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Dear FUTURES community,
Thank you to all who joined us for our Call For Courage. We are so grateful for the care and support demonstrated by this incredible community of courageous advocates, activists and supporters. For those who missed it, you can view it anytime on Amy Poehler's Smart Girls YouTube or Facebook page. (Thank you Amy!).
Many thanks to Nicole Kidman, Andra Day, Chanel Miller, Senator Kamala Harris, Glennon Doyle, Aurora Perrineau, Amanda Gorman, Lateefah Simon, Mina Kim, Eloise Sepeda, Dr. Neena McConnico, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, and Aldijana Sisic for joining us to lift the stories and experiences of survivors, and to underscore the urgent need to address the alarming surge in domestic violence around the world as a result of shelter in place orders resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic.
And very special thanks to the one-and-only, Wanda M. Holland Greene, for hosting the call and helping us all move “from consciousness to conscientiousness” in this critical national conversation about gender justice, racial justice and the health of our communities.
To the inspiring youth of Vocal Rush, thank you for filling our hearts and souls with joy and optimism through your incredible acapella performances.
We look forward to continuing this public conversation in the weeks and months ahead. At a time when millions of adult and child survivors of domestic and sexual violence around the world are suffering, having the opportunity to come together, and consider the ways in which each of us can help answer this call for courage is a priority for us, and we thank each of you for being a part of it.
To learn more about the Domestic Violence Response Fund that we introduced on the Call for Courage, please visit our campaign page on GoFundMe, and consider joining us to bring safety, hope and healing to survivors everywhere.
Tune in to Call For Courage anytime.
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ABOUT THE UN TRUST FUND to END VIOLENCE
against WOMEN (UN TRUST FUND)
The UN Trust Fund is the only global grant-making fund dedicated to eradicating all forms of violence against women and girls – and is managed by UN Women on behalf of the UN system. Since its establishment in 1996, it has supported 572 initiatives in 140 countries and territories aiming to improve access to services for survivors of violence; change harmful norms and attitudes to prevent violence; and strengthen implementation of laws, policies and action plans on violence against women and girls. The UN Trust Fund is uniquely placed to meet the most urgent needs of women and girls and their communities at the grassroots and local levels. In the context of COVID-19, the UN Trust Fund is responding to the alarming increase in violence against
women and girls in multiple forms, by providing support to women’s organizations, identified as first responders to women and girls who are victims of violence.
Learn more at untf.unwomen.org
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ABOUT FUTURES WITHOUT VIOLENCE
Futures Without Violence has been at the forefront of the movement to end gender-based violence in the U.S. and globally for nearly forty years. Today, with the shadow pandemic of domestic violence in full force all around the world, we are working around-the-clock to support a national network of frontline responders in the U.S. who are trusted lifelines for adult and child survivors. They are the people who are uniquely positioned to reach a survivor who is isolated at home and to get them help and connect them to safety. They are also supporting domestic violence shelters and protecting kids from abuse and online harassment; and helping survivors to heal from trauma and to rebuild their emotional and financial lives after abuse. Our
response to the COVID-19 crisis builds on a longstanding history of preventing and addressing domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse, with top ratings from Charity Navigator. We are passionately dedicated to ending all forms of violence against women, children and those most at-risk for abuse.
Learn more at FuturesWithoutViolence.org
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ABOUT THE COURAGE MUSEUM
This program is brought to you in collaboration with the upcoming Courage Museum. Opening in 2021, the Museum is designed to envision a world in which violence is not an inevitable part of the human experience. Through immersive storytelling and educational experiences, the Museum will be an immersive learning center for the deep, transformative human change needed to prevent violence before it happens.
Learn more at CourageMuseum.org
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