The Force in Me: Shameeka Dream Reflects on the Monument Quilt Tour My journey on the road with the #MonumentQuilt tour was so many things- rewarding, challenging, life-changing. But more importantly, it was confirmation of so many things – rape culture exists, I can do something about it, and I am on the right path. […]
A Common Thread, Generational Healing Through Quilt Making
Written by Kalima Young. Reposted from The Art + Justice Project. “My experience today has been one of being with strangers who aren’t strangers. There is a common thread that has us all in the room.” In late November, FORCE: Upsetting Rape Culture (FORCE) invited community members, organizers and artists to their 1400 N. Greenmount Avenue warehouse […]
Call for outreach volunteers and interns
Background: Force: Upsetting Rape Culture is an art and activist effort to upset the culture of rape and promote a counter culture of consent. Force’s activism has been covered by the New York Times, NPR, CNN, MSNBC, BBC and Cosmo to name a few. Working with Force is a great opportunity for a student to […]
Call for PR volunteers and intern
Background: Force: Upsetting Rape Culture is an art and activist effort to upset the culture of rape and promote a counter culture of consent. Force’s activism has been covered by the New York Times, NPR, CNN, MSNBC, BBC and Cosmo to name a few. Working with Force is a great opportunity for a student to get real […]
Seeking volunteers and interns for fundraising
The Monument Quilt (led by Force: Upsetting Rape Culture) seeks a development intern. Background: The Monument Quilt is a crowd-sourced collection of stories from survivors of rape and abuse. The Monument Quilt is a platform to not only tell our stories but work together to change how communities respond to rape. The quilt is creating a […]
Call for Interns and Volunteers: Quilt Production
The Monument Quilt (led by Force: Upsetting Rape Culture) seeks a Quilt Production Intern. Background: The Monument Quilt is a crowd-sourced collection of stories from survivors of rape and abuse. The Monument Quilt is a platform to not only tell our stories but work together to change how communities respond to rape. The quilt is creating a […]
Make a quilt square for #MarissaAlexander trial and protest
Marissa Alexander is a survivor of domestic violence, mother of three, and a proud African American woman who is currently in prison for defending herself against her abusive husband. After serving a combined 3 years in prison, she faces a possible 5 more years at the time of her release on Jan 27. The #MonumentQuilt, […]
The Monument Quilt is hiring a part-time studio manager!
The Monument Quilt (led by Force: Upsetting Rape Culture) is seeking a Studio Manager 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 publicly […]
Indian Girls
By Rebecca Jim. Reposted from Miami News Record. A year ago I stood on the edge of land that looked out over what was once the Yankton Sioux Reservation in South Dakota, I know that was where we were, because it was listed as such on the South Dakota map in my old atlas. But […]
Senators Blumenthal and Murphy To Speak At First Ever Monument To Survivors Of Rape and Abuse
Connecticut Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy will speak Tuesday at the first-ever public monument to survivors of rape and abuse. On students’ first day of fall semester, members of the Wesleyan University community will witness stories from survivors of sexual violence stitched together on 250 bright, red quilt squares. The giant, touring Monument Quilt […]