Feb 25, 2019 | Articles, News, Press
In an article published in the Chicago Tribune on February 22, 2019, Executive Director Erin Walton commented on the recent sexual abuse charges against R. Kelly. Walton was joined by Anthony Clark, who helped organize a protest outside of R. Kelly’s Chicago...
Feb 22, 2019 | Announcements, Articles, News
In an op-ed published by the Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation, Executive Director Erin Walton, together with the other Executive Directors for the founding agencies of the Chicago Prevention Alliance (CPA), wrote about sexual violence against youth and the...
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.
