I would suggest reaching out to her. What I have found to be effective with several people close to me is to offer a completely nonjudgmental ear. Listen, reflect back, ask challenging questions, and although it will be very hard, (posted to Any advice on how to help a victim of domestic violence?)
Some of us in the Hudson Valley are hoping that if she does decide to give up her Senate seat, our Representative, Maurice Hinchey, will run for and win her Senate seat. (posted to Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State? )
I just went to a talk last night by Cindy Crabb. She writes zines that you can check out at the link below. I have not read them yet, but several people at the talk had found them helpful. Some (posted to Resources for Survivors of Acquaintance Sexual Assault?)
There is an interesting book I read in a course called education and poverty called, Don’t Call Us Out of Name: The Untold Lives of Women and Girls in Poor America. One of the girls interviewed in the book said (posted to Why Young Girls Choose to Have Babies)
I am happy about Obama's commitment to women's rights. However, I am disturbed about his foreign policy. He plans to keep up to 50,000 troops in Iraq, to increase troops in Afghanistan, and to boycott the World Conference Against Racism (posted to Two months into the era of Obama)
I saw this video today that shows how the different news outlets are reporting the story about Obama lifting the stem cell funding ban. It's really interesting to see the difference in perspectives... definitely worth a look. http://www.newsy.com/videos/stem_cell_funding_ban_lifted/ (posted to Two months into the era of Obama)
For the most part, so far, I'm happy with Obama. However, in today's news he talks about his proposed educational reforms which make me very unhappy. I am completely against most of what he's proposed but, since my kid has (posted to Two months into the era of Obama)
Me too. I am happy for his social policies but not happy about his economic ones. Why on earth did he think another stimulus package would work, the first one didn't? I think this is the more pressing issue and (posted to Two months into the era of Obama)
I like him a great deal, but it's hard to get a fair assessment of him. On the one hand, some people seem to think he will solve all our problems. Some will support him no matter what and others (posted to Two months into the era of Obama)
I'm writing from Prague, Czech Republic, and here every woman gets three years of government assistance after having a child. health care costs about 40 dollars a month for full coverage (deductibles and co pays don't exist), and school is (posted to Why Young Girls Choose to Have Babies)
