ARTICLES

“Surviving is hard...Survivors are heroes. And heroes deserve monuments.”

“The Memorial makes Boom Island one of the most powerful parks in the United States.”

“It announces, by its existence, that sexual violence is real, and that it matters.”

“This Memorial represents our willingness to share the burden of pain, to act, engage and remember the reality of sexual violence that has happened and continues to happen here... This Memorial is a permanent public symbol that says to victim survivors - we believe you, we stand with you, you are not alone.”

“All the perpetrator asks is that the bystander do nothing...The victim demands action, engagement, and remembering.”

“Once bystanders begin to take a righteous stand in support of survivors, the power of the tyrant begins to crumble. For this reason, repairing the harms of tyranny first of all requires bystanders and the larger community to recognize their own moral responsibility and to take action in solidarity with those who have been harmed. They must find the courage to seek out and acknowledge the truth, to overcome their fear and cynicism, to denounce the crimes of tyranny, and to ally with survivors in the name of human dignity. It is this reconciliation with the larger community that many survivors seek when they speak of justice.”