FBI’s Powerful Message to Survivors
Jeffrey Epstein was arrested on Saturday, July 6, 2019 for sex trafficking and conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking by the Southern District of New York (SDNY). During a DoJ […]
Category Archives: Violence Against Women
Poetry: BREATH OF A SALESMAN
BREATH OF A SALESMAN by Robert Chancey PART I Stop popping mints And Viagra Do not call me Sweetheart Or honey You have pestered me For too long Your need […]
The Myth of False Allegations
Over the weekend, I had an epiphany about the myth of false allegations of sexual assault and violence against women. It springs from an encounter I had with a sportscaster […]
Why I think Sen. Al Franken is innocent
When the allegations of sexual assault and harassment against Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) first surfaced, I was outraged and felt betrayed. As the story unfolded, however, I will confess that […]
Bravo: Victor Rivers!
A Private Family Matter by Victor Rivas Rivers is by far my favorite survivor memoir. He was in Everett, Washington on Thursday to be the keynote speaker at the Hope […]
Your Vote = Your Voice: Hillary Clinton Is a Champion for Us
When there wasn’t one person anywhere in the United States ~ not my family, not my friends, not one DV advocate or shelter ~ who would protect me from Oregon’s […]
Bravo: Potty-Mouth Princesses Cursing for a Cause
We want to break the silence on domestic violence. In our household swearing is absolutely unacceptable, but if it takes princesses saying the F-word to raise awareness, we will call […]
Sexual Assaults on Campus: The Hunting Ground
Rapists can rape with impunity on campus. – Andrea Pino Co-ed rape survivors are silent no more. The Hunting Ground is a documentary about rape on campus. It was produced by […]
Bill Cosby: Is He Guilty?
I don’t know. We’ll never know. Yet, millions of women like me know in our souls that he’s guilty as hell. Why? We walked in the shoes of the women […]
RIP, Ken Schram: Seattle’s Champion for Preventing Violence Against Women
I’ve always been a grumpy old bastard. I’ve been one fortunate sonofabitch. – Ken Schram Seattle lost a legend this afternoon. Ken Schram was a news commentator for KOMO, Seattle’s […]
Anne Caroline Drake 