Advocacy

They changed their names to survive. History forgot many of them. We don't have to.

"The voices I heard as consciousness fled were the ones that carried me back to the light."

A survivor's journey from fear and silence to truth and freedom. The darkness may linger, but it no longer defines me.

​"When the system protects the powerful, survivors are left in the dark. 10 victims, 6 months of police silence, we will not be quiet."

Music heals. Survivors inspire. Discover the dream behind the Survivors' Anthem Series and its hopeful future.

Safety matters. Every Hootie sold helps survivors feel safer, and helps donate alarms to domestic violence shelters.

A heartfelt Mother’s Day letter honoring a mother who survived domestic violence, rebuilt her life, and taught her daughter strength, resilience, and unconditional love.

I didn’t always have the words for what I was feeling, only a body that stayed on high alert. Mental health, for me, began as survival.

As a child, I dreamed of escape through TV. As an adult, I see the truth: abuse can exist anywhere, even behind the spotlight.

I was only 5… and I learned what silence felt like before I ever learned how to speak.

A reflection on kindness, humanity, and the painful question: are we still living the values we were taught as children?

Children at Dilley Detention Center are suffering. As a survivor, I can’t stay silent. If we won’t protect them, who will?

A child. Abused. Pregnant. And forced to give birth. If that’s called protection, we need to ask—who are we really protecting?