A wonderful woman name Darla recently celebrated her birthday. Instead of people bringing gifts to her party, she invited people to buy copies of When Love Hurts so they could be placed in libraries in the Greater Vancouver Area. Enough money was raised to buy 70 books! Her motivation was simple: she wants as many women as possible to have access to the book that has been so helpful to her. Way to go Darla!
Since I wrote about Jackson Katz, I have been thinking about another campaign that is run by men and focuses on what men can do to end violence against women. The White Ribbon Campaign has grown dramatically since it’s inception and now claims to be the largest movement of men, in the world, working to…
For more good information and resources on women’s equality: http://www.weareequals.org/
Do you know the 12 different types of abuse? How many types of woman abuse can you name? I have listed all 12 below with a couple examples of each. For a fuller exploration, look at our video about the different types of abuse.
This video explores the different types of abuse – psychological, spiritual, cultural, emotional etc. This video will help those seeking to support women who have been abused as well as women themselves.
Domestic Violence Awareness Month is October. The purpose is to help people become AWARE of the various ways someone can be abused and not know it. When you love someone, you expect them to treat you with respect, courtesy, gentleness, patience, kindness, putting you first and most importantly, faithfulness. But some people are in relationships…
I tried to give a copy of “When Love Hurts” to our Bellingham Public Library. They apparently thought they had enough books in that “category”, so they didn’t accept it.
I am hoping many women will ask our local Library for this book, maybe that will convince them that it would be beneficial to our community to keep this book on hand at the Library.