Survivors Movement
Survivors Movement
Survivors Movement
Sexual Abuse Survivors Create a Movement
Survivors Movement
Survivors of sexual abuse are creating a new movement from their furious, decades-long struggle to end rape and sexual abuse. They have stood up and bravely told their story, organized other survivors, mobilized the community, and compelled legislative action. No longer will they remain quiet. They demand respect and dignity.
This movement, even in its infancy, rivals the great movements of history such as the Civil Rights Movement, the Women’s Movement, the LGBTQ Movement, and others. Victims have spoken, they are throwing off the baggage of victim shaming and cultural isolation. We are victims no longer.
A myriad of organizations, advocates, activists are organized at local, regional, national, and international groups. Some are as small as a local rape crisis center, others are dynamic international associations spanning the globe. While these disparate forces advance a variety of programs and initiatives, they, at the same time, share a common struggle:
End rape and sexual abuse.
Sexual Abuse Survivors Create a Movement
Sexual Abuse Survivors Create a Movement
Survivors Movement
Survivors of sexual abuse are creating a new movement from their furious, decades-long struggle to end rape and sexual abuse. They have stood up and bravely told their story, organized other survivors, mobilized the community, and compelled legislative action. No longer will they remain quiet. They demand respect and dignity.
Survivors of sexual abuse are creating a new movement from their furious, decades-long struggle to end rape and sexual abuse. They have stood up and bravely told their story, organized other survivors, mobilized the community, and compelled legislative action. No longer will they remain quiet. They demand respect and dignity.
This movement, even in its infancy, rivals the great movements of history such as the Civil Rights Movement, the Women’s Movement, the LGBTQ Movement, and others. Victims have spoken, they are throwing off the baggage of victim shaming and cultural isolation. We are victims no longer.
A myriad of organizations, advocates, activists are organized at local, regional, national, and international groups. Some are as small as a local rape crisis center, others are dynamic international associations spanning the globe. While these disparate forces advance a variety of programs and initiatives, they, at the same time, share a common struggle:
This movement, even in its infancy, rivals the great movements of history such as the Civil Rights Movement, the Women’s Movement, the LGBTQ Movement, and others. Victims have spoken, they are throwing off the baggage of victim shaming and cultural isolation. We are victims no longer.
A myriad of organizations, advocates, activists are organized at local, regional, national, and international groups. Some are as small as a local rape crisis center, others are dynamic international associations spanning the globe. While these disparate forces advance a variety of programs and initiatives, they, at the same time, share a common struggle:
End rape and sexual abuse.
Breath of the Movement
A broad assembly of activists and advocates possess broad interests, goals, and experiences in preventing abuse and supporting survivors. Some of these sectors or organizing are:
- Child sex abuse in the home, schools, and community
- Abuse of children, minors, and adults in religious communities
- Local rape crisis centers
- Military or college campuses
- Abused as children
- Abused as adults
- Sexual abuse and harrassment in the workplace; factory floor, Hollywood studio, online, retail, corporate offices, and government
Common Objectives and Goals
Similar to the other great movements this Movement embraces a spectrum of objectives and goals:
- Survivor Support
- Prevention of any future abuse
- Advocacy for state and national law reform
- Strong prosecution of predators; hold institutions accountable for coverups
Radical Change
in Culture, Language, and Social Norms
Like the Civil Rights Movement and the Women’s Movement, our new Movement demands and works for major cultural changes in language, culture, presentation, and social norms. No longer will victim-shaming be tolerated. No longer will survivors stand aside, silent. Survivors step forward and speak up. Our struggle is not just changing laws. Our task demands we change the language, culture, and social norms.
A couple of dozen organizations active in the created a ‘first’ effort to foster this connection and communication with allies, All Survivors Day in 2018. In addition to twenty or more organizations, there were public events in over thirty cities in six countries.
The Survivors Movement
is Historic
Why call ourselves a movement? I suggest a couple of reasons. Historically, movements develop organically, without a central theme of identity. Movements emerge from the myriad challenges facing the community. This emergence happens before it coalesces around a name or identity as a movement.
The significant and crucial point becomes that we all share a common interest in supporting survivors, protecting the vulnerable, and holding predators accountable, it unites us all and creates the conditions for the movement to emerge. While there may be a thousand organizations with different audiences, programs, initiatives, areas of focus, programs, initiatives, we all benefit by supporting each other. We are a movement!
We know that when one organization advances in the fight for justice, the whole movement advances. When the Movement advances each individual organization advances. In other words, as survivor organizations support each other it forges itself as a movement.
