Reclaim Reclama 2025 Live
Reclaim/Reclama 2025 is SARC’s annual art magazine featuring the works of people across Oregon who have been impacted by sexual violence.
Joyful Resistance LIVE 2025
The Sexual Assault Resource Center of Oregon invites you to join us for the second annual Reclaim/Reclama LIVE on Wednesday, April 9th from 5:30-8:00pm at the Jackson Bottom Wetlands Nature Center in Hillsboro, Oregon.
Reclaim Reclama 2025
Reclaim/Reclama 2025 is SARC’s annual art magazine featuring the works of people across Oregon who have been impacted by sexual violence.
Reclaim Reclama 2024
Reclaim/Reclama 2024 is SARC’s annual art magazine featuring the works of people across Oregon who have been impacted by sexual violence.
Hookup Culture+Online Dating Presentation
Attend this free virtual presentation on the dynamics of hookup culture, online dating, and learn how to engage in them in safe and healthy ways!
Reclaim Reclama 2023
Reclaim/Reclama 2023 is SARC’s annual art magazine featuring the works of people across Oregon who have been impacted by sexual violence.
Reclaim Reclama 2022
Reclaim/Reclama 2022 is SARC’s annual art magazine featuring the works of people across Oregon who have been impacted by sexual violence.
Survivors Reclaim // Reclama
In celebration of this year’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), SARC presents “Reclaim//Reclama”, a publication highlighting the stories and artwork of survivors from all walks of life throughout the state of Oregon.
We have noticed over the years, that there are many voices and experiences that often go unrepresented during local SAAM efforts. This publication is an attempt to create an opportunity for those folks whose experiences go unrecognized to reclaim this space.
We’re honored that these artists chose to collaborate with us on this magazine and we are making it available for sale to help support the artists and SARC.
On Saturday, April 28th, there will be an event at Solace & Fine Espresso, featuring appearances by artists who contributed to this project. Join us, in community, to celebrate the beautiful work that made this project possible. Event details are on our Facebook page.
“Reclaim//Reclama” will be available for purchase at the event. Proceeds will go towards thanking the artists for their participation as well as support of SARC. If you would like to purchase a zine you can do so via the ‘Buy Now’ button below. If you are interested in ordering a larger quantity or would like to help with the sale of this project, please message us directly at info[at]sarcoregon.org. If cost is a barrier but you would still like to support artists and SARC please contact us directly at the same email address.
Reclaim // Reclama
A collaboration with local artists showcasing visual art and the written word. Survivors supporting survivors through this collection of culturally diverse work. We have kept pieces in the language they were originally written in. We did not want any artists’ messages to get lost in translation. We hope this choice preserves the artists’ intention, culture, and artistic expression.
-24 pages
-printed on glossy presentation paper
-perfect binding
-$2 mailing charge will be added
40th Ruby Anniversary Fundraiser
It’s been a couple years since we’ve held a fundraiser and this year we wanted to do something special and impactful as much as possible to raise awareness and funds for SARC. We also wanted to act sooner than later because of the political and social climate we find ourselves in and because we know that SARC is losing funding, we just don’t know the extent yet. With a lot at stake for our vulnerable communities, there has been so much momentum in the social justice movements and awareness raising since election day; we certainly are no exception.
This year’s fundraiser marks SARC’s 40th Anniversary operating as a support agency for survivors of sexual assault and their loved ones first and foremost. Since its inception in 1977, it has expanded to cover anti-trafficking programs and prevention education. We’re highlighting this occasion occurring at the end of Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). The color for a 40th anniversary is ruby red, and what better theme than to have it be our ‘Ruby Anniversary Fundraiser’? We’re carrying through the red color of solidarity and invite you to wear your red out to the fundraiser.
We’ve been hard at work planning and the event is coming up this week! We wanted to be sure to thank and highlight our sponsors and donors and share the silent auction and raffle item details here. You can track updates on our other social media channels like the Facebook event page, Twitter, and Instagram, please see other posts and information there.
