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Maggie Arthur Comments on Coachella’s New Anti-Harassment Policy in the LA Times
In a recent article published in the LA Times, Maggie Arthur, Resilience Prevention Educator and Co-Lead of Our Music My Body, commented on Coachella's new anti-harassment policy. The new policy, called "Every One," is meant to provide Coachella festival attendees...
Kelley Kitley, 2018 Evening of Impact Featured Speaker, Shares Her Story on NBC
Kelley Kitley, owner of Serendipitous Psychotherapy, LLC in downtown Chicago and our 2018 Evening of Impact Featured Speaker, recently shared her personal story of sexual assault on NBC 5 on December 28, 2018. Kitley is a former Resilience client and a licensed...
Resilience’s Comments in Response to Proposed Rulemaking Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds
On December 10, 2018, Director of Programs and Public Policy Sarah Layden submitted comments to express Resilience's strong opposition to the changes regarding the public charge rules for inadmissibility. Resilience has grave concerns regarding the immense harm that...
The Decision of Judge Ralph Strother to Accept a Plea Deal From Jacob Walter Anderson is a Harmful Message to Survivors Everywhere
THE DECISION OF JUDGE RALPH STROTHER TO ACCEPT A PLEA DEAL FROM JACOB WALTER ANDERSON IS A HARMFUL MESSAGE TO SURVIVORS EVERYWHERE The decision issued just days ago by Judge Ralph Strother to dismiss four counts of sexual assault against Jacob Walter Anderson for...
#GivingTuesday is here! Support Resilience and double your gift today.
It's finally here! Today, on #GivingTuesday, you can invest in a world without sexual violence. By making an online gift to support our prevention education program, you will help us: Educate nearly 18,000 youth, parents, and teachers to prevent child sexual abuse...
Watch: “I have never said this out loud before, but I am a survivor of sexual assault.”
Watch this powerful video with Tif, a survivor and advocate with Resilience.
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...
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 violence.”
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Resilience’s Sarah Layden on Supporting Survivors through 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 coverage!
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...
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...
