‘Evening of Stories’ promotes dialogue about violence and abuse

4/27/2018

Actress Irene Bedard talks Monday, April 23, 2018, about her sister during “An Evening of Stories” at the Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall in Juneau. Her sister was abused and sex trafficked. (Photo by Tripp J Crouse/KTOO)

The Juneau community shared stories during an event Monday night promoting awareness of domestic violence and sexual abuse.

About 50 people attended “An Evening of Stories” at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall. Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault sponsored the event.

Juneau police estimate that they had about 28 reports of sexual assault in 2017, but because the crime is so personal, cases are likely under-reported. ... (Read more at ktoo.org)

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Tripp J Crouse (Ojibwe, descendent of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa) has worked in print journalism and broadcasting for 15-plus years, and currently represents Alaska and serves as 2019 chair of the Station Advisory Committee for Native Public Media, a national organization that offers support services to Tribal and Native public radio stations. Tripp is also a member of the Native American Journalists Association and Alaska Press Club. Prior to working at 90.3 KNBA in Anchorage, Tripp worked at KTOO in Juneau and the Quad-City Times in Davenport, Iowa.

‘Evening of Stories’ promotes dialogue about violence and abuse

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