Breath of the Movement
Breath of the Movement
A broad assembly of activists and advocates possess broad interests, goals, and experiences in preventing abuse and supporting survivors. Some of these sectors or organizing are:
A broad assembly of activists and advocates possess broad interests, goals, and experiences in preventing abuse and supporting survivors. Some of these sectors or organizing are:
- Child sex abuse in the home, schools, and community
- Abuse of children, minors, and adults in religious communities
- Local rape crisis centers
- Military or college campuses
- Abused as children
- Abused as adults
- Sexual abuse and harrassment in the workplace; factory floor, Hollywood studio, online, retail, corporate offices, and government
- Child sex abuse in the home, schools, and community
- Abuse of children, minors, and adults in religious communities
- Local rape crisis centers
- Military or college campuses
- Abused as children
- Abused as adults
- Sexual abuse and harrassment in the workplace; factory floor, Hollywood studio, online, retail, corporate offices, and government
Common Objectives and Goals
Common Objectives and Goals
Similar to the other great movements this Movement embraces a spectrum of objectives and goals:
Similar to the other great movements this Movement embraces a spectrum of objectives and goals:
- Survivor Support
- Prevention of any future abuse
- Advocacy for state and national law reform
- Strong prosecution of predators; hold institutions accountable for coverups
- Survivor Support
- Prevention of any future abuse
- Advocacy for state and national law reform
- Strong prosecution of predators; hold institutions accountable for coverups
Radical Change
Radical Change
in Culture, Language, and Social Norms
in Culture, Language, and Social Norms
Like the Civil Rights Movement and the Women’s Movement, our new Movement demands and works for major cultural changes in language, culture, presentation, and social norms. No longer will victim-shaming be tolerated. No longer will survivors stand aside, silent. Survivors step forward and speak up. Our struggle is not just changing laws. Our task demands we change the language, culture, and social norms.
A couple of dozen organizations active in the created a ‘first’ effort to foster this connection and communication with allies, All Survivors Day in 2018. In addition to twenty or more organizations, there were public events in over thirty cities in six countries.
Like the Civil Rights Movement and the Women’s Movement, our new Movement demands and works for major cultural changes in language, culture, presentation, and social norms. No longer will victim-shaming be tolerated. No longer will survivors stand aside, silent. Survivors step forward and speak up. Our struggle is not just changing laws. Our task demands we change the language, culture, and social norms.
A couple of dozen organizations active in the created a ‘first’ effort to foster this connection and communication with allies, All Survivors Day in 2018. In addition to twenty or more organizations, there were public events in over thirty cities in six countries.
The Survivors Movement is Historic
The Survivors Movement is Historic
Why call ourselves a movement? I suggest a couple of reasons. Historically, movements develop organically, without a central theme of identity. Movements emerge from the myriad challenges facing the community. This emergence happens before it coalesces around a name or identity as a movement.
The significant and crucial point becomes that we all share a common interest in supporting survivors, protecting the vulnerable, and holding predators accountable, it unites us all and creates the conditions for the movement to emerge. While there may be a thousand organizations with different audiences, programs, initiatives, areas of focus, programs, initiatives, we all benefit by supporting each other. We are a movement!
We know that when one organization advances in the fight for justice, the whole movement advances. When the Movement advances each individual organization advances. In other words, as survivor organizations support each other it forges itself as a movement.
Why call ourselves a movement? I suggest a couple of reasons. Historically, movements develop organically, without a central theme of identity. Movements emerge from the myriad challenges facing the community. This emergence happens before it coalesces around a name or identity as a movement.
The significant and crucial point becomes that we all share a common interest in supporting survivors, protecting the vulnerable, and holding predators accountable, it unites us all and creates the conditions for the movement to emerge. While there may be a thousand organizations with different audiences, programs, initiatives, areas of focus, programs, initiatives, we all benefit by supporting each other. We are a movement!
We know that when one organization advances in the fight for justice, the whole movement advances. When the Movement advances each individual organization advances. In other words, as survivor organizations support each other it forges itself as a movement.
Advocates, Activists, and Organizations
Advocates, Activists, and Organizations
Advocates, Activists, and Organizations
Forging a New Movement
Forging a New Movement
Forging a New Movement
The Great Wall of China, whose construction took over a thousand years and spanned six dynasties, formed in stages. Similarly, this Movement for Respect and Dignity developed in many stages over many years.
The genesis of this new movement first appeared when courageous survivors stood up and named the crime and the criminal–no longer silent. This gave giving voice and leadership to those hidden in the darkness alone. This leadership demonstrated that a victim is not alone, it was not their fault.
The Movement is fostered by the lessons learned from the great movements of our era. We learned courage from those fighting racism. The Women’s Movement showed the importance of unity and action. We learned from the pride of the LGBTQ Movement to throw off the mantle of shame and silence. The lessons of these movements help give leadership to those who exposed the hidden secret of widespread sexual abuse.
