ISU Students march around Normal to Take Back the Night

NORMAL, Ill. – A group of Illinois State University students marched around Normal Thursday night holding signs demanding a safer community, specifically for women at night.  One of the signs read “Silence is Violence.”  …

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Multiple Bloomington-Normal Organizations Stand in Solidarity Against Rape Culture

NORMAL, Ill. – The campus of Illinois State University was decked out in denim and writing on T-shirts as the registered student organization “Students Ending Rape Culture” held their final events of Sexual Assault Awareness…

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Registered Student Organization Recognizes nationwide Day of Silence

Image courtesy of the SERC Instagram page NORMAL, Ill. – The second Friday of April is nationally recognized as the Day of Silence, where people stay silent in solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ community against homophobic…

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ISU Students Work to End Rape Culture by Taking Back The Night

Image Courtesy of Students Ending Rape Culture Instagram NORMAL, Ill. – According to the #MeToo movement’s official website, nearly 60 percent of collegiate women are sexually assaulted or harassed on their college campuses. One registered…

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COVID-19 posing many new threats to survivors of Domestic Violence

Photo courtesy National Domestic Violence Hotline Facebook page NORMAL, Ill.- There has been an increase in hotline calls at local Domestic Violence Shelter, Neville House. Illinois State University’s Students Ending Rape Culture (SERC) has been…

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