Listen for us to be featured on XRAY.FM’s show, ‘The Non Profit Hour’, Tuesday, airing at 1:00PM, and re-airing the following Monday morning, 6:00AM. A few of us went in to record this interview hosted by Phil Busse of the NPH show. Recording will also be available as a podcast.
Date: April 27, Thursday
Time: 5 – 8:00pm
Venue: Ecotrust
Program Schedule:
5:00 – DJ Mr. Mumu, open mingling, snacks, drinks, networking
5:45 – kick-off intro
6:00 – DJ, open, donation highlights
6:15 – Get to know SARC & Staff
7:00 – Pull a few tix
7:05 – Executive Dir., Erin Ellis
7:30 – Moody Little Sister
7:50 – Pull all tix; wrap; hand-off prizes
The silent auction will go through the end of the evening and we’ll plan on pulling raffle tix at least a couple times. You do not have to be present to win a prize and if you elect not to purchase the auction item you bid on, it goes to the next highest bidder.
This year, Moody Little Sister, will perform at the end of the evening for us. Naomi Hooley and Rob Stroup form a Folk-Rock & Soul Duo out of Portland, Oregon, who have been touring and playing a lot of shows as of late. [insert pic] Community, nature, and the inward journey are the chorus line themes to most of the band’s songs. As a result they have been regarded as “social change agents” and “community creators”. Their debut record “Wild Places” is a soundtrack for anyone on a journey to be more authentically themselves.They’ve just announced an exciting move to New Mexico, so we’re lucky to have them play for us before their next adventure! Photo provided by Moody Little Sister.
We will also have a great local DJ Mr. Mumu, who plays regularly at Tilt and Valentines, to get you in the mood to donate. Lover of all types of music, he’s been working as a DJ for two decades and then some.
“I have played and can play just about every event possible…from swank black tie soirees to dark and dirty rock clubs…sometimes in the same night.”
Get ready to do some dancing while donating, while he spins only vinyl for us!
This is an annual fundraiser that we hope to grow year after year, and we are so thankful for our sponsors and all donors for this year’s event. All of the auction and raffle items have been donated by artists, businesses, friends and family in our community. Please let them know you appreciate their support of SARC the next chance you get. Photo provided by DJ Mr. Mumu.
Sponsors
Enjoy these donated drinks and food
We’ll have more drinks, food, and sweets for you, we’d love to see you all there!
Silent Auction and Raffle Items showing their retail value | Items 1 -9 (silent auction)
| 1 | Blazers Print | $150 | |
| 2 | Rodinia necklace | $200 | |
| 3 | Dawn Kowalewski Photography (14X14) | $250 | |
| 4 | Artistic Bliss Portraits – 11×14 | $550 | |
| 5 | Artistic Bliss Portraits – 11×14 | $550 | |
| 6 | Private Flight Time (2-3 people) | $425 | |
| 7 | Beach House (2 nights) | $840 | |
| 8 | Women’s Group Self-defense Class | $1,500 | |
| 9 | Dunn Carney Legal Services | $1,750 | |
| 10 | Wine – Hiram | $40 | |
| 11 | Bluestar Donuts | $50 | |
| 12 | Bluestar Donuts | $50 | |
| 13 | Domaine Drouhin Wine | $50 | |
| 14 | Wine | $50 | |
| 15 | Wine – Hiram | $60 | |
| 16 | Rodinia ‘PDX’ necklace | $52 | |
| 17 | City of Portland Golf passes 2×18 holes | $90 | |
| 18 | Widmer Brothers Beer Pack | $100 | |
| 19 | Yoga Shala – Classes 10-pack | $110 | |
| 20 | Laika Studios – Kubo Gift Set | $125 | |
| 21 | Ascension Fitness (pkg w/ Dr. Ni’s) | $127 | |
| 22 | Cleobella Dress | $150 | |
| 23 | Aquarium Pkg | $199 | |
| 24 | Cleobella Dress | $250 | |
| 25 | Folly Shopping party | $250 | |
| 26 | Eastside Distilling Party | $250 | |
| 27 | Garden Party for 6 | $300 | |
| 28 | Cleobella Bag | $400 | |
| 29 | Cleobella Bag | $400 | |
| 30 | Mexico Vacation Rental (6 nights) | $2,100 *Special raffle | |
| 31 | Pilates Central PDX (2 sessions) | $140 | |
| 32 | Pilates Central PDX (2 sessions) | $140 | |
| 33 | Andina Restaurant GC | $150 | |
| 34 | The Bite of Oregon tix 2 | $150 | |
| 35 | Warrior Flow – Spring Challenge | $175 | |
What will you do for SAAM?
