{"id":3612,"date":"2021-01-11T17:54:37","date_gmt":"2021-01-11T22:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reachma.org\/get-to-know-us\/news-resources\/reach-statement-following-dc-insurrection\/"},"modified":"2021-01-11T17:54:37","modified_gmt":"2021-01-11T22:54:37","slug":"reach-statement-following-dc-insurrection","status":"publish","type":"news_type","link":"https:\/\/reachma.org\/get-to-know-us\/news-resources\/reach-statement-following-dc-insurrection\/","title":{"rendered":"REACH statement following DC insurrection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Accountability matters.<\/p>\n<p>It has been five days since the assault on the United States Capitol in DC. As we move beyond the initial shock, horror, and uncertainty of the day, we know that many of us are facing into a realization of how this assault on the Capitol \u2013 on our nation \u2013 came to happen. We have seen the same kind of befuddlement from neighbors and coworkers after a horrific sexual assault or domestic violence homicide\u2026 and yet, the warning signs were there.<\/p>\n<p>Assault does not happen out of nowhere. It starts with words, jokes, and demeaning comments. If someone objects, they are ridiculed for being too sensitive or taking it too seriously. If no one else calls it out and stops it in its tracks, it progresses to violating space \u2013 physical or virtual \u2013 then threats, dehumanization, until the logical next step is physical attack \u2013 to take forcibly what is perceived to be \u201cmine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Accountability matters. When attitudes become behaviors and those behaviors escalate without accountability, words and actions get normalized.<\/p>\n<p>What we say, how we interrupt, where we place ourselves \u2013 it matters. If we are to prevent horrific assaults \u2013 of any kind \u2013 from continuing to occur, we must be willing to hold one another accountable when abuse of power and the harm it inflicts is happening. <a href=\"https:\/\/reachma.org\/accountability\/\">As we have said before<\/a>, what allows domestic violence and all forms of oppression to persist is that they are built on a foundation of cultural norms that condone these behaviors rather than condemn them.<\/p>\n<p>We can all play a role in interrupting cycles of violence \u2013 including white supremacy. And we should not \u2013 we do not \u2013 have to do this alone. At REACH, we engaged consultants from the <a href=\"https:\/\/trinityconnects.org\/oep\/\">Organizational Equity Practice at Trinity Boston Connects<\/a> in the fall of 2020 and we are undertaking an intensive and intentional process starting with an organizational racial equity assessment. Throughout 2021, we will provide information on this process and hope to offer opportunities for everyone to join us.<\/p>\n<p>Together we will reach beyond domestic violence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3613,"template":"","newscat_tax":[15],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>REACH statement following DC insurrection - REACH<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/reachma.org\/get-to-know-us\/news-resources\/reach-statement-following-dc-insurrection\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"REACH statement following DC insurrection - REACH\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/reachma.org\/get-to-know-us\/news-resources\/reach-statement-following-dc-insurrection\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"REACH\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reachma\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/reachma.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/REACH_2-Color.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"947\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1344\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@reach_ma\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reachma.org\/get-to-know-us\/news-resources\/reach-statement-following-dc-insurrection\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/reachma.org\/get-to-know-us\/news-resources\/reach-statement-following-dc-insurrection\/\",\"name\":\"REACH statement following DC insurrection - REACH\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reachma.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reachma.org\/get-to-know-us\/news-resources\/reach-statement-following-dc-insurrection\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reachma.org\/get-to-know-us\/news-resources\/reach-statement-following-dc-insurrection\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/reachma.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/REACH_2-Color.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-01-11T22:54:37+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-01-11T22:54:37+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reachma.org\/get-to-know-us\/news-resources\/reach-statement-following-dc-insurrection\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/reachma.org\/get-to-know-us\/news-resources\/reach-statement-following-dc-insurrection\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reachma.org\/get-to-know-us\/news-resources\/reach-statement-following-dc-insurrection\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/reachma.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/REACH_2-Color.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/reachma.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/REACH_2-Color.jpg\",\"width\":947,\"height\":1344},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reachma.org\/get-to-know-us\/news-resources\/reach-statement-following-dc-insurrection\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/reachma.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"REACH statement following DC insurrection\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reachma.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/reachma.org\/\",\"name\":\"Reachma.org\",\"description\":\"REACH provides survivors of domestic violence with safety, shelter, and a path to healing. 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