Sexual assault advocates say the revelation that thousands of rape kits have been left untested in Oklahoma is serving as a catalyst for reform within a state that is finally joining a national movement towards justice for victims. Imagine being violently raped, left to pick yourself up off the ground and call the police. […]
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Women’s issues are surging in Oklahoma amid a national conversation around equality
“The #MeToo movement shows that women are not alone in this,” Waggoner said. “And when we rise together and unite, things can change.”
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“People think, ‘Oh, well, it’s been done,’ but no, it hasn’t,” artist Brent Learned said. “There hasn’t been a whole exhibition about this type of artform.”
“People think, ‘Oh, well, it’s been done,’ but no, it hasn’t,” artist Brent Learned said. “There hasn’t been a whole exhibition about this type of artform.”
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Cedric Bixler-Zavala explains how Daniel Holtzclaw’s name ended up on At the Drive In’s first studio album in 17 years
At the Drive in plays 8 p.m. Tuesday at The Criterion.
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Week of Ed Harris screenings and events benefits Norman’s Women’s Resource Center
The Ed Harris Film Festival begins Halloween night with a screening of Creepshow.
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Chicken-Fried News: Student protests
University of Oklahoma students protested after what they felt was an inadequate response to sexual assault at the university.
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YWCA’s 2 Minute 5K brings awareness to sexual assault rate
YWCA’s 2 Minute 5K race at Lake Hefner’s Stars and Stripes Park includes a Kiddie K.
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Advocacy groups call for action as Holtzclaw faces sentencing
Local and national advocacy groups hope to raise awareness and make changes in the aftermath of Daniel Holtzclaw’s sexual assault trial.
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YWCA opens new shelter
Community members donated money to build a bigger YWCA shelter for women in need of a safe space.
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Hurting morale
Credit: Brad Gregg The reason, you ask? (Play along here.) Inhofe was one of the “Gang of 17” senators who voted against a bill by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., to remove sexual assault cases from the military chain of command. As a Tulsa World blog recently noted, the advocacy organization is targeting federal lawmakers who […]