Every conversation, every relationship we build, every action we take, fuels our sexual violence prevention movement, a movement no administration can take from us. The work you (and other preventionists) do every day is a powerful act of resistance against hate. The communities you’ve built—rooted in love, belonging, connection, and healing—are the heart of that resistance and the strength we need not only to survive the next four years but to build powerful coalitions, expand our movements, and design new strategies to meet the needs of our communities. Now is the time to get creative, to reach out to each other, and show the world what’s possible when we rise up, share resources, and organize together.
What a tough week it’s been. We know many of you are on the frontlines, supporting your students or community members, while also carrying the weight of your own emotions. You deserve support and care, too 💙. We are sending so much love and warmth to you. We are grateful folks have you as a resource, providing moments of connection and community spaces full of love and compassion. As we grieved this past week, we were reminded, where there is oppression, there is resistance. Community has been and always will be, our greatest strength, the path towards change, and the building blocks to a better world. We are honored to be in this community with you. You keep us going and fill us with so much hope. We are eager to see the creativity, the movement building, and the individual and collective actions we all take to meet this moment. To make clear that we will not tolerate harm and the targeting of our communities. That we will be there for one another and be a lifeline for those who need it most. That we will listen to, believe and support survivors. And importantly, that we will not stop dreaming. We will continue to put in the work to create a more consent-centered world and, to one day, be the country our communities deserve.
