Five months ago, the verdict in the defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard deeply concerned many professionals in the fields of intimate partner and sexual violence.
As many, including A.O. Scott for The New York Times have noted, the vilification of Ms. Heard and ongoing online harassment of her and those who have voiced support for her have been unprecedented in both vitriol and scale.
Much of this harassment was fueled by disinformation, misogyny, biphobia, and a monetized social media environment where a woman’s allegations of domestic violence and sexual assault were mocked for entertainment. The same disinformation and victim-blaming tropes are now being used against others who have alleged abuse.
In our opinion, the Depp v. Heard verdict and continued discourse around it indicate a fundamental misunderstanding of intimate partner and sexual violence and how survivors respond to it. The damaging consequences of the spread of this misinformation are incalculable. We have grave concerns about the rising misuse of defamation suits to threaten and silence survivors.
We condemn the public shaming of Amber Heard and join in support of her. We support the ability of all to report intimate partner and sexual violence free of harassment and intimidation.
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Meil Sophie Abada-Simon,
Astrophysicist
Renée B. Adams,
Professor, University of Oxford
Dr. Esohe Aghatise,
Executive Director, Associazione Iroko Onlus
Léane Alestra,
Writer
Cheryl A. Alexander,
L.I.C.S.W., RMT Trauma Informed Psychotherapist in Private Practice
Aisha Ali-Khan,
British Women’s Rights Campaigner, Women United Organisation
Dra Patrícia Regina Alonso,
Advogada - Brasil - São Paulo
Sara Ahmed,
Independent Scholar, Author, “Complaint!”
Kate Amber,
PgCert, Founder, End Coercive Control USA
Dr. Mikaila Mariel Lemonik Arthur,
Professor of Sociology, Rhode Island College
Kelly Asao,
Professor of Psychology, Westminster College
Dr Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson,
Intersectionality and Policy University College London (UCL), UK
Dr. Kate Balestrieri,
Licensed Clinical and Forensic Psychologist, Certified Sex Therapist & Founder of Modern Intimacy
Gia Barboza-Salerno,
MA, MS, JD, PhD Division of Health Behavior and Health Promotion The Ohio State University
Christina Barker,
D. Clin. Psychol., M.Ed., B.Sc Expert Witness, Forensic Scientist, Trauma Specialist, EMDR Therapist
Joshua Barlow;
Attorney; Specialist in Litigation and Protection Orders on Behalf of IPV Survivors
Dr Belinda Barnes;
Clinical Psychologist in Trauma, Director of At Ease Psychology
Dr. Adrienne Barnett,
Reader in Law, Brunel Law School, Brunel University London
Melissa Barnett,
President of Mothers of Lost Children, Victim Advocate
Lauren Bastide,
Writer, Podcaster on Spotify
Libby Baxter-Williams,
Director of Biscuit
Apolline Bazin,
Editor-in-Chief, Manifesto XXI
Baptiste Beaulieu,
Médecin, Écrivain
Dr. Nicole Bedera,
Sociologist
Nicole Bell,
Founder and CEO, LIFT Living in Freedom Together
Panayiota Bertzikis,
CEO/Founder Military Rape Crisis Center
Amy Betts,
Founder of Aidileys - Rights, Family Court Information Services
Elizabeth Blackney,
Survivor and Activist
Lucile Bokobza,
Philosopher, Biologist & Feminist.
Antoinette Bonsignore,
J.D., Legal and Prosecutorial Analyst, Case Systems Training Review Program, Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission
Anna Boucher,
Associate Professor in Public Policy and Political Science (LSE) and admitted Solicitor, Supreme Court NSW, Australia
Karima Boutaher,
RDN, P. Dt.
Michelle Bowder;
Author of "Is Rape a Crime?"
Lindsey Boylan,
Women’s Rights Activist
Dr. Stephanie Ann Brandt
MD, Faculty and Chairman, Ethics Committee, New York Psychoanalytic Institute New York, NY, Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, Experienced Forensic Evaluation and Testimony in Family, Supreme and Federal ( EDNY + SDNY ) Child focused Litigation
Iris Brey
Autrice
Susan J. Brison,
Eunice and Julian Cohen Professor for the Study of Ethics and Human Values, Dartmouth College
Professor Ann Bartow,
University of New Hampshire School of Law.
