This article was originally published in The Scribe, UCCS’s student newspaper, on April 20, 2015. By Eleanor SkeltonNews Editor Oh, social media. You’ve forever changed the face of activism with campaigns like #StopKony for child soldiers in Africa, #BlackLivesMatter for the Ferguson protests and #WhyILeft / #WhyIStayed tweets for abuse survivors to tell their stories. And then, TwitterContinueContinue reading “#FreeTheNipple campaign promotes desexualization of nudity”
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Spectrum club hosts ‘Big Noisy Barbecue’ in support of speaking out
This article was originally published in The Scribe, UCCS’s student newspaper, on April 20, 2015. By Eleanor SkeltonNews Editor The national Day of Silence in the LGBT community was April 17, but some students don’t have Friday classes. Therefore, Spectrum hosted a “Big Noisy Barbecue” on April 16 from 1-4 p.m. instead to engage the campus community. TheContinueContinue reading “Spectrum club hosts ‘Big Noisy Barbecue’ in support of speaking out”
Domestic violence, theft and drug overdoses in UCCS crime report
This article was originally published in The Scribe, UCCS’s student newspaper, on April 20, 2015. Compiled by Eleanor SkeltonNews Editor Incidents on Campus One report of domestic violence at Summit Housing Village, one fraud report in Sunset Creek parking lots, one liquor violation in Shavano House, arrested Chase Nelson for underage consumption. April 16, 10:15 a.m. to 10:48ContinueContinue reading “Domestic violence, theft and drug overdoses in UCCS crime report”
You don’t have to look: Revisiting how we tell the Easter story
I have problems with Easter. My church attendance has been irregular since I left fundamentalism, which I’ve been told is normal for people who have suffered spiritual abuse. This year, I tried to go to church on Easter Sunday. I drove to the parking lot. Panic rose in my stomach until I thought I mightContinueContinue reading “You don’t have to look: Revisiting how we tell the Easter story”
Deprogramming: documentaries and movies about cults and fundamentalist Christian subculture
Some people asked us what life was like after we left when I posted the UnBoxing Project series, how we handled leaving the sects of fundamentalist Christianity we were raised in. My friends and I went through a period of deprogramming, which is still ongoing. We’d been told what to think our whole lives, what isContinueContinue reading “Deprogramming: documentaries and movies about cults and fundamentalist Christian subculture”
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