April 11, 2022 Margaret Speer
This piece is written to capture the shifting norms, language, and anxieties surrounding relationship visibility and privacy boundaries. This autobiographical blog is designed to read as a casual social media post guided by memories of identity crises, bullying, homophobia, and doxxing. The piece also captures how power dynamics in the virtual space create very real […]
April 11, 2022 christian scott
It all started with the ‘fire emojis’ on Instagram. I would post a selfie or a somewhat intimate story, and a couple of minutes or hours later, I would get the fire emojis. In other words: Hottie. Cutie. Babe. And I mean, isn’t it amazing to get attention and a digitally mediated dopamine shot? To […]
April 6, 2022 Dr. Erin Pritchard
I am a lecturer in Disability studies. I am also a woman with dwarfism, who since childhood has been called ‘midget’ by strangers who find my dwarfism funny and unacceptable within society. Here, I explore the online harassment I received as a disabled, female academic after successfully campaigning to remove the word midget from a […]
March 30, 2022 sudharsan.ganesan
PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Supporters are invited to participate on social media and share a photo wearing teal on the April 5th Day of Action Harrisburg, PA –The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) commemorates the start of Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in April with their ‘Building Safe Online Spaces Together’ campaign to […]
March 23, 2022 sudharsan.ganesan
While online spaces can play a role in healing, they can also be spaces of abuse and harassment.
March 23, 2022 sudharsan.ganesan
Being trauma-informed means taking into consideration a person’s experience of trauma and their reactions to it.
March 23, 2022 sudharsan.ganesan
A disability-informed future requires more awareness, education, and standardized implementation of accessible technologies.
March 15, 2022 Melissa Powers
Children’s books, adult non-fiction, and film capture the essence of Women’s History Month.
March 3, 2022 sudharsan.ganesan
The following resource helps victims of online bullying, harassment, or hate speech connect with resources to document, report, and heal from cyber-related harm.
March 1, 2022 sudharsan.ganesan
The following listing of survivor communities and hubs are intended to provide online support through the use of forums, chat rooms, self-help, and general resources to survivors of sexual violence. These resources are organized by the following: peer support, military service members and veterans, male survivors, culturally specific online support, and support for partners of sexual […]
