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I am here in Sinjar at the Yazidi Genocide Memorial, joined by survivors, community members, grassroots organizers, friends, and allies to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Yazidi genocide and to honor the memory of those we lost at the hands of ISIS. Ten years on, our community — especially the survivors — remains resilient, tirelessly fighting for justice, rebuilding their lives, and restoring their community. To ensure survivors can have a future here and to prevent future atrocities like those in 2014, the international community’s support is needed now more than ever, as thousands of families return home. A decade later, we are still striving to hold ISIS accountable, rescue the missing women and children, rebuild our homeland, and support survivors of ISIS captivity. Achieving these goals is impossible without the sustained support of the international community.

Ten years ago today, my life and the lives of hundreds of thousands of Yazidis were upended and shattered. Coming together with other survivors a decade later to commemorate the 10th anniversary in Sinjar sends a powerful message to those who sought to eradicate us from our homeland and silence us through a campaign of genocide and sexual violence: you have failed. Survivors are more resilient than ever and have exposed the evil ideology of ISIS.