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Sexual abuse in Plain Anabaptist Churches: An Interview with Rosemarie Miller
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...
Surviving R. Kelly and My Moment of Realization: When naming your assault takes time
by Alicia Crosby On Thursday, January 3rd I found myself sitting on the couch in my mother's living room watching Lifetime. For two hours, I bore witness to unconscionable stories of abuse and assault as my mother and I watched the 6-part docuseries by dream hampton...
Our rock is the truth
by Stephanie Krehbiel, Executive DirectorIt began with an email that several faculty members from a small liberal arts college shared with me. It was from their school’s Title IX Coordinator, shared with all faculty and staff of their school, informing them about the...
You are where you need to be
By Katherine B. Wiens M.Ed, LP, Chair of Into Account Board of Directors Wherever you are on the journey is exactly where you need to be. This is my new mantra about sexual violence and survivors. I believe this statement honors each survivor and where they are on...
#BelieveSurvivors means what, again?
by Hilary Jerome Scarsella, Director of Theological Integrity A lot of this angst in the news these days around believing women could be sorted, I think, with some focused attention on what belief actually is in day-to-day human experience. In current popular...
Institutionalized voyeurism, Kavanaugh, and linear narratives
by Hayley Brooks The past few weeks for me have largely been a series of remembering moments I’d like to consciously forget but that my body holds onto. The way the body recalls is often miraculous to me, but I also often wonder what my body is trying to tell me by...
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