SF SafeHouse

We work to empower & support womxn who are experiencing housing instability & sexual exploration, by creating survivor-centered spaces, services & advocacy

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#Thankyou to our incredible community for making 2023 such a monumental year for SafeHouse! We are excited to share our End of Year Newsletter and all the amazing ways your support helped us make a difference in the lives of the women we serve. >> https://t.co/orqHcTyEIT

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#Juneteenth commemorates freedom & liberation for Black Americans in the U.S. As we celebrate, we continue to stand with all the young Black girls during the rise in abductions in Oakland. Help us spread the word about the state of emergency in Oakland #protectblackgirlsoakland

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#Lastdaytosignup for our Human Trafficking Advocate training. It will take place on 6 consecutive Thursdays beginning June 6, 2023 from 9am-5pm. Training cost: $175. SafeHouse's partner agencies may be eligible for a partner discount. For more information >https://t.co/FhU7xIk0C1

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SafeHouse has teamed up with the @sanfranciscogiants to bring awareness to sexually exploited women. Stop by our booth next to the Championship trophies and learn how you can help!
#giants #baseballgame #sf #baseballseason

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#HappyInternationalWomensDay2023. We are so grateful for all the amazing womxn we get to work with and serve daily! Thank you to all of our supporters your helped make a difference for all the womxn at Safehouse.

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Today, SafeHouse is participating in #givingtuesday the global day of unity & giving. Since its founding, we have provided supportive housing and recovery services to hundreds of sexually exploited women. Learn how you can help us to continue our work

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#summerisover check out our latest updates in our Summer Newsletter https://t.co/lMTVg7PuAE

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In 2013, the #UNGA designated July 30th as the #WorldDayAgainstTraffickinginPersons to bring awareness about the situation of victims of human trafficking and their rights. Want to help us fight human trafficking? Learn more >> https://t.co/DrGYUUyLA9

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Since 88% of the women we served were survivors of sexual assault, we have expanded our support for by creating survivor-centered spaces, services, advocacy and community education. How to advocate during #SAAM2022? https://t.co/ce2C1u4xCd

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If you want to learn more about #RBG click here
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As we wrap up #WomensHistoryMonth celebrations, Safehouse would like to feature Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She was born March 15, 1933 in Brooklyn, New York. One of the most accomplished justices in the history of the United Sates, Ginsburg successfully fought for gender equality >>>

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advocated for women’s rights, supported same-sex marriage, and unified the liberal block of the court under the law. She battled sexism in her own life and career and until this day RBG is a role model for justice, perseverance, and female empowerment.

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Even Octavio Paz, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, recognized the importance of Sor Juana’s work. Her fight for the equal rights of women has made Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz a national icon in Mexico, and her image has been part of the Mexican currency since 1978.

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I’m commemoration of #WomensHistoryMonth This week SafeHouse would like to feature Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. She is one of the most important Mexican poets, writers, and philosophers in Latin America. Born Juana Inés de Asbaje y Ramírez, she lived from 1651 and died in 1691.

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Sor Juana was the first published feminist in Latin America. She wrote influential poetry on the social status of women, often challenging societal values, and defending women’s rights to gain an education. She’s one of the most renowned Hispanic literary figures to this day.

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After leaving Congress in 1983, she co-founded the National Political Congress of Black Women. She passed away on January 1, 2005.
You can learn more about Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm here >> https://t.co/zq7WjfZf6v

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As we move through #WomensHistoryMonth, this week San Francisco Safehouse would like to feature Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman elected to Congress and the first African American woman to run for President of the United States

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she garnered 10% of the total votes. She served seven terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and was one of the founders of the Congressional Black Caucus (1971) and the Congressional Women’s Caucus (1977).