Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 12, 2019 1:53:49 GMT 12
RAPE CRISIS RENAMED; OCASA TO WORK WITH ALL GENDERS
For the first time in its four-decade history, Dunedin's Rape Crisis centre will work with sexual abuse victims of all genders.
The shift is part of a major overhaul of the organisation, which also includes changing its name to the Otepoti Collective Against Sexual Abuse (OCASA).
The move has been met with cautious optimism by the head of a New Zealand male survivors group, who said the more support organisations could work together, the better.
OCASA development co-ordinator Angelo Libeau said the historically women-only organisation had changed its constitution to work with people of all genders....
www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-national/rape-crisis-renamed-ocasa-work-all-genders
For the first time in its four-decade history, Dunedin's Rape Crisis centre will work with sexual abuse victims of all genders.
The shift is part of a major overhaul of the organisation, which also includes changing its name to the Otepoti Collective Against Sexual Abuse (OCASA).
The move has been met with cautious optimism by the head of a New Zealand male survivors group, who said the more support organisations could work together, the better.
OCASA development co-ordinator Angelo Libeau said the historically women-only organisation had changed its constitution to work with people of all genders....
www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-national/rape-crisis-renamed-ocasa-work-all-genders