Sasha Center

SASHA Center Male Engagement

SASHA Center conducted a 8 week series The format used is exclusively for participants to create an open and receptive atmosphere for exploration and discussion of such personal topics as sexual assault and harassment, domestic and dating violence and overall relationship safety and management
Sasha Poetry

Writing Workshops for supporters and survivors. Topics included recovery, intergration, and healing.
sSasha Spirit Group

Discussion reconnecting with your intuition and healing your spirit after experiencing sexual assualt. Survivors received intuitive readings by Tonjie and Zenobia with takeaways for them to continue exploring the healing and spiritual journeys.

SASHA Center Male Engagement

Soul Healing Consulting, LLC and SASHA Center have partnered with NFL Social Responsibility to conduct a special 8 month series The format used is exclusively for participants to create an open and receptive atmosphere for exploration and discussion of such personal topics as sexual assault and harassment, domestic and dating violence and overall relationship safety and management

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Can We Build a Better Man?

Millions of pages have been devoted to demystifying the relationship between men and women, unpacking gendered power dynamics, and more recently, to interrogating toxic masculinity and finding ways to hold some men accountable for their bad behavior. ...... read article
Strong black men know strong black women are no threat

Earlier this month, after I posted to Facebook a photo collage of black women leaders that my friend Marlowe Stoudamire had assembled under the slogan “Detroit’s Future is Female,” a male friend challenged me: Wasn't the collage dismissive of black men?...... read article
Elle Travis: A voice from the Detroit rape kit backlog

Detroit — It was during the first week of January 2016 when Elle Travis got a phone call from Detroit police, asking her if she remembered what had happened seven years earlier on Dec. 3, 2008. ...... read article
Meet The Unsung Heroes of the #MeToo Movement: 'It's Powerful to Be Honored'

Since it took off in 2017, the #MeToo movement has provided people with the opportunity to speak out and condemn gender-based violence and sexual misconduct. In the time since, the movement has prompted acknowledgment in many areas of society, from policy to the workplace...... read article
This Image Expertly Breaks Down The Cycle Of Rape Black Women Face And How To Help Stop It

Who taught you to hate Black women? Really, it’s a valid question on any day. But coming fresh off a three-day trauma-f**k that was watching Lifetime’s Surviving R. Kelly followed by reading sexual assault and rape apologist commentary, it’s an especially urgent question............. read article
Stateside: School funding study; environmental apocalypse in art; #MeToo and black women

Today on Stateside, Michigan's funding for schools has declined more than any other state, according to a new study. We get reaction from the state senator who chairs the committee overseeing K-12 funding. Plus, an exhibit by a new artist-in-residence at the University of Michigan paints an apocalyptic environmental future over nostalgic images of America's past. ....... read article
Detroit advocate reflects on black women’s role in #MeToo and impact of R. Kelly series

Earlier this month, Lifetime released the six-part documentary series Surviving R. Kelly. It features more than 50 interviews with women who claim that they were sexually, physically, and emotionally abused by R&B artist R. Kelly. ....... read article

How Kalimah Johnson's SASHA redefines rape culture for women of color

Activist, educator, and survivor Kalimah Johnson is a hugger. She will tell you this almost immediately. But she always asks consent before reaching for an embrace, as her life's work is her dedication to defining boundaries, parameters, and compassion. Johnson, more than a hugger, is a healer....read article
Activists protest R. Kelly at Detroit's Little Caesars Arena: 'Black girls do matter'

Chanting, "What are we gonna do? Mute R. Kelly! When are we gonna do it? Now!" protesters marched from the Wayne County SAFE office on Second Avenue in Detroit to Little Caesars Arena to voice their opposition to the R&B singer. Kalimah Johnson, founder and executive director of Detroit's SASHA Center and co-organizer of the #MuteRKelly protest in Detroit, carried the bullhorn....read article

Healing Is Possible Series
In celebration of Juneteenth 2017 SASHA Center cordially invites you to join us for HERStory: Celebrating Our Roots
Sasha/DIA Partnership Spring 2017 Artmaking Classes at the DIA
Stop The Rapes: A Community Dialogue for Awareness, Prevention and Protection
SASHA Center saying a big THANK YOU!!!!:$1 Million in Radiothon Funds Distributed to 20 Charities

Mar 21, 2017 | Dream Scholars, News + Updates, S.A.Y. Detroit, S.A.Y. Detroit Play, SAY Detroit Clinic, Working Homes/Working Families Representatives from 20 area charities accepted checks totaling more than $1 million on Tuesday from donations raised at Mitch Albom’s fifth annual S.A.Y. Detroit Radiothon last December. The ceremony at the Fisher Building included several first-time beneficiaries, including the Bing Youth Institute — a mentoring program for urban youth created by former Detroit Mayor and NBA legend Dave Bing. Albom, who founded S.A.Y. Detroit in 2006, presented the checks to the benefiting charities with Dr. Chad Audi, president of the Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries, along with representatives of several major donor organizations.....read article
SASHA Center, INC. and DETROIT VS. EVERYBODY, LLC. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month!!!

PRESS RELEASE
SASHA Center, INC. and DETROIT VS. EVERYBODY, LLC.
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month!!!
Contact:
Kalimah Johnson, LMSW, ACSW, LCSW
Executive Director/Founder
SASHA Center, INC.
www.sashacenter.org 888-865-7055
The SASHA Center -- Sexual Assault Services for Holistic Healing and Awareness -- and DETROIT VS. EVERYBODY, LLC have joined together to raise awareness and funds to assist sexual assault survivors during April which is Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
A special addition DETROIT VS. EVERYBODY, LLC t-shirt in the color of TEAL will be sold for the entire month of April with a portion of the proceeds going directly to the SASHA Center, a sexual assault peer education support group agency assisting survivors in the Detroit Metropolitan area. Also, join us on Friday, April 21, 2017 from 6-9pm at Marygrove College in Alumni Hall of the Madame Cadillac Building wearing your special edition DETROIT VS. EVERYBODY TEAL t-shirt in support of survivors everywhere for the 9th Annual Take Back the Night-Detroit event acknowledging the strength of survivors of sexual assault.
This event is where we share together our similar experiences but also encourage healing for those who have been impacted by this crime. There will be a live DJ, a March, the Healing Tent and the Wall of Hope live art project and free food at the event (while supplies last). Admission is FREE! This collaboration with DETROIT VS. EVERYBODY, LLC will provide an opportunity for supporters of survivors, survivors, community members, students, leaders, and organizations to show support and start a conversation! Together we would like to eradicate all forms of sexual assault and SASHA Center invites the public to join the conversation and be a part of a movement to assist survivors during Sexual Assault Awareness Month!
Together SASHA Center and DETROIT VS. EVERYBODY, LLC are sending the message that all survivors are valued and deserve healing. Together we know that healing is possible and your support through the purchase of the DETROIT VS. EVERYBODY, LLC teal t-shirt will help the SASHA Center carry out its mission of assisting survivors of sexual assault. We appreciate your support!
This special addition teal shirt will be in all DVE stores April 4, 2017!
Healing is Possible!
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Sasha Center & The Wellness Plan Medical Centers Collaborate For Sexual Healing Circles
TBTND Save The Date: April 21, 2017 @ MaryGrove College
2016 Sasha Center Annual Report

SASHA Center Annual Report 2016SASHA Center provided direct group services, education and awareness and culturally specific support services to the African American community because of your support!...view report