Survivor Stories

Vincent Perez: Sharing your story is the way we bring community about us

Veterans Day, Memorial Day, and where my son fits in.

It’s a decision I struggle with every year. Should I celebrate my son X’avier, who served in the Army National Guard on Veterans Day? Or…

I have never been a victim of domestic violence, but I am a survivor of it.

I live to advocate for my fiancé and the future we were supposed to have.

Society failed our daughter. Elected officials must act to stop others from feeling our pain.

Cómo canalizo la ira en la lucha por la justicia

Channeling Anger into the Fight for Justice

I was just eight years old and, on that day, the world immediately became less safe to me

Every year on my birthday I struggle to balance the happiness of turning a year older and the pain of my brother’s life being cut short

I’ve been on a mission to prevent other mothers from the tragedy that changed our family’s lives

It’s hard to believe I’m talking about our family when I speak about my father-in-law’s shooting death

Advice from Mariam El-Haj: Therapist, Moms Demand Action Leader & Survivor

Open letter to Wanda Cooper-Jones, mother of Ahmaud Arbery, and all Americans