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Pulse-2019

It has been three years since the massacre at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Our staff have been working the last few days to plan a Pride event and it hits home that LGBTQIA+ rights have come so far but ...

We’re not safe.

Content Warning: discussion of domestic violence and murder . . . . . A DeKalb County man recently returned to the area fleeing California after allegedly shooting another man to death. (Links to local reporting on the crime HERE and HERE). Mark Sypien had a host ...

Stalking Awareness Month

January is National Stalking Awareness Month.  How many of us would recognize the signs of stalking or feel confident that we'd know what to do?  Do we think of stalking as a "James Bond-style" incident?  A stranger in an unmarked ...

Give the Gift of Hope

"For so long, I've been hurt by other people. For so long, I've felt stuck, like there's no way out. For so long, I didn't have a voice of my own. Dropping everything and coming to Safe Passage, I found ...

Thankful

It is an important time of the year for reflection.  We know that this has been a difficult year for survivors. There have been high profile cases that have triggered and frustrated survivors.  There have been proposed rollbacks to protections ...

You are the Boss of your Body!

My niece was getting ready for bed one night when I was home visiting my family.  She was just about to head upstairs and crawl into bed when my sister called her back to say goodnight to everyone.  As she ...

Runner

I am not, nor have I ever been, much of a runner.  However, when my partner volunteered me for a Thanksgiving 5K Race, I realized I had better figure it out. I've been working through a Couch to 5K program ...

Politics

Our Director of Prevention and Communication shared her perspective on WNIJ this morning (LINK). She shares about the importance of voting, but also the importance of what we do AFTER we cast our ballots.  How do we hold our elected leaders ...

Acquitted

Daily Chronicle News Report:  Brenton Cleveland Acquitted in Rape Trial (LINK) It has taken us a while to write about this case because it's a very difficult and emotional topic.  We'd like to say we can always trust our court system.  ...

National Avocado Day

Avocado...the trickiest food to prepare, the key ingredient in guacamole, and the reason millennials aren't able to afford to buy houses. I love avocados.  I didn't when I was younger, but something changed in me.  I grew older.  I grew wiser.  ...