Lindsey Blumell,
Ph.D, Journalism Researcher Specialising in News Media Representations of Sexual Assault. Lead Research in International Project on Ending Workplace Sexual Harassment in News Organisations
Laura Bonetzky-Joseph,
Author, Survivor, Domestic Violence Advocate, Educator, Trauma Informed Somatic Healing
Shari Botwin,
LCSW, Trauma Therapist and Author
Angie Boyle,
Senior Lecturer, University of Cumbria, PhD on Adults who Lived with Domestic Abuse as Children
Mitzi Bramble,
MA, LMHC, Trauma Informed Psychotherapist, Intersectional Feminist
Laura S Brown,
Ph.D. ABPP, psychologist in private practice, past President, APA Division of Trauma Psychology and Society for The Psychology of Women
Dr. Kari Brozowski
Associate Professor, Wilfrid Laurier University
Twiss Butler,
Feminist
Rachel Camp,
Professor from Practice and Co-Director, Georgetown University Domestic Violence Clinic (title for identification purposes only)
Nimmi Candappa;
PhD, Engineer, Academic, Activist
Margot Cauquil-Gleizes,
Art teacher and Silence Breaker
Soraya Chemaly,
Journalist, Author, Rage Becomes Her
Nancy Chi Cantalupo,
Associate Professor of Law, Wayne State University Law School (title and institution provided for identification purposes only)
Kali Casab,
The Voices and Faces Project
Lauren B. Cattaneo,
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, George Mason University
Gillian Chadwick,
Professor of Law, Washburn University School of Law
Megan Challender,
Managing Attorney, Network for Victim Recovery of DC
Rachel Charlton-Dailey,
Journalist, Founding Editor of The Unwritten
Shilpy Chatterjee,
Senior Prevention Coordinator New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault
Debra Chopp,
Clinical Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School
Don Christensen,
President of Protect Our Defenders
Seo-Young Chu
Associate Professor Queens College, CUNY
Andrew Thomas Cicchetti,
Ph.D. LCSW-R
Dr Esma Esen Çiftçi,
Assistant Professor in Social and Organisational Psychology at Anadolu University. Work on Sexism and Social Relationships
Dr. Christine Marie Cocchiola,
DSW, LCSW Coercive Control Advocate, Educator, Researcher & Survivor
Alyson Cole,
Ph.D, Professor at Queens College & The Graduate Center, CUNY, Author of The Cult of True Victimhood
J.V. Connors
Ph.D. New Mexico licensed psychologist
Bea Coté,
LCSW, LMFT Founder and Executive Director IMPACT, LLC and Step Up to Family Safety
Nadia Daam,
Journalist, TV anchor, Arte network
Dr. Elizabeth Dalgarno,
SHERA Research Group
Roxana Dapper,
Activist Educator, Feminist, Gender Equity Educator
Olivier Daronnat,
Militant pro Féministe.
Michele Landis Dauber,
Frederick I. Richman Professor of Law, Stanford Law School (title and institution for identification purposes only)
Erin David,
MD
Roz Davidson,
Director of The Positive Parenting Company Ltd National Domestic Abuse Consultant and Trainer
Ella Dawson,
Author
Jill Dean,
Ed. S., L.P.C., Counselor and Advocate.
Lyndsey Dearlove,
Global Director of Operations for the No More Foundation
Sarah DeArmond,
Advocate and Founder of Nonprofit Voiceless Behind Bars™️
Ludi Demol Defe,
Ph.D. in Medias and Gender Studies, Université Paris 8
Sanndra DelSignore,
MSW, LMHC, LICSW
Lula Dembele,
Survivor Advocate.
