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Unsilencing Violence: Where Abuse Survivors Tell Their Stories

12/8/11 5:19am by @maggiedammit
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Back in early 2009, just after I launched ViolenceUnSilenced.com, a well meaning friend essentially asked me "What’s the point?" It’s not that she didn’t care about victims of domestic violence—she’s a survivor herself, and is very active in her advocacy community. She thinks speaking out is great in theory, but that it should be attached to something more tangible, such as fundraising for a specific charity, agency or shelter. She didn’t think "just talking about it" was enough.Her comment threw me.  Read more >

NEW! BlogHer '10 Serenity Suite by Heather of the EO and Maggie, Dammit

6/16/10 12:30pm by @maggiedammit in BlogHer '10 Conference - Community Pages Comments (29)
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Calling all recovering alcoholics and addicts, sufferers of anxiety, survivors of abuse, needers of a safe space and general all-around party people! (What, too much?)Introducing: The BlogHer Serenity Suite. Room 4307  Read more >

What It's Like Now

4/15/10 4:10am by @maggiedammit
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Violence UnSilenced

2/18/09 11:22am by @maggiedammit
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The past forty-eight hours have been exhilarating. They've been exhausting. They've been heartbreaking, and triumphant. I'm a mother of two daughters and I almost feel as if I've just given birth again and, in a way, I have. The baby is named Violence UnSilenced.  Read more >

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Violence UnSilenced

A 501c3 nationwide non-profit speak-out site dedicated to giving abuse survivors a voice.

MaggieSchutz.com

A collection of freelance journalism clips.

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Full Name
Maggie Ginsberg-Schutz
Member Since
October 2007
About Me: 

Maggie Ginsberg-Schutz is a full-time freelance journalist based outside of Madison, Wisconsin, co-founder of the BlogHer Serenity Suite, and the founder and executive director of Violence UnSilenced Inc, a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to giving abuse survivors a voice.  For four years she kept a personal blog called Okay, Fine, Dammit, hence the @MaggieDammit twitter handle she doesn't have the heart to shake. Violence UnSilenced tweets are at @VUnSilenced.

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Freelance journalist
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Wisconsin
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domestic violence, rape, sexual assault, sexual abuse, domestic abuse,

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