by intoaccount | Feb 5, 2020 | advocacy, Anabaptism/Mennonites, Believing survivors, Church focus, Church policy, College & university focus, Commentary: helpful, smart, & a touch of sass, Education is Power, Ethics, Into Account, LGBTQ+ justice, Survivors speak, theology, Uncategorized
I’m thrilled to welcome back anti-violence expert Jay Yoder to the Into Account team. While this piece describes instances of threats of violence against queer folks at Goshen College, I think many LGBTQ+ people who experienced Christian schools will recognize...
by intoaccount | Sep 12, 2019 | Anabaptism/Mennonites, Believing survivors, Church focus, College & university focus, Ethics, LGBTQ+ justice, Survivors speak, trauma, Uncategorized
By Stephanie Krehbiel, Executive Director Often, when the internal ties that bind folks to a community are broken, that breakage happens quietly and the loss of relationship goes unacknowledged. I would like to acknowledge that this decision has effected a break in my...
by intoaccount | Jul 8, 2019 | advocacy, Anabaptism/Mennonites, Believing survivors, Clery Act, College & university focus, Commentary: helpful, smart, & a touch of sass, Education is Power, Ethics, Into Account, LGBTQ+ justice, Racial justice, Survivors speak, Title IX, trauma
by Into Account Staff Erin Bergen, Student Advocacy Coordinator Stephanie Krehbiel, Executive Director Hilary Jerome Scarsella, Director of Theological Integrity with video featuring Rebecca Schrag, Erin Bergen, and Anneliese Baer Your silence today is a pond where...
by intoaccount | Jun 27, 2019 | advocacy, Anabaptism/Mennonites, Believing survivors, Church focus, Church policy, College & university focus, Education is Power, Ethics, LGBTQ+ justice, Survivors speak, theology, Title IX, trauma, Uncategorized
Several weeks ago, we published two narratives on our survivor story blog Our Stories Untold, both written by our Director of Theological Integrity Hilary Jerome Scarsella. In the first narrative, Hilary tells her experience of being raped in 2009 by a fellow student...
by intoaccount | Mar 13, 2019 | advocacy, Anabaptism/Mennonites, Survivors speak, trauma
by Kathy Wiens, Chair, Into Account Board of Directors I was recently at a physical therapy appointment. In the paperwork, they asked for my occupation. I dutifully filled in the blank with “author and speaker.” Even though my work entails more than this,...
by intoaccount | Jan 10, 2019 | advocacy, Anabaptism/Mennonites, child sexual abuse, Church focus, Survivors speak, theology
Rosemarie Miller is a survivor advocate, speaker, and writer who works to raise awareness about the prevalence of child sexual abuse in faith communities. Raised as a Plain Mennonite, she now works with survivors from a wide range of church backgrounds, including many...