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This is an image of pure joy outside the door to the apartment where I was assaulted in Rome in 2008. That’s because I’m holding a draft of the legislative bill I worked on for 9 months in 2024 with…
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Hello dear readers, it’s me, your long dormant afightback blog lady. I have spent the day applying for Congressional appropriations to kickstart Pathways to Safety International‘s hotline for Americans sexually assaulted or abused abroad, and it got me thinking –…
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I’ve had a helluva week for reasons I will spare you. But today… today, I was gobsmacked by this piece by the Washington Post featuring the story of why and how I mark my assault anniversary every year. Not only…
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I’ve been meaning to share my life-changing experience moderating a panel for the UN Population Fund and Special Olympics at the Nairobi Summit in Kenya two months back. But every time I try to summarize it, I get overwhelmed. In…
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On Friday, Oct. 11, I made a quick trip to NYC to speak on a panel about representation of women and girls in media. The panel was hosted by UN Women, UNICEF, The Unstereotype Alliance and Plan International at the…
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It’s been forever since I’ve posted. I’ve simply been doing. Reading. Working. Volunteering. Dreaming. But I want to share my excitement about an upcoming speaking engagement for The Hollywood Commission on Eliminating Sexual Harassment and Advancing Equality in the Workplace’s…
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Happy to share the news that I will be speaking about Pathways to Safety International at the Foreign Association of Women’s Clubs Overseas (FAWCO) Biennial Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, on March 23. I will Skype into the session unless my…
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I wasn’t sure what to expect of the HLN special I mentioned previously. I knew it was being edited and I was concerned that some of what I most wanted left in would be excised. Because, that’s always the way,…
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I’ll be part of a one-hour special today at 2 p.m. ET on HLN focusing on violence against women. I taped my personal story with the producers two weeks ago, and then, I participated in a panel of experts last…
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I’m summarizing my TEDxCentennialParkWomen Talk from Friday, Nov. 30, here as a means to relive my joy, and also, to counteract my disappointment in learning it will take 8-10 WEEKS before the talks are uploaded to the TEDx site. Egads.…
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