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What You Can Do to Support Survivors on Campus
Monday, August 03, 2020   In the Community  
This blog post was written by Samantha Weeks and Natalie Shafer, interns with the BARCC Legal Advocacy team. In May, the federal Department of…
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Press Release: BARCC Responds to New Title IX Regulations and Urges State Lawmakers to Pass Three Bills to Mitigate Local Impact
Friday, May 08, 2020   Media  
This week, the Trump administration published long anticipated regulations governing Title IX, the 1972 law that prohibits sex-based discrimination…
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BARCC Statement on Senate Approval of the Healthy Youth Act
Thursday, January 16, 2020   Statements  
Today, the Massachusetts State Senate approved the Healthy Youth Act, which requires school districts offering sex education to use a curriculum…
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Ask Legislators to Do Right by Massachusetts Youth
Tuesday, October 22, 2019   In the Community  
For years, we have been talking with legislators about the importance of sexual assault prevention, about setting the foundations for healthy…
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Press Release: BARCC Offers Testimony in Support of Healthy Youth Act
Monday, June 03, 2019   In the Community  
Today, the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) offered testimony before the Joint Committee on Education in support of “An Act relative to…
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Let’s Pass the Healthy Youth Act!
Thursday, May 30, 2019   In the Community  
On Monday, we'll be at the State House testifying in support of the Healthy Youth Act, a bill that is key to preventing sexual assault,…
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Reasons to Oppose Proposed Changes to Title IX, Part Four: They Discourage Students from Reporting
Wednesday, January 23, 2019   In the Community  
BARCC is submitting public comment to U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos detailing the reasons why the Office of Civil Rights at the…
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Reasons to Oppose Proposed Changes to Title IX, Part Three: They Will Cause More Harm, Not Less
Wednesday, January 23, 2019   In the Community  
BARCC is submitting public comment to U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos detailing the reasons why the Office of Civil Rights at the…
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Reasons to Oppose Proposed Changes to Title IX, Part Two: They Favor Offenders
Wednesday, January 23, 2019   In the Community  
BARCC is submitting public comment to U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos detailing the reasons why the Office of Civil Rights at the…
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Reasons to Oppose Proposed Changes to Title IX, Part One: They Reinforce Myths about Rape
Friday, January 18, 2019   In the Community  
BARCC is submitting public comment to U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos detailing the reasons why the Office of Civil Rights at the…
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Full Text of BARCC’s Title IX Public Comment
Thursday, January 17, 2019   Statements  
Below is the full text of BARCC's public comment opposing the proposed changes to Title IX regulations. For more on our take in a digestible…
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Support Student Survivors: Submit Your Title IX Public Comment Today!
Tuesday, January 15, 2019   In the Community  
In November, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos released new proposed Title IX regulations, which govern how to handle sexual assault and…
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Reducing Sexual Assault at School
Wednesday, September 06, 2017   In the Community  
How BARCC Partners with Schools to Create Cultures that Are Safe and Equitable for All Sexual abuse at private boarding schools has been all over…
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Op-Ed: Sexual Assault On Campus Is Real
Tuesday, July 18, 2017   Media  
(And I Can't Believe I Have To Say This In 2017.) Last week, a Department of Education official made comments trivializing incidents of campus…
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Media: Sexual Violence Prevention Targets Students
Tuesday, June 13, 2017   Media  
Steph Trilling, director of BARCC's Community Awareness and Prevention Services, appeared yesterday on Boston Neighborhood Network News,…
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Letter: Preventing School Abuse
Wednesday, June 07, 2017   Media  
In response to the latest wave of news on sexual abuse in prep schools, our Executive Director Gina Scaramella outlines ways that schools can work…
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Missed Opportunities for Prevention: 13 Reasons Why
Friday, June 02, 2017   In the Community  
We’ve been hearing a lot in the schools that we work in—and in national dialogue—about the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why. The…
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Press Release: Boston Area Rape Crisis Center Receives $100K Award for Investment in the Future
Thursday, May 25, 2017   Media  
Award is part of Cummings Foundation $100K for 100 program Cambridge, MA, May 25, 2017―The Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) announces…
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Op-Ed: School Dress Codes Are Tougher on Girls than Boys
Monday, May 22, 2017   Media  
In her latest piece for WGBH News, BARCC Executive Director Gina Scaramella shares her thoughts on the unfair messages that many school dress codes…
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Protecting Transgender Students
Tuesday, February 28, 2017   In the Community  
You may have seen recent reports about the new federal administration reversing Obama-era guidance on protections for transgender students,…
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Take Action to Protect Title IX
Wednesday, February 15, 2017   In the Community  
Today, BARCC is joining a national day of action, part of the #DearBetsy campaign spearheaded by End Rape on Campus (EROC) and supported by Futures…
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Op-Ed: Real Reform for Reducing Sexual Abuse in Schools
Friday, February 03, 2017   Media  
In her latest op-ed for WGBH News, BARCC Executive Director Gina Scaramella speaks to policy reforms needed to prevent the sexual abuse of…
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Op-Ed: Shutting Down Locker Room Talk
Thursday, January 05, 2017   Media  
In her latest op-ed for WGBH News, BARCC Executive Director Gina Scaramella highlights the dangers of dismissing "locker room talk" and…
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Announcing Teen Drop-In Sessions
Tuesday, August 16, 2016   In the Community  
Come to one of our teen drop-in sessions, learn more about BARCC, and explore how to get connected with our services. You will be able to meet with…
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Let’s Focus on Healing, Prevention, and Accountability
Wednesday, July 27, 2016   In the Community  
The following post was written by Stephanie Trilling, director of BARCC’s community awareness and prevention services. In a recent Boston…
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News Roundup for Independence Day
Wednesday, July 03, 2013   In the Community  
Good afternoon BARCC blog readers! I came to work this morning, convinced that I would not be able to write a blog piece today. However BARCC is…
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It takes more than words
Friday, May 03, 2013  
What is enough for an individual or organization to prove that they are against or that they support a certain issue? Would this just have to…
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DTR: What Does Sexual Violence Prevention Look Like?
Wednesday, October 10, 2012  
In some relationships there is always the point where you have to sit down and have the “the talk.” We all have different feelings…
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Come out to the rally on Tuesday!
Friday, April 22, 2011   In the Community  
Rape on campus! It's a big deal! We need to make sure it stops! In conjunction with city councilors Ayanna Pressley, Felix Arroyo, the Victim…
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