Feb 13, 2019 | Announcements, Articles
OurMusicMyBody recently held a training for new volunteers. One of the campaign’s newest volunteers, a student at Walter Payton High School and a member of the Stop Sexual Assault in Schools Advisory Board, wrote a blog post about the training, reflecting on the...
Feb 4, 2019 | Articles, News, Press
In an article in the Medill Reports published on January 31, 2019, Development Associate and volunteer Lindsay Cogan and Volunteer Advocacy Coordinator Brittny Blackwood spoke about how Resilience volunteer medical advocates serve survivors of sexual violence....
Feb 1, 2019 | Articles, News
In an article in the Chicago Tribune on March 27, 2018, Resilience volunteer and former client Katie O’Brien shared her experience of visiting the ER and being treated by nurse who had never completed a rape exam before.
Jan 31, 2019 | Articles, News, Press, Video
In a video on NBC 5 on January 23, 2019, Director of Advocacy Services Mariá Balata gave a new training to emergency physicians at Rush University Medical Center. The training, which was a custom 4-hour training for Rush designed and delivered by Balata, will help...
Jan 24, 2019 | Articles, News, Press
In an article on The Alternative, OurMusicMyBody was featured for its work to promote consent in the music scene. OMMB is a collaborative campaign led by Resilience and Between Friends.
Jan 24, 2019 | Articles, News, Press
In an article posted on NBC 5 on April 2, 2018, Resilience was listed as resource for survivors of sexual violence. In an accompanying video, 2018 Evening of Impact Featured Speaker Kelly Kitley tells her own story of surviving sexual violence, as a part of the...
Jan 24, 2019 | Articles, News, Press
In an article in the Chicago Reader on January 21, 2019, OurMusicMyBody was featured for its work to promote consent at music festivals. Maggie Arthur, Resilience Prevention Educator, and Matt Walsh, Between Friends Prevention Education Specialist, speak about the...
Jan 17, 2019 | Announcements, Articles, Press, Video
In an interview on Fox 32, Director of Trauma Therapy LaShanda Nalls spoke about her support group and about Black women and girls’ experiences of sexual violence.
Jan 15, 2019 | Articles, News, Press
In an article in the Chicago Tribune, Director of Trauma Therapy Dr. LaShanda Nalls spoke about her upcoming support group for African American women who have been affected by sexual trauma. In light of the new documentary Surviving R. Kelly, the support group is...
Jan 10, 2019 | Announcements, Articles, News
Co-Founders of A Long Walk Home Salamishah and Scheherazade Tillet co-authored their first op-ed in The New York Times today. The article, titled “After the ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ documentary, #MeToo Has Finally Returned to Black Girls,” reflects...
Jan 10, 2019 | Articles, Press
In an article in the Chicago Reader on January 8, 2019, Resilience was featured as an organization in Chicago that supports survivors of sexual violence and works to prevent sexual violence. The list of resources was motivated by the recent airing of Surviving R....
Jan 8, 2019 | Articles, News, Press
In an article published by The Daily Beast on January 4, 2019, Prevention Educator Maggie Arthur commented on Coachella’s new anti-harassment policy. Maggie Arthur spoke on behalf of OurMusicMyBody, a collaborative campaign between Resilience and Between Friends...
Jan 4, 2019 | Articles, News, Press
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...
Aug 21, 2018 | Articles, News, Press
After 44 years as Rape Victim Advocates (RVA), we saw the need for our name and messaging to better reflect our organization’s breadth of services — from our trauma therapy programs, to our work in medical and legal advocacy, to our prevention education. After...
Aug 11, 2018 | Articles, News, Press
Reselience’s rebranding has been featured in a Craine’s Chicago Business article. Lisa Bertagnoli spoke with Executive Director Erin Walton and rebranding partner Substance’s Matthew Brett. A local rape crisis group rebranded, taking on a new...
Apr 27, 2017 | Articles
Dear Survivor, First and foremost, I want you to know how incredible you are and how much I love and care about you. Without a shadow of a doubt, I believe you when you say you’ve been harmed, and I’m so sorry that you’ve experienced violence. To say that you have...
Apr 21, 2017 | Articles
Dear Faith Community Leader, Sexual violence is a spiritual issue. As the topic of sexual violence has slowly become less of a taboo subject, plenty of information has become available about how abuse and rape affect someone emotionally, physically, and even socially...
Apr 14, 2017 | Articles
Dear Fathers, Fear: we all feel it when it comes to sexual violence. As a dad, you experience this fear in a unique way. No one wants to imagine their children experiencing violence of any form, but add in the shame and stigma that surrounds sexual violence and...
Apr 7, 2017 | Articles
Dear Fraternity Member, I believe that you have the power to end rape. As a member of a fraternity, you have the ability to harness your social power and leadership skills to move the needle on important issues affecting your campus, including sexual violence. Before...
