tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14986919380989105202011-07-07T16:30:06.120-04:00Help end domestic violence Freedom for all men, women &and childrenEMPOWERMENT...noreply@blogger.comBlogger391100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498691938098910520.post-8018534304425197202009-12-08T10:19:00.007-05:002010-06-07T13:14:11.078-04:00

A celebration of life, of freedom..7 years ago I left for a better life for my son & II am so very happy!! 12/08/09

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Bring it forward turn it around and be the strength for the next victim!Join us on "The Sisterhood" on FACEBOOK.COM as we support our fellow victims & survivors of domestic violence!

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Today is my anniversary of the day that I left my abuser 7 years ago!I'd like to thank all my special friends victims, survivors and advocates for this cause!I'd like to thank the Escambia County Sherrif's office for that cold night in Dec when they saved 3 lives!I also want to thank the Naples Police department & Sherrif's for all their great work!Many, many thanks to The Shelter, Naples, I

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Thanks to all of the wonderful people that I have met on my journey!Thanks to the special women Tammy, Deborah, Lise, Ivette, Katy, Nancy and so many othersYou are all amazing & wonderfulAll The people at the Shelter, Naples who have touched my heart and led me towards "freedom from the ghosts"I have had so much support from The Shelter For Abused Women , Naples (Now, The Shelter, Naples)I speak

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I am a survivor of domestic violence. I escaped abuse 7 years ago on a cold December night with my beautiful 7 month old son. Law enforcement rescued my son & I that night in 2002. That was the night I knew that my son & I were going to live...Many thanks to The Escambia County Sheriff''s office! Many thanks to law enforcement all over the country who have helped so many victims!

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Many thanks to The Shelter For abused Women and children also known as The Shelter, Naplesfor having the vigil at the courthouse in Naples, Florida tonight. This was the best way to start off domestic violence awareness month. This was a special night that was dedicated to the Damas family victims just recently murdered. Many thanks to law enforcement, the district attorney and all of the

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Guerline Damas and her Five children were murdered by Guerline's husband in Naples last week.There is a fund set up to help for the funeral expenses. Five children died because of their father who slit their throats along with their mother. Violence can not be permitted in the home God Bless the children may they be at peace with their mother Guerline

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Women ages 16 - 24 experience the highest rate of partner violence!If you have children ask yourself what are you going to do about this growing problem in our great country?TALK......NEVER STOP TEACHING YOUR CHILDREN.....Teach them by example......NEVER SHOW THEM VIOLENCE IN THE HOME!!!TOGETHER WE END THIS ONE MAN, WOMAN AND CHILD AT A TIME....END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE!!!!

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Special Thanks to all the men and women in uniform your support is above and beyond needed and recognized!I love you for that!Law Enforcement is in my heart!One by one we can get these victims to safety.It takes a voice to end this fight!One Force one voice together!MELISSA

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Thank you from the bottom of my heart Knox County Clerk of court, Tenn.

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Kenneth Creamer, convicted in June of murdering his wife with a crossbow more than two years ago, tried one final time Monday to argue that it was just a hard-to-believe accident."I'm not a cold-blooded killer," Creamer told a judge, barely peering up from his handwritten notes. "It happened the way I said."Creamer had claimed during his trial in June that his wife died in a "tragic accident"

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POMONA, Calif. - Monica Thomas-Harris got the chilling news just before Christmas: Her estranged husband, jailed for abducting and threatening her, had been released.A frantic Thomas-Harris rushed to the district attorney's office, begging for an emergency protection order that would allow police to arrest him if he came near her. But it was the Friday evening before Christmas, and no judge was

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Girl ‘married’ at 8 says sex started in 3rd gradeTEXARKANA, Ark. — A woman who said evangelist Tony Alamo “married” her at age 8 is telling federal jurors that he sexually assaulted her repeatedly until she escaped his compound in late 2006.The woman, now 18, testified Thursday that Alamo groped her at age 8. She said he began having sex with her when she was a 9-year-old third-grader who weighed

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In Memory: Lori Hacking and unborn childLori Hacking: Just before she vanished on July 19, 2004, the 27-year-old Utah woman told friends she was five weeks pregnant. A massive hunt ensued before her husband, Mark Hacking, confessed to shooting her in the head as she slept and throwing her body in a garbage bin. Police found Lori Hacking's remains in a landfill on Oct. 1, 2004. Mark Hacking was

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I commend Knox County clerk of courts Tennessee for displaying pictures of victims of domestic violence on their website. Thank you from the bottom of my heart~Melissawww.knoxcounty.org/.../domesticviolence_photos.php

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Tamika Huston: The South Carolina woman disappeared in May 2004. Her remains were found in Duncan, S.C., and identified in August 2005. Huston's ex-boyfriend, Christopher Hampton, was convicted of her murder and received a life sentence.

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Laci Peterson: The 27-year-old wife was eight months pregnant when she disappeared on Christmas Eve 2002, prompting a massive search. Her decomposed body and that of her fetus were found the following April in San Francisco Bay. Her husband, Scott Peterson, right, was convicted of murder in both deaths and sentenced to die by lethal injection.

