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Nancy is an incredible activist, fighting for immigration justice, abortion access, and always speaking out for her community. She is also a survivor. The abuse she endured at the hands of an immigration organizer led to her hospitalization for suicide. She has been incredibly brave by sharing her story, including in the Austin Chronicle.
After going public with the abuse, her abuser continued his controlling and abusive behavior by bringing a defamation suit against her. In the court documents, he made public parts of Nancy's story that were her right to share, not his. We believe Nancy. We support her. We love her. We are asking for help covering her legal costs so that she can keep sharing her story, on her terms, with our support behind her.
Forcing Nancy to take on the cost of a lawsuit is an abuse tactic we cannot let her face alone. While it's unclear what the final legal costs will be, additional money raised will go to support the costs Nancy has accrued in the past several months securing her safety and well-being from her abuser. All funds raised go directly to Nancy.
Court has been scheduled for May 29th. Legal funds are still needed to cover preparation and in the unfortunate case that this case continues. Our sincere hope is that this fundraiser will no longer be needed, but we'll have more information as Nancy heads to court to face her abuser.
*credit for this beautiful illustration of our friend Nancy goes to Yunuén Sigler*
**UPDATE**
I won my legal case against my abuser. He was not able to silence me. Although my legal fees are over, there was still an incredible dent to my finances during this entire process and trying to attain mental health services has cost quite a bit. In order to continue accessing these services and the care I need for PTSD because of the case, I need assistance once again and I hope y'all can help me. Being incredibly vulnerable with my financial status and my mental health is not easy but I share this with y'all because I will not be silenced.
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