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Thirty years after experiencing a sexual assault on a college campus, “part of me is always in that dorm room,” writes Craig Maier, whose story illuminates how toxic masculinity, rape culture and patriarchal attitudes can lead to violence against men, too. While 26.4% of undergraduate women experience rape or sexual assault, about 6.8% of male undergraduates experience rape or sexual assault.
"Real change will take all of us,” he writes.
In this essay, Maier shares four lessons that could help to illuminate and address The Red Zone. Read the story now.
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Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures welcomes National Book Critics Circle Award-winner Clint Smith to the Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland on Nov. 7. This season’s 2022/23 Ten Evenings speakers include Joy Harjo, Hanif Abdurraqib and Hanya Yanagihara. See the full roster at pittsburghlectures.org/ten-evenings. Purchase your in-person or virtual tickets and subscriptions at pittsburghlectures.org.
In Allegheny County, voter turnout trends mirror the disparities and inequalities present in the region, and the county’s most challenged communities often have the quietest voice at the ballot box.
Advocates and local officials who spoke with PublicSource described an array of issues contributing to low voter turnout in different pockets of Allegheny County.
Read the story to see a map of what voter turnout has been like where you live and learn what leads to low voter turnout locally.
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This November, catch two great film festivals and see films you won’t find anywhere else! The Three Rivers Film Festival runs Nov. 10-16, starting with a super fun film about pinball and a ’70s-themed after-party. It wraps up with a special 40th anniversary screening of the George Romero classic, “Creepshow,”, with cast and crew. Pittsburgh Shorts runs Nov. 17-20, and it’s chock-full of incredible short films, filmmaker Q&As, script readings by talented actors and great parties. For more information, visit filmpittsburgh.org or email [email protected].
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