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6 things to consider if you’re asked to meet with a church official
by Stephanie Krehbiel One of the toughest questions in advocacy work is this: When is it worthwhile to talk to powerful people within the institutions in which you're trying to enact change, and when is it not? There are no easy answers to that question. Sometimes...
Introductory Post
Hello Supporters, We are beginning this work with the intent to provide: Resources for Recovery Resources for Accountability Education for Survivors, Advocates, Institutions, Schools, Churches, Pastors, and more This is just the beginning! Please check back often to...
Call to Action Update…
(...or what we didn't say in an attempt to keep it short, and are now saying anyway because not saying it is being used to discredit our concern) Wow. Here’s a big, hearty thank you! to all of you who responded to our call to action. Your words and energy and care for...
OSU Call to Action! We need 15 minutes of your time!
Dear friends and supporters, On June 14, 2016 Mennonite Church USA and Mennonite Education Agency published their joint plan for pursuing outside investigation into “the Hartman situation.” On first glance, it might read as a reasonable and unremarkable update,...
Introducing Hilary and new directions for Our Stories Untold
Dear EVERYONE, I’m truly sad to say goodbye to Rachel in her OSU role even as I trust she is making a decision that is right and good and full of grace. Rachel has been a powerhouse blessing when it comes to addressing sexualized violence in the Mennonite church, and...
Embodied, embedded knowing: A farewell to Our Stories Untold
After launching this blog on June 5, 2012 and spending nearly 4 years working for awareness and healing around the topic of sexualized violence in the Mennonite Church, it is time for me (Rachel Halder) to step down from this blog so I can step up to other projects...
Our primary commitment is to make ourselves available to survivors who want strategic support as they navigate their options following an experience of sexual violence, whether that experience happened recently or decades past.