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Re-Humanize Movement: Healing through Justice

We create heart-led, cultural shift by advocating for restorative justice after sexual violence

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Re-Humanize Movement: Healing through Justice

Re-Humanize Movement: Healing through Justice

Re-Humanize Movement: Healing through Justice

Re-Humanize Movement: Healing through Justice

Re-Humanize Movement: Healing through Justice

We create heart-led, cultural shift by advocating for restorative justice after sexual violence

We create heart-led, cultural shift by advocating for restorative justice after sexual violence

We create heart-led, cultural shift by advocating for restorative justice after sexual violence

We create heart-led, cultural shift by advocating for restorative justice after sexual violence

Marlee Liss
Marlee Liss
Marlee Liss
Marlee Liss
1 Campaign |
Toronto, Canada
$4,332 USD $4,332 USD 56 backers
6% of $62,040 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

Who We Are

Focusing on repair rather than punishment, our mission is to create a cultural, heart-led shift in the ways we respond to sexual violence.

I am Marlee, the founder of this movement and the human featured in the video above! If you watched, you know that my sexual assault case concluded with a powerful restorative justice process in 2019. The man who raped me went through extensive therapy before we met in a mediation circle, focused on accountability, transformation and closure.  After experiencing more healing through this process than I even knew I needed... I am advocating for a world in which restorative justice is an accessible and well-known option following sexual assault. 

 

What We Do

We provide education on the power of restorative justice to centralize accountability, rehabilitation, transformation, and the voices of survivors. We raise awareness and enhance access to restorative justice for sexual violence, within the context of gender reconciliation. Through public speaking, advocacy, workshops, conferences, educational media content, and more, we uplift cultural standards of empathy and break the chains of dehumanization. 

 

What We Need & What You Get

With your support, we can cover the startup costs required to make major impact. By contributing to this movement, you can help create a world that believes in people's capacity for transformation, centres survivors voices, lessens incarceration and enhances public safety. 

  • We are asking for funding to cover start-up costs, including: legal (incorporation and charity registration), graphic design (website and logo), media content (creation of educational videos to build awareness, such as the one included here), merchandise, accountant costs, payment for delegated roles (ie. donor relations, outreach), and more. 
  • PERKS: We are excited to offer Marlee's poetry e-book, sharing her journey through sexual violence, long-distance energy healing and online courses.

 

The Impact

After experiencing sexual violence, survivors options are limited;

1) Report to the police and trudge through the criminal justice system or 2) Don’t report at all. The former path consists of often re-traumatizing trials, scripted statements, hyper-focus on punishment, and the conclusion of either incarceration or acquittal. The latter can be disempowering as silence is normalized and sense of safety may be threatened.

Acquittal rates are absurdly high and the failed promise of prison is clear within rates of recidivism. Restorative and transformative justice offer a powerful and much-needed alternative to these options, in which the focus lies on repair, closure, healing, accountability, and lasting transformation. CLICK HERE to learn more... 

 

Other Ways You Can Help

Firstly, we want to remind you that ALL SIZE donations are GOOD SIZE DONATIONS. Anything you are able to contribute is met with great value and appreciation. 

  • Share this campaign! Help us build awareness and spread our message by sharing through your social media platforms, newsletters, and networks. 
  • Individual/Corporate Sponsorship: Want to give back in a bigger and more sustainable way? Email us for information regarding sponsorship. 
  • Become an ambassador: For public figures with resonant hearts and far-reaching platforms, we have a program in place promoting collective rising. Click here to request more info.
  • Book us! You can book us for public speaking or workshop facilitation. Visit our website to learn more about the work we do. 

 

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Guided Meditation

Guided Meditation

Currency Conversion $14 USD
$20 CAD
Receive a guided meditation by founder Marlee Liss, focused on grounding and self-embrace.
Included Items
  • Guided Meditation
Estimated Shipping
December 2019
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Personalized meditation

Personalized meditation

Currency Conversion $39 USD
$55 CAD
Receive a personalized meditation guided by Marlee Liss: Themes may include body love, tending to trauma, sensual empowerment, grounding breath work, etc.
Included Items
  • Personalized Guided Meditation
Estimated Shipping
January 2020
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"Re-Humanize" E-Book by Marlee

"Re-Humanize" E-Book by Marlee

Currency Conversion $141 USD
$200 CAD
Marlee's E-Book, published by The Awakened Press. "With healing words born from the depths of the author’s pain, this vulnerable narrative offers a window into sexual assault and the messy path of survival. With poems that began forming just hours after being raped, Marlee shares her journey alongside discussion questions that inspire healing..."
Included Items
  • "Re-Humanize" E-Book
Estimated Shipping
October 2019
9 claimed
1-1 Distance Energy Healing

1-1 Distance Energy Healing

Currency Conversion $599 USD
$850 CAD
Practice self-care and mindfulness with an energy healing session facilitated by executive director and co-founder, Barbie Liss. Barbie is a certified Reiki practitioner. 60-minute distance session facilitated through Zoom.
Included Items
  • 1-1 Distance Energy Healing
Estimated Shipping
December 2019
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Online Body Love Course

Online Body Love Course

Currency Conversion $783 USD
$1,111 CAD
Journey through Marlee's online course: Temple of Body Love... shed shame, unlearn objectification culture, and rise in self-love. Free yourself from cultural messages of worth based in appearance, Live from an empowered place of felt experience rather than performance & much more! INFO: https://templeofbodylove.teachable.com/p/temple-of-body-love
Included Items
  • Online Course for Body Love
Estimated Shipping
November 2019
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