Category: Advocates/Activists

Survivor Affirmation: Courage Launches Me Above My Fears
Courage launches me above my fears.Fear is a natural and healthy fee [...]

Explain Like I'm 5: What victims of domestic violence go through to get justice
I originally posted this on 9/3/15. On 5/16/2016 I aided a victim in D [...]

Pregnancy, Panic, and the Past: Supporting Survivors Through the Miracle of Birth
*Updated for 2025
When a close relative—let’s call her Morgan [...]

Whispered Civil Rights Movement Secrets: Fannie Lou Hamer the Truth Teller
There are people—loud and determined—who would have you believe [...]

How Mainstream Feminists, Women's Orgs & Sexual Assault Orgs Feed the Culture of Violence
One of my all-time favorite songs is by the great Bonnie Raitt: "I Can [...]

🔊 The Right to Speak: What a Difference a Voice Makes
Updated for 2025Silence
“You have the right to remain silent.”
I [...]

High Five From WESurvive: Lavon Morris Grant A Spiritual Miracle
In early 2002 or so a group of us Women of Color working in sexual and [...]

High Five from WESurvive: 3 Crucial Life Lessons from Survivor LaQuisha Hall
Survivors are my favorite people. Hands down, no contest. I love [...]

Update: Tonya GJ's DIY Empowerment & Refueling Using only 23 Social Justice Movies
Update: (new films, new content) Thank God it is Fall! I love fall, bu [...]
Why Does Society Make it Difficult for Survivors of Rape & Abuse to Come Forward? Part 1
I watched "Cosby: The Women Speak."
Actually, [...]