Survivor
Society
About Us
The Survivor Society is a U.S based, Black and Survivor-led incubator. Our mission is to interrupt the culture of silence, inconvenience, enablement, and discomfort that detracts from progressive and radical organizations' ability to adopt ending sexual violence as a core political tenet, with survivor justice embodied as a cultural practice.
Our Work
Formed in 2021, we are an intentional experiment focused on strengthening the ties between the Survivor Justice and Gender Justice movement with the Reproductive Justice , Labor, Student, Anti-war, Abolitionist, Climate , and Racial Justice movements. Our focus is on 1 connecting individuals and organizations who care about ending sexual violence, regardless of their sectoral focus, to each other, and 2 resourcing up organizations and individuals who are grappling with how to weave survivor justice into their day to day movement work.
“Rape bears a direct relationship to all of the existing power structures in a given society.This relationship is not a simple, mechanical one, but rather involves complex structures reflecting the interconnectedness of the race, gender, and class oppression that characterize the society.If we do not comprehend the nature of sexual violence as it is mediated by racial, class, and governmental violence and power, we cannot hope to develop strategies that will allow us eventually to purge our society of oppressive misogynist violence. ”
Meet the Collective
Catherine Labiran
PG Watkins
Shesheena Bray
Nikita Mitchell
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Freeing Freedom: A Survivor Justice Worker Retreat
A delegation to Havana, Cuba to explore what the impact of a multi-sectoral approach to ending sexual violence can yield? Yes, please.
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Resist Fascism Labs
Now more than ever we must come together to resist fascism through an approach that values & prioritizes an anti-patriarchial violence lens. Survivor society is hosting labs across the United States for folks who are ready to imagine new ways to fight back fascism while bringing about a profound transformation in our culture.
Next Up: Los Angeles
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