The Cycle Stops with Me, written by Pam Orebaugh
I didn’t understand how gender-based violence plagued my family until after I joined the movement. I have seen with my …
Promoting Healing and Accountability for People Who Have Caused Harm, written by Dominique Waltower
My name is Dominique Waltower and I am a motivational speaker and Violence Prevention Advocate. My presentation is from a very different …
Solutions and Strategies for Dismantling the School to Prison Pipeline or the War Against Black Girls, written by Tonjie Reese
A while back my mother gave me a box of things from my childhood. It was filled to the brim …
Moving Toward Discomfort: A Call to Action for White People, written by Christy Turek Rials
As I strive to be an anti-racist, I keep reminding myself of something Brené Brown said: “I’m here to get it …
The Criminal Legal System: Alternatives and Reform Through the Lens of Survivor Advocates, written by Tunisia Owens & Nishara Gunasekara
Domestic violence affects everyone, across racial and ethnic backgrounds, gender expression, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic levels. That being said, domestic violence …
We can’t incarcerate our way out of this, written by Cat Brooks
Las Vegas, Nevada circa 1992. I was 17 when I met him. In the rooms of a 12-step program. Scared. …
Breaking the Cycle of Violence by Calling for Safety & Justice, written by Liz Zambrano
I wish I could say I am the first person in my family to be affected by domestic violence, but …
The War Against Black Girls: Addressing the adultification bias, written by Tonjie Reese
There is a right of passage Black women go through before reaching adulthood – we realize that people may treat …
Positive Solutions, written by Delphine Burns and Dalia Ochoa-Navarro
What is Positive Solutions? While the COVID-19 pandemic presented unique challenges to the way we at Monarch Services traditionally run our programs and …