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Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation @thecaase.bsky.social · 13h

Did you know CAASE hosts a monthly virtual event where we discuss current cultural events, media, and news headlines related to sexual harm and/or social injustice? It's called Let's Chat Over Lunch. It's 2 weeks away! Come join us on Oct. 22 at noon!

www.caase.org/event/lcol/2025-10-22/

Events for October 2025 – CAASE

Join CAASE for our monthly virtual community forum, Let’s Chat Over Lunch. At each gathering, we’ll discuss current cultural events, media, and news headlines related to sexual harm and/or social inju...

www.caase.org

Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation @thecaase.bsky.social · 16h

The 2024-2025 school year was filled with inquisitive students, thoughtful conversations, & critical thinking for our #PreventionEducation team.

Check out our latest report, Empowering Youth, to dive deeper into some of the highlights from the school year: www.caase.org/empowering-y...

Empowering Youth: CAASE Prevention Programs’ Impact in the 2024-2025 Academic Year – CAASE

The 2024-2025 school year was a considerable year for CAASE’s prevention education program! Learn more about how our educators continue to adapt, evolve, and connect to meet the moment for students.

www.caase.org

Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation @thecaase.bsky.social · 1d

If you have a Donor-Advised Fund (DAF), you hold a powerful tool for change! As giving season approaches, consider giving to CAASE through a DAF. 🧡

Learn more: caase.org/daf

#SupportSurvivors

Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation @thecaase.bsky.social · 2d

You Are Not Alone is tomorrow! Join us between noon and 1pm at Daley Plaza to bring awareness to domestic violence in our community.

Register: bit.ly/4ne2bhi

We hope to see you there!

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Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation @thecaase.bsky.social · 5d

Survivor Voices: NO ONE’S LISTENING by Jean Cozier – CAASE

NO ONE'S LISTENING is a guest blog written by Jean Cozier for CAASE's Survivor Voices series, a project where we source and spotlight writing by survivors with a goal to uplift a diverse array of pers...

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Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation @thecaase.bsky.social · 5d

We are grateful for reporting that sheds light on the truth & realities of how cash bail & its reform impact survivors & keeps them safer.

Read the piece by @19thnews.org to hear more from our Executive Director, Kaethe Morris Hoffer: 19thnews.org/2025/10/cash...

#SupportSurvivors #PretrialJustice

Trump says ending cash bail endangers women. Advocates say it protects them.

Recent reforms now require safety risk assessments when considering pretrial release from jail. These can benefit women on multiple levels, from those accused of crimes to survivors of gender-based vi...

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Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation @thecaase.bsky.social · 6d

We often hear the term #GenderBasedViolence and think of sexual violence, or #DomesticViolence. But the reality is, they are not an "either/or" situation; they're often intertwined.

Learn more about the link between DV and SV on our blog: www.caase.org/domestic-sex... #DVAM

The Link Between Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault – CAASE

Violent partners use sexual harm as part of a pattern of abuse and control. They know gender-based violence fosters and thrives on silence, self-doubt, and fear—factors that seem to amplify when sexua...

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Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation @thecaase.bsky.social · 6d

Surviving the Mic is 2 weeks away! Join us virtually on Oct. 16, 3-5pm

It's an online gathering space for survivors and those who support them. We'll check in, then have a trauma-informed writing workshop designed for survivors. 📝

Find all the details: www.caase.org/event/stm/20...

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Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation @thecaase.bsky.social · 7d

"As people who work daily with victims of gender-based violence, we know how important Illinois’s Pretrial Fairness Act has been to improving public safety. If we bring back money bail, our clients and all victims of domestic violence and rape in Illinois will be less safe."

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Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation @thecaase.bsky.social · 8d

🎃 Happy October 🎃

There are so many ways to get involved in an event with CAASE this month! Save these dates & join us for a virtual or in-person event.

Find everything you need to know at https://www.caase.org/events-calendar/

#CommunityEngagement #SupportSurvivors #DVAM #CelebratingAllies

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Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation @thecaase.bsky.social · 9d

You Are Not Alone is a week from tomorrow! We hope to see you there at Daley Plaza.

Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation @thecaase.bsky.social · 19d

CAASE is honored to be a part of this Domestic Violence Awareness Month event with so many other amazing Chicago anti-gender-based violence partners.

Join us on Tues., 10/7, from noon to 1 PM at Daley Plaza.

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Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation @thecaase.bsky.social · 12d

Learn the facts about the #PretrialFairnessAct and what exactly it means for survivors in our community! The law was written from a survivor-centered perspective, and CAASE has been proud to support it since the beginning.

What you need to know: www.caase.org/pretrial-fai...

The Pretrial Fairness Act is a Win for Survivors and Communities – CAASE

Survivor advocacy organizations helped draft the Pretrial Fairness Act from a survivor-centered perspective to ensure it accounts for the needs of victims and increases community safety.

www.caase.org

Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation @thecaase.bsky.social · 13d

(2/2) And despite research which consistently documents that immigrants and folks without documentation engage in crime less often than citizens who were born in the states, they are being unfairly blamed and scapegoated for a plethora of problems in our society."

www.caase.org/free-from-se...

