EMBODYING THE CULTURE SHIFTS WE WANT TO SEE

We are proud to be a Black-led, survivor-led, survivor-centered organization operating with great intention and embodying the culture of care, compassion, and equity that we want to see in the world. As a small but mighty team, we work diligently to foster an environment that enables each of our team members to bring their full selves to the work and have found these attributes to be critical to our success as an organization.

Gathering our Team

Collaboration across teams is essential to our innovative approach to this work. Though we are fully remote with team members spread across multiple states, we take time each quarter to convene in person. During these convenings, we embark on our ideation process, undertaking the larger questions and assessments that are critical to moving the organization and, ultimately, the movement forward. Still, as mentioned, fostering a culture of care is paramount to the sustainability of our organization. During these convenings, we also take time to allow our team to nourish themselves through fellowship and enrichment with one another. We hold ourselves to the same standards of care and wellness that we encourage our survivor community to possess.

Team Growth and Development

We are proud of our team, expanding our capacity to create resources, programming, and innovative offerings to our survivor community. During 2022, our team grew with the addition of Kay Coghill, our Digital Director. They bring an in-depth understanding of digital spaces and how to utilize them to build community and engage survivor communities. In addition, Nikita Mitchell also joined the ‘me too.’ team in a full-time capacity as the new Chief Strategy Officer, bringing her wealth of knowledge in movement building and collaborative strategy.

More To Come

2022 marked a year of exceptional growth for our organization. We are excited about the opportunities that lie ahead to engage survivors, strategize and deepen our commitment to the movement.

Impact Study

As part of our year-long recognition of five years of #MeToo, we are assessing the true impact of the hashtag in partnership with Social Insights, a Black-led, woman-owned research firm. Through literature reviews, surveys, and focus groups, we are exploring the shifts and progress made within politics and policy, health and wellness, youth and education, media, entertainment and sports, and workplace and economy. Additionally, we are joining forces with some of today’s brightest thinkers, leaders and cultural practitioners to examine the movement at the intersections of race, gender, and power. Our community of thought leaders and social impact strategists, embolden us to actualize a world free from sexual violence, and answer the question — “What’s at stake if we don’t?”

Movement Building: Survivors’ Agenda and Global Network

We continue to strengthen our networks nationally and internationally. Both the Survivors’ Agenda coalition and the Global Network are launching into deeper strategic planning to ensure that proper infrastructure and leadership models are in place. In addition, we have begun a participatory research process that will culminate in a series of global webinars in 2023.