Survivor stories

These stories were created especially for Take Back the Tech! as part of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, 25 November - 10 December, 2015. Some are in the words of survivors themselves, while others offer experiences working with victims/survivors. Find essays, poems, cartoons, videos, radio stories and more from around the world in English, French and Spanish. Watch, listen, read, appreciate, share. If you want to to tell your own story, please submit to our map of technology-related violence or email us a link to your story at ideas@takebackthetech.net.
These stories were created especially for Take Back the Tech! as part of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, 25 November - 10 December, 2015. Some are in the words of survivors themselves, while others offer experiences working with victims/survivors. Find essays, poems, cartoons, videos, radio stories and more from around the world in English, French and Spanish. Watch, listen, read, appreciate, share. If you want to to tell your own story, please submit to our map of technology-related violence or email us a link to your story at ideas@takebackthetech.net.

Love in the time of the internet

A storyline of love, sex and exploration in the digital era. Why do internet rights matter?

Check out the resources in the clickable infographic below, share it and join us to defend an internet where we can explore our desires, fall in love, and express our sexualities freely, without discrimination or threats to our safety.

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A storyline of love, sex and exploration in the digital era. Why do internet rights matter?

Check out the resources in the clickable infographic below, share it and join us to defend an internet where we can explore our desires, fall in love, and express our sexualities freely, without discrimination or threats to our safety. 

DAY 8 | INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | MAKING PRIVATE VIOLENCE PUBLIC

For many years, the right to privacy was imagined to only apply to men who had control over the domain of their household. Violence that took place in the home was seen as a private matter, and it took decades of organising and advocacy by women’s movements in different parts of the world to put domestic violence as an issue of public interest. 
 
Violence in the home is violence in the community, however.

DAY 6 | DRAW YOUR LINES | MAP YOUR BODY

Consent is a contentious issue, and digital spaces have further complicated. Sometimes our presence alone makes people think they have the right to our bodies. Instead of asking, they make assumptions based on our clothes or behavior. Instead of asking, they do what they want until we say no. And sometimes even that doesn’t stop them. They use hands, weapons and cameras. Once we’re on their cameras, they think they can share us with the world.
 
We often assume we know other people’s lines.

Day 10 | Abuse isn't love | Know the signs

Sometimes it's hard to draw the line between trust, love and abuse. Know the signs. Promote respect. It's your right to live your life fully and freely. Reject controlling behaviour that can lead to an abusive relationship. Take back the tech!

Domestic violence and intimate partner abuse happens in all kinds of relationships, whether heterosexual or same sex couples. It occurs in all age ranges, from young to old, regardless of ethnicity, religion or economic status. The only common factor is that women and girls are predominantly the people who face abuse by their partners, with between 10 and 60 percent of women  having faced intimate partner violence in their lifetime according to UN WomenWatch.