Statements.
We believe that activism begins with the voices of survivors. Click each quote to read testimonies from survivors of predators in the music industry, and feedback from our beloved clients. Each author has granted TPRT permission to share their words. TPRT is a platform for survivors to share their own stories in their own words and we accept no legal liability as such.
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“Out of public view, the four former members of Anti-Flag have taken extreme steps to avoid responsibility, evade the justice system + diminish the experiences of the countless women harmed both by their singer’s crimes + their own negligence.”
- Kristina Sarhadi, TPRT Co-Founder + CEO, Survivor of Justin Geever
“This isn’t a past story or mistake, where he admitted fault + worked on himself. It’s active and ongoing… Your complacency makes you complicit.”
- Anonymous (USA), Survivor of Ian Svenonius
“TPRT combines the empathy + kindness of a healing therapist, and the grit + advocacy of an activist.“
- Anonymous (Europe), TPRT Client 2023, Survivor
“We are witnessing something incredibly important. It is nothing short of a seismic shift.”
- Wytt/Fast Kid Punk, former Anti-Flag Patron
“The Rule of Law for the Other Half”
Tom Sargent Memorial Speech to Parliament 11.8.23
- Dr. Ann Olivarius, KC (Hon) OBE, Survivor of Dr. Calvin Hirsch
“It’s time to stop protecting predators in the music industry because you want to keep your job.”
- Mylene (France), Survivor of Justin Geever
“Today, I filed a lawsuit against Justin ‘Sane’ Geever, and his enablers.”
- Kristina Sarhadi (USA), Survivor of Justin Geever
“The fall of one band doesn’t erase what we believe in or what we can do as a community.”
- PunksForSurvivors, Former Anti-Flag Patron, Survivor
“I’ve been so ‘therapy resistant’ my whole life, and this sincerely changed my whole perspective on what it is + how it helps.”
- Nathan Gray, TPRT Client 2023, Survivor
“The time has come to burn this culture to the ground + rebuild into one that truly represents a community of allies.”
- Wytt/FKP, former Anti-Flag Patron
“Your silence enabled your leader’s violence.”
- The Punk Rock Therapist (USA), Survivor of Justin Geever
“I don’t think we have listened again to the band since that incident.”
- Karen + Alejandra (Costa Rica), Promoters
“It happened to me. It happened to all of us.”
- ”Suzanne” (USA), Survivor of Justin Geever
“You often said on stage: ‘If someone falls down, we pick them up.’”
- Mat (France), Survivor of Justin Geever
“The space now being created here at TPRT is the greatest act of Alchemy + the most beautiful, unshakable middle finger of all.”
- Becky Fontaine, The Iron Roses, Survivor
“They heard us and turned away and ignored us.”
- Annette (Western Australia), Survivor of Justin Geever
“To everyone who has come forward… You are loved, you are important, you are BELIEVED.”
- Anonymous, former Anti-Flag Patron
“In the words of a band I can no longer listen to because of [Justin], ‘You make me sick.’”
- Liz Storey, former Anti-Flag Patron
“I’m grateful for the punks who believe in and live out the ideals that they profess.”
- Andrea, former Anti-Flag Patron
“I was always waiting for someone to speak up about who he really was.”
- Olivia ”Karina” (USA), Survivor of Justin Geever
“But for them it was just an attitude. They took us for a ride.”
- Ste (Switzerland), former Anti-Flag patron
“How fucking dare you brush this under the rug and hide like cowards.”
- Former close friend of Anti-Flag
“We need you to speak up!”
- “Lily” (USA), Survivor
“In ancient times, virgins were sacrificed when men went off to war. In modern times, virgins were sacrificed when men played music.”
- “Sasha” (USA), Survivor of Rodney Bingenheimer