caves and draw a line in the sand with your sword. The silent majority are often taken as agreeing with an issue.
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"Yes means yes, no means no," has been a long trialed slogan, trotted out to raise awareness around rape and sexual assault. Yes, great. Is it working? No.
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Do you believe you have little in common with a heroin-addicted mother of three? Or perhaps a professor of 19th century French literature from a prestigious Ivy League university? Or maybe you feel you are the exact opposite of your overbearing in-laws. Well, think again.
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Rape and sexual assault are life-changing occurrences. They violate a women's soul because her essence has been attacked. The effects of the rape can last for many years, sometimes even a lifetime. Survivors may feel isolated and alone, different and unusual. They are none of these.
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Yesterday in "Normal", we saw the cyclic behavior beginning to slip back to old and habitual ways of operating. You may remember that the mother said nothing about her partner's outburst at the children. She instead just thought that his behavior was a bit tough.
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Child Protection Week is an opportunity for community to reflect on their protection practices and to celebrate kids being kids. This week, Australian communities are celebrating their children, their commitments to keeping children safe, and our active involvement with families who are struggling.
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