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Last night, I had the honor of speaking at my childrens’ school to 8th graders and their parents. Entertainers and speakers will tell you the toughest audience is the one you know best (family and friends). We were blessed to have a strong turnout and some great insight shared. One Dad stated, “Tonight, I realized I need to talk with my high school student about the situations I don’t think he will find himself (just in case he does).” Another parent stated, “I always thought I had an open line of communication with my kids. Then tonight I discovered how I need to really open up about issues like rape and sexual assault – so my kids KNOW they can come to me.” What do you need to open up with your children about?

In a community where the high school has around 275 students, 200 PEOPLE attended the evening “Can I Kiss You?” show in their community last night. 80% of the room was filled with high school students. How did they draw such a fantastic audience?

This article was written at army.mil by Kris Gonzalez, Fort Jackson Leader AIT Soldiers learn about dating, respect and how to prevent sexual assault FORT

For the past few days, while I tried to enjoy one of the greatest golf tournaments in the world, all I was entertained with was the Tiger Woods show. As soon as one golfer would hit a tee shot or make a putt, it seemed that the next view would be that of Tiger Woods.

Today, an email was sent out by USA Swimming showing the strong response they have chosen to take following the 20/20 news story over a week ago. This is exactly the kind of response we were asking and hoping for USA Swimming to take.

To see the NFL take action against Ben Roethlisberger is encouraging. The league specifically mentioned his intentional attempt to aid in the further intoxication of

Tonight, the University of South Carolina showed their commitment and passion for making a difference in ending sexual violence, teaching consent, and supporting survivors of sexual assault. We started the day with a “Train the Trainer” dinner with the Peer Educators. They asked great questions to help themselves be even more powerful and effective when facilitating sessions with students on their campus. Throughout the dinner, we had some good laughs and shared lots of ideas.

Today at Fort Jackson in South Carolina, male and female soldiers spoke out against sexual assault; in support of survivors and loved ones; and stated the importance of being a “Battle Buddy” to STOP sexual assault from happening when someone tries to use alcohol as a date rape drug.