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Statement on the April 2025 Presidential Proclamation on National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
The Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault strongly rejects the April 2025 Presidential Proclamation that falsely and dangerously links sexual violence in the United States to…
Community Buy-in for Your SART Team
By Amy Beckius Johnson and Katelyn Page Sexual violence is often a difficult and uncomfortable topic for communities to discuss. Raising awareness and garnering…
The Heart of the Matter: Why we advocate for better systems responses
By Amy Beckius Johnson Hello, my name is Amy Beckius Johnson, and I am one of the rural projects coordinators for the SART Technical…
How to Lead in a Room of Leaders
By Amy Beckius Johnson and Katelyn Page In any high-functioning, multi-disciplinary team such as a SART (Sexual Assault Response Team) the room is often…
Welcome Back to the Rural Realities Blog
By Katelyn Page Welcome back to the Rural Realities Blog, I am excited to introduce myself. I am one of the new Rural SART…
Breaking Barriers with Language Access: Strengthening SART Services
By Madeline Gonser Welcome to the Rural Realities Blog! This post focuses on the importance of language access in ensuring that all victims/survivors, including those…
Engaging Tribes as SART Members
By Nigel Perrote Introduction For this month’s Rural Blog, SVJI wanted to take some time to focus on the intersection of Rural Communities and Tribal…
Thank You!
By Fatima Jayoma Welcome to the Rural Realities Blog! We wanted to express our gratitude to everyone who joined us for the Rural Sexual…
Statement on Minnesota Supreme Court Ruling That State Agencies May Be Liable for Sexual Violence by Employees
The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that a state employer may be held vicariously liable for sexual assault by a state employee if the…