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When the Church Walks Away: Learning to Stand With the Survivors We Love
by Tim Wiens Often, survivors of sexualized violence experience isolation even in their own families. It is far too infrequent that partners and parents and siblings find their way toward solidarity with loved ones who have experienced abuse. Which is why it is...
Our Stories Untold Joins Into Account
Hey team, we have a big announcement: Our Stories Untold and Into Account have officially joined forces. Into Account, which specializes in holding institutions, perpetrators, and enablers accountable for sexualized violence, harm, and cover-ups, is now the umbrella...
When the Church Walks Away: Part Three
by Katherine B. Wiens This is part three in a series of posts by Kathy Wiens, a sexual violence survivor, and her husband, Tim, who has been her strong ally. The series focuses on her experience of advocating for people vulnerable to abuse in her Mennonite church...
Better Reporting for Bethel: Student Leaders Discuss Their Resolution to Promote Callisto
For too many college victims, reporting an assault to campus authorities is a scary, obstacle-laden process. At small colleges, where it can seem like everyone knows everyone, reporting can be particularly fraught. What if, for instance, your rapist is related to the...
A Manifesto on Ass-Grabbing*
by Stephanie Krehbiel *(-slapping, -patting, -squeezing—honestly, if you’re parsing the distinctions by order of offensiveness, you’re already in hot water) The two most salient points I have to make about ass-grabbing are a) It is not trivial, and b) It is...
When the Church Walks Away: Part Two
by Katherine B. Wiens One of the hardest things about pushing a church for more accountability is the overwhelming pressure to “make nice.” Most of us feel this pressure, in one way or another. Women in particular are taught to do emotional caretaking, to accommodate...
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