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Support for Shawn Saindon
Dear Editor, I am writing to express my enthusiastic support for Shawn Saindon to represent District 44 in the Maine House of Representatives. I've had the opportunity to have several conversations with Shawn, and have come away impressed and excited by his candidacy. kAmpD E96 @?=J :?56A6?56?E :?
We should turn our outrage into lasting change to support survivors of violence
By Francine Garland Stark and Regina Rooney Maine’s political landscape was upended by the revelations about Graham Platner’s behavior toward women.
Opinion: A maxed-out criminal legal system is failing Mainers
The lethal impacts of domestic abuse rocked Maine once again this month, when a man convicted of domestic violence terrorized a neighborhood in Auburn. According to news reports, Leein Hinkley had been held in county jail for three weeks, charged with felony domestic violence assault and with violating his probation from a prior conviction for stabbing his former partner, for which he’d served more than a decade in prison.
Opinion: A maxed-out criminal legal system is failing Mainers
The lethal impacts of domestic abuse rocked Maine once again this month, when a man convicted of domestic violence terrorized a neighborhood in Auburn. According to news reports, Leein Hinkley had been held in county jail for three weeks, charged with felony domestic violence assault and with violating his probation from a prior conviction for stabbing his former partner, for which he’d served more than a decade in prison.
Maine Voices: Maine’s domestic violence agencies offer resources to people in need
Maine Voices Posted Yesterday at 4:00 AM Updated February 24 increase font size Advocates are among the frontline workers during the pandemic, and their services can be accessed anywhere in the state through a toll-free hotline. By Regina RooneySpecial to the Press Herald Share In early 2020, the public tuned into the plight of people living with domestic abuse in a new way. What will happen, everyone was asking, to people who aren’t safe in their homes? Will shelters remain open?
Maine Voices: Survivors of domestic abuse need access to reproductive health care
AUGUSTA — All children should enter the world surrounded by love and grow up in beloved community. This will not happen as long as we favor the rights of some over those of others. At the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence, we are profoundly disturbed by the Trump administration’s proposal to institute new restrictions on the use of Title X, the funding that provides family planning services for low-income people across the country.
Maine Voices: When an abuser kills, don't seek 'trigger' - Portland Press Herald
The lethal actions of a man reported to have a history of domestic abuse have again made the headlines in Maine. Last week, another man murdered his longtime partner when she sought to leave him. These stories remind us that, while the rates of domestic violence homicides have dropped in the past few years, domestic abuse and violence is still a significant contributor to deadly crime in our state. When a person murders his partner and others around them, the public asks why.
How we talk about domestic violence matters
Domestic violence continues to make headlines and inspire conversations. These discussions are essential because change only happens when people become engaged with an issue. But talking about abuse can be challenging, so here are several things to remember, whether the conversations are happening in our Twitter feeds, at the water cooler or around the kitchen table. Leaving does not equal safety.
The victims of perpetrators who are famous have a right to privacy and compassion, too
Years ago, we did not speak about domestic violence. It was only when survivors started sharing their stories, and our communities began talking about it that we began to change the cultural norms that let abusers act with impunity. Recently, we have heard many stories involving celebrities accused of perpetrating domestic and sexual violence. Such high-profile cases nearly always touch off a great deal of public discussion — in the news, on social media and around our dinner tables.
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