Wise Women Gathering Place

31/10/2026

Look out for your Boos. 👻

Halloween is more fun when everyone feels safe, respected, and included.

Check in with your friends. Respect boundaries. Notice when something feels off. If someone needs support, be the friend who shows up.

💜 We look out for one another because our community cares.



Thank you RVCC: Recognize Violence, Change Culture

30/10/2026

🪩 Harm is not entertainment. Having a good time should never come at someone else’s expense.

💜 Consent is about respect, listening, and caring how our choices affect the people around us. It’s making sure everyone gets to have a good time, feel safe, and be themselves.

🌈 We can have fun without crossing boundaries. We can look out for one another. And we can stop making excuses for behavior that causes harm.


Thank you RVCC: Recognize Violence, Change Culture

28/10/2026

💜 Survivors are worthy of love and support. You are worthy of love and support. Everyone in our community is deserving of love and support—of peace, respect, and belonging.

📈More than 4 in 5—or approximately 84.3%—of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) women experience violence in their lifetime, and a vast majority face intimate partner or relationship violence.

📈 In Wisconsin, general reported rates of domestic violence align closely with national trends, with roughly 32% of reports involving female victims and 23% involving male victims (according to data tracked via End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin).

The statistics only tell part of the story. Domestic violence affects relatives of all genders. We also know that in community it is common that violence goes unreported. We also know that healing happens in community.

Support our work sustaining healing paths in community:
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26/10/2026

24/10/2026

💜 Healing from harm includes attempts at making sense of experiences that left you questioning yourself, carrying shame, or wondering if what happened was your fault.

Sometimes, healing begins in the presence of someone who listens without judgment, believes what you share, and reminds you that you are not to blame.

Being met with care and understanding can help us see our experiences differently, reconnect with our own voices, and remember that we don't have to navigate everything alone.

Every survivor deserves to be heard, believed, and supported in their own time and in their own way.

Listen. Believe. Support Survivors.

23/10/2026

See a moment of harm?

As seasonal and cultural celebrations bring people together, we all have a role in making gatherings safer for everyone.

What does it mean to intervene?

Intervening doesn’t have to mean confronting someone directly. It can mean checking in with someone, creating a distraction, asking a friend for help, or making sure someone isn’t left alone in an uncomfortable or unsafe situation.

Small moments of care matter. Notice what’s happening. Trust your instincts. Look out for one another. We all have a part in creating a community grounded in peace, respect, and belonging.



Thank you RVCC: Recognize Violence, Change Culture

23/10/2026

We're with you. We've got your back.

23/10/2026

84% of American Indian and Alaskan Native women have experienced violence in their lifetime.

21/10/2026

21/10/2026

Sometimes, what someone needs most is to hear it from someone who cares.

It was not your fault. Not what happened. Not how you responded. Not how you survived.

You deserved and still deserve safety, respect, and care.

Let's be the people who listen without judgment, offer care without conditions, and remind one another that no one deserves to be hurt by someone they love.