A Fight Back Woman

Tag: Legislation

  • Almost.

    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…

    Almost.

  • Two D.C. Days, Many Important Meetings, Fun Shoes

    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 –…

    Two D.C. Days, Many Important Meetings, Fun Shoes

  • My Traumaversary: Thank you, Washington Post.

    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…

    My Traumaversary: Thank you, Washington Post.

  • I’m Speaking to Congress. Really.

    I can’t quite believe that I get to type the following words:  I’m speaking at a Congressional briefing dedicated to #MeToo Abroad survivors on Monday, April 23, after two other panels I’ll be speaking on the previous day. Pathways to…

    I’m Speaking to Congress. Really.

  • Legislator Pushes Pro-Rape Bill

    Last night, Rep Earl Ehrhart, the one-man, pro-rape bill-pushing legislator from Powder Springs, pulled a slime ball move to revive HB 51 which forces GA campus sexual assault victims to enter the criminal justice system to seek remedy. In what…