REBECCA KOTZ
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​"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 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

​​"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

​​"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

Truth-Telling & Myth-Busting

Men’s violence against women is a human rights emergency that cannot be sugar-coated.

I make it my priority to confront myths, demystify abusers, and break down complex topics in a digestible and deeply-informative way.

Holistic

I offer a unique perspective that sees the whole picture; I have worked directly with both victim/survivors and offenders.

I integrate my professional experience, survivor voices, best practices, latest research, media literacy, and critical sociological analysis into every presentation.
 
I aim to help the audience understand how systems and social forces
 shape behavior while still emphasizing personal accountability.

Root-Reaching

Too 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.
 

CATERED TO YOUR COMMUNITY
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from college women's studies classes

to church groups
to law enforcement officers...

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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

  • Commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking
  • The sex(ual exploitation) industries 
  • The impact of pornography
  • Sexual violence (sexual assault, child sexual abuse, intimate partner/marital rape etc.)
  • Domestic violence/abuse (verbal, emotional, mental, psychological, sexual, financial, spiritual, physical etc.)
  • John schools and sex buyer accountability/education programs
  • Demystifying/understanding the psyche of abusers, traffickers, buyers, and/or rapists
  • Technology, social media, and internet dangers

Trainings available for professionals include best practices for working with survivors.
The abuse of women and girls is the most pervasive and unaddressed human rights violation on earth."

​-Jimmy Carter

THE ROOTS

  • Rape/porn culture
  • Healthy relationships and boundaries
  • Healthy sexuality, consent, and integrity
  • Gender revolution: bulldozing the box
  • Patriarchy, male privilege, and sexism
  • Media literacy and critical social theory
  • ​Violence and abuse prevention
  • Radical/root/revolutionary feminism*​
  • ​Ending the demand for the sex trade

Specific to Christian audiences:
  • Egalitarian relationships/marriages
  • Jesus, the Gospel, and a gender theology of liberation
  • Building a safe church for victim/survivors
  • Confronting toxic church messaging
  • Christian feminism​
RELATIONSHIPS
Everyone deserves a healthy relationship free of manipulation and abuse. I believe the best relationships are built on authentic intimacy, safety, shared power, growth, and accountability.

GENDER/SEX-BASED HIERARCHY
​We must repair what has been broken between women and men. The hierarchy of male dominance and female subordination lay the foundation for all forms of abuse.

Cultural masculinity/femininity and sex roles limit our ability to love, become our best selves, form healthy relationships, and embrace the fullness of our humanity. 


CULTURE
We live in a culture saturated with toxic messaging about gender, relationships, and sexuality. We have the power to create communities that stand and challenge harmful systems, norms, and cultural messaging.
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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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Community training on commercial sexual exploitation & trafficking​
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Central MN Sexual Assault Center Benefit Dinner
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Advocating gender, relationship, and cultural revolution for a world without abuse.
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© 2018 Rebecca Kotz
Photo used under Creative Commons from Alistair-Hamilton
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