FREEDOM TO READ- FREEDOM 4 EDUCATION- the greatest weapon of this world- Education- Self-Empowerment- FREEDOM FROM CHILD ABUSE- FREEDOM 4 GIRLS AND WOMEN GLOBALLY..... when women equal men on the UNITED NATIONS DESPOTS AND THIEVES market.... there will be no wars... and all children will maters
CHILD ABUSE HEALING MONUMENT- TORONTO- CANADA- COME VISIT-
"I've fought in Vietnam... and ... I was abused as a child.... child abuse was harder"
http://www.irvingstudios.com/child_abuse_survivor_monument/images/quilt_inventory/711A2_square.htm
http://www.irvingstudios.com/child_abuse_survivor_monument/poetry/711A2_poem2a.htm#711a2
http://www.irvingstudios.com/child_abuse_survivor_monument/CanadianResponse.htm#top01
CANADA MILITARY NEWS: Pg3Mar3/Child Abuse-what it's like and surviving/1BillionRising/babies-God bless mommas who keep them and those who give to parents who will love them
http://www.myspace.com/nova0000scotia/blog/546746106
FREEDOM TO READ- FREEDOM 4 EDUCATION- the greatest weapon of this world- Education- Self-Empowerment
On Tuesday Feb 19 2013, Defense Minister Peter MacKay read to some elementary students in support of Adopt a Library Literacy Program.
http://www.myspace.com/nova0000scotia/photos/71842042?authkey=blOAKNrBGXQ%2Be6uwIF%2BB9N1HhGpyVB98yss3s3mdcNuPZMiJNvgHSyWYfW7ZMp3nLfog3EnfjwFaN6uXH5oxX62sOu%2FjxLjwAgUIxo%2BLsU4%3D#%7B%22ImageId%22%3A71842042%7D
Adopt a Library is a literacy program that is supported by the Rotary Club of Pictou and supplies books to almost every elementary school child in Nova Scotia. It also runs the WOW Reading Challenge where schools compete against each other to read the most books. Adopt a Library does not supply books to school libraries but gets them directly into the hands of the children.
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FROM OUR CANADA
One Billion Rising
There was a monumental event that took place on February 14 this year that seems went largely unnoticed by much of the mainstream media no, not Valentine’s Day—an event called "One Billion Rising" a global campaign to end violence against women and girls. To be honest, I had heard nothing about it until I came across a news piece done by NPR in the states. The event called for one billion women around the world to join together and dance in a show of collective strength. The word billion refers to the statistic that one in three women will be raped or beaten in their lifetime, or about one billion—that’s shocking. ?The campaign was founded by playwright and activist Eve Ensler who said, ?"Today the dancing begins and with this dancing we express our outrage and joy and our firm global call for a world where women are free and safe and cherished and equal. Dance with your body, for your body, for the bodies of women and the earth." ?The rally was held in more than 190 countries including most major cities in Canada and was deemed a success by organizers as women from all walks of life joined in mass dance movements and flash mobs around the world—what a joyous way to send such an important message.?To see much more about this movement go to www.onebillionrising.org.
http://www.readersdigest.ca/our-canada/maryanne/one-billion-rising
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teens and youngbloods- brave enough to keep their babies...shania talks about her momma being one of those kids - who folks abandoned because she was pregnant and kept her baby...
I Ain't Goin Down-Shania Twain
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COMMENT:
Just wanna say im a single mom to a 2 yrs old pretty daughter.....just love this song the first time i hear it!! I will hold on to what I believe in ....I ain't going dow!!Lov U? Shania! :)
AND...
This momma decided to give her baby up 4 adoption.... some regret... some thrilled how he turned out with parents who truly loved him.....
Michelle Wright - He Would Be Sixteen
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xejDR9vcjp0
AND.... it a youngblood has the courage to keep her baby and continue on school- because the greatest power a person can have is... the empowerment of education
Mark Wills - Don't Laugh At Me
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVjbo8dW9c8
COMMENT;
This song really touches my heart. I am in the 8th grade, and I used to get bullied all throughout school. It really does suck. What angers me so much is that there are so many young adults out in the world that realizes how much they are hurting a person, and they still don't care! I have took up for so many friends, and strangers? because a lot of people don't care about anyone else but their self!
I go to a school where everyone is a label!
Society is horrible & we need to all make a change
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ONE IN THREE WOMEN WILL BE BEATEN, RAPED OR MURDERED ON THIS PLANET....Global Girl Power Rising... and this is NOT just valentine's day...it's every day..... ONE BILLION RISING
One Billion Rising Lunapads & AFRIpads
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWSjCdMxsS0
One Billion Rising: Robert Redford on why he is joining Eve Ensler's campaign
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCHXBQIU01Y
READER'S DIGEST CANADA
One Billion Rising
There was a monumental event that took place on February 14 this year that seems went largely unnoticed by much of the mainstream media no, not Valentine’s Day—an event called "One Billion Rising" a global campaign to end violence against women and girls. To be honest, I had heard nothing about it until I came across a news piece done by NPR in the states. The event called for one billion women around the world to join together and dance in a show of collective strength. The word billion refers to the statistic that one in three women will be raped or beaten in their lifetime, or about one billion—that’s shocking. ?The campaign was founded by playwright and activist Eve Ensler who said, ?"Today the dancing begins and with this dancing we express our outrage and joy and our firm global call for a world where women are free and safe and cherished and equal. Dance with your body, for your body, for the bodies of women and the earth." ?The rally was held in more than 190 countries including most major cities in Canada and was deemed a success by organizers as women from all walks of life joined in mass dance movements and flash mobs around the world—what a joyous way to send such an important message.?To see much more about this movement go to www.onebillionrising.org.
One Billion Rising - Canada
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LinrSwJXcTM
Published on Jan 27, 2013
I'm Rising Because..."Over 50% of Canadian women by the age of 16 will have experienced at least one incident of sexual or physical violence. Why Would You Not Take Action? "
Toronto City Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam is Rising with One Billion Rising Toronto on February 14, 2013.
Thank you to fb.com/onebillionrisingtoronto for posting this Canadian perspective. Danya Daccash, M.S.W.
~ http://www.telephonecounsellingforwom...
~ http://www.facebook.com/danyadaccash
AND...
ewwww AMAZON- DON'T PAY TAXES AND T-SHIRTS SAY 'RAPE A LOT'
Amazon row over 'rape' T-shirt Amazon has yet to respond to a BBC request for a comment
Internet retailer Amazon is continuing to list clothes from a US firm despite a row over a T-shirt printed with the message: "Keep calm and rape a lot."
