Wednesday
03Mar2010

Backstory

We've heard the stories about victims of abuse, women or children who were broken by an abuser, friends or family or neighbors who turned into hollow shells of themselves. But what of the abuser? Who is he?

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Saturday
27Feb2010

Bruised

Wrists, eyes, ribs. When you're the victim of abuse, your abuser might have bruised any of these things and more. Sometimes you think it'll never stop, or you're not sure what will set him off and start it again. He's charming, funny, probably really sweet when he's not hurting you. You tell yourself he means it when he says he's sorry, but deep down, you know that it'll happen again.

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Wednesday
24Feb2010

Family dinner

I never thought about the importance of home-cooked meals until recently, when a friend turned to me and said, "It's because of your cooking that we eat like a family."

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Friday
19Feb2010

Child prostitution is a domestic, not just international, issue

In 2003, the UK passed a law that included life imprisonment as a possible penalty for anyone who pays for sex with a child. Here in the US, child prostitution laws also include a possible life sentence, but they only cover acts committed within the country's borders. In the UK, the law also extends to those traveling internationally. And therein lies the difference.

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Wednesday
17Feb2010

Media Outreach

Get ready for the onslaught, world media! Here comes our very first press release, announcing the launch of AME. It's copied below if you want to check our PR swagger. ;)

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Wednesday
17Feb2010

New Logo

Thanks to Muku Studios for creating Designed Sustainability's new logo!