Survivor's Media: Startup Fundraising

Our journey begins in the early morning of May 14, 2021. Survivor's Media founders Paula Gardner and Diego Salazar's niece, Michelle Benavidez (30 years sold), was brutally raped and murdered. Michelle's family was devastated and forced to mourn the tragic death of the their beloved daughter, grand daughter, and niece with little to no direction or help from organizations whose sole purpose is to provide counsel and grief management solutions. This event sparked a fire within Michelle's family, with Paula Gardner taking it upon herself to organize the community behind a goal of creating a space to mourn, and remember Michelle Benzvidezes life. With the help of the community, Paula was able to organize not one, but two murals featuring Michelle's face and other victims of violent crime as a reminder that these senseless crimes happen to, not just the victim but, the victim's loved ones. Our goal is to keep the memory of victims alive through the use of multimedia projects designed to tell victim's stories and heal our communities in mourning lost loved ones, educate the public and surviving victim's families about the resources that are available to them after such a tragedy, and spread awareness in an effort to stop these senseless crimes!

We currently have 3 projects in-development in partnership with surviving victim's families that include our 3rd Mural Project, Documentary Film, and a Victim's Memorial Art Wall Installation.

Please consider donating toward our initial start-up fundraising where our goal is to reach $15,000. We have partnered with an organization in our community where any funds raised up to $15,000 will be matched in an effort to bring art projects and events that serve our neighborhoods to life.

To learn more please visit our website:

www.survivorsway.org

We are currently in the process of applying for non-profit, 501(c)(3), status.