- 1. How Britain’s Train System Is Helping Domestic Abuse Victims
- (Feminism)
- Domestic abuse victims now have access to free train tickets to take them to safety, thanks to the "rail to refuge" initiative put forth by the domestic abuse advocacy groups and two major train companies ...
- Created on 05 March 2020
- 2. Gun Violence Against Women In 2019 Has Barely Made The News Cycle
- (Feminism)
- ... reported Cleary for varying degrees of harassment, stalking, and domestic violence in the past three years; Cleary was even on probation at the time of his arrest in Utah. Over the past three years Cleary ...
- Created on 29 January 2019
- 3. Winnie Mandela, South African Anti-Apartheid Activist, Dies At 81: Link Roundup
- (Living)
- ... apartheid will never be forgotten. Read more about her life and legacy at CNN. New York Bans Domestic Abusers From Owning Guns While the nation stalls on comprehensive gun reform, New York is leading ...
- Created on 02 April 2018
- 4. Guerrilla Girl Donna Kaz: "Being Believed — The New Normal
- (Feminism)
- Being believed — the new normal. A massive scandal involving celebrities, newsmen, artists and politicians and has shoved rape, domestic violence, molestation and sexual harassment into the spotlight. ...
- Created on 13 December 2017
- 5. How Pitchfork Music Fest's BEATS>BULLETS Is Fighting Gun Violence: BUST Intervie
- (Music)
- ... to death by an intimate partner, and the presence of a gun in a domestic violence situation increases the victim's chances of being shot by five-times. In Chicago, the gun epidemic has received countless ...
- Created on 02 June 2017
- 6. What My Divorce Taught Me About Latent Sexism In The Financial System
- (Feminism)
- ... largely ignored in most discussions of domestic partner abuse. As spokesperson Kerry Washington pointed out in a PSA, “Finances are almost always a weapon of choice. Taking away access to cash, destroying ...
- Created on 25 July 2016
- 7. How One Women's Center Is Speaking Up About Domestic Violenc
- (Feminism)
- ... Center, that circle is empty inside. They have no support—but they do have hope. And that’s why they’re getting help. Since 1976, ELAWC has supported and empowered countless women—survivors of domestic ...
- Created on 24 May 2016
- 8. Amy Schumer Wants You To Help Her Fight Gun Violence
- (Living)
- ... checks, suicide prevention, stricter gun trafficking laws and domestic violence. As stated by the organization Futures without Violence, “women suffering from domestic violence are eight times more likely ...
- Created on 19 May 2016
- 9. How South Korean LGBT Activists Are Fighting To End Conversion Therapy
- (Feminism)
- ... Kang (@haeryun.kang) on Jun 28, 2015 at 7:13am PDT “It wouldn’t have been so highly publicized — not only in the domestic media, but in the foreign media — had it not been for the fact that ...
- Created on 27 April 2016
- 10. How I'm Fighting Rape Culture With Deni
- (Style)
- ... I have often wondered how other people cope with abuse or domestic violence. For me, I realized that it was important to tell my story. Telling my story has allowed me to better cope with my experience. ...
- Created on 26 April 2016
- 11. This Guinness World Record Athlete Runs To End Human Trafficking: BUST Interview
- (Living)
- ... survivors, why did you decide on something so physically demanding such as marathons/triathlons? We've been trying to fight these issues for so long — domestic violence and rape — that it gets to a point ...
- Created on 16 February 2016
- 12. Gabby Giffords And The Fight Against Domestic Gun Violence: Interview With Mark Kelly
- (Feminism)
- ... feminist author and historian Rebecca Solnit in her 2013 essay, The Longest War. "(Another way to put it: the more than 11,766 corpses from domestic-violence homicides since 9/11 exceed the number of deaths ...
- Created on 03 November 2015
- 13. 4-Year-Old Girl Told, “He Likes You!” After Boy Hits Her So Hard She Needs Stitches
- (Feminism)
- ... this is a stretch. A far reach. A touchy reaction to a minor event that occurred during a particularly sensitive month – October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, after all – and perhaps there is nothing ...
- Created on 13 October 2015
- 14. 10 Disturbing Facts From The United Nation's Violence Against Women Study ...
- (Feminism)
- ... Organization found that, on average, 38% of women who are murdered are killed by their partner. 6. Domestic violence against women costs the global economy $4 trillion. ANNUALLY. 7. In the past nine ...
- Created on 10 March 2015
- 15. Be That Guy Launches New Video Addressing Harassment Bystanders
- (Feminism)
- This month, “Be That Guy,” a behavioral marketing campaign that stresses sex without consent is sexual assault, in partnership with the global human rights organization, Breakthrough, launched a Green ...
- Created on 07 October 2014
- 16. Mariska Hargitay Says "NO MORE" To Sexual Assault With Law and Order: SVU Maratho
- (General)
- ... to say "NO MORE" to sexual assault and domestic violence. In collaboration with Hargitay's foundation, Joyful Heart, the “No More” public awareness campaign, and the cast of "Law & Order: Special Victims ...
- Created on 26 April 2014
- 17. Verizon Is Taking Their Campaign Against Domestic Violence on the Road
- (General)
- A couple of weeks ago, we announced the good news that Verizon improved their policies to assists victims of domestic violence, such as a new protocol for cancelling contracts with abusers. Now, ...
- Created on 16 October 2012
- 18. UPDATE: Three Cheers for Verizon!
- (Feminism)
- Not too long ago, the BUST Blog covered a New York woman’s efforts to re-vamp Verizon’s cancellation policies for domestic violence survivors. Almost 200,000 signatures later, her petition was successful! ...
- Created on 01 October 2012
- 19. October Isn’t All About Pink, But Purple Too
- (Feminism)
- ... But did you know that October is also Domestic Violence Awareness Month? Since October 1987, October has been the month to bring awareness to all those struggling with domestic violence. According to ...
- Created on 21 October 2011
- 20. Obama Declares February National Teen Violence Prevention Month
- (Feminism)
- Partner violence and emotional abuse is one of those things that no one ever talks about or acknowledges. There’s so much shame surrounding the subject, and to this day, I am still surprised and confused ...
- Created on 02 February 2011
