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Gender-based Violence

DEEP DIVE: How Politics Is, and Is Not, Addressing Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

In a conversation with U.S Senate candidate Peggy Flanagan last week with members of our young Future Forward editorial board, we talked about how powerful it is for four Minnesota women to be running for the two highest offices in the state — including Governor. We also talked about the obvious misogyny we see in the highest places in U.S. government.
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Publisher’s Commentary on World News Day: Why Our Feminist Media Platform Exists

Today is World News Day, which coincides with the United Nations International Day for Universal Access to Information. More than a thousand newsrooms from more than 100 countries are today pointing out the value of a free press, including Minnesota Women's Press. Here is our essay on the subject.
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What Data Says About Violence in Minnesota: A Reflection After the Latest Mass Shooting

“Despite widespread media attention to mass shootings committed by estranged people, the majority of homicides are committed by individuals known to the victims.”
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A Conversation in Rochester About Improving Access to Domestic Violence Shelters

Minnesotans are somewhat aware of the 30 to 40 people in Minnesota who are murdered every year, but less about those people who are struggling inside a violent home.
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Protected: Be Part of Our Members-Only Discussion Series

Taking stories into discussions, and discussions into stories. Because community problems are solved by community members who are informed and care — and the role of our media platform is to showcase that engagement, connection, and action.
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How to Address Domestic Violence in a Collective Way

"Early intervention is really where it’s at. When men who have used violence are done with programming, one of the most common things they say is that they wish they would have gotten this information when they were in high school, or before they got married, or when they were starting their relationship."
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Team Care Is Self-Care at Our Nonprofit

Throughout my decades of work with nonprofits serving victims and survivors of domestic and sexual violence, as well as working with BIPOC, immigrant, and refugee populations, I have come to recognize the importance of centering self-care as part of an organization’s work culture and programming.
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Allison Lussier’s Death: Minneapolis City Council Hears Long-Standing Criticism of Police Response to Domestic Violence

The system breakdown impacted Allison Lussier. On one occasion prior to her death, police were with Lussier and her abuser — after multiple complaints about his conduct and applications for orders for protection — but police allowed him to leave the scene without detention or arrest. 
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Improving the First Stop in Trauma Care

“Violence in the lives of women has an important impact on their health outcomes. That is our role as nurses. When women are experiencing violence, we can help them to heal. We can assess them properly.”
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Special Entertainment from 40th Anniversary Celebration

Local singer/songwriter Charmaine Douglas provided music, and Pamela Zeller and Lady Midnight introduced work to empower young women, at the 40th anniversary celebration of Minnesota Women's Press
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How Stearns County Addresses Domestic Violence

Everyone involved in a Stearns County case — law enforcement, advocates, court administrators, jailers, and attorneys — undergo training, which helps them better understand the dynamics of domestic violence. For example: Victims might not testify in court or interact with law enforcement “because they know that officers cannot save them.” Victims commonly turn to drugs or alcohol to cope with their situations.
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My Path to a New Life

I had an epiphany, a voice that said: “This is why you went through what you did. You are meant to do this.”
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COMMENTARY: We Will Not Calm Down, a Reflection on the Trump Derangement Syndrome Bill

Later stereotypes of the “mad housewife” and the “angry feminist” dismissed frustrated women as being mentally unstable rather than oppressed by restrictive gender roles.
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Commentary: The Patterned Tactics of Abuse Impacting the Country

The tactics from the White House today mirror the behavior and dynamics of an abuser. It keeps victims off balance and consumes their energy, which becomes focused on simply surviving the next 24 hours without an incident or assault.
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Why We Need to Improve Safety Through Housing in Winona

When I tell my mom about the housing-first work that advocates are leading in Winona, she says, “That would have saved my life many times.”
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