Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on October 25, 2011 · 3 Comments
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Our color is purple. On Friday, October 28, I will hope you will join me in wearing purple. The idea for Dress to Express your commitment to end domestic violence was created by Between Friends, a shelter in Chicago, IL. My hope is that Dress to Express will go global. Between Friends … Read more
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Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on October 25, 2011 · 1 Comment
You can recognize enlightenment because it always tastes of freedom. – Martha Nibley Beck, Ph.D. Martha Nibley Beck, Ph.D. is a frequent Oprah contributor and has written several books. Leaving the Saints: How I Lost the Mormons and Found My Faith is a memoir about the ritualistic sexual abuse she experienced at the hands of her … Read more
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Job, education, emancipation. . .my new mantra. I was getting out. – Carlene Cross Carlene Cross wanted to write about the history of fundamentalism, but her publisher thought her book should be a memoir. She published her research notes on her web site, and wrote Fleeing Fundamentalism: A Minister’s Wife Examines Faith. She lives here in Seattle. She holds … Read more
Filed under Life Rafts · Tagged with abuse of power, abuse recovery, Carlene Cross, child abuse, domestic violence, emotional abuse, emPOWERment, faith-based response to DV, Fleeing Fundamentalism, fundamentalist religion, National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, self-care, sexual abuse, survivor stories
I have won because I have won myself back. I claim me. – Michele Weldon Michele Weldon has survived domestic violence and breast cancer. She is passionately vocal about fathers who abandon their sons. She is an assistant professor at her alma mater (BSJ and MSJ), Northwestern University’s prestigious Medill School of Journalism. She speaks about … Read more
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Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on October 22, 2011 · 1 Comment
Use your smile to change the world, don’t let the world change your smile! – Robin Simone Givens “Amazing Grace” is the theme of Robin Given’s compelling memoir, Grace Will Lead Me Home. Her maternal grandmother, Grace Turner Newby Scott, was amazing grace personified and a true phenomenal woman. She had deep faith and strength of … Read more
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Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on October 20, 2011 · 2 Comments
I have to stick around. I can’t go until she does because I have to stay here for her and she would say the same thing. – Gordon Yeager On the day she graduated from high school, Norma Stark accepted Gordon Yeager’s marriage proposal. Ten hours later, they were married on May 26, 1939, in State … Read more
Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on October 20, 2011 · 1 Comment
Murder will continue to rise. Rape will continue to rise. All crime will continue to rise. – Joe Biden, Vice President The Republican National Committee (RNC) wants me to condemn remarks made by Vice President Joe Biden in Philadelphia. VP Biden is lobbying to keep teachers in the classroom and cops on the street, and Fox … Read more
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Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on October 20, 2011 · 12 Comments
Barbara Thompson after coroner’s jury verdict I think if you just keep hanging in there and keep working at it, you’ll finally get the end result that is true justice. – Barbara Thompson What does it take to get an arrest of Ron Reynolds? Washington State Trooper Ronda Reynolds was murdered in 1998. Her death … Read more
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Being a single mom at age 15 and also a high school dropout, it teaches you things about life that no other experience can. I could have easily gone down the wrong path. – Chief Cathy L. Lanier Washington, DC Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier was 39 years old when she was named … Read more
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Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on October 18, 2011 · 1 Comment
When L’Oreal wanted to tell women “I’m worth it,” they selected Erin Gray to deliver the message. She was also the face of Virginia Slim’s “we’ve come a long way, baby” campaign. She’s still delivering these messages for many domestic violence organizations including Haven House and the National Coalition to End Domestic Violence. My passion … Read more
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