On todayâs show, our guest is Maria Santiago, a survivor of childhood domestic violence or family violence, a protective parent, and a decades long advocate for survivors of intimate partner violence. Â Maria is employed as a violence prevention educator in a NYC non-profit organization and works on elder justice reform in the Latino community as…
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This is the fifth “Reflections” episode where I examine a series of interviews with my friend, Michael. He joins me as we reflect back on episodes 25 (âBrock Turner for Prisonâ Facebook Group Founders on Rape Culture & #MeToo), 26 (Tammy Cho, Co-Founder of Better Brave on Workplace Harassment and Discrimination),  27 (Council Member Jennifer Gates on…
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On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Lisa Fischel-Wolovick, an attorney who has represented battered women for almost thirty years. She is also the author of numerous publications including her recent book: Traumatic Divorce and Separation: The Impact of Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse in Custody and Divorce, just recently published by Oxford Univ. Press, this…
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On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Laura Fernandez, the Clinical Director at Sanctuary for Families, a leading service provider and advocate for survivors of domestic violence, sex trafficking and related forms of gender violence in New York City. Â At Sanctuary, Laura provides leadership, management, and strategic direction for all clinical services citywide, including…
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On todayâs episode, our guest is Ben Atherton-Zeman, a public speaker and comedic performer on issues of violence prevention. His one man show, âVoices of Menâ has been performed in over 46 states and around the world, including four continents. Ben has spoken and performed at military installations, colleges, high schools, public theatres, conferences, houses…
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