Woman honored for developing gathering circles in rural areas

LAFAYETTE TOWNSHIP — It might seem idyllic.
http://gazettextra.com/news/2008/dec/15/elkhorn-woman-honored-rural-advocacy/
Living in the cozy farmhouse on the hill and making a living raising crops and livestock. What could be more peaceful?
The problem, rural Elkhorn resident Mary Bub said, is that what goes on inside the walls of some of those picturesque farms might be closer to nightmare than American [...]

Take Back The Tech – Twittering activists

This website gives a review of how to use twitter for community activism, including working to end violence against women.
http://www.takebackthetech.net/frontpage
There are many ways to quickly communicate and inform your friends and networks about what you are up to. We are mostly familiar with communication tools like instant messengers and SMS text messages.
Twitter is another platform [...]

Man arrested after shooting wife while having sex with her

According to reports from Springfield, Ohio, a Springfield man told police he accidentally shot his estranged wife while he was having sex with her. The woman is in critical condition.
Timothy Havens, 38, told police he was reaching for something on the nightstand when the pistol went off, hitting his estranged wife Carolyn in the upper chest. [...]

Police Deaths, Planting Petunias, and Procreation

By Marie De Santis
Women’s Justice Center/ Centro de Justicia Para Mujeres
Everyday police are out there risking their lives for you and me. Or are they really? And what urgent difference does it make to you, your sisters, your daughters, and friends?
Before reading any further, try this quick test. Rank the following six occupations according to [...]

Juarez Crime Reporter Murdered

Juarez Crime Reporter Murdered, Attacks against Press Intensify
El Diario de Juarez journalist Armando Rodriguez Carreon was well-known for countless stories about gangland killings in his hometown of Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua. For years, the 40-year-old police beat reporter tirelessly published pieces about the latest executions in a violence-torn city.
Rodriguez launched his journalistic career as a [...]

Cross-country protest against femicide and other violence against women

Pain and Protest on the Day of the Butterflies: Violence Persists Against Women in Mexico
Frontera NorteSur
Thursday, December 4 2008
A 1995 novel by writer Julia Alvarez retold the story of the three Mirabal sisters brutally assassinated by the Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic in 1960. Decades later, the date of the murders, Nov. 25, was declared [...]

Signs of a Battering Personality

Lydia Walker on the history of ”Signs of a Battering Personality”
Many people are interested in how I came to write the handout “Signs of a Battering Personality”. It has been widely used across the United States and has been reprinted in the “Dear Ann Landers” and “Dear Abby” columns several times. ….Feel free to copy it and [...]