NEW DATE!Monday, April 28, 2025, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
The Power of Media Mentorship
101 Edgar Road, St. Louis, MO 63119
Producer and media specialist Keyairis Henry will talk about the media industry and their non-profit, the Alumni Broadcasting Association, which partners with Saint Louis Public Schools to provide students and young adults the opportunity to be mentored by alumni while learning media skills to help shape their future.
Free and open to the public.
Email ginasheridan@webster.edu to register.
For more information about the Speaker Series or to suggest a guest speaker, please contact:
Gina Sheridan, Communications and Outreach Librarian
ginasheridan@webster.edu
314-246-7812
April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. Stop by our display on Level 1 of Emerson Library for books and other resources.
The National Sexual Violence Resource Center's About SAAM 2025 page shares this information:
Sexual violence impacts everyone. Anyone can be a victim of sexual violence, and people who commit sexual abuse, assault, and harassment exist in all of our communities. This underscores why it's important for all of us to care about sexual violence and take steps to promote the safety and well-being of others.
Sexual violence is an umbrella term that includes any type of unwanted sexual contact — including sexual abuse, assault, and harassment.
Forms of sexual violence include:
Rape or sexual assault
Sexual harassment
Sexual abuse
Unwanted sexual contact/touching
Sexual exploitation and trafficking
Exposing one’s genitals or naked body to others without consent
Nonconsensual image sharing and/or coercion (including AI-generated imagery)
Words and actions of a sexual nature against a person’s will and without their consent
Statistics show:
Over 53% of women and over 29% of men reported experiencing contact sexual violence (Chen, et al., 2023).
More than 1 and 4 non-Hispanic Black women (29%) in the United States were raped in their lifetime (Basile et al., 2022).
1 in 3 Hispanic women (34.8%) reported unwanted sexual contact in their lifetime (Basile et al., 2022).
More than 4 in 5 American Indian and Alaska Native women (84.3%) have experienced violence in their lifetime (Rosay, 2016).
32.9% of adults with intellectual disabilities have experienced sexual violence (Tomsa et al., 2021).
24-Hour Hotlines
If you were affected by sexual assault, contact one of these organizations:
National Sexual Assault Hotline
800-656-HOPE or Online Chat
Safe Connections
314-531-2003
ALIVE - Alternatives to Living in Violent Environments
314-993-2777
