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Even though I now consider myself a rape survivor, very few people know that I have been raped. This is partly because I don't want to share the most traumatic event of my life with casual friends. But perhaps most importantly, I still fear that I won't be believed...
...wonder, what would distinguish a rape survivor from anyone else? Forty-two percent of acquaintance rape victims tell no one about their assault, according to one study. No one who knows me, except for the few people I have confided in, knows that I am a rape survivor...
...women's clothing store that served Central Square for 58 years, is gone. Holmes says it will preserve its sign. Surinam's Clothing, serving Central Square for the last 80 years, has been told to clear out by the end of the month. Anthony's Greek Market--another survivor of ethnic communities the "developers" are determined to bury in rubble--will be leveled. And our own Lucy Parsons Center, an independent radical bookstore and community center which has been at various locations in Central Square for most of our 25 years, faces eviction on April...
There are a number of 24-hour rape crisis counselors who are mental health professionals on-call through University Health Services (UHS) on weekdays and weekends. They can be reached through UHS and they aim to help survivors understand their options for care. All of these resources are completely optional because part of a survivor's healing process involves regaining control in her or his life. Should a survivor choose to have a rape kit performed to gather forensic evidence, or is in need of more medical attention than UHS can provide, a counselor can accompany them to the Beth...
...gunmen allegedly loyal to the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (P.R.I.). Last week groups of Tzotzil Maya Indians dressed in colorful garb and carrying religious images were nervously returning to the village of Acteal, where the slaughter took place. "We came back because this is where we're from," said survivor Diego Perez, 32, blinking back tears as he recalled how his father, brother and aunt were killed in cold blood in front of him that day. "But it's hard to feel safe here." In fact, even as government soldiers blanketed the region near Acteal, some 5,000 frightened peasants...