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First Photovoice Exhibit A Success! : Through Our Own Eyes: The Alliance and NYC Teens Envision a City Without Sexual Violence

On the evening of April 29th close to 100 people attended the first Through Our Own Eyes: Using Photovoice to Envision a City Without Sexual and Dating Violence photography exhibit by New York City youth who participated in the Alliance’s comprehensive anti-sexual violence training program. Made possible in part by a generous grant from the New York City Council, and hosted at the 6th Street Community Center, the group show was free to the public and featured powerful images and essays on teen violence, and the converse, healthy relationships in "a city free of sexual violence." [Read more.]

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The following information has been compiled by the New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault to assist survivors in understanding the legal issues surrounding sexual assault, and their own rights as survivors. This information should never replace information given to you by your lawyer or the District Attorney's Office.

Resource Guide

The Alliance has compiled a number of resources available for survivors, their friends and families, and professionals assisting survivors in New York City. Information for survivors determining their present needs, and for professionals looking to increase their own resources, are also available.

Factsheets

The alliance has compiled factsheets on various topics from other organizations.

· Adolescents
· Child Sexual Abuse
· College
· Counseling
· Criminal Justice
· Disabilities
· Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault
· Economic Costs
· Elderly
· Hate Crimes
· Health
· HIV
· Hospital
· Incest
· Interpersonal Violence

· Intervention
· Law Enforcement
· LGBT
· Media
· Men
· Prevalence
· Prevention
· Revictimization
· Risk Reduction
· School Violence
· Stalking
· Trauma
· Victims Rights
· War
· Workplace Violence

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· In "Announcements": Group counseling updates.
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· In "Announcements": List of pending action alerts.
· In "Research": Results from Alliance studies of sexual assault in New York City.

Executive Director Harriet Lessel Speaks at the Photovoice Exhibit

More images from Photovoice-Through Our Own Eyes Exhibit »

Voices and Faces:
Holly Hughes

"On TV, the only time they called it rape was when it was a stranger. So I didn't think what happened to me was rape. If I did, maybe I would have told someone. Maybe I would not have lost so many years of my life."
Read more about Holly at The Voices and Faces Project »