This episode launches our special podcast series, Voices Through the Decades, in honor of the 25th anniversary of Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). Across the series, we’ll uplift voices from the movement to reflect on SAAM’s history, impact, and future.

In this conversation, leaders from Respect Together share their perspectives on how the campaign has grown and where we go from here.

This episode launches our special series, Voices Through the Decades, in honor of the 25th anniversary of Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). Across the series, we’ll uplift voices from the movement to reflect on SAAM’s history, impact, and future.

In this conversation, leaders from Respect Together share their perspectives on how the campaign has grown and where we go from here.

Participants

· Delilah Rumburg, former CEO of PCAR and Respect Together

· Karen Baker, inaugural director of NSVRC and former CEO of PCAR/Respect Together

· Yolanda Edrington, current CEO of Respect Together and former director of NSVRC

· Laura Palumbo, Communications Director of NSVRC

In this episode, NSVRC’s Communications Director, Laura Palumbo, and Prevention Coordinator, Mo Lewis, discuss how we are honoring 25 years of our national Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) campaign this April. They also introduce an interactive opportunity to get involved by sharing your voice.

Learn how you can participate in the SAAM 25th Anniversary Voicemail Reflection Line by sharing your reflections on the past and your hopes for the future. Participants

· Laura Palumbo, Communications Director

· Mo Lewis, Prevention Coordinator

In this podcast episode, NSVRC’s Communications Director Laura Palumbo, Communications Specialist Halle Nelson, and Multimedia Specialist Courtland Murray reminisced about our most listened to podcasts over the last five years.

In this episode, Mo talks with Anole about this toolkit, why it is needed, the research that informed its creation, and how it can be used in prevention.

On this episode NSVRC staff talk with Rachel Martin Asproth, who is a Nonprofit Communications Manager & Anti-Violence Storyteller, and the Former Senior Communications and Design Coordinator with the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault, and Meggie Royer the Senior Communications Manager at Violence Free Minnesota. We discuss their passion and partnership about ethical media and practical strategies to change the way people talk about sexual and domestic violence. Please be mindful that there are discussions about domestic violence, suicide, and sexual violence cases and how they were discussed in the media included in this conversation.

The Sexual Assault Advocate’s Guide to the Media, Communications, and Public Relations (MNCASA) https://mncasa.org/tools/the-sexual-assault-advocates-guide-to-the-media-communications-and-public-relations/ Preventive Press: A Guide for Journalists on Responsible Reporting on Domestic Violence (Violence Free Minnesota) https://www.vfmn.org/_files/ugd/f4bdb8_2411815adb7444daba15247096212a54.pdf To see examples of social media posts visit: MNCASA Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mncasa/?hl=en Violence Free Minnesota Instagram https://www.instagram.com/violencefreemn/ Yes, Her Too: A Feminist Reading Of The Depp Vs. Heard Case (Worldcrunch News) https://worldcrunch.com/opinion-analysis/amber-heard-feminism/ NSVRC Resources of Note NSVRC Resources for Reporters and Advocates Working with Media (webpage) https://www.nsvrc.org/additional-resources-for-media What Can We Learn From Media Coverage on Sexual Violence? (Podcast) https://www.nsvrc.org/2500/resource/what-can-we-learn-media-coverage-sexual-violence COVID-19 and Health Equity: How Media Literacy Is Sexual Assault Prevention (Podcast) https://www.nsvrc.org/resource/2501/covid-19-and-health-equity-how-media-literacy-sexual-assault-prevention Recommended Resources from Guests The Marshall Project https://www.themarshallproject.org/ The Marshall Project is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that seeks to create and sustain a sense of national urgency about the U.S. criminal justice system. We have an impact on the system through journalism, rendering it more fair, effective, transparent and humane. ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/ ProPublica is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism with moral force. The 19th News Network https://19thnews.org/

In this episode, NSVRC’s Prevention Campaign Specialist, Jayla Murdock reviews the 2025 Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) Campaign.

Learn more about the SAAM 2025 Campaign https://www.nsvrc.org/saam/about-2025

Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) 2025: Weekly Themes to Inspire Action https://www.nsvrc.org/saam/2025-weekly-themes

Learn prevention basics https://www.nsvrc.org/saam

SAAM 2025 Proclamation https://www.nsvrc.org/resource/saam-2025-proclamation

SAAM Day of Action: April 1 https://www.nsvrc.org/saam/2025/day-of-action

SAAM 2025 Social Media Guidance https://www.nsvrc.org/saam/2025/social-media

#30DaysofSAAM2025 Instagram Challenge https://www.nsvrc.org/resource/30daysofsaam2025-instagram-challenge

Download SAAM 2025 Graphics https://www.nsvrc.org/saam

Louie talks with Jim Struve from MenHealing about their work supporting men who are survivors of sexual violence, and how they have adapted their core program to meet the needs of survivors and partner with local rape crisis centers.

This episode is part of a series on partnerships that reach and support men who are survivors of sexual violence.

Discussed in this episode:

MenHealing: https://menhealing.org

Voices of Healing videos: https://menhealing.org/alumni-projects/male-survivor-stories

MenHealing’s podcast Just Healing: https://menhealing.org/menhealing-just-healing-podcast 

Working with Male Survivors of Sexual Violence: https://www.nsvrc.org/working-male-survivors-sexual-violence

This project was supported by Grant No. 15JOVW-21-GK-02215-MUMU awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Justice.

Louie talks with Jayvon Howard from the Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence about a partnership with an LGBTQIA homeless shelter. Jayvon revisits his work at a local program to describes the partnership, the services provided to the LGBTQIA young adults at the shelter, and more.

This episode is part of a series on partnerships that reach and support men who are survivors of sexual violence.

Discussed in this episode:

Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence: https://oaesv.org/

Working with Male Survivors of Sexual Violence: https://www.nsvrc.org/working-male-survivors-sexual-violence

This project was supported by Grant No. 15JOVW-21-GK-02215-MUMU awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Justice.

In this episode we talk with Anne Smith and Diana González about Amplify. Amplify is a national project of the Vermont Network focused on strengthening collective leadership to mobilize a more powerful movement to end gender-based violence.

This project was supported by Grant / Cooperative Agreement 5 NUF2CE002510-05-00 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Join Sally in a conversation with Kiora Matthews. Kiora is a descendant from the White Earth Band of Ojibwe and was a member of the Youth Participatory Action Research team of the Minnesota Youth Sex Trading Project in 2023. This is part 3 of a 3-part series on building an intersectional approach to data collection, analysis, and use.

This project was supported by Grant / Cooperative Agreement 5 NUF2CE002510-05-00 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.