No longer will sexual abuse a topic to be whispered. Local rape crisis center sprouted nationwide, women’s support groups increased the awareness and ubiquity of sexual abuse. The courage of the LGBTQ community publicly demanded recognition and respect. These two movements taught current activists the significance of the issues of sexuality and healthy relations and brought it to public discourse.
The Great Wall of China, whose construction took over a thousand years and spanned six dynasties, formed in stages. Similarly, this Movement for Respect and Dignity developed in many stages over many years.
The genesis of this new movement first appeared when courageous survivors stood up and named the crime and the criminal–no longer silent. This gave giving voice and leadership to those hidden in the darkness alone. This leadership demonstrated that a victim is not alone, it was not their fault.
The Movement is fostered by the lessons learned from the great movements of our era. We learned courage from those fighting racism. The Women’s Movement showed the importance of unity and action. We learned from the pride of the LGBTQ Movement to throw off the mantle of shame and silence. The lessons of these movements help give leadership to those who exposed the hidden secret of widespread sexual abuse.
No longer will sexual abuse a topic to be whispered. Local rape crisis center sprouted nationwide, women’s support groups increased the awareness and ubiquity of sexual abuse. The courage of the LGBTQ community publicly demanded recognition and respect. These two movements taught current activists the significance of the issues of sexuality and healthy relations and brought it to public discourse.
Many Waves, One Ocean
Like a weaving which can interweaves many threads of a variety in size, color, texture, material; our movement encompasses many diverse attributes of sexual abuse, local and national, child and adult, religious and secular. It’s diversity encompasses sexual abuse in the home, in schools, churches, workplace, the military, and athletic teams.
A beginning list of significant national organizations.
Many Waves, One Ocean
Many Waves, One Ocean
Like a weaving which can interweaves many threads of a variety in size, color, texture, material; our movement encompasses many diverse attributes of sexual abuse, local and national, child and adult, religious and secular. It’s diversity encompasses sexual abuse in the home, in schools, churches, workplace, the military, and athletic teams.
A beginning list of significant national organizations.
You identify a movement by it’s interconnection, communication, and shared interests. By any definition we are a movement busting out of silos of individual actions.
Our movement grows and thrives on mutual support. A moment in its infancy can only grow in strength and power by common effort.
You identify a movement by it’s interconnection, communication, and shared interests. By any definition we are a movement busting out of silos of individual actions.
Our movement grows and thrives on mutual support. A moment in its infancy can only grow in strength and power by common effort.
You identify a movement by it’s interconnection, communication, and shared interests. By any definition we are a movement busting out of silos of individual actions.
Our movement grows and thrives on mutual support. A moment in its infancy can only grow in strength and power by common effort.
Allies and Sister Organizations
Allies and Sister Organizations
Allies and Sister Organizations
1 in 3 Foundation
1in6
5 Waves
A Voice For The Innocent
ACNAtoo (Anglican Church of North America)
Adult Clergy Sexual Abuse
Adult Survivors of Child Abuse
Advocate Web
After Silence
Alianza Latina en contra la Agresión Sexual, ALAS
Alianza Nacional de Campesinas
All Survivors Day
Alliance of Tribal Coalitions to End Violence
Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking
Always a Voice
Amends Project (The)
American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
Archangel Foundation
Ark of Hope
Army of Survivors (The)
Army of Survivors (The)
Artists Against Assault
Asian Pacific Institute on Gender Based Violence
Avery Center (The)
Awake Milwaukee
Baptist Accountability
Bishop Accountability
Body: A Home for Love (The)
Brave Movement
Breaking Free
Breeze of Hope (A)
California Protective Parents Associations
Campus Accountability Map (EROC)
Center for Institutional Courage
Center for Survivor Agency and Justice
Center for the Pacific Asian Family
Child Friendly Faith Project
Childhelp
Children of the Night
CHILDUSA
Clergy Sexual Misconduct Information and Resources
Coalition Against Trafficking Women
Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking, Los Angles
Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women
Combat Sexual Assault
Consent Parenting
