by Sarah Beaulieu | Jan 15, 2018 | Mini Truth Bombs, Sexual Violence, Sexual Violence in the News
As the names come forward – today, Aziz Ansari, tomorrow, a new one – it’s the same formula. A story about an incident. Some backlash or dismissing. Some condescending reminders that sexual violence is wrong. And then a new story breaks. The relentless focus on the...
by Sarah Beaulieu | May 1, 2012 | Sexual Violence
On Monday, I spoke at UMass Boston’s Take Back the Night as a part of the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center’s survivor speaker bureau. The speakers bureau has been a great way to tell my story for the purpose of breaking silence, dispelling myths, and...
by Sarah Beaulieu | Apr 21, 2012 | Sexual Violence
One of the most powerful tools we can provide for survivors of sexual assault and abuse is hope. When facing the pain and suffering that accompanies sexual violence, hope can seem like a distant joke. As friends and family of survivors, as members of a community...
by Sarah Beaulieu | Apr 20, 2012 | Sexual Violence
As a survivor of sexual assault and abuse, I watched the media coverage of the allegations against Sandusky and administrators at Penn State unfold with fascination and disgust. There were lots of stories published about lots of different people, and through it all,...
by Sarah Beaulieu | Nov 16, 2009 | Sexual Violence
If there is a crime to get away with, it is rape. Only 16% of rapists will ever spend a day in jail. Read about it on the RAINN website. Artwork by Paul Pierson
by Sarah Beaulieu | Oct 29, 2009 | Sexual Violence
I recently met Katie Simon, a senior at Concord Academy, and the founder of this amazing group called Minga. Minga is an organization focused on organizing youth to raise awareness about the child sex trade. Katie's opinion is that we have have an...