Seattle aid org says Central America needs our help
(from Alex Covarrubias via Wikipedia) The Seattle International Foundation sounded alarm bells about the development situation in Central America at an event on Tuesday, where panelists called for...
View ArticleSeattle orgs meet to help combat violence against women in Central America
A female gang member in a prison in San Salvador. While gang and drug related violence in Central America is well known, the majority of female homicides are actually related to domestic violence....
View ArticleLocal Asian Pacific Islander leaders reflect on year of violence against women
In the wake of a “War on Women” by American policy makers, the shooting of a Pakistani schoolgirl and the brutal gang rape and murder of a young Indian woman on a bus in Delhi, today’s International...
View ArticleIndian Nun brings fresh approach to domestic violence to Seattle
Sister Lucy Kurien, founder of a network of homes for battered women and children in India, is in the Northwest preaching her philosophy of creating intentional communities for victims of violence....
View ArticleDesde México hasta Tacoma, una lucha común contra la violencia doméstica
Una visita a un pueblo empobrecido en Veracruz revela un trauma, y la fuerza compartida para superar el abuso. Read in English Ser capaz de admitir que usted sufrió de violencia doméstica puede ser...
View ArticleFrom Mexico to Tacoma, a shared struggle against domestic violence
A visit to an impoverished village in Veracruz uncovers a shared trauma, and the shared strength to overcome abuse. Leer en Español » Being able to admit that you suffer from domestic violence can be...
View ArticleThe surprising link between climate change and violence against women
Tonya Miller hugs a Red Cross volunteer in front of her home in Joplin, Missouri following the 2011 tornado. (Photo from Flickr by Ozarks Red Cross) Summer is arriving early to the Pacific Northwest...
View ArticleZimbabwe’s economic collapse cited in rise of gender-based violence
Netty Musanhu, the executive director at the Musasa Project, poses for a portrait at her Harare office. The Musasa Project provides shelter, protection, and other services for victims of gender based...
View ArticleAPI Chaya 23rd Annual Candlelight Vigil: Engaging Across Generations
We will gather to remember the lives of Susanna Blackwell and her unborn child, baby Kristine, Phoebe Dizon, and Veronica Laureta, as well as all those who have experienced domestic and sexual...
View ArticleAnnual API Chaya vigil recognizes ongoing epidemic of violence
The photos of Susana Remerata Blackwell, Phoebe Dizon and Veronica Laureta at the back of a King County Courthouse courtroom during an annual vigil held in their memory. (Photo by Ester Ouli Kim)...
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