by Lee Rossi | Apr 2, 2019 | Sexual Harassment / Assault / Abuse, Survivor Testimonials
Kidnap victim Elizabeth Smart shares a message with the world. This is her message about being at peace with her past and finding her power back. Elizabeth Smart – Overcoming Trauma Kidnap victim Elizabeth Smart shares a message with the world. This is her...
by Lee Rossi | Mar 28, 2019 | International News of Relevance, Sexual Harassment / Assault / Abuse
Article by Sanjana Karanth and Melissa Jeltsen The bill would tighten gun laws for domestic abusers, but the NRA calls it a “poison pill.” The National Rifle Association is opposing the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act over provisions designed to keep...
by Lee Rossi | Mar 7, 2019 | Films of Relevance
By HTP Editorial On Monday, March 11, 2019, Slamdance Cinema Club at ArcLight Hollywood will be screening Behind the Bullet at 8 P.M., followed by a Q & A with the filmmaker. Behind the Bullet is a feature documentary directed and produced by Heidi Yewman. It is...
by Lee Rossi | Mar 7, 2019 | Gender Inequality, Legislative News of Relevance
Article by Emily Peck Ivanka Trump-backed efforts to kill Obama-era rules were illegal, a federal judge found. A federal judge issued a strong rebuke to the Trump administration Monday night. In a decisive ruling, Judge Tanya Chutkan, who sits on the U.S....
by Lee Rossi | Mar 4, 2019 | Sexual Harassment / Assault / Abuse
Article by LORI BASHEDA A program aimed at helping adolescents get out of abusive relationships is now in demand in Orange County’s middle schools. Laura’s House, a domestic violence agency in Ladera Ranch, launched HEART (Healthy Emotions & Attitudes in...
by Lee Rossi | Feb 18, 2019 | PODCASTS with HTP
“What do you do when someone you love hurts someone you love?” This question is at the core of writer/director Sontenish Myer’s film Cross My Heart. Today she talks to Podcast host Carmi about the award winning short film, which was...
by Lee Rossi | Jan 30, 2019 | Gender Inequality
Article by Prachi Gupta Men have found a new way to absolve themselves of the responsibility of mentoring and promoting women in the workplace: fear over the MeToo movement. The New York Times reports that at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, basically...
by Lee Rossi | Jan 30, 2019 | Gender Inequality
Article by Kathryn Moeller At the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland, in 2012, the Timescolumnist Nicholas Kristof asked Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg if the world would look different with greater investments in girls and women. Sandberg, who was already famous...
by Lee Rossi | Jan 25, 2019 | Legislative News of Relevance, Sexual Harassment / Assault / Abuse
Article by Maya Oppenheim The Trump administration’s change could have significant repercussions for millions of domestic violence and sexual assault victims Donald Trump’s decision to change definitions of domestic violence and sexual assault has rolled back...
by Lee Rossi | Jan 17, 2019 | Films of Relevance, Sexual Harassment / Assault / Abuse
Q & A by HTP Editorial Bio: Sontenish Myers is a Caribbean-American writer-director based in Harlem, NY and a thesis student at NYU’s Grad Film program. Sontenish has written and directed 4 short films to date. In her work, racial identity, womanhood, power...
