One Billion Rising for JUSTICE: Bravo, Dale Hansen!
You beat a woman, and drag her down a flight of stairs pulling her hair out by the roots; you’re the fourth guy taken in the NFL draft. – Dale […]
Tag Archives: sexual abuse
One Billion Rising: Our Failure to Protect Dylan Farrow
What if it had been your child, Cate Blanchett? – Dylan Farrow Social media guru Kathy Gill helped me launch this site five years ago. Over the weekend, she addressed […]
Wisdom of Nelson Mandela
Music can ignite the political resolve of those who would otherwise be indifferent. – Nelson Mandela Very early this morning, I watched the celebration of Nelson Mandela’s life on television. […]
YWCA’s Week Without Violence™ Campaign: 10/14 – 10/20/13
Please join me in celebrating the YWCA’s Blog Carnival this week. If you don’t have a blog, please spread the word via social media. Let’s celebrate everyone ~ including us […]
Book Review: The Silver Star by Jeannette Walls
Don’t be someone else’s little cheerleader. Be the star of your own show. Even if there’s no audience. – Jeanette Walls, The Silver Star I’m writing this review only because […]
Mental Health Panel: Thank You, John Lovick
SnoCounty Sheriff John Lovick became our county executive in June. This morning, the Everett Herald reported that he is forming a panel to review Snohomish County, Washington’s number one health […]
Movie Review: Tyler Perry’s Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
When seduction becomes obsession, the last person you can trust is yourself. -Tyler Perry This will shock folks who know me well: I’m falling out of love with Tyler Perry. […]
Justice: One Billion Rising, 2014
ONE BILLION RISING FOR JUSTICE is a global call to women survivors of violence and those who love them to come together in community and solidarity outside places where they […]
Book Review: All That Is Bitter & Sweet by Ashley Judd
“Stay home!” is the message I wanted to deliver to Ashley Judd when I finished reading her memoir, All That Is Bitter & Sweet, yesterday morning. I wanted her to stay […]
Happy Birthday, Eve Ensler!
A visit to Planned Parenthood might be the only medical care many women might receive in a year. – Eve Ensler Eve Ensler was in Seattle on May 18, 2013, […]
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