Hi friends,

It's that time again - time to raise THE MOST MONEY for SFWAR - and we need your help making OUR TEAM the highest fundraisers for the walk! Last year we raised over $3000 and this year we're going for it again!

The 5th Annual San Francisco Walk Against Rape will take place on Saturday, April 24th and is an opportunity for the communities of San Francisco to come together and raise awareness around sexual assault and money to benefit SFWAR, San Francisco's only community based rape crisis center.

Statistics show that 1 in 4 women and 1 in 11 men will be raped in their lifetimes, and it is estimated that less than 20% or rapes are reported to the police. The silence and taboo around rape in our society cause survivors to feel isolated and unsupported. The goal of Walk Against Rape is to empower survivors, their friends, families and supporters, to break that silence by walking together on the streets against rape, and declare that San Francisco will not tolerate sexual violence.

SFWAR provides resources, support, advocacy and education to strengthen the work of all individuals, and communities in San Francisco that are responding to, healing from, and struggling to end sexual violence. We believe that no single individual, organization, foundation, or business alone can stop the epidemic of sexual assault, but by responding as a whole community, we each bring our piece of the solution. We believe that education and community grassroots organizing are key tools to end sexual violence in our society.

Walk Against Rape aims to:
- Raise awareness in San Francisco around issues of sexual violence.
- Provide a space for survivors of sexual violence to heal and celebrate their survival.
- Educate communities about the resources available in the aftermath of an assault.
- Raise money for San Francisco's only community based rape crisis center.
- Create community around shared experiences of sexual violence so as to not isolate further the experience.
- To make visible what has historically been silenced and invisible.

Thank you so much for your generous support and please feel free to forward this to everyone you know!

BFF Team (Jared, Jade, Carroll, Ally, Kelly, and Gayle)