If She Cry Out (beta) was launched in January, 2010 to provide a meeting place for peer-to-peer collaboration between survivors, artists, writers, religious thinkers, philosophers, psychologists, researchers, care workers and social activists.

If She Cry Out is dedicated to transforming wider society and inspiring our common search for meaning using the insights of survivors of rape, terror attacks and other very serious crimes.  Survivors have ventured to the edge of human experience, to places none of us travel willingly.  They come back with answers to questions that have fascinated and puzzled us for millenia: human nature, hope, life, forgiveness and the very nature of justice.  They come with fresh vision to culture, media, the environment and one-on-one relationships…

If she cry out gives voice to this vision through art, music, writing, spirituality, and activism, in hopes that the plurality of voices will create a tumult that the world can’t ignore. If we cry out survivor and victim together, if we cry out untouched and touched together, we can redeem the past and heal the future.

We are seeking to accomplish this mission in four specific ways:

• Perspective. The If She Cry Out project hosts a cooperative blog providing commentary on society, research, and the arts from the point of view of survivors.
• Promotion. The If She Cry Out project promotes the work of primary and secondary survivors who are trying to use their experience to make a difference for other survivors or society at large.
• Empowerment. The If She Cry Out project provides information on business development, management and fund raising for survivors seeking to make a difference through social action, research and the arts. Eventually we also hope to build alliances with funding organizations and incubators both on and off line. We also promote the networking between those with artistic or business expertise and those individuals with stories to tell and insights to share.
• Education. The If She Cry Out project promotes and eventually hopes to develop lesson plans and curriculum built around the stories of survivors and the insights and wisdom that have come from facing and living through the worst violations of the dignity and sanctity of human life and existence.

For further discussion of this site’s mission and how you can contribute, see:

• About this blog
• Two meanings for “If she cry out”
• Our Projects
• Editorial Policy – Becoming an author or contributing a post
• Comment policy
• Trigger warning policy
• Empowerment Community