Where We Stand
* this new, draft mission statement and guiding principles are being considered for ratification by the advisory council ~ please send any comments to info@memgarden.org
Draft Mission Statement
The Battered Women and Children’s Memorial Garden is dedicated to creating radical culture change centered on safety by eradicating violence, oppression, misogyny and patriarchy.
Draft Guiding Principles
These fundamental principles guide the Battered Women and Children's Memorial Garden's thinking, conduct and practices:
Remain loyal to the disempowered
Lead the discussion
Ask questions
Challenge gendered assumptions
Expose and oppose oppression
Apply accountability
Honor diversity
Practice responsible environmental stewardship
Speak truth to power
Make privilege visible
Bear witness
Remember those lost
Protect everybody
Guarantee access
Name the perpetrators
Previous Mission
The Battered Women and Children’s Memorial Garden is an alliance of people desiring an end to violence. We form a beacon of hope to honor the disempowered, remember those lost and inspire justice through bearing witness, education, advocacy and service.
Previous Vision
Together, we create a world in which each child, woman and man values one another equally.
We choose these fundamental principles for guiding our thinking, conduct and practices as an organization.
Previous Guiding Principles
We choose these fundamental principles for guiding our thinking, conduct and practices as an organization.
Remain loyal to the disempowered
Lead the discussion
Ask questions
Challenge gendered assumptions
Expose and oppose oppression
Apply accountability
Honor diversity
Practice responsible environmental stewardship
Speak truth to power
Make privilege visible
Eradicate misogyny
The Battered Women and Children’s Memorial Garden is dedicated to creating radical culture change centered on safety by eradicating violence, oppression, misogyny and patriarchy.
Draft Guiding Principles
These fundamental principles guide the Battered Women and Children's Memorial Garden's thinking, conduct and practices:
Remain loyal to the disempowered
Lead the discussion
Ask questions
Challenge gendered assumptions
Expose and oppose oppression
Apply accountability
Honor diversity
Practice responsible environmental stewardship
Speak truth to power
Make privilege visible
Bear witness
Remember those lost
Protect everybody
Guarantee access
Name the perpetrators
Previous Mission
The Battered Women and Children’s Memorial Garden is an alliance of people desiring an end to violence. We form a beacon of hope to honor the disempowered, remember those lost and inspire justice through bearing witness, education, advocacy and service.
Previous Vision
Together, we create a world in which each child, woman and man values one another equally.
We choose these fundamental principles for guiding our thinking, conduct and practices as an organization.
Previous Guiding Principles
We choose these fundamental principles for guiding our thinking, conduct and practices as an organization.
Remain loyal to the disempowered
Lead the discussion
Ask questions
Challenge gendered assumptions
Expose and oppose oppression
Apply accountability
Honor diversity
Practice responsible environmental stewardship
Speak truth to power
Make privilege visible
Eradicate misogyny
