Author: I Have The Right To Team

Biden appeals court nominee faces questions for role in school sexual assault case

Written by I Have The Right To Team on February 16, 2023. Posted in Newsroom.

By Tierney Sneed, CNN
5 minute read

The confirmation of President Joe Biden’s nominee for a prestigious federal appeals court seat could be in jeopardy after he was grilled over his role representing an elite boarding school in a sexual assault case and a key Senate Democrat withheld his immediate support.

A Call To Action – Urgent

Written by I Have The Right To Team on February 6, 2023. Posted in Blog.

TO: Advocates for Sexual Assault Survivors and Children

RE: Michael Delaney’s nomination for Federal Judge for Boston-based 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals

Dear Advocate,

This is a call to action for all advocates and allies of sexual assault survivors. The White House nomination of Michael A. Delaney to a Federal Judgeship in the US Court of Appeals in Boston will be reviewed in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, February 15, at 10:00 am in Room 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.

Combating K-12 Sexual Harassment and Violence: How Far Have We Come?

Written by I Have The Right To Team on February 5, 2023. Posted in Newsroom.

By Esther Warkov, MS. Magazine
5 minute read

This article chronicles the growing efforts to address K-12 sexual harassment and violence over the last decade and references Chessy Prout as a survivor-advocate whose case received international attention and advanced the movement in middle and high schools. There are links to films, print media, and resources that are helpful to students, parents, and educators.

“A problematic nominee”

Written by I Have The Right To Team on February 1, 2023. Posted in Newsroom.

by Yvonne Abraham, The Boston Globe
4 minute read

His supporters say federal appeals court nominee Michael Delaney is a dedicated advocate for sexual assault survivors. The family of one high-profile survivor would beg to differ.

Board Member Steve Peacock On Surviving Childhood Sexual Abuse

Written by I Have The Right To Team on January 30, 2023. Posted in Blog.

By: Brylie Turk, Student Outreach Intern
3 minute read

Thursday February 26th, Steve Peacock, a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and member of I Have The Right To’s Board of Directors, joined Evan Dawson for an interview for WXXI’s Connections segment (see the link below). In the interview, Steve openly shares his experience of being targeted, groomed, and then sexually abused for years in his own home by his neighbor, starting at when he was only 10 years old, and how he spoke up years later, at the age of 52 years.

A Glimpse into the Law with Christina Graziano

Written by I Have The Right To Team on January 24, 2023. Posted in Blog.

I Have The Right To interviewed Christina Graziano who is Partner at Ketterer Browne & Associates (KBA). Christina’s practice focuses on complex civil litigation in state and federal courts, including cases of sexual assault.

Leading Change With Inanna Balkin

Written by I Have The Right To Team on January 10, 2023. Posted in Blog.

I Have The Right recently spoke with Inanna Balkin, a student in 8th grade at Amherst Middle School in Amherst, Massachusetts. Inanna led a campaign to get her peers, teachers, and school leaders to sign the I Have The Right To Pledge. She is a model for students across the country who are standing up and speaking out to advocate for an education free from sexual assault. Hear in her own words why Inanna chose to be an advocate and what she hopes for in the future.

Five Tips for Practicing Consent Over The Holidays

Written by I Have The Right To Team on December 25, 2022. Posted in Blog.

By: Elizabeth Zeigler
Executive Director, I Have The Right To
3 minute read

When you remove the to-do lists, the last-minute gifting, and the hustle and bustle of the season, the holidays are about being together.

Yet “being” together can sometimes be fraught: there is the unwanted kiss from Uncle George, the grandparent who overshares their grandchild’s news and photos, or the newcomer to the annual holiday dinner.

Ho Ho No – One Story of Consent During The Holidays

Written by I Have The Right To Team on December 13, 2022. Posted in Blog.

By: Elizabeth Zeigler, Executive Director, I Have The Right To

4 minute read

Consent is a word that is most often associated with romantic relationships and yet the concept is vastly broad and purely fundamental: the right that every human is entitled to exercise when deciding what happens to their body. Including – and perhaps especially – young humans. Consider this story about my young daughter, Christmas, and consent.

Meet the Advocates Making Colleges Safer After the Trump Era

Written by I Have The Right To Team on November 4, 2022. Posted in Newsroom.

As Trump’s education secretary, Betsy DeVos obliterated the already-imperfect Title IX, the civil rights law created to protect students in schools and higher education from sex-based discrimination. Title IX was initially meant to protect female student-athletes, and it had became an important tool for student survivors of sexual violence.