Courage Conference
CPTSD Foundation
Culture of Respect
Darkness to Light
Defend a Chilld
Dream Catcher Foundation
Empower Survivors
End Rape on Campus
End the Backlog
Ending Clergy Abuse (ECA)
Enough Abuse Campaign
Enough Is Enough
Epstein Justice
Elizabeth Smart Foundation
Every Voice Coalition
Fabulous Faithful Freedom Fighters
Faculty Against Rape (FAR)
Faith Trust Institute
Fight the New Drug
First Focus Campaign for Children
Flipflops2Chanel
Flood Lit
For Such A Time as This Rally
FORCE: Upsetting Rape Culture
Foundation for Survivors of Abuse
FREED--For Real Equality-End Demand
Freedom Network USA
Freedom of Mind
Futures without Violence
Gatehouse (The)
Glass Soldier
Godly Response to Abuse in Christian Environment GRACE
Handing the Shame Back
Help for Adult Victims of Child Abuse
Helping Survivors
Hire Survivors Hollywood
Hope Pyx Global
Hush No More
I Was Me Campaign
Incest Aware
Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma
Into Account
Its On Us
Jane Doe No More
Jewish Survivors United
Joyful Heart Foundation
Justice Defense Fund
K.E.Y Fit
Keep Kids Safe
Latter Day Survivors
Lauren's Kids
Leadership Council on Child Abuse
Leila Grace Foundation
Lift Our Voices
Lift the Lid
Male Survivor
Manavi--South Asian Women's Organization
Mass Kids The Enough Abuse Campaign
Me Too Movement
Me Too Music
Men Against Sexual Violence
Men Can Stop Rape
Mending the Sacred Hoop
Mennonite Abuse Prevention
Million Kids
Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women USA
Mission Kids Safety Net
Monique Burr Foundation
Moore Center for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse
Mothers of Adult Survivors of Incest and Sexual Abuse
Mothers of Sexually Abused Children
My Life Choice
National Alliance to End Sexual Violence
National Association of Adult Survivors of Child Abuse
National Center for Domestic and Sexual Violence
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE)
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
National Child Abuse Coalition
National Child Traumatic Stress Network -- NCTSN
National Coalition to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation
National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS)
National Organization of Asians and Pacific Islanders Ending Sexual Violence (NAPIESV)
National Organization of Sisters of Color Ending Sexual Assault
National Sexual Violence Resource Center
National Survivors Network
Native Women Wilderness
Native Youth Sexual Health Network
Never Alone Advocacy
Never Stand Alone
No More
Not For Sale
Online Sexual Exploitation and Abuse of Children (OSEAC)
Our Sister's Keeper Movement
Our Wave
Out of the Shadows
Pandora's Project
Papillonz
Parents Against Child Sex Abuse
Polaris Project (trafficking)
PreventConnect (A project of ValorUS)
Promoting Awareness | Victim Empowerment (PAVE)
Protect All Children from Trafficking
Protect Every Child
Protect Our Defenders
Punk Rock Therapist
Railiance
RAINN
Rape Is
Red, White, and Bruised
Relations Shift
Resilience--Empowering Survivor, Ending Sexual Violence
Restored Voices Collective
Right to Be
Rights for Girls
Rise Now
Road to Recovery
Sacred Spaces
Safe Before Anyone Else SAFEBAE
Safe Church Ministry of CRC
Safe Horizon
Sanar Wellness Institute
SAPREA
Service Women Action Network
Set the Expectation
Sexual Assault Advocacy Network
Sexual Assault Services for Holistic Healing and Awareness
Sexual Trauma Awareness and Response
Sexual Violence Prevention Association
Silent Lambs (JW Survivors)
Sisters of Color Ending Sexual Assault
Sound Choices Coalition
SouthWest Indigenous Womens Coalition
Speak Out Act Reclaim (SOAR)
Speak Out to Stop Child Sex Abuse--Boy Scouts
Speaking Out Against Child Sex Abuse
Stand Up Speak Up
Stomp Out the Silence
Stop Abuse Campaign
Stop Child Abuse Worldwide
Stop Child Predators
Stop Civil Abuse--Activists for Reform and Safety
Stop Educator Sexual Abuse Misconduct and Exploitation (S.E.S.A.M.E.)
Stop It Now!
Stop Sexual Assault in Schools SSAIS
Stop Street Harassment
Stop the Silence
Stronghearts Native Helpline
Survivor Activists of Domestic Violence
Survivor Love Letter
Survivor Space
Survivor Voices
Survivors Agenda Initiative
Survivors for Solutions
Survivors Know
Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, SNAP
Survivors of Childhood Sex Abuse
Survivors of Color
Survivors of Incest Anonymous
Survivors of Institutional Abuse
Survivors.org
SurvivorspeakUSA
Take Back the Night Foundation
Taking Back Ourselves
Talking About Abuse to Liberate Kids
Talking Trees Survivors
Thorn
To Zero
Together for Girls
Together We Heal
Ujima Community
UltraViolet
Unchained at Last
ValorUS
Victory Over Inconceivable Cowardly Experiences (V.O.I.C.E.)
Voices and Faces
Voices for the Truth
Voices in Action
Warrior Advocates
We Survive Abuse
Woman Spirit Coalition
World Without Exploitation
ZA’AKAH
Zero Abuse Project
