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Comment on UPDATE: Safeway Clerk Reinstated by Ann Fitzsimons

Ann Fitzsimons — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 05:37:12 +0000

That is awesome that Young intervened when he saw the abuse. Hurray for him. And thank goodness Safeway did do the right thing and reinstate him. Safeway should be proud of an employee like Ryan Young.

Comment on February Is Teen Dating Violence Prevention & Awareness Month by Jeanine Anderson

Jeanine Anderson — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 06:20:37 +0000

my 24 year old was in an abusive relationship several years ago.. she is out of it now, but i have a 14 year old and do not want a repeat situation. i would like to see a program added to her high school

Comment on Sexual Assault & the NFL: When Will We Stop Defending Our Athletes? by The Notre Dame Story That Matters: Lizzy Seeberg

The Notre Dame Story That Matters: Lizzy Seeberg — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:34:49 +0000

[...] This is a stunning double standard and the Notre Dame brass should be ashamed of themselves. I could go on to explore the many allegations that the school ignored – and even covered up – abhorrent behavior by players to protect their precious football program. For that matter, I could explore what could be called an epidemic of sexual violence against woman on college campuses, specifically at the hands of athletes. And how about violence against women at the hands of professional athletes? [...]

Comment on Mission City Community Fund donates to Next Door’s Emergency Shelter by Julie Hunt

Julie Hunt — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 22:42:44 +0000

As resident of Santa Clara, I
thank my fellow Mission City
residents for the generous donation. Now
lets work with the Santa Clara Polic
Department so they get the proper
training to support victims. I have lost
all respect for them due to their support of
abuser.

Comment on Kaiser Permanente Partners with Next Door in New Healing Families Pilot Project by karen varela

karen varela — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 02:35:59 +0000

I am a student at Evergreen Valley college , I am doing a research paper on the subject. I finally after 21 years,escaped an abusive relationship, yet my family and I still suffer the lingering repercussions of the
long ordeal. All my child teenagers and now young adults are damaged by the divorce, abuse and lack of
family structure as messed up as it was. If you have any information for us, or my research or my class.I would really appreciate it.
Thank you
karen Varela

Comment on October Not That Special by susan fallon

susan fallon — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 23:15:37 +0000

Wonderful post about an immense problem. Thank you, Margaret, for your fine words. I’ll be making a contribution.

Comment on Next Door’s 40-Hour Training Program Is Full by Dede Regalia

Dede Regalia — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:31:03 +0000

I am interested in taking a 40 hr DV Training and cannot seem to find any. I will continue to look, but if you could let me know of some way to find one in the Bay Area I would really appreciate it. I live in Fremont and work in Mountain View.

Thanks so much.

Dede Regalia

Comment on Innocents Are Most Tragic Victims by Gail M Webber

Gail M Webber — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 18:32:32 +0000

I do not understand why stemming this kind of violence and dedicating needed resources to remediating the emotional damage are not common practice in our nation.

Comment on Six Degrees of Separation by FromAVictimizedHusband

FromAVictimizedHusband — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 17:01:30 +0000

I am truly afraid to live in this Country. Paul Z was convicted of murdering the love of his life based upon nothing more than a room full of handpicked people, many of whom were mostly women, HMMMM?. The D.A. knew he could get a conviction when he found out about the domestic violence. I am a husband who was victimized myself by my wife a little over a year ago. Women seem to forget that domestic violence is a two way street. I guarantee you that Jen was no angel herself, but back to my point. It’s women like the one who wrote this article that are truly dangerous to our society. Just because a man has a temper doesn’t make him a murderer, and vice versa. My wife has a temper, does that make her a murderer? How can someone be rotting in prison for the next 33 years without the state proofing that he is guilty? No gas on his clothes, no scratches on his body, no odd behavior from witnesses who were with paul that day, etc. “Innocent until proven guilty”, is a saying that we all have heard and are supposed to believe, but it is nothing more than that, a saying. It’s all about how we feel nowadays. It’s all about our so called “intuition”, and it’s that intuition that put’s innocent people like Paul in prison for 33 years, and I can’t think of anything more evil than an innocent person being convicted of a crime he didn’t commit. Domestic violence is a noble cause but nothing is more noble than wanting justice to be served with integrity and honor. Nothing is more honorable than fighting for the rights of the innocent. Just watch the documentary “After Innocence”, because it might open your eyes to another threat to women in this country, it’s called a corrupt justice system and it’s much more dangerous than a man with a bad temper like Paul Zumot.

Comment on Applied Materials Supports the HomeSafe program by Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 29 May 2012 23:15:35 +0000

I think this is awesome