Outspoken, Ep. 36 - Slutwalk DC [video]

Stories of sexual assault raise awarness at rally on the Mall

Host: Ebone Bell
Video/Editing: Aram Vartian
Producer: Randy Shulman
Published on August 18, 2011, 9:34am | Comments

Ebone Bell speaks to participants at the Slutwalk DC rally on Saturday, August 13, 2011.

The website for the march descibes the event as:

SlutWalk D.C. is a movement to increase dialogue and raise awareness about prevalent attitudes in our society that blame the victim or survivor in sexual assault cases. No one asks to be sexually assaulted.

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Outspoken, Ep. 36 - Slutwalk DC [video]

Stories of sexual assault raise awarness at rally on the Mall

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