About
Dedicated to courageous, smart, and resilient human beings.
Thank you for sharing your stories and making them possible.
According to a UN report, 1 in 3 women have been imperiled to sexual violence and sadly many of those stories are silenced, unreported, uncared for.
Wondering what you can do about it?
It is simple, listen to us
Believe in our stories even if it happened 40 years ago.
Stand in solidarity with us.
Stop Victim blaming.
Act when you see violence.
Provide mental healthcare support for the survivor.
Give love, support, and again, Please LISTEN.
https://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women/facts-and-figures
"There remains what seems like an impenetrable wall of silence around violence and we must all play a role in breaking this silence."
– Reese Witherspoon
How It Started
During this pandemic quarantine period, I started Heartbound2020, a social media platform for women to share their stories of sexual and physical assault anonymously. The idea was to share stories, thereby unloading mental baggage. I also teach Interior Design to women acid attack survivors on Chhanv Foundation, an NGO based in India. I would love to get connected with people who strive for equality without gender conformity.
At Heart-Bound, we are dedicated to stepping up our efforts in addressing this issue. Support is by no means an easy feat, but through cooperation and community empowerment we believe we can facilitate progress in this area. We are always striving to make a difference, and invite you to learn more and lend your support.
About the founder
I am Osheen (Shweta) Dayal, a Psychology and Gender and Women’s Studies major student. I love gardening, yoga, and music. Being a brown woman and having worked in male-dominated workplaces, I have faced numerous instances of racism and sexism from a very young age.
Testimonies
"Trust me, it felt like taking a huge rock off of my chest after I shared my story of abuse with my girlfriends after 25 years."
Violation
Age-25
Agra, UP, India
2019
32000+ rape cases reported in India in 2019
Violation
Age-18
Chennai, India
2015
About 34500+ rape cases were reported in India in 2015
Abuse
Age- 14
India
2005
One in 9 girls and 1 in 53 boys under the age of 18 experience sexual abuse or assault at the hands of an adult.
Heart Bound Safe Space
This private group on Facebook is a true example of 'women empowering women'. It has the most amazing and intelligent women (they/them, she/her) who share opinions and stories about sexism, racism, gender inequality, politics, and much more.
Women Empowering Women
Anti-racist
We are 2SLGBTQIA+ supporters
Respect and Support
Women
In all shapes and colours...
Big leaves, small leaves,
round leaves, long leaves,
sharp leaves, leaf shaped leaves,
a wonderful world of us.
Flowers are appreciated for simply existing,
but we are the ones labouring.
They are, but a mere decoration,
while we are a revelation.
The fragility of flowers,
their male ego,
frivolous and frail,
but our brawniness remains.
When the summer moves slowly into autumn,
when you breathe the chill air in your throat,
we finally turn colour,
and the flowers disappear.
It is us hanging on,
surviving storms, adding finesse.
Until we finally fall, retiring,
the petals replace us.
Learning how to sustain the rain,
the drama around the flowers.
Learning how to protest the wind
and stand with power.
Even when we fall we are alluring,
the streets look dazzling,
the creases tell our story.
The battle is still on until we are cleared out and finally gone.
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"I'm inviting you to step forward, to be seen, & to ask yourself...
If not me, who?
If not now, when?"
Emma Watson
Reach Out
"A woman is unstoppable after she realizes she deserves better."
Abbotsford, BC, Canada
