The Guatu Tour, led by Ignacio G. Hutià Xeiti Rivera of The Heal Project, (Hidden Encounters, Altered Lives), seeks to broaden the conversation about sex and sexuality as a critical component to ending child sexual abuse. This project fosters open dialogue in the movement by promoting healthy understanding of sex and sexuality as a focal point of any work to end child sexual abuse. By making visible the hidden tools used to coerce and inflict guilt, shame and violence on children, we can eliminate the shame and secrecy that allows abuse to occur.
The goal of The Guatu Tour is to connect with guardians, families, young people, survivors and organizations working to prevent, survive and end child sexual abuse and sexual violence as a whole. The tour is a collaboration of amazing people across the country who have dedicated their work/lives to ending child sexual abuse. This tour will promote community healing, work with survivors on finding/understanding/loving their sexual liberation path, talk with caregivers about the power of holistic sexuality education and stand with young people/children to fight for their right to sex education as a tool to prevent sexual abuse.
Guatu is the indigenous Taíno name for fire. Guatu brings both creation and destruction, revolution and equilibrium. Sex, like Guatu, is surrounded by fear and mystery, yet it is core to who we are and how we survive. The more we understand these fundamental forces, the more we can empower ourselves in the face of true danger.
The Guatu Tour traveled to 14 sites in 10 weeks, from August to October 2018. Programs included:
For more information about tour schedule, click on each city below.
To view pictures from the tour go to Guatu Pictures.
For organizer information, go to the planning page.
Throughout The Guatu Tour, we are asking participants to help fill out the Caregiver Survey and submit to The Toolkit. Please read more about these projects HERE and participate by clicking on the buttons below.
The goal of The Guatu Tour is to connect with guardians, families, young people, survivors and organizations working to prevent, survive and end child sexual abuse and sexual violence as a whole. The tour is a collaboration of amazing people across the country who have dedicated their work/lives to ending child sexual abuse. This tour will promote community healing, work with survivors on finding/understanding/loving their sexual liberation path, talk with caregivers about the power of holistic sexuality education and stand with young people/children to fight for their right to sex education as a tool to prevent sexual abuse.
Guatu is the indigenous Taíno name for fire. Guatu brings both creation and destruction, revolution and equilibrium. Sex, like Guatu, is surrounded by fear and mystery, yet it is core to who we are and how we survive. The more we understand these fundamental forces, the more we can empower ourselves in the face of true danger.
The Guatu Tour traveled to 14 sites in 10 weeks, from August to October 2018. Programs included:
- WORKSHOPS & PANELS
- PERFORMANCES
- DAY-LONG CONFERENCES
- CHILDREN'S READING CIRCLES
- CAREGIVER THINK TANKS
- YOUTH HUDDLES
For more information about tour schedule, click on each city below.
To view pictures from the tour go to Guatu Pictures.
For organizer information, go to the planning page.
Throughout The Guatu Tour, we are asking participants to help fill out the Caregiver Survey and submit to The Toolkit. Please read more about these projects HERE and participate by clicking on the buttons below.
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