The FreeFrom Podcast

Season 2 | Episode 21 of 21. You can find the written and screen reader accessible versions of this report at FreeFrom.org and you can share feedback about how we can improve this audio experience at [email protected]. Thank you so much for listening.

Season 2 | Episode 20 of 21. To hold harm-doers accountable while prioritizing survivors’ healing and needs, we must create and expand transformative and restorative justice programs to create alternatives to the criminal-legal system.

Season 2 | Episode 19 of 21. We cannot expect a system that perpetrates a problem to fix it. We must divest from the police and instead invest in solutions that will actually keep survivors safe.

Season 2 | Episode 18 of 21. Survivors want and need access to alternative crisis support so they can call someone they trust and get to immediate safety without having to involve the police. We must create and invest in these options.

Season 2 | Episode 17 of 21. For this new ecosystem to be effective, each and every solution contributed by all pillars of our society must be grounded in what survivors say they need. This requires creating space and opportunity for survivors to meaningfully lead the process of designing solutions and support.

Season 2 | Episode 16 of 21. Whatever role each of us plays in this ecosystem, we all must be willing to invest abundantly and with flexibility and trust. The return on these investments will create a safer and more prosperous society for all of us.

Season 2 | Episode 15 of 21. We can’t contribute solutions to a problem that we don’t accurately understand. We must educate and engage all pillars of society and members in our community about GBV in order to create an effective ecosystem that truly supports survivors.

Season 2 | Episode 14 of 21. "When we think about when we’re just out here on our own just trying to figure out how to literally survive this situation….For me, [FreeFrom’s survivor-led Peer-to-Peer financial support groups] is a place for sharing hope. So at any point that we can give hope to someone I think is essential."

Season 2 | Episode 13 of 21. It is not enough to help survivors find temporary shelter. Instead we must support survivors in finding and maintaining permanent housing that is safe and affordable.

Season 2 | Episode 12 of 21. Harm-doers are actively preventing survivors from building financial security now and in the future by interfering with their education. We must make it easier for survivors to access and complete the educational opportunities they want and need to thrive.