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Podcast Ep. 67: Amazon in GA?

Today, we have with us guest host Jennifer Young, education professional and political activist in Atlanta. We’re talking about the recent uptick of sexual assault allegations in politics, and the possibility of Amazon moving it’s new headquarters to Atlanta. You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on iTunes, and be sure to leave us a Rating and Review! Why do they keep getting re-elected? Why do we keep pushing this under the rug? What are we waiting

Campus Carry

Two Ga. bills would make college campuses more dangerous

Two bills that would make campuses more dangerous passed House committees on Monday and are going to the House Floor for a vote. “Campus rape cover-up” The first bill would make it more difficult for rape victims to decide how and when they report their rapes. Schools would not be allowed to initiate their own investigation or pursue disciplinary action against a student unless he or she was convicted of sexual assault. Under Rep. Earl

Podcast Ep. 29: Assault on Campuses

Today we’re talking about Sally Yates, Betsy DeVos, and two bills on the floor in the Georgia Legislature that would seriously affect colleges and universities. One has to do with the national “Muslim Ban” put in place by Trump, and the other affects victims of sexual assault. You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on iTunes, and be sure to leave us a Rating and Review! You’re the President of the United States. This isn’t about ratings

Education

Rep. Earl Ehrhart aims to stop universities from investigating rape

Rep. Earl Ehrhart is notorious for his efforts to block legal justice for rape and sexual assault victims on college campuses. Last April, he filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Dept. of Education over the treatment of those accused of sexual assault on campuses. That’s right — he prioritized the rights of accused rapists over victims. And he isn’t finished. This week he filed a bill that would prevent schools from investigating campus sex abuse claims. Under

Healthcare

Rape Kit backlog revealed: 4,200 kits, 6 years of testing ahead

Less than a year after a bipartisan group pushed for increased testing of rape kits, we’re beginning to see the scope of the problem. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation, or GBI, released a report earlier this month detailing their findings and the progress they’ve made testing the backlog of rape kits. There are currently more than 4,200 rape kits that need to be tested, and, at the current rate these kits are being tested, it

Jimmy Carter TEDWomen 2015
Healthcare

Jimmy Carter: mistreatment of women is the number one human rights abuse

  [ted id=2293] Former US president Jimmy Carter has an idea about women worth sharing. At TEDWomen 2015, filmed in May, the former Georgia governor and world renowned humanitarian shares three unexpected reasons why the mistreatment of women and girls continues in so many manifestations in so many parts of the world. The final reason he gives? “In general, men don’t give a damn.” Here are just a few of his points: “I can tell you without any