Ep. 23: Rape Victims as Shields, Just Stop

This week on The Op-Ed Page with Elisa Camahort Page: 1. Using Rape and Abuse Victims as a Shield JK Rowling statement, speaking for abuse victims: https://www.jkrowling.com/opinions/j-k-rowling-writes-about-her-reasons-for-speaking-out-on-sex-and-gender-issues/ JK Rowling on trans treatment as a new form of conversion therapy: https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/j-k-rowling-warns-against-new-kind-conversion-therapy-n1232958 Stats on rape/abuse criminal prosecution/accountability (via RAINN): https://www.rainn.org/statistics/criminal-justice-system 2. #DefundthePolice: Tangible Actions What Defunding the Police Really Means for Black Communities: https://www.bet.com/news/national/2020/06/15/defunding-police-departments-black-communities.html Minneapolis City Council vote: https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/06/26/884149659/minneapolis-council-moves-to-defund-police-establish-holistic-public-safety-forc Breonna Taylor’s Law: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/12/us/breonna-taylor-law-passed.html Chokehold bans: https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/10/world/police-policies-neck-restraints-trnd/index.html Berkeley mandating unarmed staff for traffic stops: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/15/berkeley-police-california-unarmed-civilians-traffic-stops Police fatality stats, 2019: https://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/fbi-releases-2019-statistics-on-law-enforcement-officers-killed-in-the-line-of-duty Most dangerous jobs in the US: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/27/the-10-most-dangerous-jobs-in-america-according-to-bls-data.html 3. Quick Takes: Washington football team name change: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29460299/how-events-2020-forced-washington-nfl-team-name-change Sleeping Giants co-founder Nandini Jammi statement: https://medium.com/@nandoodles/im-leaving-sleeping-giants-but-not-because-i-want-to-d9c4f488642 The Influencer Activist Toolkit: https://couragetoearn.com/influencer-activist-toolkit/ Jamia Wilson and me at The Riveter (online) July 24th 10AM PT: Your Personal Road Map to Being an Effective Everyday Activist. Sign up here: https://theriveter.co/events/your-personal-road-map-to-being-an-effective-changemaker/ Road Map for Revolutionaries by me, Carolyn Gerin and Jamia Wilson: https://roadmapforrevolutionaries.com Thanks to my podcast host Messy.fm Thanks to Ryan Cristopher for my podcast music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ryan-cristopher/1479898729 Social media handles: Twitter: @ElisaC @OpEdPagePodcast Insta: @ElisaCP Web: elisacp.com Please share, subscribe, rate and review!!