Category: Abuse of Power
❓ FAQ: What Do Terms Like Gaslighting, Emotional Abuse, Grooming, and Coercion Really Mean?
Language is power. Survivors often feel the harm long before they can [...]
Only 2% “Owned” Slaves?”: Slavery and Slaveholding in the United States Facts (Part 3)
Slavery and Slaveholding in the United States, 1860
Introduction
The [...]
When We Look Away: The Cost of Animal Abuse
Every minute in the United States, at least one animal is abused. That [...]
When Belief Becomes a Cage
Belief is powerful. It shapes how we see the world, how we raise our c [...]
🌀 Absent Boundaries, Beliefs Can Penetrate and Redefine a Space
Absent boundaries, anyone can use their beliefs to penetrate a space. [...]
Why Men Don’t Belong in Healing or Decision Groups for Women: Protecting Safety and Trust
“If you are silent about your pain, they’ll kill you and say you enjoy [...]
Why It’s Wrong to Call Women “Hateful” for Demanding Safety
When Black and Indigenous Women Are Called “Hateful” for Demanding Saf [...]
When Leaders Put Special Interests Above Public Safety
Leaders who put special interests above the well-being of the people a [...]
Remaining Calm in the Face of Abuse: A Survival Tactic We Can All Learn From
We have never given domestic and sexual assault victims the credit tha [...]
Words Matter: Owned vs. Enslaved
When we talk about slavery, the language we choose can either uphold l [...]
Only 2% “Owned” Slaves?” The Dangerous Game of Subtracting Context
We’ve all heard it: “Only 2% of white people "owned" slaves.”It’s a ta [...]
When “Anti-Carceral” Becomes a Back Door for Abuse
Survivors of violence, harm, and abuse know full well what "no justice [...]
Rethinking ‘Capitalist’: Point It Toward Human Traffickers, Not Black Communities
For the love of money.......
Some of us grew up knowing what capita [...]
When Overpolicing Silences Survivors of Domestic Violence
When you work in organizations that address violence against women [...]
Why Women Must Stop Handing Power to Our Oppressors
Some of us have been told since girlhood that our main purpose in this [...]
The Salem Witch Trials Were Never Just About “Witches”
History likes to tell it as if Salem was a fever dream about broomstic [...]
Who’s Really Saying “Stop Harming Her”?
You want women to fight for men when those same men will not even say, [...]
When DEI Disappears, So Do the Safeguards for Victims and Survivors
The Tech Transparency Project reports that Google removed 58 nonprofit [...]
Safety Requires Strategy — Not Just “Being Nice”!
As an advocate, I’ve aided thousands of women in creating safety plans [...]
🧨 Selective Empathy: Who Gets Compassion—and Who Gets Condemned
⚖️ "But His Parents Divorced..."
As an advocate for victims of violen [...]