Theresa Derbyshire
BACP Senior Accredited Psychotherapist and EMDR therapist
Nupur Deshpande
Feminist, Engineer with Data Science Background Archiving Online Harassment & Widespread Misogyny in Social Media
Helene Devynck,
Writer
Kim Detjen
MSW, LCSW, Independent Social Worker and Academic, PhD Candidate (Research in Domestic Abuse)
Thaomi Michelle Dinh
Ph.D, Associate Director of Asian American Studies, Stanford University, Published (Academic & Creative) on the topic of Sexual Violence
Drew Dixon,
Producer, Activist
Mia Döring
Author, "Any Girl," Psychotherapist Specializing in Domestic Abuse and Sexual Trauma
Tiffanie Drayton,
Journalist & Activist "Johnny Depp's Amber Heard Trial Verdict Will Have a Devastating Chilling Effect"
Margaret B. Drew,
Associate Professor of Law, UMass Law School
Jo Driscoll,
Specialist SEMH Teacher
Prof. Dr. Jennifer Drobac
Cindy Druyts -
Trauma Sexologist/Therapist/Social Worker & Head of Konektis Belgium
Martin Dufresne;
Former Director of Montreal Men Against Sexism, Profeminist Translator (French) for the work of Andrea Dworkin, Catharine A MacKinnon & other Truth-Sayers
Danielle Pelfrey Duryea
Boston University School of Law (institution for identification purposes only)
Violaine Dutrop,
Autrice, Conférencière et Militante Féministe
Elvire Duvelle-Charles
Co-fondatrice de Clit Révolution.
Maria João Faustino,
PhD Candidate, University of Auckland
Erin Dwyer-Frazier,
Attorney and Domestic Violence Advocate
Stephanie Freeman Esq,
Attorney, Domestic Abuse Activist
Heidi Eilers,
Ph.D., BCBA-D, CCTP, Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral, Certified Clinical Trauma Professional
Darcel Elliott
LPCC LSW
Aliaa Magda Elmahdy,
Egyptian internet activist and women's rights advocate
Deborah Epstein,
Agnes Williams Sesquicentennial Professor of Gender, Violence, and Law, Georgetown Law University Center
Ray Epstein,
President/Founder of Student Activists Against Sexual Assault at Temple University
Annie Ernaux,
Writer, 2022 Nobel prize
Éric Fassin,
Professeur de Sociologie et d’Études de Genre, Université Paris VIII Vincennes - Saint-Denis
Dr Kim Fawcett,
Teaching Fellow in Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, Durham University Law School, (U.K.)
Heidi Li Feldman,
Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
Bill Flack,
Professor of Psychology, Bucknell University
Professor Michael Flood
Queensland University of Technology
Giulia Fois,
Journaliste, Autrice
Terry Forliti,
Communication Coordinator for Upside Sex Trafficking Initiative, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Francisca Fox,
Feminist Actress/Producer/ Filmmaker, Member of the Ethics Commission of Sidarte & Former Leader/ Continuing Member of Red de Actrices Chilenas (RACH), Chile.
Jaclyn Friedman,
editor of “Yes Means Yes” and “Believe Me”
Camille Froidevaux-Metterie,
Philosopher.
Tuhina Gao,
Professional Advocate Working with Marginalised & Vulnerable Women (India)
Kern Geard,
Social Worker, Feminist Advocate
Ariane Geffard,
Agent Littéraire
Professor Aisha K. Gill,
Ph.D. CBE | Professor of Criminology
Professor Leigh Gilmore,
Ohio State University, Author, “The #MeToo Effect: What Happens When We Believe Women”
Dr Ashlee Gore.
