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Rape culture ends with prevention education. You can help on #GivingTuesday
Dear Friend, Rape culture ends with prevention education. In our current social climate, where rape myths have a bigger voice than survivors, it is estimated that every 98 seconds a sexual assault happens. One in three women and one in six men experience some form of...
Upcoming Volunteer Training Dates & Deadlines
You can help Resilience support survivors and end sexual violence. Find out more about our volunteer opportunities and which one is right for you. 2019 volunteer training dates and application deadlines are now available - click here. Upcoming Volunteer Training Dates...
Do You Feel Prepared to Vote on November 6?
Midterm elections are right around the corner in Illinois, and in addition to electing representatives in the U.S. House, which has the potential to sway control between democratic and republican parties, Illinois voters will also choose a governor, an attorney...
Resilience’s Erin Walton on Windy City Live – “Raising Awareness: domestic and sexual violence”
Watch Erin Walton, Resilience’s Executive Director, speak about sexual assault and our services on Windy City Live’s broadcast: “Raising Awareness: domestic and sexual...
Taller para Padres, Guardianes, y Familiares de Sobrevivientes | Spanish Speaking Workshop for Parents of Child Survivors
We are excited to announce our Spanish speaking workshop for parents of child survivors. Para más información (PDF): Taller para padres de sobrevivientes o Para más información, por favor llame a Renee Miranda-Beristain @ 312-443-9603 ext. 141,...
RSVP to join Resilience for March to the Polls! Sign-making, breakfast, & more!
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Resilience’s Sarah Layden on supporting survivors thru the Kavanaugh confirmation
Resilience’s Director of Programs and Public Policy Sarah Layden appeared on NPR affiliate station WBEZ to speak "about what you can do to emotionally protect yourself from the news and rhetoric surrounding the Kavanaugh hearings--and best ways to support survivors...
Resilience responds to the comments from the President on Dr. Ford and sexual assault survivors
Resilience's Director of Education & Training Lillian Cartwright and Between Friends Executive Director Yesenia Maldonado appeared on Chicago's ABC Eyewitness News (WLS) to talk about President Trump's speech mocking Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's sexual assault...
Modern Luxury features Resilience’s Evening of Impact
Resilience's Evening of Impact is featured in the October 2018 edition of Modern Luxury. Click the image below or here to pull up the full page of...
TRAINING: Preventing Sexual Violence in Higher Education
Resilience (formerly RVA) is once again holding our annual training to help those working for higher education institutions and those involved in the Title IX complaint resolution processes fulfill their training obligations under Illinois law. We are holding our...
Light Up the Lakefront 2018 #DVAM
Support the beginning of Domestic Violence Awareness Month by attending partner Between Friends’ annual event, Light Up the Lakefront. #DVAM Monday, October 1, 7:00 pm North Avenue Beach 1600 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago...
We expect all survivors to be treated with dignity and respect, no exceptions.
The confirmation as a Supreme Court Justice is a lifelong appointment, which means one has lifelong privilege to interpret and uphold the laws of our country. A candidate that will potentially have this much impact on our nation should be vetted with the highest...
We will continue to march for your rights! Join Resilience for March to the Polls 2018!
Women’s March Chicago (WMC) will once again take over Grant Park on October 13, 2018 at 9am, and is calling for us to come together and march as the polls open for early voting in Illinois. As policies affecting the intersectionality of survivor identities continues...
Job posting: Marketing and Communications Associate
We're looking for a Marketing and Communications Associate to join the Resilience team. Click the link below to download the position description and application instructions (PDF). Marketing and Communications...
Resilience Executive Director Erin Walton a Panelist for “The Role of Brand in the Nonprofit Sector”
Erin Walton, Executive Director of Resilience, discussed our new brand, and how we were guided in the rebranding process by keeping in mind both our mission and the communities we serve, when she was a panelist for a roundtable dinner hosted by Prosper Strategies, on...
Women of Color Survivor Support Group
This group is open to women of color (cis, trans, and gender non-conforming) who are survivors of sexual violence. This group encourages healing through shared experience, as well as exploration of both individual and systemic trauma at the intersections of race and...
Newsletter: August 2018
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Rebellious Magazine: Executive Director Erin Walton on Rebranding to Resilience
Rebellious Magazine spoke with Erin Walton, executive director of Resilience, to learn more about our name change. Below is an excerpt; read the full article here. It’s rare for an organization that has been around as long as Resilience to choose a new name. Was it a...