July 1, 2016 By Rianna Lee Twenty-five people gathered for a rally organized by the Thomas Merton Center’s Stop Sexual Assault in the Military (SSAM) campaign in Station Square on Thursday, June […]
Unchain Victims from the Chains of Command
You’ve Heard of Heteronormativity – Now Get Ready for Homonormativity
June 23, 2016 By Rianna Lee In just the past few years, America has seen monumental steps toward equality for LGBTQIA++ folks. Considering that only sixty years ago, people were routinely beaten […]
We Can’t Pick and Choose What Sexual Assault Cases Are Important – They All Are
June 22, 2016 By Rianna Lee Given the nature of the current events of the last few months, I have been addressing the sexual assault problem in our country very openly. My […]
Our Justice System Has 99 Problems, and Perpetuating Rape Culture Is Definitely One
June 9, 2016 By Rianna Lee One night in January 2015, two lives were changed forever. It was on this night that a former Stanford University swimmer, Brock Turner, sexually assaulted an […]
Maybe If We Just Listened to Black Voices, Black Lives Matter Protests Wouldn’t Get So Heated
May 31, 2016 By: Rianna Lee On Tuesday, May 24, journalist and self-proclaimed “World’s Most Fabulous Super-villain,” Milo Yiannopoulos visited DePaul University in Chicago, IL, for an event called “One Night – […]
Stop Sexualizing Women’s Breasts & Let Mothers Nurse in Peace
May 23, 2016 By: Rianna Lee STORY TIME: Once upon a time, there was a queen who had just given birth to a beautiful, healthy princess. The queen decided to nurse her […]
5 Ways to Get Rid of Problematic Behavior and Be a Better Ally
May 16, 2016 By: Rianna Lee Recently, as I was scrolling through my Facebook feed, I came across a video a friend had shared from a page called, Let’s Talk: Whiteness Project. The […]
