How To Be An Ally Of Sexual Assault Survivors / Omar Ameen / Community Of Writers Celebrates 50th Anniversary

Summary: <p>In partnership with CapRadio’s podcast series After the Assault, we share advice on how to be an ally for survivors of sexual violence. Also, we discuss the thrown-out extradition trial of Omar Ameen, an Iraqi refugee living in Sacramento, falsely accused as an ISIS hitman. But after more than two years in jail, and despite a federal judge ordering his release, Ameen remains in federal custody. Plus, CapRadio Reads shares the 50th anniversary of the Community of Writers poetry workshop in the Olympic Valley of the Sierra Nevada. </p> <p><strong>Today's Guests</strong></p> <ul> <li>In collaboration with the <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="/news/after-the-assault/" target="_blank">CapRadio podcast series After the Assault</a>, <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.valor.us/" target="_blank">ValorUs</a> Communications Manager <strong>Carissa Gutierrez</strong> explains how to be an ally for a survivor of sexual assault without expectations, offering advice on how to best offer support loved ones through trauma while also taking care of yourself</li> <li>CapRadio Northern California Reporter <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="/about/bios/janelle-salanga/" target="_blank">Janelle Salanga</a></strong> discusses the thrown-out extradition trial of Omar Ameen, an Iraqi refugee living in Sacramento, falsely accused in the murder of an Iraqi police officer. After more than <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.kcra.com/article/timeline-the-case-of-the-us-vs-omar-ameen-isis-defense-iraq-extradition-1619033920/36190793" target="_blank">two years</a> in custody, upon Ameen’s release from Sacramento County Jail, he was turned over to ICE custody, where he currently remains</li> <li>Vice correspondent <strong>Michael Anthony Adams</strong>, director <strong>Roberto Daza</strong>, and producer <strong>Stuart Harmon</strong> on their <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Hcrlv0NPv4" target="_blank">investigative documentary</a> on Omar Ameen</li> <li> <strong><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="/about/bios/donna-apidone/" target="_blank">Donna Apidone</a></strong> with <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="/programs/capradio-reads/" target="_blank">CapRadio Reads</a> speaks with poets <strong>Brenda Hillman</strong> and <strong>Blas Falconer</strong> about an anthology honoring the 50th anniversary of the <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://communityofwriters.org/workshops/poetry-workshop/" target="_blank">Community of Writers poetry workshop</a> </li> </ul>