Lecturer in Criminology at Western Sydney University
Lisa Goodman,
Ph.D., Professor, Boston College
Leigh Goodmark,
Marjorie Cook Professor of Law and Co-Director, Clinical Law Program
Cynthia A. Graham,
PhD, C. Psychol, Professor of Sexual and Reproductive Health
Catriona Grant,
Scotland, UK. Independent Social Work and Domestic Abuse Consultant
Gretchen Grappone,
LICSW PTSD Clinician & Trainer
Julie Green,
Research Assistant, Violence Against Women and Children team, Department of Social Work, The University of Melbourne
Min Grob,
Founder CCChat Magazine
Kit Gruelle,
Advocate, Survivor, Film Subject for HBO Documentary Private Violence
Emiliana Guereca,
Founder and Executive Director Women's March Action and Women's March Foundation
Andreea Gruev-Vintila,
Maîtresse de conférences HDR Psychologie sociale, Université Paris Nanterre LAPPS
André Gunthert,
Associate Professor in Visual Culture, EHESS
Anne Hager,
Survivor and Activist
Bérénice Hamidi,
Professeure en esthétiques et politiques des arts vivants à l'Université Lyon 2, Responsable du Master Arts de la Scène, Co-directrice de l'axe "études sur le genre, théories féministes et approches intersectionnelles du laboratoire Passages XX-XXI (EA4160), Co-responsable de l'axe Genre de la MSH Lyon-Saint Etienne, Membre honoraire de l'Institut Universitaire de France.
Kayla Harder
Founder, Survivors Righting Wrongs
Kelsey J. Harper,
Psy.D. Licensed Psychologist
Dr. Megan Haselschwerdt,
Associate Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Yasmeen Hassan,
Global Executive Director, Equality Now
Elise Hatsuko,
Social Entrepreneur, Advocate for Women & Girls, Author, "The Status of Women"
Tirion Havard,
Associate Professor, England UK
Judith L. Herman,
M.D., Professor of Psychiatry (Part Time), Harvard Medical School
Eileen Hing,
CEO of ZIOS3
Kathryn Holland,
Ph.D Assistant Professor of Psychology & Women’s & Gender Studies, University of Nebraska
Meredith Holley;
Founder of Eris Conflict Resolution, IMPACT Coach™, Attorney
CarlLa Horton,
M.P.A., Executive Director, Hope’s Door
Emily Mia Hughes-Smith,
MBACP. BSc(hons) dip. Sup
Kate Hugill
Survivor, Advocate & Citizen of the Year Award Winner (2018) for Volunteer Domestic Abuse Lectures/Training for Law Enforcement
Doreen Hunter,
Co-Founder, Americas Conference to End Coercive Control (ACECC)
Catherine Ibled,
Conseillère de Paris et Vice Présidente de l’Association Femmes avec…
Renée Izambard,
Survivor, Founding member of Movement of Mothers
Holly Jacobs,
PhD Founder, Board Member, Cyber Civil Rights Initiative
Elodie Jauneau,
Historienne, Militante Féministe.
Antje Joel,
PhD Researcher Criminology at University of Gloucestershire, Author of 'A Good Beating - An Everyday Story of Domestic Violence' (Rowohlt 2020), and 'Why I Didn't Leave' (Left Horizons 2022)
Hans Johnson,
President, East Area Progressive Democrats
Lisa Jureczko
Abuse Dynamics Coach for Narcissistic Abuse Survivors & Co-Founder of Projekt ECHO
Sheherezade Kara
International Human Rights Jurist and Consultant
Dr. Emma Katz,
Ph.D., Senior Lecturer, Liverpool Hope University, UK
Mara Keire
Senior Research Fellow, Rothermere American Institute, University of Oxford, UK
Dr. Margaret Kertesz,
Senior Research Fellow, University of Melbourne
Farrah Khan,
CEO Possibility Seeds
Saira Khan,
HCPC Registered Chartered Counselling Psychologist in the UK LCSW, California Board of Behavioural Sciences
Stéphanie Khayat,
Journaliste
Dr Jennifer Kuhn
Steve Killpack,
Founder Healthy Fathering Collaborative
Amanda Kippert,
Editor-in-Chief, DomesticShelters.org, Co-Host, Toxic the Podcast
Judge Judy Harris Kluger,
Executive Director, Sanctuary for Families
Dean Laurie Kohn,
George Washington Law School
Kellyann Kostyal-Larrier,
Executive Director, Fearless! Hudson Valley, Inc.
Dr. Ingeborg Kraus,
Clinical Psychologist, Psychotraumatologist
Lauren Krouse,
Writer & Survivor-Victim Advocate
Amy Kaufman,
Survivor & Advocate, with Women Aware
Afsana Lachaux,
Activist & British Women’s Rights Campaigner.
