Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Marketing to Survivors of Domestic Violence

It appears there is an entire industry that profits from the misery of women who have been in abusive relationships and are desperately seeking justice in the court system that is supposed to protect them and their children. For many of them, that justice will never come because they are unaware that with all the knowledge and understanding they are seeking for themselves, the system which holds the power and makes the decisions could give a flying fuck about them and the books they are reading.

What purpose does a book on domestic violence and the law serve if it is not a required reading for every family law judge?

What purpose does this book serve if the judges are not required to follow the laws that are referenced? If the judges are not held accountable for their actions?

What purpose does this book serve if a book with opposing ideas (ie parity in domestic violence) is being promoted and distributed to judges simulataneously? A book which confirms beliefs that they already have and thus subjects them to confirmation bias?

How many books must we come up with before mothers get their children back? Will we need a second edition?

Are these books any different from the ones that came out decades ago, when this same fight was still going on?

Who is advertising this book? And to whom? It seems that the mothers are the ones doing all the marketing for these books, in hopes that some attorney, or some social worker will take heed. Mothers are doing the work of promoting the books without getting a percentage of the sales. This scenario isn't even as good as Amway/Quixtar; there is no small kickback because the only reward that is worthy, is the return of her children.

I respect those who take the time--which may be years--of compiling, processing, and sorting information so that it is together and accessible. Your efforts ARE worthy and you do deserve to be monetarily rewarded--especially if you are a survivor yourself. We all need income to survive. However, this is not the end all be all and is not and will not garner the results that mothers need. Unfortunately, I think you already know this. You need to acknowledge that the problem is much greater than judges, attorneys, social workers, GALs, and CPS not knowing the law, or its applications, because as they say,

Ignorantia juris non excusat

And if we hold this to be true, then what we are dealing with is system that knows exactly what it is doing. A system which is profit motivated and supported by our tax dollars. A system which is inherently biased against women because those who run it do not have our best interest in mind.

Let us, advocates and those who the system has failed to protect and has destroyed our lives, remove the funding and boycott this system until it restores human rights to women and their children.

Fiscal Year

OPDIV

Grantee Name

Award Title

Sum of Actions

2010

ACF

Archuleta County Department of Human Services

PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD

$ 200,000

2010

ACF

BARAGA-HOUGHTON-KEWEENAW CHILD DEVELOPMENT BOARD, INC

FATHERS TO DADS: A PROJECT TO TRANSITION COPPER COUNTRY FATHERS INTO RESPONSIBLE PARENTS PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD

$ 250,000

2010

ACF

BOAT PEOPLE S.O.S. INC.

PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOODROAD TO INDEPENDENCE THROUGH SAVINGS AND EDUCATION IN VA(RISE-VA)

$ 250,000

2010

ACF

CENTERFORCE

HEALTHY MARRIAGE AND RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD PROJECT

$ 481,555

2010

ACF

CHILD & FAMILY RESOURCES INC

ARIZONA CENTER FOR RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD

$ 500,000

2010

ACF

CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD

$ 315,830

2010

ACF

CHILD ABUSE COUNCIL, INC.

PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD

$ 250,000

2010

ACF

CHILD DEVLOPMENT RESOURCES, INC.

PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD

$ 250,000

2010

ACF

CHILDREN'S FRIEND AND SERVICE

PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD-DADS MAKING A DIFFERENCEPRIORITY AREA 3, LEVEL 1

$ 250,000

2010

ACF

CHILDREN`S INSTITUTE , INC

PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD

$ 500,000

2010

ACF

CHILDREN`S INSTITUTE , INC

PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD, COMMUNITY ACCESS PROGRAM

$ 1,000,000

2010

ACF

CHW DBA CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER

PROMOTING REOPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD

$ 250,000

2010

ACF

CIRCLE OF PARENTS

PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD COMMUNITY ACCESS PROGRAM

$ 1,000,000

2010

ACF

CO DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES

PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD COMMUNITY ACCESS PROGRAM

$ 2,000,000

2010

ACF

COOK INLET TRIBAL COUNCIL, INC

PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD

$ 418,832

2010

ACF

COUNCIL ON PREVENTION & EDUCATION SUBSTANCES, INC

JEFFERSON COUNTY FATHERHOOD INITIATIVE PRIORITY 4

$ 499,968

2010

ACF

CT ST DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD

$ 1,000,000

2010

ACF

Comprehensive Youth Services of Fresno, Inc.

PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD - DADS PROGRAM

$ 250,000

2010

ACF

DC DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FATHERHOOD INITIATIVE

$ 300,000

2010

ACF

Denver Indian Family Resource Center

PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD

$ 203,603

2010

ACF

Detroit Workforce Development Department

PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD

$ 500,000

2010

ACF

Employment Opportunity & Training Center of Northeaster

PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD

$ 223,808

2010

ACF

Exchange Club Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse

RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD CLASSES WITH INCARCERATED FATHERS. CONCURRENT WORK WITH MOTHER/CARETAKER OF CHILD, TO LEARN RESP

$ 242,822

2010

ACF

FAMILY & CHILDREN'S SERVICE, INC.

F&CS PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD PROJECT

$ 250,000

2010

ACF

FIRST A M E CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER

PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD

$ 250,000

2010

ACF

Family Services of Westchester, Inc.

FATHERS COUNT PRIORITY AREA 2:RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD MULTIPLY ACTIVITY GRANTS LEVEL 2

$ 497,812

2010

ACF

GA ST DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES

PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD

$ 225,000

2010

ACF

GOODWILL INDUSTRIES INC

PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD

$ 500,000

2010

ACF

GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF CENTRAL TEXAS, INC

PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD

$ 250,000

2010

ACF

GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF PITTSBURGH

PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD

$ 225,000

2010

ACF

GWINNETT CHILDRENS SHELTER

PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD

$ 250,000

2010

ACF

HEALTHY START, INC.

HSI RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD LEVEL 1 - A COORDINATED EFFORT TO RECRUIT AND ENROLL FATHERS AND EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY.

$ 900,000

2010

ACF

Healthy Families/Thriving Communities Collaborative Cou

PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD

$ 500,000

2010

ACF

Indiana Department of Correction

IDOC APPLICATION FOR THE PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD GRANT FOR THE PREP PROGRAM

$ 399,897

2010

ACF

Indiana Department of Correction

PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD

$ 249,715

2010

ACF

Indiana Youth Institute

PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD COMMUNITY ACCESS PROGRAM

$ 998,999

2010

ACF

Kanawha Institute for Social Research & Action, Inc.

KISRA FATHERHOOD PROGRAM

$ 499,054

2010

ACF

LATIN AMERICAN YOUTH CENTER

PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD

$ 250,000

2010

ACF

LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF SOUTH DAKOTA

FATHERHOOD AND FAMILIES

$ 500,000

2010

ACF

Metro United Methodist Urban Ministry

SAN DIEGO'S RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD INITIATIVE

$ 268,349

2010

ACF

NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF CONCERNED BLACK MEN, INC

PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD, PRIORITY AREA 3

$ 250,000

2010

ACF

NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY REGENTS

PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD

$ 218,335

2010

ACF

NOOKSACK INDIAN TRIBE

REVITALIZING FATHERHOOD PROGRAM

$ 172,640

2010

ACF

Native Pride

THE GOOD ROAD OF LIFE: RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD

$ 297,964

2010

ACF

New York Youth At Risk, Inc.

PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD

$ 225,000

2010

ACF

OAKLAND FAMILY SERVICES

PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD

$ 200,181

2010

ACF

OAKLAND/LIVINGSTON HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD

$ 368,555

Fathers have Rights, Children’s Rights, Fathers kill custody battle fathers abuse and kill families, Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) Stuart Showalter Neo Nazi-Fathers Rights Advocate-Abusers Rights Advocate Glenn Sacks-Abusers Advocate,Right Wing Terrorist- Fathers Rights. Warren Farrell, Mike J Murphy, Jeremy Swanson, Mark K Godbey, Donald Tenn, Stan Rains, Richard A. Gardner coined the term, Parental Alienation Syndrome