Return-Path: <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.9.3/8.9.0.Beta5/980425bjb) with SMTP id JAA08404; Sat, 29 Apr 2000 09:25:33 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2000 09:25:33 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <7f.3a8c492.263c3bc4@aol.com> Errors-To: alcrsb@langate.gsu.edu Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: AWilder106@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:692] Re: Men Speaking Up X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Mac - Post-GM sub 146 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Status: OR Friends: The title of an article last week in The Boston Globe: "Strong, not silent; Volunteer groups of men in Greater Boston are taking a stand against domestic abuse and sexual assault." 4/27/2000. A simply wonderful article, it made me feel teary and grateful for this group of men in Gloucester, north of Boston. The article described the march by a group of local men against domestic violence and violence against women. It was organized by a local antiques dealer and a local restaurant owner, guys who talked one on one to other men they knew who wanted to speak out against violence against women but weren'tsure how to do it, how to organize. The chief organizer wanted this group to stay within town limits, but he has helped other towns mobilize men in this cause. At the beginning of the article he describes his encounter with a woman watching the parade of July 4, last year. She was about 70. Their eyes meet. "Her mouth opened as he and the other marchers passed by. --Thank you--the woman said silently. --Thank you-- Hoague trembled as he walked on. --Everyone I talked to afterwards had experiences like that--Hoague recalls. --Maybe the women didn't say anything because they were standing beside a husband or boyfriend, but they made eye contact. You could tell what they were feeling.--" Andrea
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