Angela Bassett, Eric McCormack, Elizabeth Olsen and David Schwimmer were among the stars who offered their support at the annual brunch.
In her opening remarks at the Rape Foundation’s annual brunch, host Angela Bassett pointed to a simple but potent quote that’s inscribed at the Rape Treatment Center’s garden at its headquarters in Santa Monica.
"I wish we didn’t didn’t live in a world where sexual assault existed," Bassett added. "I wish they weren’t victims of such a heinous, life-altering crime. I wish we lived in a world where our children felt effortlessly protected, without any fear of someone violating or hurting them. But sadly that is not our reality. And with that, thank god for sanctuaries like the Rape Treatment Center and Stuart House.
Elizabeth Olsen has routinely volunteered at Stuart House since visiting there while researching an acting role. "Any time I’m unemployed, I love being able to go back to Stuart House and it’s incredible," she revealed, noting that her schedule often brings her into contact with several of the same young people being counseled there.
"Because it’s something that people don’t feel comfortable talking about, it’s something that people don’t really realize is systemic to generations," Olsen said. "And the more you can talk about it and educate…people will feel brave enough to speak up in whatever they’re seeing within their family or out in the world, and hopefully there would be a change that would break a cycle.
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