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I met Joan Zorza whose writing can be found on a few sites including on HeinOnline (Woman Battering: A Main Cause of Homelessness) at a national conference. She and many in the field of Domestic Violence Education and Advocacy are true heroes for the modern population in the dark about dynamics of abuse. Apparently it's right before our collective eyes..and our eyes have been taped shut by our programming and lack of media coverage..other than episodes of violence against women and children which perpetuates the downward spiral, taking many down with it. 

Let's change this pattern to an

Lighting a candle here in the countryside of CT in my Turtle Garden to remember the students and community of Columbine High School who suffered the passing of 13 students  beginning at 11:19 am due to the gunfire of two male teens, Klebold and Harris,  who then took their own lives shortly after noon.

I met a woman who had someone close to her have to flee for her safety after being beaten by a 'nice man who worked with many people'. That woman from the East Coast was visting people near Columbine High in the aftermath and was able to meet with one of the families.