Julie S. Lalonde
Canadian Woman's Rights Advocate
Rose Lamy,
Autrice et Créatrice du compte Instagram Préparez-vous pour la bagarre
Stephanie Lamy,
Semantic Operations (Disinformation) Analyst, Political Scientist and Feminist Campaigner Against Economic Abuse.
Dr Rhiannon Lane,
Research Fellow in Sociology, Cardiff University
Titiou Lecoq,
Autrice
Julianna Lee,
Clinical Assistant Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law
Geraldine Lee-Treweek,
Professor of Social Justice at Birmingham City University, UK, specialist in Abuse Studies and Psychotherapist.
Dorchen A. Leidholdt, Esq.,
Director, Center for Battered Women’s Legal Services at Sanctuary for Families
Julia Livingston,
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Edward Lloyd,
Evan M. Frankel Clinical Professor Emeritus in Environmental Law, Columbia University School of Law
Ursula Le Menn,
Spokeswoman of Osez le Féminisme, Legal Expert
Dr. Laura E. Ludtke,
Independent Scholar
Tresa DiAnn Lupton,
J.D. Survivor & Victim Advocate
Linda MacDonald,
Persons Against Non-State Torture, co-author "Women Unsilenced Our Refusal To Let Torturer-Traffickers Win"
Catharine A. MacKinnon,
Elizabeth A. Long Professor of Law at Michigan Law, and the long-term James Barr Ames Visiting Professor of Law at Harvard Law School (all titles for identification purposes only)
David Mandel,
Executive Director, Safe and Together Institute
Jane Manning,
Director, Women’s Equal Justice Project
Noelle Martin,
Lawyer, Forbes 30 Under 30 (Asia), Award-Winning Law Reform Campaigner & Global Activist (Online Abuse)
Virginie Martin, Politiste & Sociologue, Kedge Business School, Revue Pol & Parlementaire
Anne-Cécile Mailfert, Présidente de la Fondation des femmes.
Sarah Ann Masse,
Actor, Writer, Filmmaker, Weinstein Silence Breaker, Activist, Advocate, Founder - Hire Survivors Hollywood
Omny Miranda Martone,
Founder & CEO of Sexual Violence Prevention Association
Irina Matvienko,
Feminist Activist, Journalist, Founder of Nemolchi.uz (Do Not Be Silent)
Maria Concetta Mayo,
Founder, Warriors C.A.R.E.
Jef McAllister,
Managing Partner, McAllister Olivarius
Lisa McDonald,
Arts Psychotherapist, Activist, Founder of "Live Live Revolution"
Sarah McGrath,
CEO Women for Women France (Sarah McGrath, Directrice Générale, Women for Women France)
Kelli McLean,
M.A., LMFT, Psychotherapist
Joan Meier,
National Family Violence Law Center, Professor of Clinical Law, George Washington University Law School
Mari Metcalf, Esq.
Bilingual Attorney Workplace Investigator, specializing in trauma informed interviewing, as well as credibility assessment. Extensive personal experience with IPV.
Stephanie L Metzger
FNP, C
Jodi Midiri,
MD, Psychiatrist, Host of The Telepsychiatrist Podcast
Neeta Misra,
Director of Development, Per Scholas
Carolyn Modeen,
Sun Cities West Valley NOW
Sandra Muller
journaliste, créatrice de #Balancetonporc
Amy Myers,
Acting Director, Gender Justice Clinic, Washington College of Law (for identification purposes only)
Natalie Nanasi,
Associate Professor, SMU Dedman School of Law, Director, Judge Elmo B. Hunter Legal Center for Victims of Crimes Against Women
Elisabeth Nicoli,
Co-Présidente de l'Alliance des Femmes pour la Démocratie
Laura Beth Nielsen,
JD, Ph.D., Professor & Chair, Department of Sociology, Northwestern University, Research Professor, American Bar Foundation, President, Law and Society Association, Author, “License to Harass: Law, Hierarchy, and Offensive Public Speech” (titles for identification purposes only)
Marianne Niosi,
Gender Equality Expert and Advocate
Robyn Ochs
Speaker. Teacher. Writer. Advocate, Editor of Bi Women Quarterly
Anne O’Dell,
Retired Sergeant, San Diego Police Department
Ann Olivarius,
Chair of the Executive Committee, McAllister Olivarius
Dr. Rachel Oristano,
DSCM MSEd LAc
Emer O'Toole,
Ph.D., Professor, Concordia University
Tashmia Owen,
Survivor Advocate, Artist & Feminist Filmmaker
Natalie Page,
#TheCourtSaid Founder, Survivor Family Network Director
Mathieu Palain,
Écrivain et Journaliste.
