Damary Rodriguez is the Language Access Coordinator for the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape. Damary has worked as an advocate at a county domestic and sexual violence program. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Global Studies from Penn State University.
May 14, 2019 Damary Rodriguez
These organizations and resources are focused on serving Asian and Pacific Islander communities.
February 1, 2019 Damary Rodriguez
The first step to healing is learning about anti-Blackness and how we perpetuate it. Here are a few articles discussing anti-Blackness within different communities of color and some ways to combat it.
November 8, 2018 Damary Rodriguez
It has been over a year since the Harvey Weinstein allegations broke and brought attention to the #MeToo movement. It is amazing to see survivors sharing their stories but often marginalized folks, in particular trans people, are left out of the conversation.
September 14, 2018 Damary Rodriguez
Here are a few ways to help uplift Afro-Latina/x folks during Hispanic Heritage Month and beyond.
February 13, 2018 Damary Rodriguez
The #MeToo movement has been empowering to survivors of sexual violence. Tarana Burke founded #MeToo to “help survivors of sexual violence, particularly young women of color from low wealth communities, find pathways to healing.” As an advocate, I have seen few black women advocates and survivors, and encountered even fewer black men involved in the […]
September 22, 2017 Damary Rodriguez
By Damary Rodriguez, Database and Resource Assistant for the National Sexual Violence Resource Center Full disclosure: I am supporter of Zahira Kelly’s Patreon. When you hear the word Latina/x, who comes to mind? Sofia Vergara, Shakira, or maybe Jennifer Lopez? The women mentioned are light-skinned with European or ethnically ambiguous features. While that is the […]
