Native American women are sexually assaulted 2.5 times as often as any other ethnic or racial group. For decades, tens of thousands of Native women have been unable to prosecute the people that rape them on tribal land because of U.S. policy. The 2013 Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act began to address this […]
CALL TO ACTION: Justice for Tondalo Hall
Tondalo Hall, a 30-year old mother from Oklahoma, is serving a 30 year sentence–15 times that of the man who abused her and her children–for “failing to protect” her children from his abuse. It’s a cruel failure of the justice system that all too often punishes survivors of domestic violence. Right now, we have a chance […]
Healing Generations: Shawn Partridge on Colonization, VAWA, and the Monument Quilt
By Alison Rose Fry Native women in the United States are 2.5 times more likely to be victims of sexual assault. Shawn Partridge is too familiar with this reality. She has served as the Program Director of the Family Violence Prevention Program of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation for nearly three years. This week, as part […]
FOUR HUNDRED STORIES STITCH TOGETHER MONUMENT TO SURVIVORS OF RAPE AND ABUSE IN DOWNTOWN TULSA
Native American women are sexually assaulted 2.5 times as often as any other ethnic or racial group. For decades, tens of thousands of Native women have been unable to prosecute the people that rape them on tribal land because of U.S. policy. The 2013 Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act began to address this […]
FOUR HUNDRED STORIES STITCH TOGETHER MASSIVE PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION AT OKLAHOMA STATE CAPITOL ABOUT VIOLENCE AGAINST NATIVE WOMEN
Native American women are sexually assaulted 2.5 times as often as any other ethnic or racial group. For decades, tens of thousands of Native women have been unable to prosecute the people that assault them on tribal land because of U.S. policy. The 2013 Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act began to address this […]
Make a quilt square for American Indian Sexual Assault Awareness Day of Unity!
Make a quilt square for American Indian Sexual Assault Awareness Day of Unity! Add your story as we raise our voices for a day of action and unity at the Oklahoma State capitol. In partnership with the Native Alliance Against Violence, The Monument Quilt will be on display at the Oklahoma State Capitol on Thursday […]
Building Trust: Angela Wharton on Safe Spaces for Faith-Based Survivors
Angela Wharton’s commitment to survivors in her community is steadfast. After surviving a sexual assault at gunpoint, she was called by God to found Phynyx Ministries, a Christian-based sexual assault recovery ministry. Through Phynyx Ministries, Angela has helped survivors find support and strength. Angela recently spoke to Force about her collaborations with Force, the importance […]
Job Posting: Baltimore Outreach Consultant
The Monument Quilt (led by Force: Upsetting Rape Culture) is seeking a Baltimore Outreach Consultant Background: The Monument Quilt is a crowd-sourced collection of thousands of stories from survivors of rape and abuse. Survivors are stitching stories together to create and demand public space to heal. We are building a new culture where survivors are […]
Job Posting: National Outreach Consultant
The Monument Quilt (led by Force: Upsetting Rape Culture) is seeking a National Outreach Consultant Background: The Monument Quilt is a crowd-sourced collection of thousands of stories from survivors of rape and abuse. Survivors are stitching stories together to create and demand public space to heal. We are building a new culture where survivors are […]
Quilt and Documentary Highlight Rape Survivors’ Stories at Sundance Film Festival
Quilt and Documentary Highlight Rape Survivors’ Stories at Sundance Film Festival Stitched, painted, and written onto red fabric are hundreds of stories from rape and abuse survivors through The Monument Quilt. A section of this massive, crowd-sourced quilt will be displayed at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival in conjunction with the premiere of THE HUNTING […]