by heartwg@gmail.com | May 13, 2020 | Community Care, Domestic Violence, Mental Well-Being, Safe Communities, Sexual Violence
Image created by Catherine Cordasco. Submitted for United Nations Global Call Out To Creatives – help stop the spread of COVID-19. Part II of the series. Read Part I here. | Content Warning: Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence by Navila Rashid *Names have...
by heartwg@gmail.com | Apr 20, 2020 | Blog Posts, Domestic Violence, Mental Well-Being, Safe Communities, Sexual Violence, Uncategorized
Photo by Roman Kaiuk on Unsplash *Part I of a series of post related to the impact of COVID-19 by Navila Rashid Like ripples in water, the whole world is experiencing the waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. And with each wave, we are trying to find ways to cope with this...
by heartwg@gmail.com | Nov 8, 2019 | Community Accountability / Institutional Response, Safe Communities, Sexual Violence
Too often, institutional responses to power-based violence fall short for numerous reasons. First, they may fall short because they were not addressed in a timely manner–either because leadership did not know, or more likely, because those who spoke up were...
by heartwg@gmail.com | Nov 8, 2019 | Institutional Accountability, Sexual Violence, Survivor Support
by the HEART team For the last ten years, HEART has been actively immersed in community education, institutional capacity building, and survivor advocacy. Recently, we have seen an uptick in allegations of misconduct, power-based violence, and spiritual abuse by...
by heartwg@gmail.com | Sep 14, 2019 | Safe Communities, Sexual Violence
by Nadiah Mohajir Imagine that there is someone you deeply love and respect. Maybe they’re a celebrity. Maybe they’re a religious leader or your spiritual teacher. Maybe you know them. Maybe you studied with them, learned from them, were in company with them. Maybe...
by heartwg@gmail.com | Jan 21, 2019 | Safe Communities, Sexual Violence, Survivor Support
by Nadiah Mohajir With the increased visibility of the #MeToo movement, everyone is having conversations about sexual violence. But unfortunately, not everyone has the tools or understanding to make these conversations productive. Whether these conversations take...
