Intimate Partners

Crimson Flow is a blog by Guenevere DeCuir, a new member of our Concerned Bloggers Association. She write a wonderful post on abuse within a relationship. “Nearly 25 million women and 7 million men worldwide are raped and/or physically assaulted by an intimate partner in their lifetime.” To read her full story, click here: http://crimson-flow.blogspot.com/2012/02/ultimate-sin.html?zx=bc2911bddbc5dc0d

I hope you have enjoyed these new members of Concerned Bloggers Association. I am so happy to have more people speaking out and donating their time and creativity to our cause. Thank you so much.

Joice’s Style Joins Us

Joice Dreamscape has joined the Concerned Bloggers Association team. A German native, she takes on the challenge of not only writing for social causes, but also writing in English! We are excited to have her here! Click here to check her story out: http://pimpmyavi.weebly.com/1/post/2012/02/468-joice.html

Up next, another newbie joices the C.B.A. team… stay tuned!

1 in 6 Males

1 in 6 males are the victims of some kind of sexual assault by age 18. Isn’t that nuts? You can read more on Marleen Vaughan‘s post on coffeesmoke. Click here: http://coffeesmoke.wordpress.com/2012/02/15/1in6byage18/

The month long topic of Sexual Assault Awareness will continue. Please stay tuned for more information on the matter. Thank you.

Surprise Attack

Anabelle Marquis has posted a new article on RAPE for the Concerned Bloggers Association. She sites, “According to the American Medical Association (1995), sexual violence, and rape in particular, is considered the most under-reported violent crime.” Let’s see if we can do something about that.  You can read her full article here: http://belles.dotdigita.com/?p=1226

..more from Concerned Bloggers Association is on it’s way.

Paisley asks the Tough Questions

This is a pretty controversial post considering how rampant bruised skin is throughout the grid in Second Life. Paisley Mizin of Oh My Stars! blog asks some amazing questions about why we do what we do. You can read and post your own opinion here: http://ohmystarspaisley.wordpress.com/2012/02/05/why-do-people-like-bruised-beat-up-skin-in-second-life/

Stay tuned for more Sexual Assault Awareness from your Concerned Bloggers Association. The month has only just begun and we are blogging our brains out. We love you.

No Touch.

Sian Pearl of Parthenoid put together an amazing blog post for the Concerned Bloggers Association. She reasons that women aren’t the only ones that need to be taught about rape, men too. Men need to be taught the RAPE is not an option. Check out her interesting blog post here: http://parthenoid.blogspot.com/2012/02/concerned-bloggers-association-loo.html

Up next: Paisley Mizin, co-founder of C.B.A., writes about bruised skin.

Outside Looking In.

Blissie Boucher of Gypsy Woman blog did an amazing job with her Domestic Violence post. Another member of the Concerned Bloggers Association, she delivers so much useful information! Send some love her way, by clicking here: http://blissfulgypsywoman.blogspot.com/2012/02/domestic-violence-and-abuse-on-outside.html

Keep check up on us. We’ll check in on you too.

Arm Yourself Against Cyber Stalkers

Our newest member to the Concerned Bloggers Association team is Nana’s Cherrys by Nana Negulesco. She has written a great article on Cyber Stalking. We are grateful for her posting information on Germany’s cyber stalking issues, too! To read the full article, click here: http://nanascherrys.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/concerned-bloggers-cyperstalking/

More to come from Concerned Bloggers. Stay tuned.

No More Hiding

Marleen Vaughan of coffeesmoke delivers a candid blog post of work place Sexual Harassment for the Concerned Bloggers Association. If you look past all the snark, you’ll find some good information on how to file a complaint under the Civil Rights Act. Click here for the full story: http://coffeesmoke.wordpress.com/2012/02/01/sexualharassment/

Coming soon, information for same-sex assaults, men who have been raped and what to do about stalking.

Silent Screams Trying to Be Heard.

Iron Martinek of her self titled blog put together a beautiful posting on Domestic Violence for Concerned Bloggers Association. Please click through the link and show her some support. http://ironmartinek.wordpress.com/2012/02/01/silent-screams-concerned-bloggers-february/

This month will be a difficult month of information on Sexual Assault Awareness. I know you will get upset when you find out some of the statistic we have researched. I know I was deeply moved. Please stick with us and stand by our side. You never know when you will be asked for help.

Take care.