Wake-Up Call: Do You Have a George Zimmerman in Your Life?
I’m very worried about my Facebook friends and my readers. I am alive today because in 1992 I had the good sense to hide the judge’s arsenal of guns where he couldn’t and wouldn’t find them. Was he pissed? Oh, yeah. I didn’t care. I was safe. Today, the tables are turned. I live in … Read more
Happy V-Day: Navigating Uncharted Waters Celebrates Its Second Anniversary
Thank you for believing with me in this vision that women can be free and empowered and safe. – Eve Ensler Two years ago today I launched Navigating Uncharted Waters and dedicated this site to Eve Ensler. I’m thrilled to report that over 96,000 people have visited. Thank you! Bless you! In her message to … Read more
Saving Promise Comes to Seattle
Ginny Nicarthy, author of Getting Free: You Can End Abuse and Take Back Your Life and You can Be Free: An Easy-to-Read Handbook for Abused Women, kicked off L.Y. Marlow’s Saving Promise 10-city national “Gotta Talk About It” rally in Seattle on October 30 at Northgate Mall. Ms. Nicarthy founded Rape Relief in Seattle in 1972. Six years … Read more
Do It Today: Oprah Blitz for Saving Promise
After [Oprah's] parents separated from each other and from her, she was left in the care of a grandmother who believed in the laying on of hands in all ways. – Maya Angelou, “Poetic Passage,” Even the Stars Look Lonesome Oprah Winfrey revealed on her show that her infamous food issues have their roots in … Read more
American Mothers Political Party Launched Today!
We will never shut up, give up, or go away! Today is the 162nd anniversary of the Seneca Falls Convention. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony launched the women’s movement to prevent domestic violence. It never caught on with the suffragettes or the feminists or NOW. But, the Battered Mothers Custody Conference, Mama … Read more
Avon Foundation 2010: $1.5 Million of “Helping DV Survivors Pursue Their Dreams” Grants Available
Women often remain in violent relationships because they don’t have the money to get out. The Avon Foundation is hoping to change this. In 2004, the Avon Foundaiton launched their Speak Out Against Domestic Violence campaign. So far, they’ve donated over $12 million to more than 400 domestic violence organizations. That’s why they’re on my blogroll … Read more
Domestic Terrorism: Why Do We Spend So Much to Stop Foreign Terrorists and So Little to Stop the Terrorists in Our Homes?
The Olympic Games are all the buzz here in Seattle. It was pretty cool to watch the opening ceremony last night and realize that it is just about 100 miles north of my home. We seem to have forgotten, however, that the Olympic Games were originally intended to foster world peace. It is ironic that today the Marines started … Read more
Oprah on Child Molesters
I was raped at 9 and molested from the ages of 9 through 14, and because of that, I’ve always wanted to be able to sit down and talk to a group of child molesters and ask them why and how they do what they do. It’s the most honest conversations I’ve ever had with … Read more
DV Quiz: What’s Your Life Worth?
Answer: $317.39 if you are one of the 2.3 million people who will experience domestic violence this year. Meanwhile, the Defense Department (DoD) wants to spend $130 billion on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan this year. I was surfing the ‘net yesterday looking for domestic violence statistics. At the National Network to End Domestic Violence’s site, … Read more
