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Be like a pebble in a pond
Be like a pebble in a pond A pebble tossed into a pond causes ripples to flow out from the center, an excellent analogy to political organizing. When setbacks stop us in our tracks, we can lose sight of options to respond. Keep going. Be the pebble in the political pond and create ripples of…
Read MoreBook In Progress
Why I Write I want to write about those advocating for those who suffered sexual abuse. I want to reach every sector of society and bring to light the history, challenges, and heroes who created organizations that fought back against sexual violence. Their challenges and successes must be shared for present-day advocates and future fighters…
Read MoreNew Title for My Book Manuscript
New Title for My Book Manuscript We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For, How Survivors Stood Up, Organized, and Fought Back Against Sexual Abuse My old proposed titles for my nonfiction book were OK. Here are a couple of previous titles: A Phoenix Emerges From the Ashes: The Rise of the Survivors’ Movement…
Read MoreThe Scope of Sexual Abuse
The Scope of Sexual Abuse It’s impossible to pinpoint when sexual abuse in human society began since it shows up in the earliest historical texts of every civilization. We do know that sexual abuse did not begin this decade, this century, or this millennium, as it is a social corruption of every civilization. Present…
Read MoreSeeking a Literary Agent
Seeking a Literary Agent I’m seeking representation for my nonfiction book, We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For, How Survivors Stood Up, Organized, and Fought Back Against Sexual Abuse. My book documents the last twenty-five years of activism by survivors of sexual abuse who created a social movement to end sexual violence and…
Read MoreJourney of Writing a Book – Two Years In
Journey of Writing a Book – Two Years In Two years. Writing a book is slow. The analogy of a train starting from the station rings true–it starts slowly, but with time, it picks up steam and then barrels down the tracks. My writing started when I attempted to develop a documentary on the Survivors…
Read MoreA Book about the Survivors Movement
A Book about the Survivors Movement For the previous two years, I have been writing a book about survivors of sexual violence emerging from the shadows to build a powerful social movement to challenge centuries of abuse and exploitation. My book celebrates the creation of a powerful social movement that emerged in the last twenty…
Read MoreA Movement Arises
Survivors of sexual violence emerged from the shadows to build a powerful social movement to challenge centuries of abuse and exploitation. The growing influence of survivors has compelled reforms in law, social relations, and culture. In the recent period, survivors expanded political power as it reformed laws in thirty states and prompted dozens of states…
Read MoreCreate a Movement
Sexual Abuse Survivors Create a Movement The Movement for Respect and Dignity Emerges Survivors of sexual abuse are creating a new movement from their furious, decades-long struggle to end rape and sexual abuse. They have stood up and bravely told their story. No longer will they remain quiet. They demand respect and dignity. Movement for…
Read MoreEssay on Messaging
Taking the Struggle from ‘Us and Them’ to ‘Community versus Predators & Predator Institutions’ A Hundred Questions in Ten Steps – An theoretical thought essay on messaging, hegemony, ideology, and practice Introduction During my decades of social activism and political organizing, it has schooled me well. Three lessons I repeatedly learned, investigate, ask questions, and…
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