Take Action to STOP! In America, a child watching her mother being beaten or raped does not qualify for child protection services. Watch this video. It demonstrates vividly how our public policies force children to live in the most depraved and damaging circumstances. A few decades ago in Minnesota, a once progressive state, changed child protection statutes to allow children subjected to horrible domestic violence to be reported as abused (and receive some relief). Case … [Read more...]
Roxanne Williams ~ The Dragon Whisperer – A Pathway to Healing
A Celebration of Women™ asks all the Women of our World to welcome Roxanne Williams, our newest writer, videographer and more ... This wonderful Power of Example has joined A Celebration of Women™'s team of creative contributors, and we are delighted to have her!! Video with Heart ~ please enjoy and comment. Please Welcome Roxanne with open arms and a warm, lion heart, ladies. I Hope For A World With More Love, More Joy, And Laughter This video was … [Read more...]
Karen Pegler – WOMAN of ACTION™
A Celebration of Women™ is elated to Celebrate the Life of this Canadian unsung heroin, a woman that has risen above her own challenges, coming our on top of it all. Abuse survivor, having to re-build her life with two children by her side, she went back to school - achieved! We are elated to have her now here today, to help the Women of our World !!! WOMAN of ACTION™ Karen Pegler Born in Millbrook, Ont 1960. Raised on a dairy … [Read more...]
Violence is not always Visible, Henriette Eiby Christensen
How Anger (and education) Saved Me From Suicide Six years ago, I came out of a 12-year verbally abusive relationship not knowing what had happened. First relief, then not understanding why I felt so bad, and kept feeling like the world would be a better place without me in it. Then ANGER. No way was I going to let him continue to have that kind of power over me – I had to understand everything, not only for myself, but also for my three children. And so I started writing and … [Read more...]
Safe Cities: Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 2012
"Safe Cities Free of Violence against Women and Girls." Port Moresby is one of five pilot cities -- along with Quito, Kigali, New Delhi and Cairo -- participating in UN Women's Global Programme "Safe Cities Free of Violence against Women and Girls." Operating successfully since its December 2010 launch, the project, entitled "Port Moresby: A Safer City for Women and Girls," aims to develop, test, evaluate and disseminate a model that makes cities safer for women and girls. Port Moresby … [Read more...]
Vicky Lynn Darden – WOMAN of ACTION™
A Celebration of Women™ is honored to Celebrate the Life of this powerhouse of a woman. A survivor in many areas of life, here is a perfect example of one that makes a decision to Take Action and use the experiences that life can toss to us, at us and through us; using these events collectively as the molding kiln to grow into the Woman we were destined to BE. WOMAN of ACTION™ Vicky Lynn Darden Hello everyone, my name is Vicky, I am a cancer survivor on a … [Read more...]
Swanchetan Society for Mental Health in New Delhi, Rajat Mitra
CBM partner Dr. Somervell Memorial CSI Mission Hospital organises self help groups for women with psychosocial disabilities in Kerala, South India. Community workers are recruited from their own neighbourhood adding to the sense of ownership by the group members. This concept is the culmination of a long track laid out by CBM and partners since the 2004 Asian tsunami. Swanchetan Society for Mental Health Dr. Rajat Mitra is a clinical psychologist and Director of the Swanchetan Society … [Read more...]