If bloggers who have survived domestic abuse and sexual abuse and/or assault are brave enough to tell their stories here, the blogging community owes it to them to listen.
It works like this: Subscribe to the feed and place a badge on your own blog. Drop a comment here and I will add you to this blogroll. Badges are at the bottom of the page below this pledge list.
THE PLEDGE
If you are brave enough to share your story of
domestic violence and/or sexual abuse and assault,
we the following pledge to hear and honor what you have to say.
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mojo [at] violenceunsilenced [dot] com
for assistance, or visit the Picasa web page Mojo (the best volunteer tech guy EVER) created.***
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A word about comments
Please show your support by commenting on each of the survivor stories. I know that sometimes you may be struck speechless, or you may feel that you are repeating yourself on each post -- But for each of these survivors, their one post is everything. They will continue to check it, they will circulate it among friends and family, they will link to it now and in the future. They need to know you are listening to them. That their bravery has not been for nothing. Even if it feels as small as, “Thank you for speaking out,” believe me, it won’t feel small to them.
That said, comment moderation is in place. If this was your average run-of-the-mill personal blog all comments would be allowed freely, but because of the delicate nature of the subject matter and because the contributors are often writing from extraordinarily vulnerable places, any comment deemed non-supportive will be deleted. This is not an open forum or an advocacy site structured for healthy debate. Rather, this is a safe place for survivors to speak out in hopes of enlightening their fellow bloggers.
If you have had a previous comment approved your comments will go through immediately, but still may be subject to removal. Please help maintain a dignified and safe space for the brave post authors.
Violence UnSilenced is a personal weblog. It is not intended to take the place of professional and/or legal advice. It is staffed strictly by volunteers and there is no financial gain. Each post is the personal property of the author who penned it. Those wishing to use any of the content on Violence UnSilenced must have express written permission both from the blog moderator (maggie [at] violenceunsilenced [dot] com) and the author of the specific post. The moderator and volunteers of Violence UnSilenced are not in any way legally responsible for any actions permitted by any parties directly or indirectly related to the content of this site. If you are in fear for your safety please do not use this site until you are safe.
