Sexual assault. It happens to your neighbors. It happens to your friends. It happens to your sons, daughters, brothers and sisters. It happens to your roommates and classmates. It happens to University of Nebraska at Kearney students. And it affects you. “I never thought it would happen to me.” We hear this often from survivors of sexual assault. It can happen to anyone, and it affects not only survivors, but their friends and families, campus and our community, too. Sexual … [Read more...]
Cops and Robbers 5K to benefit victims of abuse, sexual assault
Cops and Robbers 5K Run / Walk Date: Oct. 21 Time: 9 a.m.; Check in at 8 a.m. Place: Fountain area, University of Nebraska at Kearney Cost: $25 for individuals; $40 for two-person teams. Sponsor: Family Advocacy Network and UNK Police Department Web: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cops-and-robbers-5k-tickets-36936873182?aff=es2 KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney Police Department is hosting a Cops and Robbers 5K Run/Walk to raise money for victims of domestic violence, sexual … [Read more...]
PHOTO GALLERY: ‘Know No’ Sexual Assault Awareness
‘Shatter the Silence’ lecture to promote sexual assault awareness
KEARNEY – To promote Sexual Assault Awareness Month, University of Nebraska at Kearney is hosting educational activities and a special lecture by two women featured in the groundbreaking film “The Hunting Ground,” at a free, public lecture 7 p.m. April 21. Activists and authors Annie Clark and Andrea Pino were featured in the film for their role in promoting Title IX legislation and challenging federal government and university officials across the country to improve their practices of … [Read more...]
‘Hunting Ground’ showing Thursday at World Theatre
https://youtu.be/GBNHGi36nlM KEARNEY – UNK welcomes students, faculty and staff to a free movie-night screening of “The Hunting Ground,” a new documentary about campus sexual assaults. The movie will be shown at 6:30 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 17) at The World Theatre, 2318 Central Ave., followed by a panel discussion about sexual assault, focusing on prevention and bystander intervention. Free tickets for the event can be picked up at the Nebraskan Student Union Welcome Desk prior to the … [Read more...]
