Read real stories about inspiring women and be empowered to look after your mind, body and spirit through the good and bad times.
The Dear Em team share their review of Playfight by Julia Grogan, a production that made us laugh, cry, and reflect, often all at once.
We asked members of the Dear Em community to submit designs representing the theme of empowerment. Now we’re asking you to vote on your fav to see it featured on our upcoming merch!
Jessie Dale captures the magic of that first summer swim in the poem 'Mother Earth’s Baptism'.
As a group who are passionate about uplifting young people’s voices, and creating a world where we can all be free from harm, Dear Em have been sharing our thoughts about online harm for the Government’s recent inquiry.
Chelsea Brown is using her platform to call for better mental health support, and sharing creative solutions to help young people better understand how to look after themselves and support those around them.
Jasper Rhodes is uplifting youth voice and advocating for more collaboration and education to address online harm.
“We need to empower them with education rather than taking away their resources.” Aarthi Candadai is advocating for better media literacy, and empowering young people to be a part of creating the change they want to see.
Celebrate 50 years of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori with us by looking back on the journey that has brought us to where we are today, celebrating the leadership of those before us, and reflecting on the power we hold together to continue building up te reo Māori for generations to come!
We know reporting to the police can be overwhelming and confusing, so we’ve put together some key things for you to know when going through this process.
It can be hard to know what to do when we see something not okay happening. We’ve put together a quick 101 on how you can be an active bystander, and stand up in a safe way.
Survivor, Sylvia Philcox, shares her story From Silence to Strength, about how in the wake of darkness, she chose light.
How do some of the words we hear on a daily basis uphold sexism? And what can we do about it?
Everyone's healing journey looks different, and there are a range of different things survivors can choose to pursue to support them on that journey.
We’ve collected some commonly used terms we have heard lately in association to rape culture, to help you understand what they are, and how they can appear in our daily lives.
One of our Dear Em Embassadors, Thiyona, shares about her journey, and the thoughts and feelings she has had to navigate along the way. In sharing her story, Thiyona hopes that other survivors can feel less alone in their journey.
This week Em wants to consider all contributing factors to our community’s mental health. This discussion will focus on relationships, how to keep them healthy, and how to make sure they are empowering, not draining.
Check out the latest project from our Dear Em leadership team: Jhumka Journey!
Sammie Le Gallais is a young wahine of many talents; a Clinical Psychology student, one of our very own Youth Development Workers here at Dear Em, and an incredibly talented creative and musician. In late 2023 Sammie released her debut album, MARS IN SCORPIO. - we sat down to talk to her about her new album, and how music has played a role in her life and healing journey.
On the 2nd of December, members of Dear Em along with volunteers ‘yarn bombed’ a tree outside East Coast Bays Library. Our art installation was created to be a message of hope for women and girls impacted by sexual violence, in support of the United Nations ‘16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence’.
