Know Your IX Information

We envision a world in which all students can pursue their civil right to educations free from violence and harassment. We recognize that gender violence is both a cause of inequity and a consequence of it, and we believe that women, transgender, and gender non-conforming students will not have equality in education or opportunity until the violence ends. We draw upon the civil rights law Title IX as an alternative to the criminal legal system - one that is more just and responsive to the educational, emotional, financial, and stigmatic harms of violence. We support the choices survivors make - whether or not to report, and to whom to report - and recognize that these choices are particularly difficult because our laws and communities offer a severely limited set of options for survivors. Given the tremendous flaws and violence of the criminal justice system, we celebrate Title IX's potential to create effective anti-carceral responses to serious harms while recognizing that this promise has not yet been realized. We accomplish our mission through: Educating college and high school students in the United States about their legal rights to safe educations free from gender-based harms; Training, organizing, and supporting student survivor activists in challenging their educational institutions to address violence and discrimination; Advocating for policy change at the campus, state, and federal levels to ensure meaningful systemic action to end gender violence. Read our full statement of values here. A very special thanks to: Our contributors