What we do.

We have two ways of making change happen.

 

(1) Expanding the capacity of individual survivors to lead, to tell their stories, to facilitate, to advocate, to mentor, to connect, and to do anything else that helps them grown and thrive.

Click the button below for our 2021 PROGRAM RECAP.

(2) Helping change the systems and culture that affect survivors through:

  1. Community education

  2. Legislative advocacy

  3. Working with allied organizations to improve policies and practices so they are survivor-centric, trauma informed, and culturally relevant

Click the button below for our SURVIVORS SPEAK guide, by and for survivors, on “How to Share Your Story to Advocate for Legislative Change in Nebraska”

  • Rise up and speak.

    Let Your Voice Be Heard! Your story deserves to be told. When you participate in our free Rise Up and Speak training, you’ll finish the sessions equipped with tools to share your survivor story YOUR way.

  • Rise up and meet.

    A safe space for all survivors to have community! These events are an opportunity to "Rise Up and Meet" in a welcoming gathering place for survivors of all races, ethnicities, and genders.

  • Rise up in community.

    A series of deliberative dialogues—creating compassionate community to support survivors of abuse and trauma, foster understanding, and nurture environments survivors need to heal and thrive.

Survivors Rise Up

2nd Annual Conference

Our second annual conference (May 16-20 2022) included 5 consecutive days of “lunch-n-learns”:

  • “College Population: Survivors Too” – join folks from Creighton's Violence Intervention Program to talk about this overlooked topic

  • "Him Too – Male Survivors Thrive: Your Voice, Your Community” – with Bradley Ekwerekwu, SR Board Member (also with Men Against Domestic Violence Action Coalition)

  • “Children & Parents Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence” – such a rich topic with important repercussions – join the conversation led by Child Saving Institute

  • "Protect Black Women - More Than a Slogan" – join Candi Jones, SR Board Chair, for this important discussion

  • “Mentoring: A Critical Survivor Strategy” – in conversation with Marisa Hattab, SR Board Vice Chair

Survivors Rise Up Conference

Our first annual conference was April, 2021 — we shared four awesome workshops over a half day (look out for a repeat in 2022!):

  • Elevating Black Women in Survivorship and Advocacy Work, with Candias Jones

  • Intro to Legislative Advocacy, with Angie Lauritsen

  • Writing for Mindfulness, with Sharon Robino-West

  • Men Against Domestic Violence: Changing the Mindset, with Bobby Brumfeld

Survivors Rising board of directors at work!

 

  • Reaching individual survivors through workshops, networking, and leadership opportunities.

  • Changing systems of oppression through advocacy that is survivor-centric, trauma-informed, and culturally relevant.