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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Monument to Rape Survivors Blankets Daley Plaza in Chicago
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 20, 2014 Contact: Rebecca Nagle upsettingrapeculture@gmail.com Monument to Rape Survivors Blankets Daley Plaza in Chicago On Tuesdays August 20, visitors to Daley Plaza witnessed 225 stories from survivors of rape and abuse. Spread across the plaza were 200 bright, red quilt squares laid out to create public healing space for […]
Monument to Rape Survivors Blankets Basketball Arena at UW-Oshkosh
On Monday August 18, residents of Fox Valley traveled to the Kolf Fieldhouse on the UW-Oshkosh campus to show public support for survivors of rape and abuse. Spread across the arena floor were 200 bright, red quilt squares, emblazoned with survivors’ stories. The Monument Quilt aims to change US culture from a culture that publicly shames […]
Monument to Rape Survivors Blankets Football Field at White River High School in South Dakota
On Saturday, August 16th, visitors to the White River High School football field witnessed stories from survivors of rape and abuse emblazoned on 200 bright, red quilt squares. The Monument Quilt, is an on-going project to create public healing space by and for survivors. “White Buffalo Calf reached out to Tokala Inajinyo Suicide Prevention Mentoring Program, Rosebud […]
Monument to Rape Survivors Blankets Downtown Des Moines
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 13, 2014 Contact Rebecca Nagle upsettingrapeculture@gmail.com Monument to Rape Survivors Blankets Downtown Des Moines Yesterday, visitors witnessed stories from survivors of rape and abuse emblazoned on 200 bright red quilt squares. On a Thursday afternoon, the 200 quilt squares were laid out in Western Gateway Park. The Monument Quilt, is an on-going […]
Monument to Rape Survivors Blankets Downtown Baton Rouge
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 13, 2014 Contact Rebecca Nagle upsettingrapeculture@gmail.com Monument to Rape Survivors Blankets Downtown Baton Rouge Yesterday, roughly 250 visitors witnessed stories from survivors of rape and abuse emblazoned on 200 bright red quilt squares. On a sunny Tuesday afternoon, the quilts blanketed the entire North Boulevard Town Square in downtown Baton Rouge. […]