Support During the Event

Before we start…

Please take care of yourself. If you need to log out early, we

understand. If you need extra support:

Hotlines

YWCA (630) 971-3927

Family Shelter Service (630)469- 5650

Arab American Family Services (708) 945- 7600

Counseling Center – Director, Hope Keber (630)829-1801

A designated Crisis Support Person will be available during the event for

private chat : Meghann Post, Victim Advocate, YWCA

Survivor Support/ Speak Out

“To be rendered powerless doesn’t destroy your

humanity. Your resilience is your humanity. The

only people who lose their humanity are those

who believe they have the right to render

another human being powerless. They are the

weak. To yield and not break, that is incredible

strength”—HANNAH GADSBY

“Each time a woman stands up for

herself without knowing it possibly,

without claiming it, she stands up for all

women”—MAYA ANGELOU

“Moving from victim to survivor is an important

step in recovery. During this phase we reflect

upon the experience, actively engage in facing

and owning what happened, and recognize the

connection between the abuse and the way we

feel, think or behave. And then to move 'beyond

survivor' to gain insights and skills that make it

possible for you to live an abundant, powerful life

that is no longer mired in the past. You will see the

scar, but you will no longer feel wounded.”-Anonymous

(trigger warning: rape

and sexual abuse)

“There are two powers in the world;

one is the sword and the other is the

pen. There is a third power stronger

than both, that of women”

—MALALA YOUSAFZA, ACTIVISTI

Silent Scream

Sometimes it can’t be heard

It gets stifled by the louder other things

Things that mask and disguise it.

Things that try to protect its release

If you listen carefully, really carefully

Really want to listen

You can hear it

Faintly pleading, quietly longing to be heardBut you don’t listen

Your ears are filtered, just hearing those who are

obvious and immediate

But it’s still there, it does not leave

the voice of my silent scream BY TIA

“You took away my worth,

my privacy, my energy, my

time, my safety, my intimacy,

my confidence, my own

voice, until today.”--CHANEL MILLER, AUTHOR, KNOW MY NAME

FROM HER VICTIM IMPACT STATEMENT

A poem written by a 16 year old survivor

Take a moment

United we stand- Speak Out

Against Gender-Based Violence “We have the power. We have the right. We are here. To

Take Back the Night.”

“The time is now. The day is here. We will not live in fear.”

“Shatter the Silence. Stop the Violence”

“People Unite. Take Back the Night”

Sharing our Light

Primary Prevention-

It’s On Us Week of Action April 20-24th

Join us:

Yoga for Empowerment and Self Care

Monday, April 20th 3:30PM on Webex

Check your BenU email to register

Post your It’s On Us message on Instagram

With #itsonusbenu @benupeaceteam

Examples:

• It’s On Us to care for our community

• It’s On Us to intervene in situations where consent has not or cannot be given

• It’s On Us to create a culture of respect

It’s On Us Benedictine

View at www.ben.edu/peace or on YouTube: Benedictine University It’s On Us

Resources at Benedictine

Benedictine Counseling Center:

Virtual Office Hours: Monday- Friday 10AM t0 4PM

Call (630)829-1800

Contact Hope Heber hkeber@ben.edu or Liz Sodaro at esodaro@ben.edu

www.ben.edu/peace

www.ben.edu/peacepeers

Follow us @benupeaceteam

Bernadette Muloski, Violence Against Women Act Grant Coordinator

bmuloski@ben.edu (630)829-1326

Next year visit us at the Neff Center!

Student Organizations and Leadership

Fempower

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Prevention Peer Educators

Community ResourcesCommunity Partner Hotlines

Arab American Family Services (708) 945- 7600

YWCA (630) 971-3927

Family Shelter Service (630)469- 5650

Additional Hotline Numbers

National Sexual Assault Hotline 1-(800) 656-4673

National Domestic Violence Hotline 1- (800)799-7233

Love is Respect Teen Dating Violence Hotline 1 (866)331-8453

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) DuPage: Resource Line: (630)752-

0066 http://namidupage.org/

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255

LGBT National Hotline: 888-843-4564