Let’s Declare an Unalienable Right to be Free from Sexual Harm – CAASE

Immigrants are disproportionately impacted by sexual harm. Reflecting on Independence Day, CAASE declares that ALL people in our community deserve to live with true independence and freedom from sexua...

www.caase.org

Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation @thecaase.bsky.social · 13d

"Immigrants, especially undocumented immigrants, face a variety of challenges in this country, including being disproportionately subjected to crimes and violations involving sexual harm. (1/2)

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Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation @thecaase.bsky.social · 28d

We're excited to introduce Survivor Voices, a new series from CAASE. Our first guest writer is Jean Cozier.

Find the piece at www.caase.org/survivor-voi...

#SurvivorVoices
#SurvivorWriting
#SupportSurvivors

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Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation @thecaase.bsky.social · 15d

Ending money bond makes survivors of gender-based violence safer. 👏 Learn more in a new op-ed from CAASE's Executive Director, Kaethe Morris Hoffer, and Amanda Pyron of The Network: thehill.com/opinion/crim...

#EndMoneyBond
#PretrialFairnessAct
#SupportSurvivors

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Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation @thecaase.bsky.social · 16d

(2/2) This month marks 2 years of the #PretrialFairnessAct in IL!

Learn more about the improved process for survivors on our blog: www.caase.org/pretrial-pro...

#SupportSurvivors

The Pretrial Process for Survivors Under the Pretrial Fairness Act – CAASE

The Pretrial Fairness Act improves the new pretrial process for survivors in Illinois.

www.caase.org

Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation @thecaase.bsky.social · 16d

"This reform is a shift away from a wealth-based system that allowed people with money to buy their way out of jail, even if they were a safety threat to others. The PFA corrects this inequity and includes key protections for victims, including survivors of gender-based violence." (1/2)

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Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation @thecaase.bsky.social · 16d

Let's Chat Over Lunch is this Wednesday!

**TIME CHANGED**: we will be moving the event up one hour, starting at noon instead of 1pm. See you there!

Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation @thecaase.bsky.social · Sep 2

Settle into a cozy, cool fall with CAASE! 🍂 🥧 🎑 🌰 🎃 🌆 ☕ Join us for Surviving the Mic or Let's Chat Over Lunch, which are both virtual!

Find everything you need to know at caase.org/events-calendar/

#CommunityEngagement #SupportSurvivors #ChicagoEvents

Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation @thecaase.bsky.social · 19d

"It’s about ensuring the truth cannot be buried and that those who cause harm are held to account. Survivors deserve to see the full scope of the files, and the public deserves to understand how such exploitation was allowed to persist for so long."

#BelieveSurvivors #StandWithSurvivors

Ms. Magazine @msmagazine.com · 29d

With support from World Without Exploitation, Liz Stein and more than 20 survivors led a powerful call on Capitol Hill for the release of the Epstein files and real accountability.

How Epstein Survivors Made Their Voices Impossible to Ignore

With World Without Exploitation, Liz Stein and survivors took to Capitol Hill for the release of the Epstein files and real accountability.

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Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation @thecaase.bsky.social · 19d

(2/2) We will be speaking, distributing materials, making signs, & showing solidarity with survivors in our community. Help us let survivors know that they are not alone.

Register here: bit.ly/4ne2bhi

#DVAM2025 #DVAM #GBV #SupportSurvivors

Ascend Justice · You Are Not Alone community event Save the Date

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Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation @thecaase.bsky.social · 19d

CAASE is honored to be a part of this Domestic Violence Awareness Month event with so many other amazing Chicago anti-gender-based violence partners.

Join us on Tues., 10/7, from noon to 1 PM at Daley Plaza.

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WBEZ @wbez.org · 20d

Nicole Schult, legal director of Uptown People’s Law Center, said the women came forward with their complaints because “every single one of them wants to make sure that this doesn’t happen to other women in custody.” trib.al/67ZWK9z

Female inmates at biggest Illinois women’s prison accuse staff members of sexual assault

Seven women filed federal lawsuits against correctional officers and internal investigators at Logan Correctional Center. Their attorney Elizabeth Payne calls the pattern of sexual abuse “an epidemic.”

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Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation @thecaase.bsky.social · 20d

(3/3) We're proud of the success we’ve seen in the past 2 years & look forward to an even brighter future. 🧡

Learn more about the #PFA, how it impacts survivors, & gives our communities a chance to heal on our blog: caase.org/tag/pretrial-fairness-act/

#PretrialJustice #EndMoneyBond

Pretrial Fairness Act – CAASE

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Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation @thecaase.bsky.social · 20d

(2/3) GBV orgs like CAASE remain eager to support pretrial fairness because it’s an improvement to a system that survivors often navigate. They deserve to feel safe & have their voices heard within that system.

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