On Friday, US company Solid Gold Bomb apologised for selling the T-shirt and removed it from sale, saying a listing was automatically generated in error.
Earlier on Saturday the firm had T-shirts for sale with messages including "keep calm and hit her".
An Amazon statement said later "those items are not available for sale".
The T-shirts are based on the World War II wartime propaganda slogan "keep calm and carry on".
Among the 8,425 T-shirts still offered for sale by the company on the Amazon site at 12:00 GMT on Saturday were those with the slogans "keep calm and knife her" and "keep calm and grope a lot".
By 14:00 GMT, all items listed for sale by Solid Gold Bomb were unavailable to buy with visitors unable to click on the "add to basket" button.
Solid Gold Bomb said any offensive items were "certainly in the deletion queue and will be removed as soon as the processing is complete".
'Mellow-harsher'
The sale of the T-shirts has been criticised by former Labour deputy leader Lord Prescott, who said on Twitter: "First Amazon avoids paying UK tax. Now they're make money from domestic violence."
Times journalist and author Caitlin Moran tweeted: "Wow. Keep Calm & Hit Her T-shirts on Amazon. What a massive mellow-harsher."
In Friday's statement, Solid Gold Bomb said it had been "informed of the fact that we were selling an offensive T-shirt primarily in the UK".
It added: "This has been immediately deleted as it was and had been automatically generated using a scripted computer process running against hundreds of thousands of dictionary words."
The company said it accepted "the responsibility of the error and our doing our best to correct the issues at hand.
"We're sorry for the ill-feeling this has caused."
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CHILD ABUSE SURVIVOR MONUMENT- Toronto, Canada- 4 the victors over childabuse- and those who did NOT make it...
The Survivor Monument Project was active at its Birch Avenue studio from 1997 to 2003.
Survivor and supporter participation in creating the quilt squares of the Child Abuse Monument was completed in 2003. In May of 2005 The Survivor Monument Project finished its work at the Birch Studio. Dr. Irving has continued to be directly involved in the fine art bronze casting of the large Monument figures.
When funding permits, Dr. Irving will complete the bronze casting of the second "Reaching Out" figure.
http://www.irvingstudios.com/child_abuse_survivor_monument/index.html
Dr. Michael Irving led
sculpting and poetry
workshops to create the
materials of the Child
Abuse Survivor
Monument Project.
The sculpted quilt
squares and poetry of
the workshop
participants became the
resource material of the
project's many activities.
The four art and poetry
books linked to from this
web page tell the story
of: the confrontation with
the angst and legacy of
child abuse; the struggle
to find answers and
understanding; the
difficult journey of
healing; the value and
power of connecting with
others; the movement
into healing and
recovery; the freedoms
and victories that are the
rewards of
perseverance.
These books are
presented here to assist
others with understanding
and healing.
We are seeking a
publisher who would
publish these as art and
poetry books. Contact
Dr. Irving at
mci@irvingstudios.com
"HandPrints to Give Kids a Hand"
(PDF version of instructions for printing)
(PDF version of template page for printing)
Sculptor and Psychotherapist, Dr. Michael C. Irving is asking you to share his vision of "A massive visualization of the world we want for children" by letting your hand join others inside the "Reaching Out Child Abuse Monument."
Dr. Irving and the participants who collaborated with him to sculpt the quilt squares of the "Reaching Out" Monument shared a common desire that the Child Abuse Monument would be an extraordinary force assisting with helping survivors to heal and for the prevention of child abuse.
The sculpture above is the first completed bronze of two figures composing the "Reaching Out" monument vignette. The second figure will take another year to complete after funding is raised for the art foundry process.
Dr. Irving is using the first figure as the centre piece of the "Creating A New Reality" campaign to generate a massive "National Visualization of Healing and Prevention." Dr. Irving is asking people to draw an outline of their hand on a piece of paper and just sign their initials or write a message.
The HandPrint Visualizations can be for:
a.) Prevention of abuse;
b.) Support for survivors or
c.) Story telling and healing for yourself;
We have thousands of these hand drawings now. When both monument figures are done we will place all of the "Creating A New Reality" papers inside the two monument figures. Their energy and messages will serve for centuries as a national visualization creating healing and prevention. protect children.
A large space inside the Monument figures allow for the placement of hand outlines and messages on pieces of paper. People are asked to draw an outline of their hand on a piece of paper (8.5 inches by 11 inches) and write a message on or around the hand outline.
An outline of your hand on a regular piece of paper would be a wonderful contribution towards this visualized intention. Also, ask some of your friends, colleagues or family to make an outline of their hand and send for inclusion as a collective visualization in the monument. Instructions and directions for the "Creating A New Reality" Visualization can be found directly below:
Children at schools, shopping malls, churches and community centres gave Dr. Irving outlines of hands with messages for a collective visualization
of our intention to protect children.
The hand outlines and messages on this web page will be included inside the "Reaching Out" Child Abuse Monument as part of a "National Visualization" healing for survivors and prevention of child abuse".
Will your hand be there along side them?
Child Abuse,
You don't have to worry.
It Stops Now.
Nikko, age 11
Your hand outline and message can join thousands of other Canadians who have contributed to making the "Art" of the Child Abuse Monument.
Don’t abuse your kids.
Stop and give a hand.
Kids have feelings.
Don’t because kids are
humans.
I wish for child abuse to stop. I wish for peace.
Aaron, age9
I love being a Kid.
I think child abuse should stop and stop NOW!!!
Kyle, age 8
Why should child abuse happen. We don't want it happening, no one does. So, Don't do it.
Clair, age 11
Keep the peace in your home, school and in your HEART.
Shanese, age 10
Through 2008 until the fall of 2011
we are still accepting hand outlines
for placement inside the "Reaching Out" Child Abuse Monument
To contribute a "Create a New Reality Visualization" for placement inside The "Reaching Out" Child Abuse Monument.
1. Draw an outline of your hand on a piece of 8 1/2 x 11 paper or the back of your printout;
2. On or around the outline of your hand, write or draw message of:
** a .) Prevention of abuse;
** b.) Support for survivors or
** c.) Story telling and healing for yourself;
3. Send your personal "Creating A New Reality" HandPrint for the Child Abuse Monument to:
"Reaching Out" Child Abuse Monument c/o
Dr. Michael C. Irving
274 Rhodes Ave.
Toronto, Ontario
Canada, M4L 3A3
You can also "Create A New Reality" with a donation. You do not need to give a donation to contribute a hand, though your donations are greatly appreciated.
Even donations of $10.00 or $20.00 will help to bring the monument to schools, community centres and events for gather contributions for the "Creating A New Reality" Vision.
Cheques can be made out to The Survivor Monument Project and sent to the address above or donate online directly below.
Make a donation with PayPal or
donate with a major credit card through PayPal
HandPrint Visualizations
The "HandPrints" of the "Creating A New Reality" Vision can be a simple outline of a hand with an initial or name. If you want you can include a message or images. They serve as a written visualization of our intention to provide healing support for survivors and protection of children. As an extraordinary collective coming together of positive visualizations inside the "Reaching Out" Monument the Hands will be a force for change today and tomorrow.
At schools across the country children drew an outline of their hand and wrote a message.
Messages written on outlines of hands were displayed in shopping malls from the Atlantic to the Pacific. What a powerful "National Visualization".
http://www.irvingstudios.com/child_abuse_survivor_monument/studio_visits.htm
STORIES OF FEAR- OF CHILD ABUSE- ALL AROUND THE WORLD
He's Watching
Mysterious nights went by, slowly unnumbered,
While her innocent body lay in an enchantingly deep slumber.
A monster in the dark lurked about
Conjuring up evil, so for her, there was no way out.
He cast his evil spell that fathomed her soul.
No one was she to tell, when from her innocence he stole.
There’s nowhere to run and nowhere to hide.
He’s sneering, waiting, and watching.
Sighs of the dawn suddenly appear
and the secrets of the night are profoundly made clear.
King of the giants, with all of their knowledge, could not foresee
the woe, the pain and the misery.
Poison still lingers in the air.
No need to worry, for he is still there.
He’s sneering, waiting, and watching.
The sun begins to shine through the shadowy veil.
Time heals all wounds and life prevails.
The evil of the night no longer hoovers over her breast.
She can sleep without crying and fear is put to rest.
Her beauty is more captivating with each passing day,
Yet, taunting memories still creep in her way.
He’s sneering, waiting, and watching.
Pulled out of dreamland by an overwhelming fright,
Make him stop! What’s that sound? I’m scared!
Who keeps lurking in the night?
Her trembling heart is silenced by the refuge that is near.
Was it a dream or is he still there?
Her conscience is seared!
She knows he is still there,
Sneering, waiting and watching,
Somewhere?
By: Connie Lee/Founder/President of the FACSA Foundation
Springhill, LA.
STATISTICS ON CHILD ABUSE
IN CANADA
A child dies every week in Canada at the hands of a care-giver.
(Statistics Canada, 1980-89)
70% of children who are victims of homicide are killed before the age of 5.
(Statistics Canada, 1980-89)
80% of abusers are known to their child victims.
(Dr. Harriett MacMillan et al., McMaster University, J.A.M.A., July, 1997)
More than 90% of child abuse cases are unreported.
(The Gallup Organization, 1995)
1 out of every 3 female children, and 1 out of every 5 male children in Canada will be sexually abused before they reach adulthood.
(The National Clearinghouse on Family Violence, 1994)
Children with disabilities are 10 times more vulnerable to sexual abuse than non-disabled children.
(National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse, 1996)
BEWARE THE NIGHT
Beware! Beware this street laced
with hungry dogs
Impatiently licking their lips
in shadowy doorways
I hear them gnawing on the fragment
bones of ignorance and innocence
I am destined to be savaged
by a rabid dog,
for I walk unseen
close in the shadows of tall
building and I must surly
meet such beasts
But again if I seek the bright
openness of the neon lights,
green eyes from the bordering
malevolent darkness wait
to jump out to render me
Be vigilant friend if passing
you hear, echoing
from the blackened ally way,
de-vouring snarl
-- Beware! ----
Alison
RESPONDING TO THE VOICE OF CHILDREN
Dear Dr. Irving,
In recent weeks you attended Downtown Alternative School to discuss your Child Abuse Survivor Monument Project with the students. My child was one of those students and the effect your project had on her has prompted me to write you and express my thanks. The children made paper hands to put inside the monument with comments expressing their thoughts and feelings on the issue of child abuse.
Late that evening, when my child was in bed, she turned to me and asked if I knew about child abuse. She then told me about the project. The events of the day had a strong impact on her. She could not understand how people could be cruel to children.
We talked at length. My daughter would like to see the monument stand for thousands of years to let future generations know that the people of our time had a caring side, that we were aware of the suffering and tried to do something about it.
Something as simple as the making of a paper hand opened up a door to awareness for my eleven-year old child. For this gift, I thank you.
Elizabeth Sellwood, Mother
May 24, 1999
HANDPRINT SQUARE-
Incest
Deep in my core lies hidden
the seed of life -
lost amidst the pain
of someone else’s choice.
Incestuous abuse
ravages my childhood,
steals my future,
destroys my SELF.
Agony courses
through my veins:
Burning, Freezing,
Struggling, Debilitating.
There is power in my choice -
I choose to feel the pain,
to grieve the loss, to be sad;
to Live, to BE.
Ruth Cook
RUTH'S HANDPRINT
http://www.irvingstudios.com/child_abuse_survivor_monument/poetry/706A2_poem7b.htm#706a2
Traps
Traps are set for tiny things
Hopeless, small, with no wings.
Escape is not a question here
Shadows, shadows everywhere.
Scream the words that hold you tight
Take a leap into the night.
Babette Healy
BABETTE'S HANDPRINT
http://www.irvingstudios.com/child_abuse_survivor_monument/poetry/706A3_poem8f.htm#706a3
Silk Ribbons
My chains of bondage forced, not wanted
I am alone waiting for the key.
Please mommy help me...nothing, no one
Only silk ribbons in the breeze cascading from
my hair...pretty, but silent...helpless
Time -- loss -- found
Courage!
From my soul...I’m afraid, need to tell
Told! I live...free
to soar.
Tracy Kloske
Thread of Hope
Oh my soul screams in silence
I weep...my loss is so deep
Torn, ripped and thrown away
I am forgotten...no place in your world
Drowned in an instant - a moment lost forever
Holding on --- letting go
Suspended by a thread of hope
From hell to here -- here to the future
Anticipation - unknown
Tracy Kloske
TRACY'S HANDPRINT
http://www.irvingstudios.com/child_abuse_survivor_monument/poetry/706A4_poem5b.htm#706a4
Silenced Voice
I have no voice.
I draw in silence.
I speak through my drawings.
Our silent tears are overflowing with screaming pain,
Our Mother’s hate inflicted upon her child, for a lifetime to remain.
The Beast’s hand created too many tears.
For each tormented tear we created a child,
My voice of what I hear and see from so many children inside.
In my drawings you’ll see the torture we survived.
Please, Please don’t destroy my silent voice.
Keep it safe,
Protect it,
So we can share it.
Please, Please don’t throw out my silent voice.
You see, we must say "Hello" to the pain in our silent tears
Before we can say "Goodbye" to the pain we survived in fear.
Gloria Large
and
The Chorus Line
http://www.irvingstudios.com/child_abuse_survivor_monument/poetry/706A5_poem4a.htm#706a5
I Remember
I died as I was born.
I saw the light,
Quickly my soul was torn.
Softly in the night,
Pain became my friend.
Sadness and devastation my end.
Clutching at beauty of rock and tree,
To ease the cold within.
Searching for the light,
Finding the fire.
Burned again and again.
Fireflies, flowers, snakes and rats,
Never will it end.
I remember when butterflies were free,
When sap ran sweetly from the tree,
I held my puppy close to me, for comfort.
I remember when blood ran from my mouth
Like ice cream dripping
From a cone on a hazy afternoon.
I remember riding my horse in the shade of the wood
Picnic lunches all alone
My fantasy land of Robin Hood
Castles and guard we all stood.
I remember people all dressed in black
Incense burning
I want to turn back.
I remember the knives,
The will of the group
The chanting, the dancing,
This was no fun group.
I remember the sounds, of screams in the dark
Of death and destruction
On a Saturday night.
I remember crucifixions
In God’s Holy name
Face up on the floor
Nailed in my pain.
Rebecca Martin
http://www.irvingstudios.com/child_abuse_survivor_monument/poetry/706A6_poem1.htm#706a6
MESSAGE
Reality came when I placed my hand in the plaster. As I sat with lamp support, Monica, Jackie, Sue - I felt like a person. I felt like what it feels like to be in existence. I finally feel like I am the reason to heal - even though there are many other reasons, I have never felt like I was a reason.
There is a lot of grief at what I lost. As I look behind me from the mountain top, you see I believe I’ve climbed one peak, I look and see the storms and valleys I have walked through - I feel God and Jesus have been there all along from the beginning
Eye(s) see you forever
Eye(s) see you forever
Eye(s) see you forever
Watching the black cold
feeling my terror, my shame
I’m crying desperate and needy for someone
Not those crazy orange people!
Satan is laughing, the madness of blindness
Dirty, yucky stupid girl!
Is there any worth to the life
Slowly, inside the warmth returns with God
with grief, with fear of the
birth about to happen
Watching me, watching, watching, watching
Tenderness in my hand.
Clare Nickerson
http://www.irvingstudios.com/child_abuse_survivor_monument/poetry/706A7_poem1.htm#706a7
Secret No More
The pain is mine
The knot in my stomach that is there now
Has been with me all my life
The gruesome craving to eat raw meat today
Taught to me by cult members yesterday
Encouraged by mother, the witch
How did I get there ?
In my daddie’s car of midnight blue
Oh how poignant !
This child’s favourite colour.
The joy of the colour masked the fear
and set the tears to shame
The tricycle - midnight blue, of course
To share a ride with sister
I was too small to help.
She screamed
I hurt for I was stepped on as I fell at my daddie’s feet
I cried but no one cared,
So I went to the garden to bury another soul of mine
I was a baby wanting to be held
wanting to be hugged
wanting to be loved
wanting to be cherished
But I was nothing, just another piece of meat
The tightness of my breath
The pain in my chest.
Will not stop me any longer.
I will run no more.
I will open the doors, not in vigilance
But in preparedness to yell
NO MORE ! NO MORE !
The secret will be told
I will hug and love and cherish the child in me
There will be no more beatings that cause life long bruises
EXPOSE ; EXPOSE ; EXPOSE
In the garden, I will cultivate my spirit
It is me
It is mine
To go
To show
To tell
A secret no more.
Sheila Pavey
http://www.irvingstudios.com/child_abuse_survivor_monument/poetry/706A9_poem4a.htm#706a9
Free At Last
I pull, I twist, I squeeze, I stretch
this hard shapeless piece of wax,
Wanting to create a picture
that shows the honest facts.
Needing to show the world
my anguish, sorrow and pain,
Where a child so full of hurt
lay crumpled, covered with shame.
Shame for things done to me
with choices I never had
Constantly told by all
that I was the one who was bad.
As I manipulate this piece of wax,
I feel a warm and cleansing glow,
Where my little spark of hope
can finally start to grow.
Freedom from abuse memories
that are pulled from my dark past
To be healed, respected and believed in
as I begin to shout, "I am free at last!"
Cherlyn Tannor
http://www.irvingstudios.com/child_abuse_survivor_monument/poetry/706A12_poem5a.htm#706a12
http://www.irvingstudios.com/child_abuse_survivor_monument/images/quilt_inventory/706A2_square.htm
Realities/information/
statistics/actions
Many addicts use drugs to escape the truth of being sexually abused. It is not usually a conscious decision, but one that is sublimated into a socially more acceptable activity. "It was a way to escape - there was no one to tell about what was happening to me." "I don’t care what people think when I’m drunk or high." It is more socially acceptable to be using drugs or alcohol than to talk about the reason behind it. It takes the attention away from the sexual abuse. Drugs and alcohol are coping mechanisms which allow addicts to be able to talk to anyone. Most addicts need them to get through the day.
Very few services exist to help with both issues: addictions and abuse. It needs to be understood that the two go hand in hand. The services which do exist are often inadequate, requiring the individual to heal only on the therapist’s terms, or to "get clean first, then we’ll talk". Often if you make one mistake, you’re out of the addiction program. This isn’t fair. Only one out of every 100 people make it, perhaps because of the programs themselves.
Survivors need to value themselves, to be true to themselves. Survivors often find it hard to say no to anything, and survivors need to fit in, so they often say yes. They often have no boundaries, because they often have no idea of what boundaries are. Our abusers took away our trust. When parents, the most trustworthy individuals in a child’s life, tell a child the boundaries and then break them, this tells a child that it’s okay for them to go beyond the rules. As survivor parents, we let our children take control of us because we don’t ever want to break their trust.
We need to understand that treatment for addictions is slow and progressive. You cannot help addicts quickly or with some other drug.
Addictions
Resources are going to have to address both issues: addictions and abuse. We need facilities and clinicians that deal with both issues simultaneously - not one day Alcoholics Anonymous, the next day therapy for abuse.
Addicted survivors have to be able to find a way to deal with the pain without drugs or alcohol. Eventually an addicted person reaches a point where they cannot use the drugs or alcohol because it will kill them. Often, survivors manifesting addictive behaviours find that the experience no longer helps. When nothing works for them any more, this is frequently a turning point in their recovery.
There are common central issues to both emotional and spiritual healing: there are trust issues in both areas, as well as anger and rage, there is also terror, shame and guilt. Healing needs to happen in each of these areas.
Are there pressures in society which push people into addiction? "All of the addicts I have known have been sexually abused." Sexual abuse is a huge contributor to addiction. Some survivors turn to prostitution, a form of addiction.
Concerns
There is an enormous cost to society from addictions and abuse. If we could cure or end child abuse, we would empty prisons and eliminate drug and alcohol problems.
What are the possible consequences of giving out the information that the majority of addicts were abused as children? Would this frighten the survivor? Is it dangerous to provide the information? Many addicts could become normalized as a result.
The statistics and surveys are ever changing. Surveys vary because sometimes people don’t remember being abused or they don't want to tell anyone about their experience.
Survivors need to feel safe to tell, or people won’t come forward to reveal their experiences of abuse.
Confidentiality needs to be maintained. How do we make it safe for people to ask for help? How do we make it so that people don’t feel isolated and alone? Sometimes survivors are the most helpful people for other survivors to talk to.
http://www.irvingstudios.com/child_abuse_survivor_monument/Addictions.htm#706a13
Hatred
Who’s to pay at the end of the day
For the cruelty and pain
That obliterated all sunshine or rain?
Unforgiveness, the judgement, children’s innocent illusion
The apparent unreality and impossible resolution.
Who’s to pay?
Who’s to pay at the end of the day
For the bitterness and sadness
The overwhelming madness?
T.
Shattered Youth
Depression takes over and so I search my soul and my inner self,
Hoping to discover some explanation of a senseless situation.
I look to the mirror
What do I see?
A frightened child,
Please don't let it be me.
In the deepest regions of my confused and cluttered mind,
Are shards of what seem to be a nightmare of the worst kind.
I look to the mirror
What do I see?
A frightened child,
Please don't let it be me.
For years I avoided this reflection because of its unpleasantness
Swiftly running endlessly away from the reality of its existence.
I look to the mirror
What do I see?
A frightened child,
Please don't let it be me.
A safe life, for this young soul, would require a guard.
A rock, a hammer, a fist, thrusting forward
Too hard, too hurtful, too inexplicably wild,
To obliterate the reflection of this child.
And so, I think, I am drawn to a conclusion,
For this child, there will be no more confusion.
Suddenly, the pieces crash to the floor.
The child runs frantically to get out the door.
She searches for the exit and the blood runs cold
As she realizes that it is surrounded by the mold
Of the mirror that she shattered to bits that day.
Destroyed is the escape route to a safe place to play.
T.
http://www.irvingstudios.com/child_abuse_survivor_monument/poetry/709A1_poem17b.htm#709a1
Metamorphosis
A little Child, new to the land,
Came to meet dad, far away.
Taken from home, she is trusting and hopeful
Caring and loving, wanting someone to know she is there.
But she is only a child and, small and insignificant, so
Like the caterpillar in its cocoon.
In my family, I learned to be afraid.
Coarse words and actions not nice to see.
A first secret to keep inside of me.
So, I continued to hide deeper into my
Protective shell feeling different,
Unattractive and used.
Two big secrets converged for me, followed
By panic attacks and depression, you see.
No one to turn to, no one at all.
I’m full of pain, anger and despair.
I feel like I’m drowning in there.
Help me! Stop the pain! Kill the pain! KILL ME!
No! Wait! What about my family?
No! Kill the pain! Take the pills! Kill me!
No! Stop, stop! What about your family?
Help me someone to break out of this shell!
It’s too tight and confining, I can tell.
Help me to find some sense of release
From keeping these secrets all to myself.
A wonderful lady came to my aid and now, I’m learning
To forgive that little girl.
She helped me to see
All the beauty and strength inside of me.
Thank you my friend for your patience and care
For without you, I would not be here.
I can never express how truly grateful I feel
About our time working through all my problems and fears.
It can also happen to you.
Time is a healer and hope is there too.
Courage is needed to block the despair
But when you are done, all is worthwhile;
So keep up your spirit while you try.
M.
http://www.irvingstudios.com/child_abuse_survivor_monument/poetry/709A3_poem1.htm#709a3
Blanking out
Little girl sick –
Gagging – hot
Little hands
Pushing away bloody hands
Tears come.
Throbbing, popping pulse
Beating inside my thing
Crying
Stopped breathing –
No feeling
Blanking out.
I don’t like this
Too too hard
Squishy inside
Lost – no center
Klutzy, clumsy
Dear Daddy do you "no"
I hate.
Maureen McGowan
Workshop Assistant
http://www.irvingstudios.com/child_abuse_survivor_monument/poetry/709A5_poem4c.htm#709a5
The Silent Pain
Physical pain, hard
mental anguish, hard
the hardest thing of all ...
- what it does to the core
Silent not by choice
but by force
He is supposed to
protect
but he kills - me
Despite the pain
I overcome.
Today I am stronger
conscious of the silent
pain in others
No words pass
but so much said.
Silence speaks loud
if people listen
not with ears
but with hearts
H.
http://www.irvingstudios.com/child_abuse_survivor_monument/poetry/709A6_poem2b.htm#709a6
Nothing Stuff
The hardest thing
‘bout child abuse is
If you tell
You’re ostracized.
I told mother;
Her eyes closed
and
opened naught
for
two whole years
but
By then I knew
if
I wanted to be heard
I talked about the weather
and nothing stuff.
I lay huddled in my wool blanket
I’m cold
I’m hungry
I lay listening to the February snow storm,
listening to the wind pulling the tent
and the snow pellets driving against
the canvas.
I’m so cold and hungry.
When I grow up
I’m going to feed my children
and
keep them warm.
Patricia Bear Claw
January 5, 1998
Being involved in the Survivor Monument Project has been a wonderful experience for me. Working with others of like background to erect a work of art that will be on display allows me to know that never again will child abuse be swept under the rug of secrecy. It exists! It acknowledges that and that makes it more comfortable in my mind. I hope it helps others in similar situations to find comfort that they are not alone - this project is breaking the silence.
http://www.irvingstudios.com/child_abuse_survivor_monument/poetry/711A1_poem4a.htm#711a1
Once an Old Story
Like a builder
I repair and prepare
my song
Frightened as I crawl
change - transform
trusting my love
your love
Once this old story
held my attention
Now I don’t need it
Gerry Brodey
http://www.irvingstudios.com/child_abuse_survivor_monument/poetry/711A2_poem2a.htm#711a2
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SHELDON KENNEDY- CHILD ABUSE SURVIVOR- who had the guts to tell Canada what happened to a boy who loved hockey.... and the monster that destroyed a piece of his youth 4-EV-A
To prevent sex abuse, empower the bystander
Sheldon Kennedy, Respect Group Inc.