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Let no mark lay upon himNo bellowing be heard in his earsNo violence fill his eyesMay hands hold him only in sunshineA smile always be upon his faceA new generation beginsWhere violence has no placeWritten by:Melissa2009

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Homicide is the number one reason that pregnant women die.Women are not safe in their own homes.How can we make a difference?Awareness = Prevention1 in 3 teenagers report knowing a friend or peer who has been hit, punched, kicked, slapped, choked or physically hurt by their teenage partner

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When law enforcement are called for a domestic violence dispute they go in not knowing either party. There are two sides to every story. Victims are usually afraid to report any violence. He or she is in shock and traumatized by the abuse they have suffered. You can compare this shock to the sudden death of a close friend. Victims are not thinking clearly when law enforcement arrive. Victims are

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a movement against domestic violence: 1.Ignore 2.Refer 3.Pass the buckAll survivors and advocates unite together...We are no longer aloneWe are a circle that never breaksOne heart, One causeThis blog is dedicated to victims, survivors, advocates and law enforcement around the world Together we can end domestic violence....http://www.survivorsinaction.com/http://www.weakervessel.org/

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On that final day of capture while in a violent, drunken rage he threatened..." You or the police will not take this baby from me, I'm taking him"book due to be released September, 2010Written by: Melissa

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Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You speech Inaugural Address by John F. Kennedy - January 20th 1961My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man. Finally, whether you are citizens of America or citizens of the world, ask of us the same high standards of strength and sacrifice which we ask of you. With a good

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A great web site that will email you with any new sex offenders that move in your area!http://www.familywatchdog.us/

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One in Three Teenage girls are victims. They are being abused by their teen boyfriends!In order to stop domestic violence we need to teach our children to say no to violence!These teen boyfriends one day become fathers!!!STOP THE CYCLE ...EACH OF US can Help end domestic violenceEveryone can do there part by speaking to their children & other adults...Open your eyes & earsONE VOICE, ONE CAUSE

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Reading is knowledge, empowerment!Gay men and childhood sexual TraumaIntegrating the shattered selfJames CasseseWhy does he do that? Inside the mind of angry and controlling manLundy BancroftWhat parents need to know about teen dating violence:Advice and support for helping your teenBarrie Levy and Patricia Occhiuzzo GiggansThe batterer as parentLundy Bancroft and Jay SilvermanSurviving domestic

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One in Three teenage girls are victimsThey suffer physical/sexual abuse caused by their teenage boyfriendWe have to continue to help our teens with this growing problemWe are now teaching generation after generation to end the violenceIf we do not end violence it follows these teens to the next generationThese teen victims one day become mothers.It is a cycle that never ends unless we try to end

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Abusers hide...They have no face, it is hidden... no sympathy, no morals, no shameNo more hiding!Bring them out of hiding let your voice be heard!A message from Melissa:As a victim, I felt ashamed of the abuse.I was embarrassed to report my abusers violence.I was wrong to feel that shame.Shame, is not something for a victim to carry with them.The abuser needs to know that they are the one at

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"Violence should never be taught in the form of a mother or a father"Book due to be released September 2010written by : MelissaDon't teach children to be violent

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80% of young adults who had been abused met the diagnostic criteria for at least 1 psychiatric disorder at the age of 21 (including depression, anxiety, eating disorders, & post-traumatic stress disorder)Abused children are 25% more likely to experience teen pregnancyAbused teens are 3 times less likely to practice safe sex, putting them at greater risk for STDsThese statistics are from the

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Domestic violence, also known as spousal abuse, battering or child abuse, can take many forms. Abuse can be physical, verbal, sexual or mental. It's not always easy to recognize symptoms of domestic abuse, but there are a few cues that may alert friends or other family members that someone in a household is being abused.Learning to recognize the basic signs of domestic abuse may lead friends or

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Adolescents who engaged in violent behavior at a relatively steady rate through their teenage years and those whose violence began in their mid teens and increased over the years are significantly more likely to engage in domestic violence in their mid 20s than other young adults, according to a new University of Washington study."Most people think youth violence and domestic violence are

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Information taken from: http://www.thedoctorwillseeyounow.com/articles/behavior/ptsd_4/Psychiatric Symptoms Associated with Childhood Abuse PTSDNightmaresFlashbacksMemory and concentration problemsHyperarousalHypervigilanceIntrusive memoriesAvoidanceAbnormal startle reponsesFeeling worse when reminded of trauma DissociativeOut-of-body experiencesDerealizationAmnesiaFragmented sense of self and

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In memory of Samantha Leath GutierrezLEXINGTON — A 44-year-old woman faces murder charges in connection with the shooting death of a woman she lived with.The Davidson County Sheriff's Office said Samantha Leath Gutierrez, 35, was fatally shot Monday afternoon at her home at 367 Avenue K.Deputies later arrested Tammy Starlette Miller West, who lives at the same address. West was charged with first

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http://www.ncadv.org/

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RAINN: The nation's largest anti-sexual assault organization.One of “America’s 100 Best Charities" —Worth magazinehttp://www.rainn.org/

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Thanks to law enforcement all across the country for helping this causeWe need to work togetherIf we do not work together we work against one anotherTogether we are empoweredThis blog is dedicated to men and women around the world who believe in the fight to end Domestic Violence. With education, we grow strongerTogether we stop the violence, the abuseWhen we report abuse we are the victors no

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