Tonight, join us in viewing the live stream of Fight Abuse Fest II, a pre-recorded event that Nothing Mag and Alt Angeles collaborated on to benefit an Orange County based non-profit organization called Fighting For Me.
View the gallery from the first Fight Abuse Fest on February 2020: HERE
A few weeks ago, we had the opportunity to film performances by Chase Petra, Chloe Gallardo, and It’s Butter at the empty, Garden Amp main stage. Though it wasn’t ideal to throw a concert at a crowd-less amphitheater, we thought it was important to raise awareness about this cause, especially in light of sexual abuse allegations that recently surfaced in the local music community.
Fighting For Me (FFM), founded by Amanda Zarate, was created to meet the nationwide need for sexual abuse aftercare and prevention. FFM believes free, professional counseling for people affected by sexual abuse is as basic a need as water.
Amanda Zarate, who is a survivor of sexual abuse said, “When I founded Fighting For Me a few years ago, I wanted to create something I wish I would’ve had when I needed it. I was sexually abused when I was a young girl and I needed counseling, but I also needed compassion, I needed it to be easy, and I needed it to be free.”
To learn more about Fighting For Me: visit fightingforme.org
Tune-in tonight, Friday, October 2nd at 7 PM PST on YouTube when the stream goes live. Participate by joining the conversation in the chat and donating on venmo to @donnaborges.