Sheldon Kennedy, Respect Group Inc.
The following testimony was delivered on Tuesday to the U.S. Congressional Subcommittee on Children and Families by Sheldon Kennedy, the co-founder of Respect Group Inc.
For many Canadians, hockey is everything. It is our passion, our culture and our national pride. Like most boys growing up on the Prairies, I dreamed of playing in the National Hockey League and, luckily for me, that dream came true. I played for the Detroit Red Wings, the Boston Bruins and the Calgary Flames.
But it’s not my dream that I’m best known for — it’s my nightmare. As a junior hockey player, I suffered years of sexual abuse and harassment at the hands of my coach, Graham James.
Despite the nature of the abuse, the hurt I experienced and the fact I knew what was being done to me was wrong, it took me over 10 years to come forward to the authorities. Why didn’t I say anything? This is the question that I asked myself again, and again and again. It’s the question I know everyone else was asking. And it’s the question that plagues the millions of sexual abuse victims around the world.
Even though I wrote a whole book on the subject, the answer is quite simple: Because I didn’t think anyone would believe me. In my case, my abuser was named the International Hockey Man of the Year. In Canada, that gave him almost God-like status. Sound familiar?
The man who preyed on me took advantage of his position as a coach to look for children who were especially vulnerable (single parent households, families with drinking problems, boys who needed a father figure, etc.). These kids — and often their parents too — looked up to him as a hero. This was someone who could make their dreams come true and he used that trust to hurt them. This imbalance of power and authority creates a deeper problem and it’s the one that I think this subcommittee has to deal with head-on if you truly want to prevent child abuse.
In every case of child abuse — certainly in my own — there are people who had a "gut feeling" that something was wrong but didn’t do anything about it. Their attitude was, "I don’t want to get involved," "it’s not my problem," "he couldn’t possibly be doing that" or "the authorities will take care of it."
And that’s what pedophiles and predators are counting on. They are counting on the public’s ignorance or — worse yet — their indifference. That’s what keeps child abusers in business. And that is what you have to address.
From my experience, a child who is being abused has to tell — on average — seven people before their story is taken seriously. Seven. That is completely unacceptable.
When my story became public in 1997, there were people who refused to believe it. Many were angry that I had exposed an ugly side of their beloved sport.
Fortunately, Hockey Canada responded seriously to my situation and made abuse-prevention education mandatory for their 70,000 coaches. And this is the positive message that I want to leave you with this morning.
Seven years ago, I co-founded Respect Group Inc., in partnership with the Canadian Red Cross and its internationally recognized experts in the prevention of child abuse.
Together, we launched an online training program for sport leaders called "Respect in Sport." It focuses on educating all adult youth leaders on abuse, bullying and harassment prevention including a sound understanding of your legal and moral responsibilities.
Our belief at Respect Group is that we may never fully eliminate child abuse, but by empowering the 99% of well-intentioned adults working with our youth, we can greatly reduce it. I am proud to say that, through Respect in Sport, we have already certified over 150,000 youth leaders, which represents a high percentage of all Canadian coaches.
Many sport and youth-serving organizations have mandated the Respect in Sport program, and the list continues to grow: Hockey Canada, Gymnastics Canada, the Province of Manitoba, school boards and some early adopters here in the United States, including USA Triathlon and USRowing. In addition, organizations such as Hockey Canada and Gymnastics Canada have implemented our Respect in Sport program designed specifically for parents.
We also are seeing proactive initiatives by the Canadian government to combat child maltreatment — not just tougher legislation and minimum sentences for perpetrators — but a federal approach to prevention education that spans the ministries that touch our most vulnerable youth.
We have learned that social change takes time and has to occur at both the grass-roots level and from the government on down. I am pleased to say that is exactly what is happening in Canada, and I hope it’s what will happen here in the United States, too.
Over the years, through my work at Respect Group, I’ve learned that:
•Educating the good people — the well-intentioned 99% of our population — is our best defence to prevent abuse;
•Training must be mandatory to ensure full compliance and reduce liability;
•The education has to be simple and consistent;
•All forms of abuse leave the same emotional scars, so training has to be comprehensive;
•Education is best delivered online to ensure consistency, safety of the learner, convenience and the greatest reach; and finally,
•Training must be ongoing, it’s not a one-time thing.
Too often, society’s response to child abuse is to focus on punishing the criminal. If the teacher, priest or coach is sent to jail for a long time, then we feel that we’ve done our jobs as citizens or as politicians. Punishing the bad guys makes us feel good, but it does not fully solve the problem. You need to give all adults working with youth, and all parents, the tools to recognize and respond to abuse when it first arises.
I am under no illusion that such an approach will fully eliminate child abuse, but I do know that mandatory education creates a platform within all organizations for that conversation to happen. Empower the bystanders and you’ll be taking an important first step in breaking the silence on child abuse.
Visit Respect Group Inc. to learn more about Sheldon Kennedy’s work.
Learn more about Canadian Red Cross’ violence prevention work through its program entitled RespectED: Violence & Abuse Prevention.
SHELDON KENNEDY- 4 CHILD ABUSE SURVIVORS- CANADA RED CROSS
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Abuse, violence, bullying: the hurt is real – and can be stopped.
You have the right to be protected – and to be safe from violence. No one has a right to harm you, to make you feel small or stupid, or to touch you how and where you don't want to be touched. Not even people close to you. If this is happening to you or a friend, if you are afraid or hurting, please ask for help.
To get help, you can:
•Tell an adult you trust, like a school counselor, your parent or a friend's parent, your teacher or coach, a spiritual leader or your uncle or aunt. Keep telling until you get the help you need!
•Contact the Kids HelpPhone: 1-800-668-6868 or go to http://www.kidshelpphone.ca/
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•Keep telling until you get help—and remember: this is not your fault!
•Under 19? You have rights.
It's easy to get sucked in... protect yourself!
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Toronto choir school to perform for the new pope
St. Michael's Choir School, Toronto. Ave Maria Bach-Gounod
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THE WORLD OF WOMEN IN THE MILITARY- this sounds familiar to all women serving in all nations doesn't it??
