Marisa Treviño LatinaLista The calls by activists to shut down migrant detention centers have been steady, but little noticed. Yet, after this morning’s New York Times report, those calls no doubt will be amplified by several octaves and taken…
By Gabriela Vega ncluido While Bill Cosby works to restore his legacy by apparently refusing to go away after escaping numerous sexual assault charges by virtue of a hung jury, we need to establish new and better practices for victims….
LatinaLista — From all the Monday morning-after Oscar critiques on the major networks, one would think there were only four things of noteworthy importance about the Oscars: Chris Rock’s monologue, Leo DiCaprio’s Best Actor win, Spotlight’s surprise Best Film…
LatinaLista — Campaign: Honey Org: Sexual Assault Education and Advocacy Honey is an organization dedicated to stopping the silence around sexual assault. The goal is to change public attitudes through various mediums, such as: Education Victim Advocacy Media Campaigns…
By Cecilia Knadler LatinaLista I came to the United States from Peru when I was 17 years old. I was undocumented and didn’t speak a word of English. Talking about sex is very taboo where I come from, and…
LatinaLista — Campaign: ROBOCOPP – social startup ending sexual assault. ROBOCOPP is a social start-up that wants to change the world. Their goal is to eradicate one of the most hideous and unfortunately wide-spread crimes: rape. It is a…
LatinaLista– Dr. Carlos Cuevas is an assistant professor at Northeastern University in Boston. He’s dedicated his professional life to studying the psychological impact of victimization and trauma, sexual abuse and sex offending and family violence. Being Latino, he…
LatinaLista — With the nation’s attention turned towards one aspect of the immigration problem — state legislation like AZ SB 1070 — it’s easy to be distracted from some of the other issues that are impacting undocumented immigrants as…
