Survivors Justice Center

04/10/2019

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Here at the Survivors Justice Center, we are dedicated to providing survivors of sexual violence with FREE legal services. You can help us help survivors by donating today!

Bringing justice to victims, one dollar at a time. Support the Survivors Justice Center, where getting justice is possible and beginning to heal becomes a reality.

03/09/2019

Happy International Women's Day from the Survivors Justice Center! If you can, consider donating to us today to help us provide FREE legal services to survivors of sexual violence!

Bringing justice to victims, one dollar at a time. Support the Survivors Justice Center, where getting justice is possible and beginning to heal becomes a reality.

02/15/2019

Happy Valentines Day from The Survivors Justice Center! Here is our . was founded on social media by activist Tami Ikeda in 2014, and has become a Valentine's Day tradition that lets survivors of sexual violence, their loved ones, and advocates share messages of love, healing, support, and survival.

02/09/2019

Framing Sexual Assault as solely a “women’s issue” erases so many survivors- men and boys, many LGBTQI+ survivors, those who were assaulted by women and more. 1 in 6 men and boys will experience some form of Sexual Violence in their lifetime. Ignoring this fact limits their access to resources, causes great harm and upholds tenets of Toxic Masculinity

When we hear “sexual abuse” we think “women and girls.” But Hollywood’s boy actors are suffering in a different way.

01/30/2019

Traumatic events trigger different reactions in different people. There's more to it than just "fight or flight"; survivors can sometimes experience delayed recall.

Sometimes traumatic memories can appear years later, with no warning.

01/29/2019

The Child Victims Act will help bring justice to survivors in NY by extending the statute of limitations in criminal and civil cases. There's still a long way to go on the road to justice and accountability, but this is a win for survivors.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo supports the legislation and is expected to sign it into law.

01/28/2019

Being strong doesn't mean hiding your pain.

Strength speaks up.

01/26/2019

When you donate to SJC, your dollars help us help survivors by fighting for accountability and justice.

Bringing justice to victims, one dollar at a time. Support the Survivors Justice Center, where getting justice is possible and beginning to heal becomes a reality.

01/25/2019

The APA recently issued guidelines to help psychologists work with men and boys to better identify toxic masculinity.

Trying to live up to ideals of manliness can have disastrous consequences -- which both the American Psychological Association and brands like Gillette are recognizing with recent actions, argues Noah Berlatsky, who says "real human men are more vulnerable and more various" than traditional masculin...

01/24/2019

Society must do better. We need to believe survivors, stop victim blaming, and put an end to r**e culture.

Perpetrators, communities, and even victims get caught in webs that hide abuse.

01/23/2019

"A woman’s choice of clothing neither determines nor reflects her character or intentions—and it definitely isn’t an invitation for sexual assault."

Victim blaming is wrong and misguided; the only consent is a clear and continual yes.

We can dress—and look—however we like.

01/22/2019

Everyone has a right to make choices about their own bodies. No one has a right to your body without your consent.

In the discussion of sexual assault and r**e culture, the topic of consent may be the most important point of all. The dictionary definition of consent is “permission for something to happen or an agreement to do something.” In the context of sexual assault, consent is the specific agreement bet...