NATO in Afghanistan - Afghan female security forces fight prejudice
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Published on Jan 15, 2013
As Afghan forces grow and develop, taking responsibility for lead security in their country, women too are stepping forward to join the nation's army and police forces. But those who volunteer for their nation's forces often faces prejudice and harassment. At a recent conference in Kabul, women working in Afghan security discussed how best to fight prejudice against them.
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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY-
MILITARY WOMEN AROUND THE WORLD
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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY- is every day- Nichola Goddard-Killed Afghanistan- we remember- and love u
(1/2) In the Words of a Soldier (Excerpt) - Part 1
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(2/2) In the Words of a Soldier (Excerpt) - Part 2
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1ib2LsfUyc
The Trews - Highway of Heroes
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrkgV5bl7kQ
"Highway of Heroes", was co-written and co-produced by The Trews and Gordie Johnson (Big Sugar) and was inspired by the 2006 death of Captain Nichola Goddard from The Trews' hometown of Antigonish, NS. Canada's Highway of Heroes, is the section of the MacDonald-Cartier freeway named to honour those who have sacrificed all in service of country.
You can purchase "Highway of Heroes" world-wide exclusively via iTunes. http://bit.ly/dbVi6d
Net proceeds from sales will benefit the Canadian Hero Fund ( http://www.herofund.ca ), an organization that assists the families of Canadian military personnel through academic scholarships.
The video was directed by Tim Martin.
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Canada's Warrior Women
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POAZ5LuoTNQ
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Women in the Russian and Serbian military
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhe0xyq7GG8
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canadian women in the services
Women, Peace and Security - Prevention
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVie_59Bdpw
Women have a significant role to play in NATO to help resolve and prevent conflicts.
War and conflict often affects women and children more than men.
Recognizing the important role women play in building peace, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1325 on 31 October 2000.
The Resolution called for an end to the historic inequality of male and female participation in resolving conflicts.
This short film examines how NATO is working to protect women and children in its areas of operations, and to increase the participation of women at every level to prevent future conflicts.
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Women of the Israeli Army, from "Women of the World"
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs77_74PHT4
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Chinese Female Soldiers marching in the 60th year of the Great Peoples Army
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xtnke_-_1ZU
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G.I. Jane 2013: Women As Military Troops
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uujp2tj-Eco
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AUSTRALIA
Military: Women on the front lines
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeqzySbLxqM
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AFGHANISTAN WARRIOR DOG SAVED- Military Working Dog- Over 2000 folks and troops saved by this dog
Save-A-Vet Rescues Hero MWD Dexter
MWD Dexter saved over a thousand lives in his tours of duty in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere. Save-A-Vet rescued him from euthanization and gave him a home where he can live out his retirement years.
Thanks to CBS 58 WDJT-TV Milwaukee for sharing this footage!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5X8UG8zwUQ
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Women on the Front Line, with Military Working Dogs
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95Am7wF4ydc
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ONE IN THREE WOMEN WILL BE BEATEN, RAPED OR MURDERED ON THIS PLANET....Global Girl Power Rising... and this is NOT just valentine's day...it's every day..... ONE BILLION RISING
CANADA
One Billion Rising Lunapads & AFRIpads
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWSjCdMxsS0
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One Billion Rising-Break the Chains (Short Film)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl2AO-7Vlzk
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Shania Twain - She's Not Just A Pretty Face - Chicago
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ay1dLGnh1Q
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From Nova Scotia to Afghanistan- every day is International Women's Day- One Billion Rising- break the chains
The dancing demonstrators of One Billion Rising - EURONEWS- IN AFGHANISTAN- THEY MARCHED-
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IuIycEFgVQ
http://www.facebook.com/pages/One-Billion-Rising-Canada/519388444743471
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One Billion Rising (Break the Chain) performed by New Light girls
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYS3NinY4Cc
About One Billion Rising (http://www.onebillionrising.org)
ONE IN THREE WOMEN ON THE PLANET WILL BE RAPED OR BEATEN IN HER LIFETIME.*
ONE BILLION WOMEN VIOLATED IS AN ATROCITY
ONE BILLION WOMEN DANCING IS A REVOLUTION
On V-Day's 15th Anniversary, 14 February 2013, we are inviting ONE BILLION women and those who love them to WALK OUT, DANCE, RISE UP, and DEMAND an end to this violence. ONE BILLION RISING will move the earth, activating women and men across every country. V-Day wants the world to see our collective strength, our numbers, our solidarity across borders.
What does ONE BILLION look like? On 14 February 2013, it will look like a REVOLUTION.
ONE BILLION RISING IS:
A global strike
An invitation to dance
A call to men and women to refuse to participate in the status quo until rape and rape culture ends
An act of solidarity, demonstrating to women the commonality of their struggles and their power in numbers
A refusal to accept violence against women and girls as a given
A new time and a new way of being
The following dance is choreographed and performed by the children of New Light, an NGO working in the red light area of Kalighat, Kolkata, India. The video is conceptualized by Urmi Basu, founder and director New Light, shot by Mrinmoy Mondal and edited and directed by filmmakers Rajdeep Paul and Sarmistha Maiti.
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One Billion Rising dance - Hong Kong
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9ldDUO0Cuc
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One Billion Rising Pakistan
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioL529z-mKk
Do you, as a Pakistani, refuse to watch as more than one billion women experience violence on the planet??
"One Billion Rising" is a Global Campaign started by Eve Ensler. It is an activist movement to end violence against women and girls. It is being taken up by different countries across the globe to mobilize the grass root communities, individual men and women, intellectuals, politicians to raise their voices against violence against women.
"More than 1 out of every 3 women on this planet will experience violence during her lifetime. With 7 billion people on the planet, that's one billion women. Stopping this violence is as crucial as addressing the issues of disease, hunger, and climate change," said Eve Ensler. "One Billion Rising" is a global strike, a call to refuse to participate until rape and rape culture ends. It's a solidarity reach, a new refusal, and a new way of being."
One Billion Rising activists are encouraged to focus on local issues affecting women and girls including work places, home life, laws and legislators, media that supports violence against women and girls, and governments or religious institutions that have not done enough to stop it. This is a people's movement. It is not a campaign with one face attached to it. It is a campaign that has millions of women's faces from all over the world. This is an appeal to take proactive activism forward.
