Sarah Virgil 6/16/21 Sarah Virgil 6/16/21

Community got together to make ‘moves’ against human trafficking

Move for the Movement was hosted June 2021 to promote healthy mind, bodies, and relationships. This community event brought awareness of human trafficking, actively took preventative action, and raised over $5000 for services and opportunities that support survivors.

Riss Myung 6/16/21 Riss Myung 6/16/21

Consent

Consent cannot truly exist under patriarchy. A list should never qualify consent, but complicate this word: having a list sees sexual assault as an individual action instead of a societal reflection of the deep, embedded rape culture we live in.

Rayanne K. Irving 6/2/21 Rayanne K. Irving 6/2/21

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR PROSTITUTE, biological warfare

Lived Experience Expert Rayanne K. Irving puts science, experience, and a horse analogy together to create an extraordinary post offering insights to the female mind and the grooming process.

Riss Myung 6/2/21 Riss Myung 6/2/21

Addressing Rape Culture and the Way it Thrives in Our Daily Lives—Including Yours

What does rape culture look like? How do we allow it to continue? And what can we do to address and change it? Activist and change-maker Riss Myung shares all this and more.

Rayanne K. Irving 5/28/21 Rayanne K. Irving 5/28/21

A Love Letter, To My Younger Self

As #mentalhealthawarenessmonth comes to a close, Rayanne K. Irving is sharing a love letter to her younger self, to promote the importance of self love, acceptance, and growth.

Rayanne K. Irving 4/30/21 Rayanne K. Irving 4/30/21

A Female Predator or Rape Trauma Syndrome?

Lived Experience Expert, Rayanne K. Irving, takes the way society looks at predators out of a box through this emotional, and very important, piece.

Sarah Virgil 4/22/21 Sarah Virgil 4/22/21

Words and Phrases Advocates Need to Know

There are so many words, phrases, and definitions to remember in advocacy work. Rollerskate to Liberate is here to help guide you as you learn about all the terminology advocates need to know.

Jaimee Johnson 4/19/21 Jaimee Johnson 4/19/21

Looking Glass

Read this powerful story told from Jaimee Johnson in this poem "Looking Glass"

Sarah Ferguson 3/31/21 Sarah Ferguson 3/31/21

Fighting for the “Model Minority"

As an Asian American woman, I’ve experienced racism, both subtly and outwardly, so much that I have grown accustom to racist comments. After the shooting in Atlanta Georgia on March 16th, which left 6 Asian American women and 2 others dead, I decided it was time to share part of my story.

Mandy Long 3/10/21 Mandy Long 3/10/21

Boiling Them Slowly

Grooming is like boiling a frog. The frog enters the water and slowly dies before it even notices the water was boiling in the first place. Just as predators groom their victims, slowly and warmly, before the victim, and perhaps the victims family, even realizes what’s happening.