Comments on: Violence and the Connection With Chronic Illness – A Problem in the Global Village. http://www.blisstree.com/articles/violence-and-the-connection-with-chronic-illness-a-problem-in-the-global-village-4/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:55:54 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: laura http://www.blisstree.com/articles/violence-and-the-connection-with-chronic-illness-a-problem-in-the-global-village-4/comment-page-1/#comment-217084 laura Sat, 14 Apr 2007 16:13:32 +0000 http://cfssquared.com/2007/04/04/violence-and-the-connection-with-chronic-illness-a-problem-in-the-global-village/#comment-217084 Janet, I agree with you. Speaking out is incredibly important. Education is what is going to turn this around. I have attended rallies put on by advocacy groups to stop violence against women (local ones only), and what I have noticed is that in these instances only (i can only comment on the few that I have attended), is that they push away the men who go to support the women in their lives. This to me is unacceptable, and in a way encourages violence, through repression. These men go to show support, not a way to find out how to hurt women. Sometimes groups like these lose the focus because they are so zoned in on the event that led to create the advocacy program in the first place. This makes me feel like I need to do something different. Not sure what that will be. Its an important cause though, and one that I will be thinking about a great deal for the next while. Violence just breeds more violence, and I think we need to find a new approach. I come off sounding very anti-feminist here, that is not the case, just a little unhappy with how things are handled. Will need to find a "Laura-way" to deal with it. Janet,

I agree with you. Speaking out is incredibly important. Education is what is going to turn this around.

I have attended rallies put on by advocacy groups to stop violence against women (local ones only), and what I have noticed is that in these instances only (i can only comment on the few that I have attended), is that they push away the men who go to support the women in their lives. This to me is unacceptable, and in a way encourages violence, through repression.

These men go to show support, not a way to find out how to hurt women. Sometimes groups like these lose the focus because they are so zoned in on the event that led to create the advocacy program in the first place.

This makes me feel like I need to do something different. Not sure what that will be. Its an important cause though, and one that I will be thinking about a great deal for the next while.

Violence just breeds more violence, and I think we need to find a new approach.

I come off sounding very anti-feminist here, that is not the case, just a little unhappy with how things are handled. Will need to find a “Laura-way” to deal with it.

]]> By: Janet http://www.blisstree.com/articles/violence-and-the-connection-with-chronic-illness-a-problem-in-the-global-village-4/comment-page-1/#comment-217080 Janet Fri, 06 Apr 2007 20:04:56 +0000 http://cfssquared.com/2007/04/04/violence-and-the-connection-with-chronic-illness-a-problem-in-the-global-village/#comment-217080 Laura I totally agree. Violence is insidious and we must speak out every time it is within our power to do so. The inequality within our culture is rampant as well as other cultures. The strong will dominate until we the nonviolent stop them. I am hopeful that this will come through education and future generations. I believe that my generation (the baby boomer)is the first generation to feel the power to speak out. Therefore for us to live in a safe environment it will take a least another 2-3 generations. I think we have made strides toward it but have a long way to go. Practise Peace everyday Janet Laura I totally agree. Violence is insidious and we must speak out every time it is within our power to do so. The inequality within our culture is rampant as well as other cultures. The strong will dominate until we the nonviolent stop them. I am hopeful that this will come through education and future generations. I believe that my generation (the baby boomer)is the first generation to feel the power to speak out. Therefore for us to live in a safe environment it will take a least another 2-3 generations. I think we have made strides toward it but have a long way to go. Practise Peace everyday Janet

]]> By: laura http://www.blisstree.com/articles/violence-and-the-connection-with-chronic-illness-a-problem-in-the-global-village-4/comment-page-1/#comment-217117 laura Thu, 05 Apr 2007 13:42:28 +0000 http://cfssquared.com/2007/04/04/violence-and-the-connection-with-chronic-illness-a-problem-in-the-global-village/#comment-217117 Jennie, I agree, plus some! Something needs to be done about violence as a whole. For me, blogging about it isn't enough. I will need to do something more about it. Jennie,

I agree, plus some!

Something needs to be done about violence as a whole. For me, blogging about it isn’t enough. I will need to do something more about it.

]]> By: Flu Patrol » b5media bloggers discuss issues of global importance http://www.blisstree.com/articles/violence-and-the-connection-with-chronic-illness-a-problem-in-the-global-village-4/comment-page-1/#comment-217074 Flu Patrol » b5media bloggers discuss issues of global importance Thu, 05 Apr 2007 06:00:42 +0000 http://cfssquared.com/2007/04/04/violence-and-the-connection-with-chronic-illness-a-problem-in-the-global-village/#comment-217074 [...] that included diabetes, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, breastfeeding, global light pollution, chronic illness and violence, autism, alcoholism, heart disease, genetics, and even baldiness (because hair loss affects 96% of [...] [...] that included diabetes, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, breastfeeding, global light pollution, chronic illness and violence, autism, alcoholism, heart disease, genetics, and even baldiness (because hair loss affects 96% of [...]

]]> By: Jennie http://www.blisstree.com/articles/violence-and-the-connection-with-chronic-illness-a-problem-in-the-global-village-4/comment-page-1/#comment-217112 Jennie Wed, 04 Apr 2007 16:12:30 +0000 http://cfssquared.com/2007/04/04/violence-and-the-connection-with-chronic-illness-a-problem-in-the-global-village/#comment-217112 Violence against women is an epidemic. One out of every four women in the world will be a victim of domestic violence at some point in their lives. A friend of mine was recently volunteering at a school in the Gambia, and every single child had witnessed domestic violence of some form. I believe that such violence is ultimately a spiritual problem. Education and deep change is the only way to stop it. Until society sees men and women as truly equal, the violence will not stop. Violence against women is an epidemic. One out of every four women in the world will be a victim of domestic violence at some point in their lives. A friend of mine was recently volunteering at a school in the Gambia, and every single child had witnessed domestic violence of some form.

I believe that such violence is ultimately a spiritual problem. Education and deep change is the only way to stop it. Until society sees men and women as truly equal, the violence will not stop.

]]> By: Veggie Chic - Theme Day round-up: Issues that affect the entire world http://www.blisstree.com/articles/violence-and-the-connection-with-chronic-illness-a-problem-in-the-global-village-4/comment-page-1/#comment-217125 Veggie Chic - Theme Day round-up: Issues that affect the entire world Wed, 04 Apr 2007 13:18:43 +0000 http://cfssquared.com/2007/04/04/violence-and-the-connection-with-chronic-illness-a-problem-in-the-global-village/#comment-217125 [...] Laura at CFS Squared examines the connection between violence and chronic illness. [...] [...] Laura at CFS Squared examines the connection between violence and chronic illness. [...]

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