David Palumbo-Liu,
Louise Hewlett Nixon Professor, Stanford University
Reena Parikh,
Director of Civil Rights Clinic, Boston College Law School (title for identification purposes only)
Leanne Patrick,
GBV Nurse Specialist
Marie Peltier,
Historienne, Spécialiste du Complotisme
Moira Penza,
Attorney, Former federal prosecutor, Eastern District of New York; led NXIVM investigation and trial
Jaime Cabeza Pereiro,
Professor of Labor and Social Security Law, University of Vigo
Marine Perin,
Journaliste, Réalisatrice
Lucrezia Perrig, PhD candidate (Gender Studies) at University of Lausanne
Mary Peterson,
PhD candidate & Activist Specialising in Fighting Sexual Harassment in Academia
Lucile Peytavin,
Historienne, essayiste et experte dans la prévention des violences.
Constance Phelps,
Co-Chair of Survivor's Advisory Board at Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence, Written on the Topic of Domestic Violence for Several Publications
Alison Phipps,
Professor of Sociology, Newcastle University
Céline Piques,
Co-Présidente de la Commission Violences du Haut Conseil à l'Egalité, représentante d'Osez le Féminisme.
Christie Pitts
Alexa Polar,
Writer, Producer, Director & Founder of Female Filmakers Fuse
Florence Porcel,
Writer
Nicole Prause,
Ph.D., Senior Statistician, University of California, Los Angeles (title for identification purposes only)
Andrea Price,
M.A. Post Separation Abuse and Coercive Control Educator & Advocate
Pierre-Guillaume Prigent,
PhD in sociology, University of Western Brittany, France
Dr. Charlotte Proudman,
Barrister and Academic
Lorraine Questiaux,
Avocate.
Dr Shivaun Quinlivan
Associate Professor, University of Galway
Christelle Rabier,
Historienne des Sciences
Marine Rannou,
Psychologue clinicienne.
Professor Tracey Raney,
Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada
Anne K. Ream,
Activist and Founder of The Voices and Faces Project
Janine Rees,
Victim Survivor Voice Survivor and Advocate
Muriel Réus,
Présidente de l’Association Femmes avec… Officier de gendarmerie Nationale (RO1-S) Médaillée Defense Nationale, Administrateur : Agipi - Fonds de dotation Agipi - Fonds de dotation Garde Républicaine - Résilience France -, Animatrice - La Force de l Engagement - Sud Radio.
Laura Richards
BSc, MSc, MBPsS, Criminal Behavioural Analyst
Marie Lillian Roberts,
Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court; Court Appointed Counsel for Children
Dr. Sarah T. Roberts,
Associate Professor, Gender Studies UCLA
Jennifer Robinson,
Australian human rights lawyer and barrister at Doughty St Chambers, U.K. counsel to Amber Heard, author of How Many More Women?
Ava Rosenblum,
PhD Sociology and Women’s & Gender Studies
Diane Rosenfeld,
Lecturer on Law, Director, Gender Violence Program, Harvard Law School
Lily Kay Ross,
MDiv, Ph.D. Feminism and Ethics Research Fellow, Psymposia
Sandrine Rousseau
Députée
Kathleen Russell
Executive Director, Center For Judical Excellence
Daniel Sabbeth,
MD, PhD, Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist. Former Director of Training in Forensic Child/Adolescent Psychiatry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Lisa A. Sales,
M.P.A., CMAP, Virginia NOW, President
David A. Santacroce,
Clinical Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School
Dr. Lex Santiago,
Academic & Scholar of Psychedelic (sociomedical humanities) Science trained in Global Health, Political Geography, Philosophy, Ethics & Theology. Sexual harassment & IPV Victim-Survivor Advocate; Focusing on LGBTQ men & women of Asian, Pacific Islander & Filipinx descent.
