When I woke up this morning, I found this great tweet that summed it up perfectlyâââAmerica is in an abusive relationship with her âpresident.â Iâve been saying this since the election. Iâm sure we can all remember what we were doing that nightâââNovember 8, 2016âââand how we felt the next morning. For me, that grim…
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On this first episode of the series we call #SurvivorStories, we introduce the hashtags #abusertactics, #signsofabuse and #upstandertips to shed light on the multitude of ways in which abuse, power and control, or coercive control dynamics can manifest in a relationship. Our goal is to help develop a cultural literacy around recognizing abuse of power.
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On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Ruth M. Glenn, the CEO and President of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV). Previously Ms. Glenn was employed by the Colorado Department of Human Services for 28 years and served as the Director of the Domestic Violence Program (DVP) for the last nine of those…
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On this episode, our guest is Phyllis B. Frank, the Senior Director of VCS, a mental health counseling and family service agency located in Rockland County, with an anti-racist, social justice mission. Â Phyllis has dedicated herself to the battered womenâs movement for the past 40 plus years, starting the first NY Model for Batterer Programs.
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On this episode, our guest is Evan Stark, a sociologist and forensic social worker who has been working at the intersection of feminist activism, child welfare, health research and justice reform since he and his wife Anne Flitcraft, MD helped found one of the earliest shelters for battered women in l970’s. His prize winning book…
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