For The Long Haul: A Virtual Storytelling Sesh w/The Survivor Support Fund

We keep us safe is a battle cry we hear often in the movement. But what happens when a group of Black trans women are harmed and abused by a movement organization that promised to keep them safe?

For several years, there were multiple Black trans women enduring conflict, violence, and abuse in a local sw-er organization in DC. Between the increasing public escalations against the women and the sudden death of Nona, our community was catapulted into finally addressing the abuse together in 2021. The Survivor Support Fund formed, and committed to fundraising $500K over two years for the six remaining survivors.

The Survivor Support Fund raised almost $400K that went directly to 6 Black trans survivors over 2+ years through monthly cash distributions, rent payments, car payments, legal support, a fellowship program, and other supports. We’ve had amazing highs and devastating lows throughout this process, and we believe it’s important to share with community that something of this magnitude is possible for survivors.

Join us on next Wednesday, June 12th from 6-8PM ET for a virtual session with some of the survivors, The Survivor Support Fund, and pod networks to hear our reflections on the journey, and to invite folks to take more action for Black trans survivors. We will debut our digital guide that archives the strategies we used, lessons we learned, impact we had on survivors, tensions we’re still grappling with, and what we recommend others do to create their own survivor support efforts.

Register at – https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZItc-CorTopH9E8eIWzddWEXk652Uhhtmtt