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

Last week, our supporters helped us raise over $100,000 at Celebrating Allies 2025! We're beyond grateful for this show of support during a challenging year.

Learn more about the event on our new blog: www.caase.org/celebrating-...

#CelebratingAllies #SupportSurvivors

Celebrating Allies Honors Critical Partners – CAASE

Celebrating Allies 2025 was an evening to remember! Dedicated partners, supporters, and community members came together to uplift those making a difference in the fight to end sexual harm.

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

"Domestic violence, trafficking, and the sex trade all involve someone with more power and resources trying to control another person with less power and resources."

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#DVAM #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth

Domestic Violence, Trafficking, and the Sex Trade – CAASE

Domestic violence and sex trafficking are related. Understanding the links makes you better prepared to help survivors and break the cycle.

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

Let's Chat Over Lunch is this Wednesday! Join us at our new time, 12-1pm.

www.caase.org/event/lcol/2...

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

Don't forget about utilizing a DAF this giving season!

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

It's been 8 years since fall 2017, when #MeToo was posted 19 million times.

Read our blog from last year, reflecting on what's happened in the movement since then, and where we hope to make more progress in the future.

www.caase.org/me-too-seven...

#BelieveSurvivors

Looking Back at #MeToo Seven Years Later – CAASE

This month marks seven years since the Me Too Movement first went viral. We reflect back on this chapter of the anti-sexual harm movement, the progress that has been made since then, and look ahead to...

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

Last school year, 87% of CAASE's #PreventionEducation students were able to identify clear communication, respect for boundaries, & mutual enthusiasm as core parts of practicing consent.

Check out our new report to learn more about the impact of CAASE workshops!

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.

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

Tonight, we'll be welcoming our supporters at #CelebratingAllies!

Can't make it? There is still time to #SupportSurvivors by donating: bit.ly/CAASECAFF25

We can’t wait to celebrate with you soon!

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

CAASE, The Network, and @ascendjustice.org were thrilled to host a new #DVAM event earlier this week! We gathered with over 20 local gender-based violence orgs with one unified message for survivors: You Are Not Alone. Thank you to everyone who joined us and participated! 💜 #SupportSurvivors

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

So many amazing sponsors supporting #CelebratingAllies! Get tickets for this inspiring event on October 15. Registration closes soon: bit.ly/CAASECAFF25

THANK YOU to all of our incredible sponsors!

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Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation @thecaase.bsky.social · 14d

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 · 14d

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 · 15d

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 · 16d

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 · 19d

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 · 19d

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 · 20d

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 · 20d

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 · 21d

"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 · 22d

🎃 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 · 23d

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 · Sep 19

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 · 26d

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.

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Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation @thecaase.bsky.social · 27d

(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."

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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...

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Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation @thecaase.bsky.social · 27d

"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 · Sep 10

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 · 29d

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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