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This past Friday, nearly 700 supporters, volunteers, and staff celebrated BARCC’s 45th anniversary—and trailblazers, past and present,…
For 45 years, our hotline has provided survivors, loved ones, and community members with high-quality emotional support, information, and…
Yesterday, Massachusetts voters rejected an attempt to repeal a 2016 law prohibiting public accommodations discrimination against transgender…
Dr. Judith Linden and Stephen Marcus This post was written by 2018 Champions for Change Dr. Judith Linden with her husband and co-honoree Stephen…
Last week, the New York Times reported that the Trump Administration was pursuing a legal policy that would narrowly define gender. This would…
Sexual assault and harassment affect everyone in our communities. We know you want to do everything you can for survivors of sexual violence, and…
Boston IT Services has sponsored the Champions for Change Gala & Auction since 2016. We recently spoke with founder and owner Jim Stewart to…
This is the second of two blog posts that explain a few housing law protections for survivors of sexual violence and how BARCC case managers can…
Last October, #MeToo went viral. A year later, where are we? What has changed? As Google’s Me Too Rising visualization shows, while there…
When Roxane Gay published her debut novel, An Untamed State, the New York Times called it “striking and complex.” The newspaper praised…
Today, the United States Senate approved Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the United States Supreme Court. Gina Scaramella, executive…
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump openly mocked Christine Blasey Ford at a campaign rally. Gina Scaramella, executive director of the Boston Area…
Last week, Bill Cosby was sentenced to 3 to 10 years in a state prison for sexually assaulting former Temple University employee Andrea Constand.…
The following post shares the story of Sonia, a survivor who has called BARCC’s hotline and come to BARCC for individual and group…
We're offering an upcoming series of free educational workshops for all survivors of sexual assault, harassment, and abuse ages 18 and up.…
BARCC Advocacy and Legislative Affairs Manager Katia Santiago-Taylor sat down with Christ Lovett of Boston Neighborhood Network News to discuss…
This week, BARCC Executive Director Gina Scaramella lent her knowledge of sexual trauma to the Boston Globe's coverage of the nomination of…
BARCC Executive Director Gina Scaramella recently wrote an op-ed on the reactions to the report that Supremem Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh…
A handful of news outlets—including the Daily Free Press, the Framingham Source, State House News Service, and the Lowell Sun—reported…
The Mary Sue sat down with a BARCC volunteer and BARCC's Bilingual Client Services Coordinator Alma Huerta Dominguez to discuss #MeToo media…
Celebration Will Include Author Roxane Gay and Dory Cote, BARCC’s Very First Hotline Caller The Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC)…
Boston 25 News interviewed BARCC Advocacy and Legislative Affairs Manager Katia Santiago-Taylor on proposed legislation that would alter the…
BARCC Executive Director Gina Scaramella wrote an op-ed for the Hill to urge the Catholic Church to enact meaningful reform in the wake of another…
MassLive.com reported on the primary race for the Seventh Congressional District, and noted that challenger Ayanna Pressley has been a regular…