http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/old/taxonomy/term/1591/0 en http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/3453 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Why women don&#039;t report sexual assault </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/IMG_3141_1-1.JPG_.jpeg" alt="" title="El Jones performs a poem at a protest last summer. The spoken word artist says racism makes it more difficult for women of colour to report rape. Photo by Hilary Beaumont" width="450" height="335" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p><i>Disclaimer: Some scenes in this story may be triggering for people who have experienced sexual assault. If you need support, call the Avalon Sexual Assault Centre at 422-4240 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to make an appointment. The after hours phone line is 425-0122, but it is only for sexual assaults that have happened within the last 72 hours.</i></p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/3453" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/3453#comments Hilary Beaumont Gender Health Ideas Indigenous reporting rape sexual assault Halifax News Thu, 20 May 2010 05:34:32 +0000 HBeaumont 3453 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca