A portrait of a person with curly hair and large earrings, accompanied by a quote about the quest to be present and oneself, attributed to Janet Mock, on a green background that reminds us of the importance of seeking support and services when needed.

“What keeps me going is that quest for just being able to be present and be myself. Not for people, but for me.”
—Janet Mock

A woman in a patterned top is shown in a circular frame with the quote: "When one person says, 'Yeah, me too,' it gives permission for others to open up." — Tarana Burke. In Boston, these words encourage individuals to seek out services and get help when they need it.

“When one person says, ‘Yeah, me, too,’ it gives permission for others to open up.”
—Tarana Burke (photo credit: Jon Tadiello)

A person smiling against an orange background with a quote about supporting survivors, shared experiences, and finding services to get help.

“I wanted these survivors to know that I believe them, I supported them and that this happened to me, too.”
—Terry Crews (photo credit: Gage Skidmore)

A smiling person in a circular frame against an orange background with a poignant quote: “I want a world where survivors get help and are believed, validated, and supported.” —Ayanna Pressley, Boston advocate.

“I want a world where survivors are believed and validated and supported.”
—Ayanna Pressley

Anita Hill speaks into a microphone against a dark background, her words resonating like the echoes in a Boston hall. A quote below reads, “I did what my conscience told me to do, and you can't fail if you do that.” Her voice is a call for justice, urging others to get help.

“I did what my conscience told me to do, and you can’t fail if you do that.”
—Anita Hill (photo credit: Gage Skidmore)

A speaker gestures during a presentation in Boston. The background includes words like "hope," "celebrate," and "complex." Below the image, a quote by Kimberlé Crenshaw resonates with those seeking to get help from the local rape crisis center.

“If we aren’t intersectional, some of us, the most vulnerable, are going to fall through the cracks.”
—Kimberlé Crenshaw (photo credit: Heinrich-Böll Stiftung)

Farah Tanis speaking, wearing earrings against a dark background. A quote beneath her discusses Black feminism and empowerment, highlighting the vital role of places like Boston's rape crisis center in helping communities get help and heal.

“I came here . . . to be a part of creating a new, more just world, to promulgate the living legacy of great Black women who’ve traveled this road before me and write a new chapter in Black feminism that makes it explicit that Black women can be unified, are powerful beyond measure, and they can work to turn this world right side up again.”
—Farah Tanis (photo credit: The Laura Flanders Show)

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