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Welcome to the Solidarity Circle’s Wiki
The Kerala #MeToo movement reveals an urgent need for accessible, trauma-informed resources in both English and Malayalam that center survivors' experiences and empower communities to understand, support, and prevent gender-based violence. The following wiki i...
HOW TO USE THIS WIKI
This wiki creates a compassionate, comprehensive, and culturally grounded library that respects the complexity of survivors' journeys while empowering communities to create lasting change. It is designed to grow organically through collaborative contributions,...
SECTION I: GROUNDING & RECOGNITION
This section will be updated shortly
SECTION II: UNDERSTANDING POWER & CONTEXT
2.1 Power, Patriarchy & Workplace Dynamics
Primary references - Understanding Patriarchy and Gendered Hierarchies Leela Dube conceptualizes patriarchy as a multi-layered social system and removes it from the usual understanding of male dominance alone. Dube argues that patriarchal structures function i...
2.2 Consent, Boundaries & Bodily Autonomy
Here we try and understand Consent from a far more nuanced perspective rather than reducing it to functions of vocabulary and speech. There are several judgements and social movements that invoke this way of reading consent. Consent transforms in various forms...
2.3 Why Systems Fail Survivors
Contrary to several landmark judicial pronouncements in the Indian context on rape and sexual assault, post Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013, legal practitioners representing survivors have consistently argued that any act involving bodily invasion for the s...
SECTION III: PATHWAYS TO SAFETY & HEALING
3.1 Safety & Crisis Response
Creating a safe space: Mental health professionals provide a secure and confidential environment where survivors can openly express their feelings and emotions. They offer empathy, understanding and validation, allowing survivors to feel heard and supported d...
3.2 Understanding Your Options
PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL ACT, 2013 Acts, Clauses and Glossary https://doe.gov.in/files/inline-documents/DoE_Prevention_sexual_harassment.pdf 25 Myths about POSH Act 2013 https://www.shrm.org/in/topics-tools/employment-law-compliance/debunking-myt...
3.4 Rebuilding & Reconnection
A Bridge to Recovery: How Assets Affect Sexual Assault Survivors’ Economic Well-Being https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2158244015573966 Financial Freedom: Women, Money, and Domestic Abuse https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=138...
3.3 Healing Justice & Self-Care
Brief explainer on non medical/non legal healing practices Somatic or body-based healing, creative expression, and spiritual, religious, and cultural healing practices foreground forms of recovery from sexual violence that move beyond narrowly clinical, psycho...
SECTION IV: FOR COMMUNITIES & ALLIES
4.1 How to Support a Survivor
Supporting Sexual Assault Survivors Webinar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkNt_89FV6E Responding to Sexual Violence: A Guide for Professionals https://www.kasap.org/proguide/ Tarana Burke says 'healing is a forever process https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-...
4.2 Organisational Accountability
Vishakha Guidelines https://cag.gov.in/uploads/cms_pages_files/Vishkha-Guidelines-against-Sexual-Harassment-in-Workplace-061de8308de91c7-65164897.pdf Cinema Code on Conduct for Malayalam Industry by WCC https://wccollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2024_...
4.3 Bystander Intervention & Prevention
Brief explainer https://rainn.org/show-up-speak-out-step-in/stop-sexual-violence-step-in-with-care/ Short Video Explainer for College/University Students https://www.instagram.com/reels/DOGwqxIjjs7/ 10 Core Concepts For Child Sexual Abuse Prevention By WCASA h...
4.4 For Families & Close Relationships
Imaara Survivors Toolkithttps://www.imaara.in/we-empower-resources? State Wise Helplineshttps://www.imaara.in/resources-statewisehelplines Legal Resourceshttps://www.imaara.in/resources-legal-resources Kerala Government KAVAL PLUS COMMUNITY BASED REHABILI...