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Sugarcane Helena Community Screening Discussion Guide & Resources
As a follow-up to our 2026 Helena community screening of SUGARCANE, check out some discussion questions and resources for continued conversation and action around repair and healing.

The Friendship Center
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Festivus With The Friendship Center
A new tradition in which our editor channels the core conventions of Festivus as popularized by Seinfeld to lift up The Friendship Center’s work throughout the past year.

Jackie Brennan
Dec 22, 2025


Call for Outfits + Stories
You can help The Friendship Center bring an exhibit to life for Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2026 with your anonymous stories.

The Friendship Center
Oct 14, 2025


Recommended Watch // Sugarcane
The acclaimed documentary chronicles a community’s investigation into the Canadian Indian residential school system that ignites a reckoning in the lives of survivors and descendants.

The Friendship Center
Aug 29, 2025


Test Your Knowledge About Sexual Assault
There are a lot of popular false beliefs about sexual assault and rape. Take our Sexual Assault Awareness Month quiz to test your knowledge.

The Friendship Center
Apr 3, 2025


Partner Spotlight: Providing Forensic Services and Informed Care for Survivors of Sexual Assault
St. Peter’s Health Forensic Nurse Coordinator Whitney Brothers talks about supporting survivors of sexual violence in our community.

The Friendship Center
Jan 31, 2025


The Intersection Between Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Learn why intimate partner sexual violence (IPSV) is a common but often overlooked tactic abusers use to maintain power and control.

Jaime Gabrielli
Jan 24, 2025


Fall 2024 Reading Recommendation
Alex Marzano-Lesnevich's 2017 hybrid of memoir and true crime considers if the stories that define us can ever contain the whole truth.

The Friendship Center
Sep 16, 2024


Campus Assault: Bigger Than the Red Zone
Learn about the misconceptions and factors that contribute to the prevalence of campus sexual assault in early fall semester and beyond.

Jaime Gabrielli
Aug 29, 2024


Spring 2024 Reading Recommendation
Jon Krakauer's MISSOULA examines several cases of campus rape between 2010 and 2012 and the systems that failed to support survivors.

The Friendship Center
Mar 29, 2024


Criminalize or Re-legitimize: Lessons from Our Red-Light History
Learn what our past and present can teach us about the dangers of criminalization-based reform approaches in the American sex industry.

Jackie Brennan
Feb 29, 2024


Dismantling the Damaging Puzzle of Sexual Violence Myths
Separating myths from facts is critical to stopping sexual violence and finding ways to best support survivors of sexual assault and abuse.

Jaime Gabrielli
Mar 31, 2022


Montana Sexual Assault Kit Initiative
As Montana processes a backlog of untested rape kits, learn about the role of community advocates in the survivor notification process.

Deb Bakke
Mar 31, 2021
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