We’re excited to announce the inaugural class of the GOTU Crucial Point Award Recipients. The 2021 class consists of an amazing group of people and movements that are being recognized for their outstanding grassroots efforts in advancing the fight against sexual assault and abuse all while increasing the visibility of survivors.

GOTU (formerly THE U.P.) Crucial Point Award is an annual award given to people and organizations that delve beyond the surface of sex crimes to focus on overlooked niches of survivorship. They then bring these specific topics to mainstream platforms to increase public awareness and effectively drive social change. Winners of this award demonstrate a clear understanding of the specific needs of the sexual assault and abuse survivorship community and help implement real solutions.

The 2021 recipients were part of a group of 100+ candidates who were identified by GOTU Founder & CEO, TL Robinson, and reviewed against the following criteria: platform, consistency, social impact, longevity of results and community connection. Per the results of this review, we are pleased to announce the GOTU 2021 Crucial Point Award Recipients.:

Venkayla Haynes

Zeke Thomas

Nicole Moehring

Tracy Matheson

Cheyenne Tyler Jacobs

Why I Didn't Report

Venkayla Haynes - Public Speaker, Civic Coordinator, Organizer
Award: Political Transformation
https://getontheup.com/blog/2021-recipient-venkayla-haynes

Zeke Thomas - Sexual Assault & Mental Health Awareness Activist, TV Host and Celebrity DJ
Award: Perception Erasure (Notoriety) & Awareness of Male Survivorship
https://getontheup.com/blog/2021-recipient-zeke-thomas

Nicole Moehring - Author, Not for Profit Founder, Public Speaker
Award: Awareness of Differently Abled & Child Sexual Assault Survivorship
https://getontheup.com/blog/2021-recipient-nicole-moehring

Tracy Matheson - Not for Profit Founder
Award: Survivor Promotion of After Care Resources
https://getontheup.com/blog/2021-recipient-tracy-matheson

Cheyenne Tyler Jacobs - Author, Spoken Word Artist, Public Speaker, Media Creator and Filmmaker
Award: Educational Transformation
https://getontheup.com/blog/2021-recipient-cheyenne-jacobs

Why I Didn’t Report - Anonymous Silence Breaker Movement
Award: Perception Erasure (Silence) & Anti Victim Blaming Education
https://getontheup.com/blog/whyididntreport

We’re very proud to recognize this outstandinggroup. Over the next upcoming weeks, we’ll feature a different GOTU (formerly THE U.P.) 2021 Crucial Point Award Recipient in the GOTU Blog. You’ll learn more about them and their contributions to the sexual assault survivorship community along with ways to potentially support their efforts.

Please join us in congratulating this year’s winners!