Can’t We Just Dance? A Counterstory

Believing Maria #2 of 3 in Jam Series; Oil pastel on paper © 2019 Michele Beaulieux In this post, I share a counterstory inspired by and following up on my article, "Can't We Just Dance? Not if We Want to Create Safer Brave Contact Improvisation Spaces" in the Winter/Spring 2020 CQ Contact Improvisation Newsletter. In … Continue reading Can’t We Just Dance? A Counterstory →

The Shift from Rape Culture to Consent Culture

Chart showing the progression through the stages from rape culture to consent culture

This chart, “The Shift from Rape Culture to Consent Culture," lays out five possible states that groups might exhibit in how they handle sexual violence and other types of harm. The chart depicts two phases of rape culture and three phases of consent culture. The phases of rape culture—ignoring and reacting— support individual freedom, and … Continue reading The Shift from Rape Culture to Consent Culture →