#SayHisName

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VISION: 

A world in which women and children are safe from sexual violence, have full autonomy over their body, and are respected as equal to men. When they are not, they are backed with the full weight of the law in reporting the assault and disclosing the name of their perpetrator, without fear of reprisal or being shamed or blamed for the crime. 

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MISSION:

Completely eradicate rape culture and all forms of sexual violence against girls and women by changing sexual harassment and assault laws so that they support victims of sexual violence financially, physically, mentally, and emotionally. Empower and champion survivors of sexual harassment and assault to tell their story, disclose the name of their perpetrator, and report the violation without fear of retribution or being shamed or blamed.

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RAPE CULTURE:​​​​

When your car is stolen, you are not ashamed to report it. When your house is broken into, when a drunkard in a bar punches you, when your purse is snatched from your shoulder on the street, you have no shame in reporting immediately. Think about it, even in what we consider the most heinous of crimes, murder... there is no hesitancy whatsoever in reporting it. 

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A sexual assault, unlike any other violation, carries with it an overwhelming, paralyzing weight of shame that can silence its' victim for decades and often times, forever.

 

The only crime that comes close is domestic violence. Why is it that when a woman is abused by a man, SHE is ashamed? Why are women made to feel responsible for a man's bad behavior? The answer is... Rape Culture.

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The voices that stop you:  You should have known better.  No one will believe you.  You are making it up to be vindictive.  She's just a scorned woman.  It was your fault, you shouldn't have worn that.  You looked sexy.  You shouldn't have flirted. You're going to be in so much trouble with your dad.  You shouldn't have had so much to drink.  You shouldn't have gone there.  You need to let that go.  Get over it. It's not that big a deal. You're over-reacting. Your past will be dredged up, you will lose your job, your family will disown you.  It's his word against yours so don't bother. Boys will be boys.  That was years ago... why disrupt his whole family and life.  And on and on...

 

1 out of every 4 women in the world have been the victim of sexual violence

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