Secret Story of Beatriz
Susheela Varky conducted a training class on Working with Immigrant Survivors this week. Here is the story of her work with a client. Claudia and I sat down with Beatriz… read more “Secret Story of Beatriz”
Susheela Varky conducted a training class on Working with Immigrant Survivors this week. Here is the story of her work with a client. Claudia and I sat down with Beatriz… read more “Secret Story of Beatriz”
National Crime Victims’ Rights Week – April 10-16, 2016 On behalf of the 65 member Sexual and Domestic Violence Advocacy agencies who are at the center of the Action Alliance,… read more “Serving Victims, Building Trust, Restoring Hope ”
Imagine you are a mother, a victim of domestic violence, and have successfully severed the relationship in a step toward a life of safety. Yet, court papers arrive in your … read more “Mothers on Trial: Gender bias in the Courtroom”
Have you ever witnessed something so fantastic that you could not accurately describe it to friends or family? Have you thought, “They would not believe this?” Yet, you tell your… read more “Why Believe?”
I have been a member of the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance (Action Alliance) for approximately 30+ years. Therefore, I have been a member since the late 80s.… read more “In the Beginning: Perspective of Mothers of the Movement”
On August 15, 1995 my sister was shot several times in the face and chest while she lay sleeping by a male “friend” our family had known since childhood. She… read more “Restorative Justice: Restorative of Right Relationships, of Community.”
“What will matter is the good we did, not the good we expected others to do.” -(Elizabeth Lesser) What does “A Mother of the Movement” mean to me? – … read more “Perspectives of Mothers of the Movement: Alice Twining”
Crystal Hamilton was doing what many of us do on Saturdays—she was at home with her family and making plans for her evening. She will never see her son become… read more “Two young women lost their lives to domestic violence in Prince William County last weekend.”
Years in the making, Governor Terry McAuliffe recently signed into law a layer of safety for those who seek relief from the fear, intimidation and threat of lethal violence. This… read more “Working Together to Empower the Survivor.”
Gynnya McMillen was 16 years old when she died in her sleep while in custody at a juvenile detention center last month in Kentucky. This was the first night she… read more “Black Lives Matter: Racial Justice and Trauma-Informed Advocacy”
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