Making Adjustments

Making Adjustments

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Making Adjustments episodes

  • The Sexualization of Cheerleaders

    Join us for an interesting discussion with our intern and long-time dancer, Rebekah, where we explore the cultural stigmas, stereotypes, and hypersexualization of cheerleaders and dancers in media and reality. 

    *TW: This episode contains conversations surrounding the following topics: sexual harassment and assault, homophobia, eating disorders, and pornography. Please consider your own mental health before listening. 

    Additional resources/mentioned in this episode: 

    https://www.theodysseyonline.com/medias-representation-cheerleaders

    https://www.cheersounds.com/blog/confessionsstereotypes/

    https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-cheerleader-in-pop-culture-bring-it-on_n_55ba55f1e4b0af35367a859a

    https://www.usacheer.org/safety/national-cheerleading-safety-month

    16 min
  • Dating Apps

    Love is in the air this month! We are joined by one of our interns, Taylor, in today's episode to talk all things dating apps: how safe are they really? What are the pros and cons? How can you be smart when using them? Listen in and share this episode with a friend. 


    *This podcast contains adult content and mentions of sex/sexual violence. Please consider your own mental health journey before listening.

    21 min
  • Making it Through the Holidays...

    Join us as we discuss self care and practical tips for making it through the holidays or other difficult times. 

    Mentioned in this episode: https://clevelandrapecrisis.org/resources/resource-library/featured/sexual-assault-self-care/

    Read the episode transcript here. 

    14 min
  • Giving Tuesday

    Meet our Executive Director, David and learn more about our agency and how you can get involved on Giving Tuesday. 

    13 min
  • Problematic Halloween Costumes

    Today we are joined by SACIS Intern, Shannon, to discuss problematic Halloween costumes and how they can contribute to rape culture and continued sexual violence. 

    Find episode details and show notes here: https://www.sacis.org/get-involved/podcast/


    21 min
  • Intimate Partner Violence

    Today is the first day of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Join us for a short conversation on the intersection of sexual and domestic violence within intimate partner relationships.


    Find the full transcript for this episode here: https://www.sacis.org/get-involved/podcast/

    10 min
  • Justice for All

    On this episode, we discuss what equitable services look like at SACIS and why we value intersections of identity when pursuing healing and justice. 

    Mentioned in this episode: Man Enough with Alok Vaid-Menon

    Visit our website: www.sacis.org 

    Read the episode transcript here.

    20 min
  • Military Sexual Assault

    Today we discuss the scale of the epidemic of sexual violence within the military, the culture which upholds it, the policies which fail to prevent it, and the adjustments that could be made to keep our servicemembers safe. 

    This podcast is brought to you by SACIS. We are a nonprofit in Central Illinois dedicated to serving those affected by sexual violence and putting an end to rape culture through community awareness and prevention education. Learn more at www.sacis.org. 

    Find the episode transcript and resources here.

    13 min

About Making Adjustments

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We believe that true justice isn't only an idea or concept: it's a behavior. Changing behavior can take time, but small steps lead to giant justice. While our mission is to end sexual violence in society, we recognize that intersections of identities and experiences contribute to a culture of interconnected violence and oppression. Join us every month for a thoughtful dive into an element of culture that could benefit from a few healthy adjustments.