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Meet Tom Andreesen, FY2020 Board President
We’re so pleased to welcome our FY2020 Board President Tom Andreesen! We interviewed Tom about his connection to the Resilience mission, his vision, and his new role as Board President. Keep reading to learn more about Tom: Tom Andreesen, FY2020 Board President Why...
Meet Alicia Babich, 2020 Resilience Associate Board President
We're so pleased to welcome our inaugural Resilience Associate Board and our 2020 Associate Board President Alicia Babich! We interviewed Alicia about her connection to the Resilience mission, her vision, and her new role as Associate Board President. Keep reading to...
Resilience’s 16th Annual Evening of Impact in the Chicago Defender
Resilience's 16th Annual Evening of Impact: Prevention is Power was recently featured in an article published in the Chicago Defender on June 19, 2019. Click here to read the full article.
AMITA Health Resurrection Medical Center Chicago, Resilience team up to provide more support to survivors of sexual assault
In an article posted on Ascension's website on April 11, 2019, Resilience's new hospital partnership with AMITA Health Resurrection Medical Center Chicago was announced. You can read the full announcement...
Sarah Layden Interviewed by CBS
In a video published by CBS on May 21, 2019, Director of Programs and Public Policy Sarah Layden commented on the 6% arrest rate for criminal sexual assault cases, as well as survivors' experience working with law enforcement.
Maggie Arthur Interviewed in UPROXX
In an article published in UPROXX on May 15, 2019, Prevention Educator Maggie Arthur was interviewed about her work for OurMusicMyBody, a collaborative campaign between Resilience and Between Friends to promote consensual music experiences.
ACTION ALERT: SUPPORT SB 1411!
TAKE ACTION! SB 1411 (Third Consideration in the House): CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES and tell them they must look at both tracking and timely resolution of our current backlog as this bill is considered. Click here to find your representative. Synopsis: Illinois State...
ACTION ALERT: SUPPORT HB 92!
TAKE ACTION! No sexual assault survivor should be arrested when seeking medical aid. Call your state senator and tell them to support House Bill 92! Click here to find their info. Allows a Court Summons to be Issued instead of an Arrest for Survivors Seeking Emergency...
The Decision to Enact a Ban on Abortion in Georgia and Alabama is Harmful to Survivors Everywhere
THE DECISION TO ENACT A BAN ON ABORTION IN GEORGIA AND ALABAMA IS HARMFUL TO SURVIVORS EVERYWHERE Resilience will always advocate for all people to have full agency over their bodies. Recently there has been an attack on the agency of people with uteruses to control...
Director of Programs and Public Policy Sarah Layden Interviewed on CBS 2
In a video that aired on CBS 2 on May 3, 2019, Resilience's Director of Programs and Public Policy Sarah Layden was interviewed about amendments to the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act (SASETA) that require hospitals to partner with a rape crisis...
Standing Silent Witness 2019 on WBBM
In an article published by WMMB News Radio on April 26, 2019, survivors of sexual violence were interviewed at Standing Silent Witness demonstration. Standing Silent Witness is Resilience's signature Sexual Assault Awareness Month event, where nearly 200 participants...
Resilience Benefit in the Chicago Tribune
In an article published today in the Chicago Tribune, Resilience was mentioned as the beneficiary of local band Impulsive Hearts' new cassette sales.
Fundraiser for Resilience Featured in Chicago Reader
In an article published today in the Chicago Reader, Resilience was mentioned as the beneficiary of proceeds from Impulsive Hearts' sales from their cassette MeToo: A Benefit for Resilience.
Strip Joker + Resilience Fundraiser Profiled in Scapi Magazine
In an article published on April 10, 2019 in Scapi Magazine, Resilience was mentioned as a beneficiary of Strip Joker, a body positive comedy show hosted at Hamburger Mary's. At Strip Joker, stand up comedians are encouraged to perform in whatever state of undress...
OMMB Featured in the Christian Science Monitor
In an article published today by the Christian Science Monitor, OurMusicMyBody (OMMB) was featured for its partnership with music festivals to prevent sexual violence. OurMusicMyBody is a collaborative campaign between Resilience and Between Friends to raise awareness...
Consulta gratuita de abogados el 24 de abril
Resiliencia se ha asociado con la Fundación de Asistencia Legal (LAF), el mayor proveedor de asistencia legal civil gratuita y completa de Chicago, en un esfuerzo por asegurar que los sobrevivientes tengan acceso a abogados civiles que puedan brindar apoyo en asuntos...
Free Attorney Consultation 4/24/19
Resilience has partnered with Legal Assistance Foundation (LAF), Chicago’s largest provider of free, comprehensive civil legal aid, in an effort to assure survivors have access to civil attorneys who can provide support on legal matters that have arisen from sexual...
Announcing Our New Partnership: AMITA Health Resurrection Medical Center Chicago
We are excited to share that we've partnered with a new hospital: AMITA Resurrection Health Medical Center Chicago. Our advocates have already begun responding to calls. Twenty-four hours a day, our Volunteer Medical Advocates are on call to provide crisis...
