MOmentum for Change: Voices of the Missouri Movement

Send us Fan Mail Sarah Weinman, "Writer, Editor, Crime Lady," joins MOCADSV to discuss her most recent book, Without Consent: A Landmark Trial and the Decades-Long Struggle to Make Spousal Rape a Crime. Weinman shares insights on the 1978 Rideout trial, the nationwide struggle to make spousal rape a crime, and intersecting connections these efforts have with Missouri's anti-violence movement. She also shares thoughts on the legacy of the trial as well as ongoing opportunities for change. Note...

Send us Fan Mail SafeBAE is a nationwide sexual violence prevention organization, formed by survivors and led by young people. Two of SafeBAE's co-founders, siblings Daisy Coleman and Charly Coleman, are from Maryville, Missouri. Daisy and Charly are subjects of the documentary film, Audrie and Daisy, which celebrates its 10th anniversary of being released this year. In this episode of MOmentum for Change, SafeBAE staff, Shael Norris and Drew Davis discuss the impact of the documentary, Daisy...

Send us Fan Mail MOCADSV's motto has long been "we change laws, we change lives". These policies are moved forward in partnership with advocates, survivors, and lawmakers. One lawmaker and survivor, who has actively changed laws and changed lives throughout the 2026 legislative session is State Representative Ceclie Williams, who joins MOCADSV for a discussion on passing the divorce while pregnant bill, among other policies that have a positive impact on survivors of domestic and sexual viole...

Send us Fan Mail Patty Prewitt spent almost 40 years in prison for a crime that she has always maintained she did not commit. One of Patty's attorneys described the challenge of getting out of prison when innocence is your only defense, as "trying to catch lightning in a jar". Patty finally caught lightning in 2024 when she was released from prison and recently published two books describing her experience. In this episode of MOmentum for Change, Patty and her daughter Jane Prewitt Watkins, d...

Send us Fan Mail Elder Abuse is closely related to domestic and sexual violence, and many advocacy organizations encounter it regularly in their services to survivors. In this episode of MOmentum for Change, Jessica Rooks, an Attorney with The Rooks Law Firm and Catherine Vannier, Special Victims Resource Prosecutor at the Missouri Office of Prosecution Services, talk about the nature and dynamics of elder abuse and supportive resources that are available, particularly related to the ci...