Spring Into Action Recap and Final Fundraising Stretch
Spring Into Action 2021JDI's annual Spring Into Action breakfast honored Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark and Lovern Gordon for their leadership, activism, and collaboration to advance the rights of survivors and promote safety and justice for all.Justice in Action...
Appeals court rules rape victim’s testimony sufficient to support her attacker’s conviction
DA: A rape victim is entitled to the same consideration as other crime victims in terms of credibility By MARIE SZANISZLO | Boston Herald July 13, 2021 In a key decision, the Massachusetts Appeals Court rejected a child rapist’s argument that the testimony of his...
Fattman, McKenna push domestic violence bill protecting survivors working contract jobs
April 10, 2021 Ariane Vigna, Boston University State House Program for the Worcester Telegram & Gazette BOSTON — A bill extending workplace protections for domestic violence survivors working in contract jobs is aimed at closing a loophole that allowed a woman to...
SAAM 2021 Message
Remarks by Debra J. Robbin, JDI's Executive DirectorApril 21, 2021 at a SAAM Event hosted by Lt. Governor Karyn Polito I am honored to be here today as the Executive Director of Jane Doe Inc (JDI), as an Advocate and as a survivor of sexual assault. I want to extend...
Employment Protections for Survivors
When survivors are unable to access or maintain stable employment, their safety is compromised. Survivors shouldn’t have to choose between accessing the services and healing they want and keeping their jobs. This is why we are highlighting these two pieces of...
Preventing and Improving Responses to Sexual Violence
Improving Protections for Sexual Assault Survivors! #SAAM2021 Did you that the current sexual assault protection law in Massachusetts has loopholes that can prevent survivors from accessing the safety they need? Victims of domestic violence can obtain a restraining...
School Resource Officers, Racial Equity, and Decriminalizing Survivors
Do you know if the K-12 schools in your area have school resource officers (SRO)? SROs are law enforcement officers assigned to work at schools. Massachusetts began mandating all school districts assign at least one SRO per district in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook...
Stop Anti-Asian Hate by Ending White Supremacy Culture
A Statement From JDI On March 16, 2021, a white gunman in Atlanta Georgia went on a killing spree targeting members of the Asian community, killing six women and two men, and placing the blame on the victims themselves. Meanwhile too many are attempting to divorce...
2021 White Ribbon Day Underway
When JDI hosted the first statewide Massachusetts White Ribbon Day Campaign in 2007, we didn't know what to expect. Today, we know that YOU and thousands more across the Commonwealth have embraced the values of this campaign and your actions to help end gender-based...
JDI Economic Empowerment Program featured
New Massachusetts program trains domestic violence victims, advocates in financial literacyBy Marie Szaniszlo, Boston Herald, February 24, 2021 When people think of domestic violence, they typically don’t think of financial abuse. But a new program has trained...
