Below is the fourth submission to the Community Forum for Survivors submitted anonymously on 10/5/2018.

We appreciate the trust this survivor, and all survivors, place in us by sharing their stories. Note: MCRCC does not allow comments on blog posts.

Survivor’s gender identity: Female

The survivor’s age at the time sexual violence was perpetrated against them: 5

The survivor's age now: 62

The...

Below is the second submission to the Community Forum for Survivors submitted anonymously on 10/5/2018.

We appreciate the trust this survivor, and all survivors, place in us by sharing their stories.

Note: MCRCC does not allow comments on blog posts.

Survivor’s gender identity: Female

The survivor’s age at the time sexual violence was perpetrated against them: 24

The...

MCRCC is an organization, but it is composed of a group of individuals who are passionate about the mission and have dedicated their professional lives to this work. Some of us have our own experiences with sexual violence and identify as survivors; some of us do not. All of us are horrified by the events preceding the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court Justice; namely the victim blaming, shaming, mocking, and disbelief of Dr. Blasey Ford.

Here at MCRCC, we are aware of the many and varied reasons why survivors do not tell anyone, not even loved ones...

September 19, 2018
Written by Clare Mounteer, Executive Director

I remember being transfixed by the televised Senate Judiciary Committee Confirmation hearings of Justice Clarence Thomas. I also remember being appalled by the insensitive questions directed towards Anita Hill and thinking how brave she was, how composed and how credible. We later learned that other women came forward with similar stories during those hearings but were denied the opportunity to testify and lend further credibility to her story. Subsequently, Judge Thomas was confirmed. For life.

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