In Jacksonville, Florida, in 2012, Marissa Alexander was sentenced to twenty years in prison for firing a single warning shot in the air to protect herself and her nine-day old infant from her abusive husband. Florida’s infamous “Stand Your Ground” law which allowed George Zimmerman, a neighborhood vigilante, to murder Trayvon Martin, a Black teenager, […]
Monument to Rape Survivors Blankets Downtown Des Moines
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 13, 2014 Contact Rebecca Nagle upsettingrapeculture@gmail.com Monument to Rape Survivors Blankets Downtown Des Moines Yesterday, visitors witnessed stories from survivors of rape and abuse emblazoned on 200 bright red quilt squares. On a Thursday afternoon, the 200 quilt squares were laid out in Western Gateway Park. The Monument Quilt, is an on-going […]