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RAINN Art & Poetry Contest
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Joanna M. Doane
in RAINN (Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network)
RAINN Announces Art & Poetry Contest,
Judged by Tori Amos
Express yourself, your creativity, and your passion
for the fight against sexual assault!
In celebration of RAINN’s 12th anniversary, RAINN announces its first ever Art & Poetry Contest. Two winners (one for Art and one for Poetry) will be featured on a special-edition T-Shirt, available in the fall.
Winners will be selected by Tori Amos, a co-founder and long-time supporter of RAINN.
Entrants should submit a completed entry form and their art or poetry, along with a $50 entry fee, by August 22nd.
Download the entry form and guidelines. (pdf, 73KB)
Questions? Email membership@rainn.org.
Contest Rules and Regulations
- Two winners will be chosen — one from each category (Art and Poetry).
- The contestant’s full name, address, phone, and email must be included for valid entry.
- All artwork or poems/song lyrics must be original and not attributable to any person or entity other than the contestant. Photographs and computer-generated entries will not be accepted. No entries featuring profanity or lewd content will be eligible.
- All entries must be submitted on an 8 1/2” x 11” piece of paper and should be vertically (portrait) oriented. Poetry/song lyrics should not exceed 50 lines, including signature. A piece may include a signature, but it is not required. Please include name, address, and contact information on the back of the piece.
- By entering the contest, all contestants give RAINN permission to use their images/words and names on t-shirts, the RAINN website, and any other promotional material for the contest.
- The winning entrants will receive as a prize a commemorative t-shirt, featuring their winning entry. Prizes will be sent at the completion of the contest, providing time for the production of t-shirts.
- There is a $50 contest entry fee that is mandatory and non-refundable. Additional pieces may be submitted for $50 per entry. Payment must accompany piece in order for entry to be valid. Checks, money orders, and credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover) are accepted.
- All entries will be returned provided that a self-addressed, stamped envelope (of appropriate size and with sufficient postage) is included with the entry.
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United States Senate Supports RAINN
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Joanna M. Doane
in RAINN (Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network)
109th CONGRESS ~ 2d Session
Sponsored by Senators Arlen Specter (R-PA) and Joseph Biden (D-DE)
RESOLUTION Passed Unanimously by the United States Senate
Supporting the National Sexual Assault Hotline (the `Hotline’) and commending the Hotline for counseling and supporting 1,000,000 callers
Whereas it is estimated that a sexual assault occurs every 2.5 minutes in the United States and more than 200,000 Americans each year are victims of sexual assault;
Whereas one of every six women and one of every 33 men in America have been victims of completed or attempted rape, according to the United States Department of Justice;
Whereas the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in its Uniform Crime Reports, ranks rape second only to murder in the hierarchy of violent crimes;
Whereas research suggests that sexual assault victims who receive counseling are more likely to report the assault to the police and to participate in the prosecution of the offender;
Whereas in June 2006 the National Sexual Assault Hotline (the `Hotline’) helped its one millionth caller;
Whereas the Hotline operates 24 hours per day, 365 days per year, offering important free and confidential crisis intervention, support, information, and referrals for victims of sexual assault and their friends and families;
Whereas the Hotline was created by the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (`RAINN’), a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation whose headquarters are located in Washington, D.C.;
Whereas the Hotline answered its first call on July 27, 1994, and operated solely with private funds for the first 10 years of its existence;
Whereas RAINN continues to operate the Hotline today, in partnership with 1,100 local rape crisis centers in the 50 States and the District of Columbia and with over 10,000 trained volunteers and staff, and in collaboration with coalitions against sexual assault in each of the 50 States ;
Whereas the Hotline helps an average of 11,000 people each month and in 2005 helped 137,039 women, men, and children across the Nation;
Whereas the public education and outreach undertaken by RAINN and local rape crisis centers have increased public awareness of sexual violence and contributed to a 58 percent decline in crimes of sexual violence since 1993;
Whereas the Hotline has experienced a significant increase in call volume as public awareness of sexual violence has grown, with calls to the Hotline increasing by 43 percent since 2003;
Whereas millions of Americans have learned of the services available through the Hotline, thanks to the public service promotion contributed by every national broadcast television network, a dozen cable networks, and more than 1,000 radio stations, newspapers, and magazines; and
Whereas the Hotline serves as an outstanding example of a successful partnership between the Federal Government, the private sector, and
individuals:
Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate—
(1) supports the National Sexual Assault Hotline; and
(2) commends the Hotline for counseling and supporting 1,000,000 callers.
National Sexual Assault Online Hotline
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Joanna M. Doane
in RAINN (Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network)
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| National Sexual Assault Hotline • 1.800.656.HOPE • Free. Confidential. 24/7. | ||
National Sexual Assault
Online Hotline
A Groundbreaking New Service for Sexual Assault Victims
RAINN is launching the National Sexual Assault Online Hotline to help and support victims of sexual assault who may be unable or unwilling to use the national telephone hotline.
The Online Hotline is the first of its kind: a safe, secure, live, and anonymous online resource for victims of sexual assault, their families, and friends.
How It Works
Using a secure and anonymous instant-messaging format, the Online Hotline allows sexual assault victims to communicate directly with trained crisis support volunteers from local rape crisis centers across the country.
All trained volunteers have successfully completed state-mandated training, and receive ongoing supervision from their local center. Online Hotline supervisors continually monitor sessions for quality control.
In addition, the Online Hotline website provides a library of information about recovery, medical issues, the criminal justice process, local resources, and support for family and friends of victims.
The Online Hotline
messaging window
Ensuring Users' Privacy
Privacy and confidentiality are of the utmost importance. We worked with our tech partners to build a new communications infrastructure from the ground up that integrates security and anonymity at every level.
The application does not capture the IP address of users, so sessions can't be traced back to them. We developed a session controller that, once it connects a user with a trained volunteer, breaks the link to ensure that no record of the session or user remains. Finally, transcripts of sessions are never stored.
The website also provides instructions for users on how to clear private data from their computers after a visit or session.
How You Can Help
- Be an Online Hotline Volunteer: Help us provide live crisis support through the Online Hotline by becoming a trained volunteer.
- Be an Online Hotline Partner Crisis Center: We encourage all local crisis centers to participate in this groundbreaking service, which will allow them to reach even more of those in need.
- Awareness Advisory Board: The Online Hotline Awareness Advisory Board (OHLAAB) is a group of creative and committed people who are helping us shape the marketing campaign for the launch and introducing the service to their friends, neighbors and community.
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This project was supported by grants awarded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the Office on Violence Against Women, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.
© RAINN 2006 • info@rainn.org • 1.800.656.HOPE •