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1 is 2 Many

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Check out this great video and initiative from Vice Preside Joe Biden at The White House blog. The campaign is called 1 is 2 Many. Anyone who works in victim services, advocacy, or violence prevention knows that there are too many victims and survivors of violence in our communities. We’ve all heard depersonalized statistics about the incident and prevalence of violence. Millions of violent acts, millions of survivors. Sometimes those numbers are too great to comprehend the actual impact of violence in our community. However, the title of this campaign is spot on. One is too many.

Often, audience members will ask me why they should get involved. What can they do to help? Why should they make it their business? Eliminating violence is too great a task for one lowly, scared bystander. Surely, there must be other ways than community members getting directly involved. However, that is exactly what it is going to take. It has to. Think about it. Victims and survivors want it to stop. That isn’t enough. Perpetrators and offenders are part of the problem. Who’s left? Everyone else in the community is left. The good news is that we are the majority, but if we are silent, it’s as if we don’t exist. The only way this will stop is if people in our community take a stand. My answer is always the same. “No one deserves to be abused or treated like that. It won’t stop until we do something to stop it.” Bad things occur and continue when good people remain silent.

Watch the video below and spend some time thinking about how you can help make our community a safer place. Chances are, you aren’t part of the problem. However, please think of a way that you can put some effort into being part of the solution. We need all the help we can get.



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