Ask Lemmy

You should reach out to the folks at WomensStuff@piefed.blahaj.zone. Others have pointed out that Lemmy can be a tad toxic or tribalistic at times, which can be true. But the mods of the Womensstuff community have done a really good job of keeping it healthy and on topic. So looking to them for advice would be good

Uff, I don't know if Lemmy is the right software for that. Or safe spaces in generell.

The Moderation tools aren't the best and the way federation works means you will get the most unhinged drive by comments and for people in a vulnerable state like that, that could be pretty devastating.

May I suggest considering what the community is supposed to be?

For example, an invite only safe space for survivors. Sharing is difficult, sharing trauma publicly perhaps more so. Should be private and invite only for survivors. Also make a mod team with governance that respects the community, up front, in writing.

If going for a forum where allies are allowed, consider the will of survivors. It's their forum. Let them decide who and what is or isn't shared, and whether open, invite or survivor invite only.

You can build 3 related communities if they choose. One for survivors, one for survivors and allies and one for survivors, allies and the public with different contributions and interactions.

Half the battle is knowing you're not alone. Good job!

I love this so much! Thank you!!

RAINN is great for resources! I pull their stats often and there's great resources there.

I'd love to see discussions about awareness and reduction. There's quite a few deeply caring and intelligent Lemmings who would treat such discussions with respect.

You will need to moderate very closely. There's a lot of users here who victim blame and push that false reporting is more damaging than actually being raped. It is imperative that those views aren't tolerated if victims are going to feel safe sharing their stories.

I’d have parked it ANYWHERE that wasn’t .world, especially considering the fact that you’re trying to escape reddit, but it’s good that it exists nonetheless.

I'd like a list of resources in the sidebar. There are websites and organizations around the world that are founded to help rape victims and their loved ones with the issues they have to deal with.

Also resources for how to get away from abusive spouses or even abusive communities. Knowing where to go, how to build a new support network, how to get the resources to move away.

You could draft a sidebar in a post and let the community comment suggested changes to it.

I don't think you need to keep the naming structure the same as Reddit, especially if you don't need to keep any official connection to the subreddit moderators and you disagree with how they ran things

If you're looking for names, perhaps "sexual assault support"? Or just "sexual assault", and ignore whatever went wrong with the subreddit

You can also link to related communities once you find ones that align with what you're trying to do. For example, !mensliberation@lemmy.ca sounds related to what you have described

Copy-pasting the comment I made on your deleted post just now, so take it with a grain of salt if the below excerpt no longer applies. 😊

It will, to say the least, be interesting to see where this goes! Good luck and thank you for taking on this endeavor!

Depending on the severity of the behavior and whether the person has repeatedly caused problems, disciplinary action may range from a warning to a complete ban from the community.
I don't quite see the reason for instituting a "warning" step as a precursor to a ban, in the context of guarding the community against predators, that is. If you also meant to include other misbehavior than predation, I digress. All in all, I don't believe in "discussing" indecency on support forums. Quotation marks, because to me, such discussions are already saying, "it's okay, but don't do it again." Carefully consider if that's the message you want to be sending!

Also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClY_XjoiYXc

The trans communities on for instance (pun intended) piefed.blahaj.zone have fantastic safeguarding rules, which you might want to have a look at for inspiration! 🙂

Thanks and good luck!

Not speaking on the community, or topic, or ethics or any thing other than the emblem, so take this commentary in the spirit it is intended...

Don't be surprised if you have a non-zero number of people looking to capture the Avatar to restore their honor.

You got a great cause idk if Lemmy is place sexual assault victims. About 30% of lurkers are really toxic and tribal to an unhealthy degree. Maybe they wouldn't touch serious subject matter like sexual assault.

Just to state the obvious that moderation would be necessary

I put together a mental health crisis resource for fedi. There's a couple things I've been meaning to update but overall I'm pretty happy with it.

Trauma aware text only, as in trigger warnings and stuff like that.

I've never been sexually assaulted or sexually assaulted anyone (weird "confession" I never thought I'd make), but I just wanted to say that's an awesome initiative. ❤️🤝