From Variety: Lately, there have been mixed signals: Time’s Up faded away in January after a series of missteps, and high-profile female Oscar contenders ended up empty handed once again in traditionally male-dominated categories earlier this month. Harvey Weinstein is in jail but new reports of sexual misconduct by other men in positions of authority […]
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Harvey Weinstein’s Survivors Receive Justice Years After Abuse
Survivors of Harvey Weinstein are sleeping a little better tonight knowing their perpetrator is is all-but-likely to spend the rest of his life behind bars. Weinstein is appealing his rape and sexual assault conviction, but for these survivors, they feel justice has finally been served. “Today, he will be sentenced. He cannot hurt anyone anymore,” Jane Doe […]
How To Show Support For The Women Assaulted by Attending Trial Dates
Voices in Action is calling on survivors and allies to support the women assaulted and lives altered by Harvey Weinstein and Danny Masterson by attending one or both trials.
Singer Rex Orange County Charged With 6 Counts Of Sexual Assault
Rex Orange County has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman in six separate instances this past June. The singer was released on unconditional bail after pleading not guilty to the six charges
Constance Wu says she faced sexual harassment on set of Fresh Off the Boat
Constance Wu said she faced sexual harassment on Fresh Off the Boat sets, but kept silent about it because the sitcom was historic for Asian Americans.
SURVIVOR STORY: JENNIFER ECKHART
Jennifer Eckhart came forward about her sexual assault working as a young reporter trying to find her place in the industry and make a name for herself. What happened after that is disheartening, but not surprising. Since reporting her assault, Jennifer has faced blame, shame, and stigmatized ridicule because she dared to tell the story […]
#WHENIREPORTED SURVIVOR STORY: ANDREA CONSTAND
Like all Survivors, Andrea Constand knows a thing or two about trauma. After coming forward about her sexual assault, Constand’s healing journey inspired her to help provide access to the information and resources she learned for all survivors. “Healing from sexual assault is a multi-layered trauma informed mind/body/spirit journey that lasts a lifetime,” Constand shared […]
#WHENIREPORTED SURVIVOR STORY: LAUREN SIVAN
Lauren Sivan shared her experience coming forward about her sexual assault with Voices in Action: “I reported what happened to me because I wanted to validate the stories of others. Never did I imagine coming forward would grant access to a strong, powerful sisterhood. They’ve shown me how to advocate for myself as well as […]
#WHENIREPORTED SURVIVOR STORY: SARAH ANN MASSE
Sarah Ann Masse came forward with her assault by Harvey Weinstein, helping to put him behind bars. She recently spoke with Voices in Action about her experience of reporting: “For nearly a decade, I lived in fear of anyone finding out what had happened to me and I lived in fear of what would […]
#WHENIREPORTED SURVIVOR STORY: PAMELA GUEST
Pamela Guest talked with Voices in Action about her experience coming forward about her sexual assault: I was raped at my first professional audition in 1971 or ’72. The event itself is shrouded in shame and trauma so neither I nor the 3 people I told then can exactly pinpoint the date. I never said […]