Courtney Macavinta - Respect RX

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  1. Ending Violence Against Women Is About Jobs, Housing & Protecting Kids Too

    10/28/10 12:13pm by Courtney Macavi...
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    Obama and Biden Speak About Domestic Violence Awareness Month

    It's a cliche but I've had a full circle moment. I've gone from a girl who saw her mom being beaten, saw her father being arrested, and who couldn't sleep with the lights off until a few years ago... to being the mother of a son who lives in a safe, healthy household with a father who protects him... to being invited to be in a room full of change agents who are working daily to end violence.  Read more >

  2. Bullycide Prevention: 3 Steps for Parents & Lessons from Groundbreaking Nonviolence Activists

    10/11/10 7:54am by Courtney Macavi...
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    Bullying Video

    The wave of shocking suicides by young adults, teens and tweens, who were allegedly being bullied and sexual harassed, have many parents, schools and communities reeling about how to stop the tide. When a rash of troubling behavior — and tragic outcomes — such as this hits, it's natural for parents, role models and youth alike to feel outraged or even powerless.  Read more >

  3. Bullycide Prevention: 3 Steps for Parents

    10/9/10 3:13pm by Courtney Macavi...
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    "Bullycides" Prevention: 3 Ways Parents Can Spread Respect from Respect Rx on Vimeo.  Read more >

  4. Domestic Violence: Your Story Matters

    10/17/09 7:35am by Courtney Macavi...
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    My first memory is of my mom holding me up as a human shield to try get my dad to stop beating her—possibly to stop from killing her. I remember that she was covered in blood and cowering on the bed and into the corner. I remember the wild look in my father’s eyes as our eyes met. I was 2-years-old.  Read more >

  5. Submit Your Questions for Olympic Gold Medalist and Girl Advocate Dominique Dawes About Girls & Self-Esteem

    5/19/08 9:06am by Courtney Macavi...
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    The week of May 26, I'll be podcast interviewing Olympic Gold Medalist Dominique Dawes on behalf of BlogHer! Dominique, 31, was the first African-American woman to win an individual medal in gymnastics, having won bronze in the floor exercise at the ’96 Games, the second of her third Olympics. She was recently named – along with her teammates on the “Magnificent Seven” from 1996 – to the United States Olympic Committee’s Hall of Fame and will be inducted in June.  Read more >

Courtney Macavinta

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Courtney Macavinta
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I'm Courtney Macavinta, co-author of the best-selling book for teen girls RESPECT and founder of Respect Rx, which is devoted to empowering girls, women and their advocates to boost self-respect, sisterhood and social change in their lives—and our world.
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