by Rae Halder | Jun 5, 2014 | Our Stories Untold Blog, Svmc Blog
Two years ago today I chose to launch Our Stories Untold, a blog with the mission to collect stories of sexualized violence in the Mennonite Church, drawing awareness to this epidemic of violence that is happening all around us, to give a voice to the marginalized,...
by Our Stories Untold | Apr 21, 2014 | Healing Free, Our Stories Untold Blog
by Angela Marie Carter Butterfly in Reverse (a poem from my upcoming book, Memory Chose A Woman’s Body) I had wings. Once. They seemed no different than human hands until plucked. Reluctantly. Along the mantelpiece, beside a twenty dollar bill— the world,...
by Rae Halder | Apr 17, 2014 | Healing Free, Our Stories Untold Blog
*Editor’s Note: Today’s post was originally published in the Spring 2014 issue–a special issue on sexualized violence–of Timbrel Magazine, a publication by Mennonite Women USA. To purchase a copy of this issue for a special discounted price of $5, click here.– RH...
by Stephanie Krehbiel | Mar 21, 2014 | Our Stories Untold Blog
Editor’s Note: The following is the 2nd post to a two-part series on the connections between heterosexism and sexualized violence by Stephanie Krehbiel. To see Part 1, click here. In this series Stephanie stresses why we cannot ignore race, class, or homosexuality in...
by Stephanie Krehbiel | Mar 20, 2014 | Features, Our Stories Untold Blog
Editor’s Note: The following is a two-part series by Stephanie Krehbiel on the connections between heterosexism and sexualized violence. She stresses why we cannot ignore race, class, or homosexuality in the conversation about sexualized violence. Look for the...
