New Favorite Tumblr: #SurvivorLoveLetter

This Valentine’s Day, Twitter was flooded with messages of love for survivors of sexual violence. Created by Tani Ikeda of imMEDIAte Justice, the #SurvivorLoveLetter campaign was a way to offer support on a day that can often be tough for survivors.

For many of us, Valentine’s Day is an anniversary of violence. #survivorloveletter is a call to survivors of sexual violence and our loved ones to publicly celebrate our lives. By telling our stories we seek to build knowledge and reflect on the ways we heal ourselves and our communities.

Love letters that are longer than 140 characters can be found on the #SurvivorLoveLetter Tumblr. So far there are beautiful, heartbreaking letters to a survivor from their partner, to a daughter from her dad, from a stranger in solidarity, from survivors to their 17-year-old, 14-year-old, five-year-old selves, and more. Check them out if you’re in need of some love and/or submit one yourself so that the site can be a source of support and community 365 days of the year.