Pick Your Presentation Style
Addressing the Problem: Pull the WEEDS.
Presentations that address various forms of violence, exploitation, and abuse.
Addressing the Solution: Reach the ROOT.
Presentations that promote gender, relationship, and cultural revolution.
Addressing the Problem: Pull the WEEDS.
Presentations that address various forms of violence, exploitation, and abuse.
Addressing the Solution: Reach the ROOT.
Presentations that promote gender, relationship, and cultural revolution.
THE WEEDS
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THE ROOTS
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FOR PROFESSIONALS
Training
- Best practices for professionals working with survivors of commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex trafficking, and the sex industry
- Debunking myths on sexual violence, domestic violence, trafficking, etc.
- Impact of pornography on youth, adults, relationships, sexuality, society, the brain, and the user
- Best practices and interviewing techniques for survivors of abuse, trauma, and violence (for law enforcement)
- Men Accountable for Sexual Exploitation program for offenders: our model
- Best practices for accountability programming, what you need to know about "john schools" and sex buyer accountability/education programs
- Countering sexism in the workplace
- Teaching healthy sexuality, consent, feminism, gender socialization, and/or media literacy to students
- Community Organizing 101
- Making Minnesota a Safe Harbor for All: building power and making change through community organizing to pass Safe Harbor for All (prostitution partial decriminalization legislation)
Technical Assistance & Consulting
Because "good intentions" are not enough... we must critically examine IMPACT!
How can we advance our messaging, programs, and policies to promote healing instead of harm?
How can we advance our messaging, programs, and policies to promote healing instead of harm?
Truth-Telling &
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HolisticI offer a unique and holistic perspective as a professional who has worked directly with both victim/survivors and offenders. I integrate my personal, professional, political, and academic experience, as well as survivor voices, best practices, latest research, media literacy, and critical sociological analysis into every presentation. I aim to empower audiences to understand how systems and social forces shape behavior while still emphasizing personal responsibility and social accountability. |
Root-ReachingToo often, we become aware of problems without understanding how these problems emerged or what we can do to enact change. I believe in taking intersectional and preventative approaches that confront the roots and work towards holistic, long-term social justice solutions. |
"She is able to pace her presentations with fastidious scholarship on these topics without alienating general audiences. She handles questions effectively and steadfastly remains in her role as teacher and facilitator.
Evaluations of Kotz’s presentations by both undergraduate and graduate students indicate that
attitudes and knowledge levels were profoundly changed in one 75 minute lecture."
- Dr. Sudie Hofmann, SCSU Professor
Evaluations of Kotz’s presentations by both undergraduate and graduate students indicate that
attitudes and knowledge levels were profoundly changed in one 75 minute lecture."
- Dr. Sudie Hofmann, SCSU Professor
"Rebecca Kotz is providing critical leadership... [she] reveals the social norms contributing to violence and exploitation in ways that unveil the behaviors we often accept as “normal”, that are routinely invisible, right in front of our eyes.
She creates “ah ha” moments as she connects these behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs, directly to women’s pain and social subjugation. Then… she presents solutions. She raises the hope and aspirations of audience members..."
- Chuck Derry, co-founder of the Gender Violence Institute
She creates “ah ha” moments as she connects these behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs, directly to women’s pain and social subjugation. Then… she presents solutions. She raises the hope and aspirations of audience members..."
- Chuck Derry, co-founder of the Gender Violence Institute
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"Your training was a deep drink of truth." -Pastor Orleen Haseltine, Marantha Church in Forest Lake "I came to your talk with my communications class and, to be honest, I probably wouldn't have come otherwise... I didn't think it really affected me and the people I surrounded myself with. After hearing you speak though I realized just how much it does affect me... Thank you for helping me realize the ideas that I need to change in my own mind." - College of Saint Benedict student "Very powerful... this speaker is dynamic!" - University of St. John's/College of St. Ben's faculty and staff |
"Your vision is contagious. Your presentation turned me into an activist." - Saint Cloud State University student "My eyes were opened to many things about our culture and how I fit into it. I was very interested in the story of our rape culture. Now I understand how I was apart of it and moving forward how I can change it.” - Male sex offender "An amazing presentation that went by so fast with all your information... I have raved about your presentation!" - Laura Smith, Clinic Manager at the Central MN Mental Health Center |
Speaking at a multi-church event on the impact of pornography
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"Take Back The Night" rally keynote speech on the importance of radical and intersectional feminist activism
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