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June 7, 2026
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SURVIVORS RISING: NATIONAL LEADERS, ARTISTS, ACTIVISTS, AND SURVIVORS RELEASE COLLECTIVE VIDEO CALLING FOR JUSTICE, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND HEALING

New Video Launches “Disrupt the Injustice: 60 Million Survivors Rising” Campaign and Builds Toward National Day of Action on September 26

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On June 7, the Survivors Rising Initiators released “Survivors Rising,” a powerful collective video statement featuring survivors, artists, activists, journalists, faith leaders, and public figures standing together in solidarity with survivors of sexual violence and calling for justice, accountability, and healing.

The video premiered on the opening day of the annual conference hosted by World Without Exploitation, the national coalition working to support survivors impacted by sexual exploitation and trafficking, including survivors connected to Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse network.

WATCH THE VIDEO: 60MillionSurvivorsRising.org

Featuring voices including V (formerly Eve Ensler), Kimberlé Crenshaw, Anita Hill, Ashley Judd, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, Maria Hinojosa, Mahogany L. Browne, Jacqui Lewis, Mily Treviño-Sauceda, Latosha Brown, Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson, Aisha Becker-Burrowes, Ky Polanco, Pat Mitchell, Patti Giggans, Tanya Selvaratnam, Monica Simpson, Kai Cheng Thom, and others*, the video is a collective response to what organizers describe as a moment of profound and deepening impunity.

In the video, participants declare:
“There are more than 60 million survivors in the United States. We are coming together across communities, movements, and generations to say that the time has come for justice, accountability, and healing. We will not stop until the violence stops.”

“We stand with the Epstein survivors. We stand with survivors across this country still fighting for justice, healing, recognition, and accountability. And we stand with survivors who remain silent, afraid of the risks of speaking out.”

The release comes amid growing concern about violence against women and gender-expansive people, including rising rates of domestic violence, online sexual exploitation, AI-generated sexual abuse imagery, attacks on reproductive and LGBTQ+ rights, and ongoing frustration over the lack of accountability for powerful perpetrators.

The video marks the launch of Disrupt the Injustice: 60 Million Survivors Rising, a national organizing effort to mobilize support for survivors and build toward a nationwide day of action on Saturday, September 26, when communities across the country will gather in solidarity with survivors and demand justice, accountability, healing, and transformation.

According to the United Nations and the World Health Organization, one in three women worldwide will experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime—more than 60 million women in the United States and more than one billion women globally. Transgender, nonbinary, and gender-expansive people experience even higher rates of violence and harassment.

Organizers are inviting individuals and organizations nationwide to sign the statement, share the video, and participate in upcoming organizing efforts.

For more information, visit: 60MillionSurvivorsRising.org

ABOUT SURVIVORS RISING
Survivors Rising is a growing movement of survivors, artists, activists, faith leaders, organizers, and allies committed to disrupting injustice, ending impunity, and building a future rooted in accountability, healing, and transformation. Disrupt the Injustice: 60 Million Survivors Rising seeks to unite communities across the United States in solidarity with survivors of sexual violence and abuse.

The Survivors Rising Initiators, convened by V-Day/One Billion Rising. include:
V (formerly Eve Ensler), V-Day and One Billion Rising
Latosha Brown, Black Voters Matter
Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson
Kimberlé Crenshaw, African American Policy Forum
Mily Treviño-Sauceda, Alianza Nacional de Campesinas
Jacqui Lewis, Middle Church
Aisha Becker-Burrowes, FEMINIST
Ky Polanco, FEMINIST
Susan Celia Swan, V-Day and One Billion Rising

ABOUT V-DAY/ONE BILLION RISING
V-Day is a global activist movement to end violence against women, girls, gender-expansive people, and the Earth. Founded by V (formerly Eve Ensler), V-Day has inspired activists in more than 200 countries and territories through grassroots campaigns, artistic events, and survivor-centered organizing. One Billion Rising, launched in 2013, is the largest global campaign and movement to end violence against women and girls, mobilizing people worldwide through collective action, art, and activism to demand justice, freedom, and equality.

*FEATURED IN THE VIDEO ARE:
V (FORMERLY EVE ENSLER) Playwright, activist, and Founder of V-Day and One Billion Rising
ROSANNA ARQUETTE Actress and activist
TAINA ASILI Singer, composer, interdisciplinary artist, and educator. One Billion Rising US Coordinator
LATOSHA BROWN Co-founder, Black Voters Matter Fund
MAHOGANY L. BROWNE Poet, author, and activist; Executive Director of Bowery Poetry; inaugural Poet-in-Residence at Lincoln Center
AISHA BECKER BURROWS Co-founder & Co-Executive Director, FEMINIST
CORI BUSH Former U.S. Representative (MO-01); nurse and community activist
KIMBERLÉ CRENSHAW Author, Law professor; co-founder of the African American Policy Forum
PURVA PANDAY CULLMAN Senior Programs Director, V-Day
PATRICIA (PATTI) GIGGANS Executive Director, Peace Over Violence
ASH-LEE WOODARD HENDERSON First Black woman to serve as Co-Executive Director at Highlander Research & Education Center; Movement for Black Lives leader
ANITA HILL Law professor at Brandeis University; gender and racial justice advocate
MARIA HINOJOSA Journalist; founder and CEO of Futuro Media Group
CONGRESSWOMAN PRAMILA JAYAPAL U.S. Representative (WA-07); Chair Emerita of the Congressional Progressive Caucus
ASHLEY JUDD Actor and humanitarian; global ambassador for women’s rights
JACQUI LEWIS Rev. Dr.; Senior Minister & Public Theologian, Middle Collegiate Church
PAT MITCHELL President, Pat Mitchell Media; TED Women co-founder
KYLA POLANCO Co-founder & Head of Brand/Vision, FEMINIST
TANYA SELVARATNAM Author, filmmaker, and activist; co-founder of The Federation; author of Assume Nothing
MONICA SIMPSON Executive Director, SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective
ROSLYN SMITH Beyond Incarceration Project Manager. for V-Day
RACHEL LOUISE SNYDER Journalist and author; No Visible Bruises
SUSAN CELIA SWAN Executive Director, V-Day and One Billion Rising
KAI CHENG THOM Author, performance artist, and community healer; author of Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars
MILY TREVIÑO-SAUCEDA Executive Director & Co-founder, Alianza Nacional de Campesinas