Chris Ash’s Post

🏫 "Every day millions of parents put their children under the care of public school teachers, administrators, and support staff. Their trust, however, is frequently broken by predators in authority in what appears to be the largest ongoing sexual abuse scandal in our nation’s history." Despite efforts to conceal the truth, recent scrutiny has exposed alarming trends and a lack of accountability. It's time to confront this issue head-on, ensuring our schools are safe havens for all children. Read more in the full article, by James Varney below: https://buff.ly/463HltY #ProtectOurChildren #EndSexualMisconduct #TransparencyNeeded #McGrathResponseSystem #TitleIX

Making relationships and sexual education easier. This new (non-graphic) guide for students makes it easier for these topics to be covered. You will also get another copy that has several templates for lesson plans that cover how to use this. Get yours today, copy it to your Google Drive and customise each or any section for how or what you want to cover. The way it is supplied makes it easy to add or subtract before use. Get yours today - Over 100 pages and only NZ$59 per school: https://lnkd.in/gaAps7x2

"An investigation by Business Insider sheds light on the pervasive issue of sexual abuse in high schools, revealing how predator teachers are often protected at the expense of students. Thousands of documents show the lack of oversight in dealing with offenders, highlighting a systemic problem that demands attention. Read the full story to understand the magnitude of this crisis. #SchoolAbuse #StudentSafety #EducationInquiry"

Do you have thoughts on how educational institutions can best address (prevent and respond) to sexual violence? The comment window has opened and your feedback is welcomed. Submissions are due March 11, 2024. https://lnkd.in/gjjmzwTh #titleix #highered #titleixcompliance #vawa #prevention #awareness #civilrights

📊 What ‘works’ with young people to prevent violence against women? #16Days 📊 This new Intervention Review from the ANROWS Evidence Portal gathers together and analyses the available evidence to help us make informed decisions about what might work (and what might not) to address and end violence against women. Read our new Intervention Review to find out about education programs targeted at male university students and designed to prevent sexual violence. What does the evidence tell us? Are they effective? https://lnkd.in/gN8hicnM  

Have we failed as a society? In many ways, society has made significant progress in: 1. Technological advancements 2. Medical breakthroughs 3. Increased global connectivity 4. Improved human rights and social justice 5. Enhanced education and awareness Yet, despite these achievements, we still see such #brutality #Rapes #assualt #socialinjustics #inequality #politicalPolarisation #HungerandPoverty #MentalHealthConcern While it's difficult to pinpoint a single reason, some possible explanations include: 1. Societal attitudes and norms 2. Toxic Masculinity 3. Objectification of women 4. Lack of sex education and awareness 5. Power dynamics and inequality 6. Mental health and trauma 7. Substance abuse 8. Ineffective laws and enforcement 9. Spread of harmful content via Social media and technology 10. Economic and social stressors To combat these issues, we need: 1. Comprehensive education and awareness programs 2. Stronger laws and enforcement 3. Support for survivors and mental health services 4. Community engagement and social change initiatives 5. Addressing systemic inequalities and promoting inclusivity 6. Responsible social media practices and digital literacy 7. Economic opportunities and social support networks It's essential to work together to create a society that values empathy, respect, and consent. #Justathought #KahatAshish

Content Warning: Sexual Violence Content Highlight: Hope and Youth Activism I am incredibly proud of the work done by Genna Hawkins-Boulton and the Let's Talk Consent team. Earlier this month, Let's Talk Consent released its report on Youth Experiences of Sexual Violence in Aotearoa. In May 2022, Let’s Talk Consent co-founder Genna Hawkins-Boulton issued a call through Instagram for young people's stories about consent education and sexual violence. The response was overwhelming, with over 300 testimonies received from across Aotearoa New Zealand. Using these stories, Genna has compiled this report to amplify the voices of young people in Aotearoa, ensuring their experiences are heard and advocating for meaningful change in our consent education system. The report calls for two key components: ✅ Responding to disclosures of sexual violence by revising guidelines, creating specialist-informed disclosure policies, and training school staff to better support survivors. ✅ Promoting a consent culture in schools by making consent education compulsory, collaborating with experts to enhance our curriculum, and introducing a system to evaluate consent culture in schools. These are important changes, as currently there are systemic failures in schools to respond to incidences of sexual harassment, abuse and assault, You can read the full report by going to https://lnkd.in/gWxvdmDF

PARENTS PROTECT YOUR TEENS! Great podcast educating about #sectortion and financial blackmailing of our youth with steps to take as a parent and towards the end of the episode how to snapshot evidence and report the crime. Talk to your kids about this and keep open communication. Meta is not solving this and actually perpetuating the problem. #bigtech needs to be held accountable. WATCH THIS and SHARE IT! Full interview with Paul here: https://lnkd.in/exFbts-Y Thanks Paul Raffile and Nicki Reisberg.

We at the Women's Education and Research Centre strongly condemn the publishing of a recent article by the Daily Mirror newspaper on December 21 titled “Girls raped at their own will”.  We would like to point out that rape by definition is sexual intercourse without consent, and suggesting that there can be rape with consent is misleading and inaccurate and can perpetuate harmful stereotypes and violence against women.  Further, the act of sexual intercourse with girls under 16 that the article refers to amounts to statutory rape because children below the age of 16 do not understand the gravity of sexual intercourse and therefore cannot consent to sex. Statutory rape is a criminal offence punishable by law. It would seem that the medical personnel quoted had little understanding of what constitutes rape.  In light of the above, we call upon the editors of the Daily Mirror and the journalist concerned to clarify what the survey mentioned in the article signifies and to issue a retraction of the article as soon as possible. 

Did you know that Rape in marriage only became illegal in 2003? The highest ever number of rapes within a 12-month period was recorded by police end of 2022. 70,633. 1 in 4 women have been raped or sexually assaulted as an adult. / 1 in 18 men have been raped or sexually assaulted as an adult. Our work bring these issues into the open. We don’t use PowerPoints we focus on humans. Our work isn’t about theory or data or policy it’s about the power of non formal learning and our stronger together programme is working to explore violence against women and girls. Through education and awareness raising and empowering the community to tackle the mindset that leads to violence. We want to work towards a safer community for all. #theatreinpsiringchange #domesticviolence