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Meet the women fighting on the front lines of an American war

Meet the women fighting on the front lines of an American war

Repost by Bob Martin "Re-defining "Fight Like a Girl." In 2011, the US Armed Forces still had a ban on women in combat — but in that year, a Special Operations team of women was sent to Afghanistan to serve on the front lines, to build rapport with locals and try to help bring an end to the war. Reporter Gayle Tzemach Lemmon tells the story of this "band of sisters," an extraordinary group of women warriors who helped break a long-standing barrier to serve." Meet the women fi
Stop Signs - A treasure trove of useful, practical insights.

Stop Signs - A treasure trove of useful, practical insights.

STOP SIGNS by Lynn Fairweather VPA Bookstore About the book: Most abusers display warning signs that intelligent women miss—mostly because the majority of women have not been trained to recognize them. In this groundbreaking book, Lynn Fairweather—an expert in the field of intimate partner violence response and prevention—provides women with the information they need to recognize dangerous men before they become victims of abuse. Educational and empowering, Stop Signs expos

I love days when I learn more than I teach.

By Bob Martin Interesting day: Guest lectured at the University of Southern California's School of Sociology's DV class. Spent a fair amount of time discussing personal safety strategies and saying "no." No surprise I recommended IMPACT. Had lunch with Dr. CarolAnn Peterson and Floyd Norman then sat in on Floyd's presentation to a leadership class. Floyd started his very long career in - wait for it - 1956, and is still consulting with them. The first African-American to be h
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