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Getting Curious: Exploring the Rise of Survivorship as an Identity

Tuesday, August 18, 2020
3:00 pm3:30 pm

As social media elevates and normalizes survivor narratives, the term survivor is being used by more and more people, and the identity of "survivor" itself is diversifying. What information is this phenomenon giving us as an anti-violence movement? How do we respond with nuanced supports for nuanced types of harm and complex experiences? How do we respond when social media narratives assert that everyone is a survivor of something? Dive into conversation with Northwest Network advocates about how to compassionately and honestly respond while exploring meaning-making processes with anyone who reaches out for support.