First full day in Tennessee! Holler!! The air was brisk, the sun was shining bright, and our group of fourteen girls and myself, the only dude, were ready to set out on our adventure to learn all we could about domestic violence and its complexities. Our first stop was at the Safe Haven agency, a sexual assault and rape crisis center. The director of the center gave us presentation on the history of the center and a comprehensive overview of sexual assault, its causes, and its detrimental effects on victims and their families. We learned that 1 in every 6 women will be a victim of sexual assault in their lifetime, and college aged women are the most heavily targeted population. Additionally, not only do women who have been raped have to live with the embarrassment and shame they so often feel, but the medical rape kit exams are also extremely invasive and often deter women from pursuing justice in the often over-extended and bogged down criminal court system. Safe Haven is a great example of a comprehensive agency that acts as a necessary support system and network of people and services dedicated to helping those who have been unfairly victimized. During our few hours at the center, we helped clean and organize the center to better help serve the needs of the center workers and their clients.
During the evening hours, most of us went to see $2 movies! I saw Fantastic Mr. Fox, and it was indeed fantastic!!!!
Overall our first day was a great introduction to the work we will be doing throughout our 10 days in Knoxville. And being the only guy isn't that bad....what guy wouldn't want to be surround by 14 women...but I must say that the extensive amount of hair in the shower is really not cool :/
Keep it classy,
P-Dog
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