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What Is The AA Rape Board?

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Day
18
Month
October
Year
1974
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What Is The AA Rape Board

Who is the Anti-Rape Board sponsoring the demonstration for Inez Garcia next week?

The Board was appointed last April by Mayor Stephenson following pressure from from the HRP and local women for a city program to improve the handling of rape cases, and to work on preventative programs to lower rapes in A2. A limited amount of money was set aside to support the activities of the board, but as Georgina Kish, the full-time, paid coordinator points out, it barely makes a dent in the amount needed for programs.

The Board spent the summer studying rape, researching statistics and brainstorming for answers. As Kish points out, only one in ten rapes are reported.

The Board is now working in several areas, including in-service training for medical people at local hospital emergency rooms, setting up a liaison with the county prosecutor and courts. They are also working on a brochure about rape for local women.

For women, the Board is trying to set up workshops, which includes the first one on Monday in Burns Park.

One of the more creative ideas they have proposed is for a whistle campaign. Kish indicates the possibilities of whistles being used as danger signals.