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First Response Action advocates for a stronger Peace Corps response for Volunteers who are survivors or victims of physical and sexual violence. We envision a Peace Corps with policies that reflect best practices in all areas of training, prevention and response.
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PVCs or RPCVs Who Have Experienced Sexual Assault or Rape During Service
This effort to affect change within Peace Corps will take all of us coming together. If you are a current or former PCV who has experienced sexual assault, rape or any other physical assault during service, please contact us at director@firstresponseaction.org and confidentially share your story. We need to band together to make our voices heard.
Resources for Survivors of Sexual Assault and Rape - US and Global
National and International Organization Endorsements of the First Response Action Coalition
- Arte Sana
- International Organization for Victim Assistance
- National Alliance to End Sexual Violence
- National Sexual Violence Resource Center
- Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN)
State Organization Endorsements of the First Response Action Coalition
- Arkansas Coalition Against Sexual Assault
- California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA)
- Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault
- Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis Services
- ContactLifeline
- DC Rape Crisis Center
- Florida Council Against Sexual Violence
- Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault
- Indiana Coalition Against Sexual Assault
- Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault
- Jane Doe: Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence
- Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence
- Kentucky Coalition Against Sexual Assaults
- Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault
- Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault
- Males Advocating Change
- Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault
- Michigan Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
- Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault
- Mississippi Coalition Against Sexual Assault
- New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
- New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault
- North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault
- North Dakota Coalition Against Sexual Assault
- North Dakota Council On Abused Women’s Services
- Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence
- Oklahoma Coalition Against Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault
- Oregon Attorney General’s Sexual Assault Task Force
- Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape
- Rhode Island Sexual Assault Coalition
- Texas Association Against Sexual Assault
- Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
- Victim Rights Law Center
- Washington Coaltion of Sexual Assault Programs
- West Virginia Foundation for Rape Information and Services
- Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Supporters
Thank you to everyone who has pledged their support! Please visit our website for the most up-to-date list. Email director@firstresponseaction.org to add your name to the list of supporters!
Pledge Your Support
- Pledge your support by emailing director@firstresponseaction.org to be added to the running list of supporters below. Reply with: (1) Your Name (2) Relation to the cause - PCV, RPCV, friend of R/PCV, parent of R/PCV, PC staff, etc. and (3) Region of Service, if applicable.
How You Can Help
- Share Your Personal Story If you are a current or former PCV who has experienced sexual assault or rape during service, contact director@firstresponseaction.org and share your story. You can elect to remain anonymous and all information shared will be confidential.
- Spread the Word Do you know any current or former Peace Corps Volunteers? Contact them and ask for their support. They can comment on this blog or email firstresponseaction@gmail.com
- Reach Out to Friends of Peace Corps Email or call your friends, family, co-workers, etc. and ask for their support of a policy to assist volunteers who have experienced sexual assault, rape or other physical assault while serving. Forward them a link to this blog and have them add their voices to creating a global sexual assault and rape policy for Peace Corps.
- Join Our Facebook Group Get updates about the campaign in real time and connect with the larger community of people who support a better response from Peace Corps to suvivors of physical and sexual violence.
- Share Your Talents & Resources Do you have experience writing policy? Do you know any groups in Washington D.C. that work with issues like this? Do you know anyone in relevant media who could help us gain more momentum with this cause? Your experience and contacts may help the collective Peace Corps Community move this issue forward for the benefit of all.
About the Editor
- First Response Action - Casey Frazee
I am just another (Returned)Peace Corps Volunteer who wants to make a difference.
As a survivor of a sexual assault incident while serving in Southern Africa in 2009, I believe that all volunteers should know their rights as volunteers and what resources they have. I believe that volunteers should have access to those resources and be provided with correct information. I also firmly believe that volunteers should not be revictimized after being assaulted, raped or after experiencing any other physical crime.
I am now joined by four other phenomenal women, who are also RPCVs, who believe that Peace Corps needs to improve it's response to survivors of physical and sexual assault. Profiles of these amazing women can be found on this blog's sidebar.
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Disclaimer
This blog and it's contents are the opinion of the editor and not that of the U.S. Peace Corps.
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