by Our Stories Untold | Dec 15, 2015 | Our Stories Untold Blog
by Tim Nafziger *The piece originally appeared as as a blog post on TheMennonite.org on December 12, 2015. ———————————- On December 1st, Mennonite Church USA’s (MCUSA) Executive Board...
by Stephanie Krehbiel | Oct 6, 2015 | Our Stories Untold Blog, Svmc Blog
This cross-post by Stephanie Krehbiel originally appeared in the opinion section on The Mennonite’s website on October 5, 2015. In August, together with 10 other Mennonite or formerly Mennonite advocates for survivors of sexual violence, I attended the...
by Our Stories Untold | Aug 9, 2015 | Our Stories Untold Blog
by Anonymous “There is no thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.” —Audre Lorde My assailants told me I was cute, that I was beautiful and small, that I was sweetness, that my hair was soft, that I looked innocent. My assailant told...
by Rae Halder | Jul 18, 2015 | Our Stories Untold Blog
Rae wrote a version of this piece, originally posted on Facebook, late on Friday, July 3, after attending the Mennonite Church USA’s “Service of Lament and Hope” for survivors of sexual abuse. The service came a day after MCUSA delegates passed two seemingly...
by Our Stories Untold | Jun 1, 2015 | Our Stories Untold Blog, Svmc Blog
(Official Pink Menno press release) At the Mennonite Church USA (MCUSA) bi-annual convention (in Kansas City, MO), Pink Menno will convene a symposium focused on intersectionality. “On the Way: Dis-Covering Diversity” will be held in Pink Menno’s hospitality space in...