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), but SARC wants you to be more than just “aware.” This year, we organized a series of events around our action-oriented theme: “ACT. EDUCATE. CARE.”
According to Google, awareness is a “concern about and well-informed interest in a particular situation or development.” To be aware is important. It means to be continually conscious of sexual assault in our communities and how sexual violence thrives in our culture. Awareness, however, can also easily slip into passivity. Once you are “aware” of the stark reality of sexual assault, what comes next?
To be part of the movement to end sexual violence, we must use our awareness as a springboard into action. This month, SARC is offering a variety of options for people to get involved.
We can ACT. Use our voices, bodies, and influence to share our stories as people affected by sexual violence, directly or indirectly. SARC’s philosophy reflects our knowledge that sexual assault impacts all people regardless of their gender, race, socioeconomic status, faith, immigration status, age, disability, sexual orientation, and all the other complex identities that make us human. It is our diverse experiences that make us resilient and courageous. We can write letters and make phone calls to our representatives. We can volunteer. We can interrupt sexism and other forms of oppression in the daily ways we witness and experience them.
And we can actively support our community members when they take action. Voices Against Violence on April 8th 6pm-9pm at Coyote’s Bar & Grill, is our first SAAM event, where local performers will share their music, poetry, comedy, and more to address sexual violence through their art.
We can EDUCATE. Misinformation and ignorance surrounding the dynamics of sexual assault abound. SARC believes in educating from a place of humility. We believe in calling in rather than calling out. All of us have the ability to educate those around us. By pointing out the normalization of sexual violence in our media. By challenging victim-blaming or perpetrator-sympathetic comments in the news and within our communities. By engaging in primary prevention, working with youth to define and model what healthy sexuality, consent, and healthy relationships look like.
And we can actively continue to educate ourselves. Let’s Talk About Sex(uality) on April 17th 6pm-8pm at the Beaverton Community Center, is our second SAAM event, where a panel of community partners will answer questions about what healthy sexuality and relationships mean to them.
We can CARE. Being supportive of those who are dealing with the impact of a sexual assault is one of the best ways we can counteract the trauma of violence in the first place. Being present, listening, respecting survivors’ choices, allowing each person’s unique healing process to run its course, and focusing on someone else’s needs rather than your wants for them is an incredible way to show that you care.
Whether you’ve survived an assault, are supporting a survivor, or are doing work to end sexual violence, it takes a lot of effort. Part of taking care is having compassion for yourself, which is why SARC’s third SAAM event, Dare to Self Care on April 30th 1pm-4pm at Taborspace, is a whole afternoon dedicated to self-care activities and sustainability.
Awareness and action don’t end when April is over. Think of these events as an invitation to join SARC for the first time, or as a chance to continue your commitment and relationship. The movement to end sexual violence is not SARC’s alone; it is all of ours. We cannot do this without you.
All events are free, open to the public, and family friendly.
You can help spread the word. Here are is our poster for these SAAM events, we appreciate your help to distribute through any and all channels and onto community boards, at your workplace break-rooms, schools, you get the picture!
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