This video was made by the non government organization Rozan working on on issues of emotional and mental health.
http://www.rozan.org/
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ONE BILLION RISING- BREAK THE CHAINS-Robert Redford
One Billion Rising: Robert Redford on why he is joining Eve Ensler's campaign
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READER'S DIGEST CANADA
One Billion Rising
There was a monumental event that took place on February 14 this year that seems went largely unnoticed by much of the mainstream media no, not Valentine’s Day—an event called "One Billion Rising" a global campaign to end violence against women and girls. To be honest, I had heard nothing about it until I came across a news piece done by NPR in the states. The event called for one billion women around the world to join together and dance in a show of collective strength. The word billion refers to the statistic that one in three women will be raped or beaten in their lifetime, or about one billion—that’s shocking. ?The campaign was founded by playwright and activist Eve Ensler who said, ?"Today the dancing begins and with this dancing we express our outrage and joy and our firm global call for a world where women are free and safe and cherished and equal. Dance with your body, for your body, for the bodies of women and the earth." ?The rally was held in more than 190 countries including most major cities in Canada and was deemed a success by organizers as women from all walks of life joined in mass dance movements and flash mobs around the world—what a joyous way to send such an important message.?To see much more about this movement go to www.onebillionrising.org.
One Billion Rising - Canada
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Published on Jan 27, 2013
I'm Rising Because..."Over 50% of Canadian women by the age of 16 will have experienced at least one incident of sexual or physical violence. Why Would You Not Take Action? "
Toronto City Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam is Rising with One Billion Rising Toronto on February 14, 2013.
Thank you to fb.com/onebillionrisingtoronto for posting this Canadian perspective. Danya Daccash, M.S.W.
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ewwww AMAZON- DON'T PAY TAXES AND T-SHIRTS SAY 'RAPE A LOT'
Amazon row over 'rape' T-shirt Amazon has yet to respond to a BBC request for a comment
Internet retailer Amazon is continuing to list clothes from a US firm despite a row over a T-shirt printed with the message: "Keep calm and rape a lot."
On Friday, US company Solid Gold Bomb apologised for selling the T-shirt and removed it from sale, saying a listing was automatically generated in error.
Earlier on Saturday the firm had T-shirts for sale with messages including "keep calm and hit her".
An Amazon statement said later "those items are not available for sale".
The T-shirts are based on the World War II wartime propaganda slogan "keep calm and carry on".
Among the 8,425 T-shirts still offered for sale by the company on the Amazon site at 12:00 GMT on Saturday were those with the slogans "keep calm and knife her" and "keep calm and grope a lot".
By 14:00 GMT, all items listed for sale by Solid Gold Bomb were unavailable to buy with visitors unable to click on the "add to basket" button.
Solid Gold Bomb said any offensive items were "certainly in the deletion queue and will be removed as soon as the processing is complete".
'Mellow-harsher'
The sale of the T-shirts has been criticised by former Labour deputy leader Lord Prescott, who said on Twitter: "First Amazon avoids paying UK tax. Now they're make money from domestic violence."
Times journalist and author Caitlin Moran tweeted: "Wow. Keep Calm & Hit Her T-shirts on Amazon. What a massive mellow-harsher."
In Friday's statement, Solid Gold Bomb said it had been "informed of the fact that we were selling an offensive T-shirt primarily in the UK".
It added: "This has been immediately deleted as it was and had been automatically generated using a scripted computer process running against hundreds of thousands of dictionary words."
The company said it accepted "the responsibility of the error and our doing our best to correct the issues at hand.
"We're sorry for the ill-feeling this has caused."
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One Billion Rising - South Africa
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhHobzuaaXQ
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One Billion Rising Türkiye / Break The Chain
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8ljmLgYCmM
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One Billion Rising: New York
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZvoFrqToWw
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One Billion Rising in Taiwan !! ??????????????????
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppGzeyQyvQI
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One Billion Rising PHILIPPINES DANCE.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrAjb1Zsjsg
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Albania joins One Billion Rising
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oR7KYsZDek
Thousands of women joined today in Tirana,
capital of Albania the initiative "One Billion Rising" under the special care and
under the auspices of the Speaker of the Albanian Parliament Mrs. Jozefina TOPALLI!
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One Billion Rising Peterborough UK Flash Mob
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9frD86Us9SU
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One billion Rising Cologne,Germany
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKHVtB39JbY
One Billion Rising: Women Rising up and Dancing to Protest Violence against Women on February 14, 2013 in Köln (Cologne), Germany. Music "Break the Chain" by Tina Clark
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One Billion Rising Poznan Poland
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3T4wLnIoA0
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Break the Chain - One Billion Rising Verona - Italy
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0Or80GPrv0
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One Billion Rising Flashmob at the European Parliament
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On 29 January 2013 in Brussels, the European Parliament rose and danced with Eve Ensler in a One Billion Rising flashmob to call for an end to violence against women and girls.
This initiative was led by European Parliament Vice-President Isabelle Durant (Belgium) with her fellow "V-MEPs" who performed The Vagina Monologues in the European Parliament in March 2012: Franziska Brantner (Germany), Marielle Gallo (France), Ana Gomes (Portugal), Kartika Liotard (Netherlands), Ulrike Lunacek (Austria), Sirpa Pietikäinen (Finland), Renate Weber (Romania), Cecilia Wikström (Sweden). They were joined by many more MEPs, including Michael Cashman (UK), Nikos Chrysogelos (Greece), Leonidas Donskis (Lithuania), Mikael Gustafsson (Sweden, chair of the EP committee on women's rights and gender equality), Jean Lambert (UK), Barbara Lochbihler (Germany, chair of the subcommittee on Human Rights), Baroness Sarah Ludford (UK, Vice-Chair of the ALDE Group), Marisa Matias (Portugal), Martina Anderson (UK), Judith Merkies (Netherlands), Joanna Senyszyn (Poland, Vice-Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights), Gabriele Zimmer (Germany, chair of the GUE/NGL Group), as well as staff at the European Parliament.
www.onebillionrising.org
One In Three Women On The Planet Will Be Raped Or Beaten In Her Lifetime.
One Billion Women Violated Is An Atrocity.
One Billion Women Dancing Is A Revolution.
On V-Day's 15th Anniversary, 14 February 2013, we are inviting ONE BILLION women and those who love them to WALK OUT, DANCE, RISE UP, and DEMAND an end to this violence. ONE BILLION RISING will move the earth, activating women and men across every country. V-Day wants the world to see our collective strength, our numbers, our solidarity across borders.
What does ONE BILLION look like? On 14 February 2013, it will look like a REVOLUTION.
ONE BILLION RISING IS:
A global strike?
An invitation to dance?
A call to men and women to refuse to participate in the status quo until rape and rape culture ends?
An act of solidarity, demonstrating to women the commonality of their struggles and their power in numbers?
A refusal to accept violence against women and girls as a given?
A new time and a new way of being
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