Rape

In many justice-minded communities, we say the right things: 🟩 Believe Survivors.🟩 Abolish harmful systems.🟩 Center the most marginalized.🟩 Practice accountability and restorative justice. And yet—when someone is raped, abused, …

In the push for restorative or alternative justice, one painful reality is too often left behind: 👉🏾 Victims have a right to safety. Not imagined safety.Not theoretical safety.Not “community-accountability-if-everyone-agrees” safety. …

We lift up Black pride as sacred—a celebration of survival, brilliance, resilience, and the sacredness of our people. But pride without protection? Pride that silences the harmed to shield the …

(Including the violence you want me to stop talking about.) There’s a particular kind of betrayal that Black, Indigenous, and other racially marginalized Survivors know too well: The kind where …

A call-in to those ready to grow past it. We don’t arrive in this world knowing how to shame Survivors.It is something we are taught.It is something we see modeled.And, …

If you’re not an advocate for giving violent, manipulative, deceptive, abusive males more rights and protections—Then you need to say that.And sound like it.And act like it. Because if your …

When a domestic violence Survivor speaks out, everyone suddenly has something to say. “She should’ve left.”“Why didn’t she tell anyone?”“What did she do to provoke it?”“I knew something was off.”“I …

There’s something you need to know about how survivors are treated after they speak out. It doesn’t always look like disbelief.It doesn’t always look like yelling or threats.Sometimes, it shows …

If you’re heartbroken, angry, or tired of seeing Survivors harmed, silenced, or shamed—you are not alone.But feelings aren’t enough. Survivors need action. And you don’t have to wait for permission …

So many rush to say: “I told her.”“She didn’t listen.”“She should’ve known better.” But this isn’t the moment to center your predictions—It’s the moment to open your ears. Because the …