April 2022 marks the 21st celebration of Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), an annual campaign dedicated to raising awareness about sexual violence and educating communities on consent. As Black women remain the least protected and most vulnerable to both sexual violence and the victim-blaming narratives associated with it, we’re recommitting ourselves to our #ProtectBlackSurvivors work and asking that you do the same.
Here’s a brief snapshot of the work we’ve been doing to #ProtectBlackSurvivors over the past few years:
So when we say protect Black women, we mean it. This SAAM, show solidarity and power our #ProtectBlackSurvivors organizing efforts!