Angie Aker writes to her neighbor

Angie Aker is a curator for Upworthy. This open letter was originally published by Life After Hate, an organization that is dedicated to helping communities that encounter various abuses and traumas.   Dear Woman: Dear Woman, You don’t know me and I have no business writing you this. You may…

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Aspire App to empower domestic violence survivors

I was in the audience recently of a presentation for Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence. During the question and answer platform, I raised the question if there was an app on phones that could help those in captive situations. The presenters thought it was a good idea, but did not…

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Jackson Katz redirects questions on violence against women

Jackson Katz some important questions in regards to violence against women. Mr Katz points out at point 4:15 how society conspires with the use of language to keep attention off of men in abusive occurrences making it a woman’s problem in the direction of questions. He emphasizes the importance of…

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The Violence Against Women Act

Esta Soler , daughter of a fellow Optimist and founder of Futures Without Violence was the pioneering force behind the Violence Against Women Act of 1994. What started as taking a simple Polaroid has become a full spectrum educational campaign and policy development resource for women and children worldwide. The Violence…

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