LINKS
READINGS
QUESTIONS
LINKS
Resources on Sexual Violence
National Sexual Violence Resource Center
The NSVRC site includes: a list of publications, press releases, sexual violence statistical and research information, links to state coalitions, links to national and allied organizations, medical and legal links, an extensive bibliography, and it highlights "Sexual Assault Awareness Month."
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
The NCADV site includes: a series of questions and answers ("What is Battering?" "Why Do Men Batter Women?" "Why Do Women Stay?" and "Predictors of Domestic Violence"), guidelines for starting a shelter, information on Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the "Remember My Name" campaign, a reading list, and a state coalition list with contact information.
California Coalition Against Sexual Assault
The CALCASA site includes: CA sexual violence legislation and statistics, an alphabetical listing, by county, of Rape Crisis Centers in California, "14 Ways You Can Stop Rape Today," and a "Men’s Pledge to End Rape."
RAIIN: Rape, Abuse & Incest International Network
The RAIIN site includes: a search engine for rape crisis centers by zip code, information on rape drugs, campus rape, statistics, a list of books suggested by survivors, which includes several memoirs, and answers to the questions, "What should I do if I am sexually assaulted?" "How can I help a friend who has been sexually assaulted?" "What can I do to reduce my risk of sexual assault?"
V-Day: Until the Violence Stops
The V-Day site: provides the history of v-day, includes a violence glossary, v-campaigns to raise awareness, success stories written by "real" people, and ways to "take action."
Resources on Self Defense
ESCAPE: Women’s Self Defense and Empowerment Training
ESCAPE is a program of self defense, which includes a discussion of the "physical feminism" employed in women’s self defense. The site also includes an "essential" reading list (of a dozen books) with a focus on self defense.
Self Defense for Women Magazine
The SDFW site includes: articles from its current newsstand issue, self defense tips that are specifically geared towards women, and an archive that enables individuals to search previously published articles.
AWARE: Arming Women Against Rape & Endangerment
The site points out that while "AWARE stands for Arming Women Against Rape and Endangerment" individuals should not "interpret the word ‘arming’ too literally." Instead the site notes that, "arming" merely "implies that one can (and indeed should) be armed with courage, spirit, knowledge, and determination, whether or not one is armed with an extrinsic weapon." The site includes: self protection and stalking quizzes, a list of tools and techniques available to women for self defense, and an extensive bibliography.
National Women’s Martial Arts Federation
The site includes: tips for choosing a martial arts school, schools affiliated with the NWMAF, and links to relevant sites.
READINGS
NOTE: Several of the websites listed under the "Links" section of this Learning Module include extensive bibliographies.
Internet Reading Sources
VAWnet
VAWnet includes countless resources: links to media news articles, materials for presentations, links to relevant sites, and lists "physical library collections."
Women’s Rural Advocacy Programs
The site includes links to survivor stories and several issues of the "Let’s WRAP" newsletter.
You Are Not Alone!
A homepage dedicated to survivors of rape (and their friends and families), which includes poems and song lyrics, survivor stories, friends and family stories, and a list of the "Worst Things to Say."
QUESTIONS
For related questions and concerns, contact the UCR Title IX Officer at (951) 827-7070 or email TitleIX@ucr.edu.