Jeanne Sarson,
co-author, “Women Unsilenced Our Refusal To Let Torturer-Traffickers Win,” Co-Founder Persons Against Non-State Torture.
Dushyanthi Satchi,
LCSW, United Nations Consultant on Gender-Based Violence, Psychotherapist and Feminist Activist, Columbia University, court advocate for domestic violence, educator, writer, and speaker on Gender-Based Violence
Jenna Saul,
MD DFAACAP, Child and adolescent psychiatrist, Physical placement evaluator
Annette A. Scott,
Advocate, Activist, Expert Witness in Domestic Violence Cases
Dr. Marsha Scott,
CEO Scottish Women's Aid
Sharon E. Sekhon,
Historian with Studio for Southern California History, co-creator of "Shouting From the Margins
Purna Sen,
Ph.D. Visiting Professor, Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit, LMU Special Advisor to the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court
Mitu Sengupta
Ph.D, Professor of Political Science Toronto Metropolitan University
Kascindra Shewan,
Ph.D, Ph.D in Sexualised Violence Prevention (McMaster University), Current Postdoctoral Fellowship in Sexualised Violence Prevention (McGill University)
Dr. John Simister,
Ph.D., Domestic Violence and Economics Researcher, Senior Lecturer, Business School Manchester Metropolitan University
Ann Simonton,
Founder Director of Media Watch: For Improving image of Women in Media
Dr Merryn Smith,
Community Services Teacher and Researcher. Experienced Worker in Women's and Children's Front Line Services
Rita Smith,
National Expert on Violence Against Women, Former Executive Director of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV)
Rachel Louise Snyder,
Professor, American University, Author, “No Visible Bruises”
Susan Broyles Sookram,
PhD, Independent Research Psychologist, Research in Domestic/Interpersonal Violence
Evan Stark,
Ph.D., MSW, Professor Emeritus, Rutgers University
Dr. Iris M. Steine,
Researcher (Sexual Abuse & Interpersonal Trauma); Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Gloria Steinem,
Writer, Activist
Leslie Morgan Steiner,
Advocate, Author, “Crazy Love”
Holly A Stovall,
Ph.D, Co-Editor at Writer's Resist, Former Women's Studies Professor
Dr. Kelly Sundberg,
Author (Goodbye, Sweet Girl: A Story of Domestic Violence and Survival), Assistant Professor of English.
Sarah Szalavitz,
Accountability Architect, Advocate & Avenger
Tina Swithin,
founder of One Mom's Battle, Family Court Awareness Month, author of "Divorcing a Narcissist"
Roslyn Talusan,
Journalist and Anti-Rape Activist
Christelle Taraud,
Historienne, Columbia University and NYU in Paris
Ruth Silver Taube,
Adjunct Professor of Law, Santa Clara University, Legal Services Co-Chair, South Bay Coalition to End Human Trafficking, Delegate, Santa Clara County’s Human Trafficking Commission (all titles for identification purposes only)
Dr. Jessica Taylor,
Chartered Psychologist, CEO of Victim Focus
Janice Thompson,
Survivor & Advocate, "Surviving Domestic Violence in Missouri" (Facebook)
Catherine Tuitt
MBE, Former Legal adviser on Rights of Women Victims and Survivors of Gender-Based Violence and Domestic Violence, Former Chief Executive of Westminster Women's Aid.
Alison Turkos,
Survivor + Advocate
Aude Turpault, Psycho-énergéticienne, Praticienne EFT Clinique
Vanessa Tyson,
Associate Professor of Politics, Scripps College
Lee Upshur,
DEI (Diversity & Inclusion) Manager
Constance Vilanova,
Journaliste.
