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Susan Still (born 1964 in New York) is an American women's rights activist and keynote speaker on domestic violence.After suffering years of extreme abuse from her husband, blues guitarist Ulner Lee Still, she was awarded custody of her sons, and her husband was jailed for 36 years, the longest sentence ever imposed for non-lethal violence.
When No One Would Listen is a 1992 American made-for-television film, telling the story of housewife Jessica Cochran (Michele Lee), and the domestic violence she faces from her controlling, mentally unstable husband Gary Cochran (James Farentino). The film featured main actress Michele Lee as the executive producer.
The film narrates the story of domestic violence survivors: Kit Gruelle, a domestic violence victim turned advocate who seeks justice for all female violence survivors, and Deanna Walters, whose estranged husband Robbie kidnapped and beat her for four days in the cab of his truck but was not arrested for it. [4]
“Chris Brown: A History of Violence,” premiering Oct. 27 on ID at 9 p.m. ET, will kick off ID’s third annual “No Excuse for Abuse” campaign, which falls during Domestic Violence ...
For anyone affected by abuse and needing support, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or if you're unable to speak safely, you can log onto thehotline.org or text LOVEIS ...
As of 2011, Angela has shared her story with over 10,000 teens across Australia and internationally. [1] In 2007, Angela told the story of her assault in a special session of the United Nations General Assembly devoted to children. She was chosen as one of 15 women to meet at the UN for a four-day conference on activism and policy.
Pizzey is still active in helping victims of domestic violence. She has been a patron of the charity ManKind Initiative since 2004, when she received a Roger Witcomb Award. [ 40 ] In March 2007, as a guest, she attended the ceremony of opening the first Arab refuge for victims of domestic violence in Bahrain.
Behind the Rage: America’s Domestic Violence is the seventh film by documentary film director Deeyah Khan's for ITV Exposure. This documentary has testimonies from survivors of domestic violence and victims’ families, and brings insights from social workers and psychologists who work with male perpetrators of domestic violence.