Military Rape Crisis Center

Published on Monday, February 15, 2010 by CommonDreams.org by Ann Wright A Department of Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military told a Congressional committee on February 3, 2010 that “DoD’s procedures for collecting and documenting data about military sexual assault incidents are lacking in accuracy, reliability, and validity.” Task Force a low…

Start: 03/02/2010 – 6:30pm End: 03/02/2010 – 8:30pm Timezone: Etc/GMT-8 Location: 15109 Union Ave SW in Lakewood, Washington (next to Subway) Two very powerful speakers will discuss dynamics they’ve identified over the last decade working with military sexual trauma (Stinson) and sexual assault among wives or partners of police officers (Branner). Both women have extraordinary…

N.M. National Guard teaches rape prevention By Sue Major Holmes – The Associated Press Posted : Saturday Feb 13, 2010 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico National Guard Staff Sgt. Marcus Foran is all in favor of women gouging eyes, breaking fingers, kicking a jaw or groin, ripping fatty tissue with the fingernails he calls “God-given…

01JUL09 The law firm of Burke O’Neil is developing a class action lawsuit against the military. The lawsuit seeks to reform the culture that permits constant assaults and sexual abuse/harassment. At present, the team working on the suit seeks to interview anyone who has suffered from sexual abuse of any sort while connected to the…

Salem-News.com (Feb-04-2010 16:57) Salem-News.com Report requested by Akaka finds insufficient monitoring of whether veterans are charged for care that should be free. (WASHINGTON, D.C) – An Inspector General investigation requested by Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI) found that the Department of Veterans Affairs is unable to sufficiently monitor whether veterans are…

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http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/c4q1EQ7L4Fc&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&border=1 Here is Elizabeth’s question: Mr. President, you honor women serving in the armed forces in every speech you give. But the truth is that one in three enlisted women is sexually assaulted while serving her country. According to a CBS report, in 2007 less than 12 percent of sexual assault investigations led to prosecution.…

When retired Army Staff Sgt. June Moss returned from Iraq, she had to explain to her children why she couldn’t hug them. Any embrace longer than two seconds made her skin feel like it was on fire. “When I got back, my kids were really clingy,” Moss says. “They wanted affection. But, what do you…