Using her own story, rape survivor Melissa Allen works with individuals and organizations to spread the message that sexual violence isn't "one size fits all." Additionally, she raises sexual assault awareness and promotes prevention through her personal blog, It's Me, Melissa Leigh. Melissa is passionate about ending rape culture and encouraging survivors to pursue recovery.
Elite Daily, March 2019
Buzzfeed, October 2018
News
Going To Group Therapy After My Rape Helped Me Rebuild My LifeElite Daily, March 2019
Buzzfeed, October 2018
Surviving the Long-Term Trauma of Sexual Violence
New York Times, July 2018
New York Times, July 2018
Events
No Stand By Allowed - April 16, 2018John Jay College of Criminal Justice at the City University of New York
East End Cafeteria - 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
JJay's Community Outreach and Women's Center for Gender Justice presents No Stand By Allowed, a sexual assault awareness and prevention panel. The panel will include speakers from Safe Horizon, Crime Victims Treatment Center and the RAINN Speakers Bureau.
Rockaway SlutWalk - August 19, 2017
6006 Beach Front Rd, Arverne, NY 11692
VIA Community Services is hosting the first Rockaway SlutWalk to introduce the community to the Rockaway Rape Crisis Program.
SlutWalk was designed to raise awareness about sexual injustice and gender inequality. The SlutWalk aims to impact and uplift, while shifting the paradigm of rape culture. The event provides a safe, all-inclusive space to entertain, educate, and empower.
