SILENCE NO MORE MOVEMENT

SILENCE NO MORE

MOVEMENT

A MOVEMENT

As a hands-on nonprofit charitable organization committed to working with organizations, agencies, elected officials, survivors, and real time victims to decrease the amount of times victims return to their abusers which happens to be an astonishing rate of 7-12 times; it is our belief that lengthening and strengthening how we support survivors is the key.

Strength in Community Partnerships

Community organizations coming together to help educate internal and community members on domestic violence and human trafficking.

The Importance of Community Businesses

Funding is very important however, continuing to show up and have belief in a organizations mission is equally as powerful.

Thank you to Walmart for years of support.

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The Importance of Community Businesses Support

Funding is very important however, continuing to show up and have belief in a organizations mission is equally as powerful.

Thank you to Rumble Gym.

Annual DV & Human Trafficking Training

SNMM, Women Giving Back and Loudoun Coalition Women and Girls DV & Human Trafficking Training Partnership 2024

Annual Survivor & Support System Honorees Ceremony

We have a lot of work to do however, on this day we honor the strength of survivors and community support systems who continue to help empower others. 2024

Annual SNMM Red Affair Signature Fundraiser

30th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act

On this day SNMM witnessed president Biden proclaim September 13, 2024, as the 30th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act.

Sincerely grateful to Chair Phyllis Randall

Annual Survivor & Support System Honorees Ceremony

We have a lot of work to do however, on this day we honor the strength of survivors and community support systems who continue to help empower others. 2022

Loudoun Board Of Supervisors host SNMM Annual Sensitivity Training

The Silence No More Movement (SNMM) sensitivity training, created by advocate Lisa Jones, offers an interactive educational experience aimed at enhancing community support systems for survivors of domestic violence.

SILENCE

NO

MOVEMENT

AGAINST

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

LENGTHENING & STRENGHTNING

Coming to the table by choice and not force to make a difference in what should be considered a community epidemic.

A two-year platform that supports a victim into survivorship will decrease the amount of times a victim returns which will can have a domino effect on lowering isolation, depression, embarrassment, financial loss, generational abuse, and even deaths.

Forums such as this, DV sensitivity training, and all community endeavors unite us in efforts to avoid temporary bandages and focus more on casts. Casts are used to immobilize injuries, promote healing, and reduce pain and further injuries while the injury heals.

We believe that there should be a unified understanding that the high rate of victims returning an average of 7-12 times to their abusers suggests there is a breakdown within our system. Unfortunately the healing process doesn’t necessarily begin when a victim of abuse is finally away from their abuser. Most victims don’t even realize the extent of their abuse until months later once considering the other types of abuse they endured such as; mentally, verbally, emotionally, financially, spiritually, and sexually abused in addition to the physical abuse. If we decrease the victim returning statistics it lowers the amount of isolation, embarrassment, generational abuse, and deaths.

THE STRENGTH OF SURVIVORS

SNMM has built relationships with survivors that span up to 30 years.

It is a SNMM unified belief survivors of different ages, backgrounds, statuses, and races continually inspire each other while providing hope and a glimpse into life without abuse.

Throughout the year in realtime survivors not only advocating for themselves,, they advocate for you.

THE VALUE OF SUPPORT SYSTEMS

A unified understanding that domestic violence and human trafficking is a community epidemic

Survivors and support systems, business owners, and the community banning together Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another intimate partner. Domestic violence can be actions or threats of physical, sexual, emotional, economic, psychological or technological actions or other patterns of coercive behavior that influence another person within an intimate partner relationship.

SIGNATURE RED AFFAIR FASHION SHOW

Photo left to right: Rodie Wyatt, Erica P. Rowe, Fatema Kolia, Nicole Morris, Abby Lenderman, Carol Barbe, Sehr Khan,Designer Afua Sam, Stacey Metcalfe, Katie McGrath Schneider, Kindra Dionne, Solitaire Carroll, Gift Wyatt, and LJ.

The individuals in photo not only annually walk the runway with purpose, they devote four months out of the year volunteering. They are a combination of domestic violence survivors and committed community support systems who are willing to regularly step outside their comfort zones as a stand of force. An action statement in real-time showing support, belief, growth and a willingness to stay aware and educated on what is the community epidemic domestic violence and human trafficking.

The Silence No More Movement is rooted in the belief that no matter the community's endeavors; until we work together as a community and help strengthen support systems will we be able to truly support victims and survivors of domestic abuse.

COMING TO THE TABLE BY CHOICE AND NOT FORCE

THE Loudoun County Board OF Supervisors to Host SNMM Domestic Violence Sensitivity Training

Loudoun County Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall, along with Algonkian District Supervisor Juli E. Briskman, Leesburg District Supervisor Kristen Umstattd, and Broad Run District Supervisor Sylvia Glass, are demonstrating their dedication to supporting domestic violence victims by a new sensitivity training program.

SURVIVOR & SUPPORT SYSTEM CEREMONY

SNMM is a believer that there are different levels of support systems for real-time victims and survivors, such as friends, family, coworkers, community members, organizations, and agencies, who are sometimes there long before the police and attorneys.

Survivors are instrumental in motivating and refueling survivors who utilize their past experiences to help empower others.

Annually this ceremony recognizes survivors that circle back to help strengthen victims and current survivors. Directly and indirectly due to commitment to community, excellence, and the highest standards of ethical conduct, integrity, and civic and social responsibility.

MY TRUTH SERIES

HONESTY, AFFIRMATIONS, EXPERIENCES, BELIEF & SUPPORT

Survivors and Support Systems take time to speak their survival truths, share stories, quotes and affirmations.

Support Systems explain why they continue to show up.