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Survivor-Led or Survivor Porn?

Cissy White — Thu, 18 Jul 2019 14:59:28 +0000

I was debriefing with my friend (Robin Cogan, aka the relentless school nurse) about the first-ever hearing on childhood trauma last week by the Committee on Oversight and Reform (viewable here). Robin mentioned how powerful the survivor testimony was, written about here by Elizabeth Prewitt, and I wanted to celebrate and cheer. But I kept […]

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Many People Taking Antidepressants Discover They Cannot Quit (www.nytimes.com) & Commentary

Cissy White — Mon, 09 Apr 2018 15:49:32 +0000

Survivor voices are not optional.

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Survivor-Led Advocacy Initiatives (1)

Cissy White — Sat, 21 May 2016 20:18:43 +0000

I saw how infrequently people who are supposedly being served are never even asked, "What do you need or need?" by those giving what they consider to be help.

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Naked Truth: Monika Rostvold’s Performance Piece is a Not a Protest but it is Political

Cissy White — Sat, 16 May 2015 11:24:42 +0000

Monika Rostvold wore pasties and a matched-her-skin thong bought at Target. She sat on the stairs in front of a library at the University of Texas library where she’s an undergraduate. It was a performance piece she’d been considering doing for about a month. One in which she had headphones on and red scarf around her eyes. […]

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I Am Not A Victim: A Manifesto for Humans

Cissy White — Thu, 14 May 2015 10:46:59 +0000

1. I am not a victim, as in adjective, personality type or horoscope. Victim is not the sun I was born under or in my rising sign. Nope. I was victimized. Eclipsed. I was turned to noun by the verb of violence. Not mine – the violence of another thrust upon me. No permission was asked […]

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