At the Safe Sister's Circle, we value a community-based model that is responsive to the racial and gender identities of women of color. We are steadfast in our efforts to center the voices of Black women survivors in our community as a tool for advocacy. In 2024, we hope to launch a new program - The Survivor Advocacy Board.

The Survivor Advocacy Board will be a survivor-led, community-based advocacy board consisting of Black women survivors of gender-based and intimate partner violence across Washington, DC, who all come from different walks of life. Black women survivors can finally have a seat at the table and a way to address their concerns of biases and barriers to assistance within current help-seeking systems. In addition to areas identified by survivors, the advocacy board will:

engage with local city council members to propose legislation directy impacting survivors,
explore alternative means of justice (e.g., restorative justice),
harm reduction techniques, and
directly engage with actors to eliminate bias and hurdles so that survivors across the District can successfully escape the cycle of violence they may be in.

Now more than ever, it is imperative to ensure that survivors have a seat at the table if we seek to create a community of healing justice. We need your help to create better equitable, inclusive, and culturally-responsive helping systems. Please consider donating to our end of year fundraiser.

In gratitude,

The Safe Sisters Circle

2023 End of Year Fundraising Campaign

By The Safe Sisters Circle

2023 End of Year Fundraising Campaign

A Seat at the Table for Black Women Survivors of Gender-Based & Intimate Partner Violence

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