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Sep 2, 2020 • 9 tweets • 5 min read
A thread: Independent reviews like the one @SenDuckworth requested of the @USGAO are critical for institutional accountability and transparency, esp. for programs that are designed to reduce/eliminate violence like sexual harassment and assault. 1/
armytimes.com/news/your-army…
The stakes are incredibly high. This review is within the context of the killing of Spc. Vaness Guillén and death of Sgt. Elder Fernandes, both of whom had reported (to family and Army officials, respectively) exps. of sexual harassment and assault. 2/
DARVO is having quite a hot summer. While we’d rather see the end of DARVO than all of its cameos in pop culture, we’re here to educate about DARVO (the brainchild of our founder, Dr. Jennifer Freyd) to diminish its power. Read on! @jjfreydcourage 1/10
refinery29.com/en-us/2020/06/…
The linked piece by Elizabeth Gulino makes a key point: the power of DARVO is magnified when a powerful person wields it as a weapon. To be clear: DARVO packs a wallop all on its own. But when the DARVOer has more social power than the victim, DARVO’s impact becomes quantum. 2/10
Jun 10, 2020 • 19 tweets • 11 min read
Today, we’re musing on some recent headlines involving @NBCUniversal and parent company @comcast. They have important things to teach us about the intersecting issues of workplace harassment, institutional betrayal, and institutional courage. Let’s dig into it. @CourageforAll
First up:
On May 12, The Cut published this piece by @bridgetgillard. Linda Vester broke her silence in 2018 about Tom Brokaw’s harassment of her in the 1990s. In this piece, Vester calls for an external investigation to truly “clean house” at NBC. thecut.com/2020/05/linda-…
Jun 5, 2020 • 14 tweets • 13 min read
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Hi folx. In this thread, we share a recording of Dr. Jennifer Freyd’s keynote address, “Addressing Sexual Abuse with Institutional Courage,” from the @NashvilleSAC conference this week ⭐️ Link only available til June 8 ⭐️ Let’s dig into it. @jjfreydcourage@CourageforAll
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Here is a link to JJF’s talk ⭐️ Link only available til June 8 ⭐️ so maybe a nice weekend activity. The link contains many more talks & resources on intergenerational trauma, ACEs, sexual trauma in communities of color, resiliency, and healing.
Backstory: this week, we’re seeing a lot of media coverage of efforts to discredit @RonanFarrow 🤔 It seems that some (ahem) are displeased by Farrow‘s efforts to expose sexual violence and a coverup culture at NBC. His book, Catch and Kill, includes brave @BrookeNevils 💚