Christine Villeneuve, Co-Directrice des Éditions des Femmes-Antoinette
Stéphanie Vuilquez,
Thérapeute Psychocorporelle et Féministe, Spécialisée dans l'Accompagnement des Femmes Victimes de Violences Sexuelles dans le Cadre Privé ou Professionnel & Scolaire.
Kimberley Wall,
MEd, MSc. PhD Candidate, Researching Domestic Abuse Allegations in Child Contact Private Law Cases.
Sabrina Walter
Founder and Chairperson of Women For Change
Camille Waring
Feminist Author, PhD Candidate at University of Westminster, Research in Sexual Violence, Feminism
Merle Weiner, Philip H. Knight Professor of Law, University of Oregon (title for identification purposes only)
Lauren Weingarten,
Credentialed Victim Advocate & Certified Trauma Support Specialist
Illana Weizman,
Writer
Stephen Wentzell,
Journalist
Robin West,
J.D., Professor of Law, Georgetown Law School
Dawn Wilcox
Founder of Women Count USA, Femicide Researcher
Amy Willard-Cross,
Founder Gender Fair
Marthe Williams
LISW-CP, Licensed Psychotherapist, Trauma Therapist, Feminist, Survivor
Christina L. Winters,
Ph.D. Psychologist & Researcher, Tilburg Law School
James Wood,
Press and Marketing Director, McAllister Olivarius
Sarah Yacoub
Founder and Executive Director of Equal Justice Inc
Sophia Yen,
M.D., Adolescent Medicine Specialist, CEO/Founder of Pandia Health
Sonia Young Ruiz,
Feminist, Criminal Investigator
Amy Ziering,
Filmmaker
All titles and institutions provided for identification purposes only for all signatories.
Dr Rowan Aust
University of Huddersfield
Varsha Bhargavi,
Director, WhereAreTheWomen
Paulo Boccato
Producer
Adelaïde Bon,
Writer
Constance Bugnon,
Dancer
Haydn Crespan
Author
Nina Cresswell
Writer, Activist, Survivor - Hay v Cresswell
Simona Crippa, Docteure en Littérature et Civilisation françaises, Autrice, enseignante et chercheuse
Typhaine D,
Autrice comédienne
Stéphane Debac, Acteur, Auteur, Réalisateur
Gwénaëlle Fliti,
Journalist and Photo Editor
Sandrine Fortina, Animatrice d'ateliers et Formatrice en Écriture
Sebastien Garcin, Entrepreneur, Author of Heracles newsletter.
Ruth Greenberg
Feminist, Filmmaker
Florence Hainaut,
Journaliste et Réalisatrice
Zita Hanrot
Actrice
Margot Herster
Margot Herster, Educator, Independent Scholar, Founder of Bureau of Change, Louisiana State University Title IX Cover-Ups Whistleblower & Advocate for Student Survivors
Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou, writer and Founding Editor-in-Chief of Lucy Writers.
Karine Isambert,
Productrice de Théâtre
Kerry Johnston
Actor, Producer
Cheyanne Kane
Filmmaker
Derrick Kardos,
Graphic Designer for Film & TV, survivor of sexual violence
Marieke Kuypers
Tiktok Creator, Journalist
Balthazar Lab,
Directeur de la Photographie
Ariane Labed,
Actrice et Réalisatrice
Aïssa Maïga,
Actrice et Réalisatrice
Elizabeth McGovern
Actress
Eva Mordacq,
Journalist, Feminist.
Caroline Deruas Peano,
Réalisatrice et Scénariste
Ms Clémentine Poidatz,
Actress, Director
Marie Portolano,
Journalist, TV anchor M6 network
FURAX
Educational Streamers, Topics of Gender-Based violence & feminism
Brenda Renee
Lesbian Activist, Adult Entertainment
Maxence Richard,
Advertising Industry
Caitlin Roper
Activist, Author
Jenna Thiam,
Actress.
Cherry Vercher
Actress, Writer & Activist
Brandi Whitewolf
Activist, Producer
Evelyne Winkler,
Writer.
Constance Wu,
Actor and author
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