VAWnet News Blog

“What I want to say to the survivors out there is that what happened to you was not your fault, that this backlog was not your fault,” survivor Leah Griffin said. “You were not uncooperative. You were working in a system that was not designed for you.”

This issue of the PreventIPV newsletter highlights resources for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Resources feature a particular focus on promoting healing in our communities, holding space, and centering survivors in our prevention efforts.

According to the Mexican government and humanitarian groups, more incidents are taking place in the border cities of Reynosa and Matamoros, which are major transit routes.

Responsive to the moment, mobile advocacy returns to the roots of DV advocacy, and embraces historically Black-led models of community care, through its flexible approach of meeting survivors where they are.

Why is it important for us – advocates, healers, and social change makers – to practice radical self-love? Because radical self-love is a pathway toward individual and collective transformation.

“Nothing that we do that is worthwhile is done alone.” - Mariame Kaba