Debbie Mitchell Ardmore, OK @ 04:08AM PT Mar 26

I was a victim but I am now a survivor.  It's hard but life will get easier with every one's support.  You have to speak out for yourself  & others.  I will be with you in spirit.  Keep up the good work. 

Andrea M @ 03:51PM PT Jan 18
Pledge fulfilled Jan 18!

I'm not place near where this is being held but on this day I will join by running/walking the distance by my home. Any support no matter where you are is important.

leatrice brantley ft lauderdale, FL @ 06:20PM PT Dec 20

Abuse of any kind is wrong!  Sexual abuse among young children is heinous and we can do something to stop it. Sex Abuse Awareness must be taught at the youngest levels.  It is wrong to sexually abuse any child!  Increased awareness must be taught to the parents as well as the children.

mira nagrani @ 09:54AM PT Sep 17

To prevent abuse of the vulnerable, who are not always believed and who pay a heavy emotional price.

Ashima Batra @ 08:28AM PT Sep 14

I know what CSA is all about. As a child I have faced this myself. The humilitation was too much and as I was only 7ys when it first happened, I did not know how to even react and who to tell etc. I never want another kid to go through this. Let stop this.

Mala Rihan Pune, India @ 10:31PM PT Sep 12

Sexual Abuse can warp a child's mind, body and soul.... for years after the act. Adults who tease with sexual intent and then take advantage of a child are well portrayed in the film 'Monsoon wedding' by Mira Nair. The child's feeling of guilt lingers on and on.

Pradeepti ppathak Delhi, India @ 03:36AM PT Aug 21

i am actvist who is standingup for this cause and more over personal experience also says that this needs to be stopped.

Vinod Bodhankar Pune, India @ 12:54PM PT Jun 15

We have to refine and purify and make sensitive every aspect of the entire range of cultures, worldwide, before society becomes safe for all children everywhere. Every step in that direction is a victory for goodness and sensitivity.

Lana Lawrence Arlington, VA @ 10:42PM PT Apr 23

I was unable to attend this important event, but am 100% committed to ending the silence that surrounds the Sexual Assualt of Children. I've been an activist on this issue for many years, speaking and writing on my own history of assault, and while I have needed to take time away from this important work to allow myself to heal my own trauma, I feel compelled to again say so much more about this issue. When I began talking and writing about this issue in the 1970's, I felt that we were gradually making a difference in the lives of children who have been assaulted. Lately, I feel as though there is still so much work to be done, including changing the language that we use to speak about these horrific crimes. We will never succeed in ending sexual violence against children unless we stop softening the language that we use to describe it. We need to call on the media to stop using phrases such as "had sex with" or "had an affair" with a child when they report on it. People need to hear the truth when we speak on this topic and we need to stop using clinical terms to describe horrible crimes against children. We need to stop referring to adults who rape or assault children as "sick" or as pedophiles. They are criminals and should be described as such. Maybe then the courts will begin to listen.