"My Rapist Doesn't Know He's a Rapist." 

And just for giggles! =] 

"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." - Eleanor Roosevelt 

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                        Hey Kids! I'm Back! Havn't posted in a while and miss it mucho.

            I think I purposely stayed away from the bloggisphere  during election time (just observing this year, reading, thinking) but I must share this one with ya'll. This is Tulsi Gabbard, America's first Hindu Congresswoman. She won her election bid this week in Hawaii and will be the first person in congress EVER to take the Oath of Office over the Bhagavad Gita. Let's keep diversifying and expanding who is representing us in this country!

On that note, the other week I had the privilege of meeting and chatting with for a little bit, Sharon Griffin, the Owner/Founder of Griffin Girls Publishing, here in Houston. Her company's montra is "Encouraging girls to defy the odds by dreaming big and beyond color, gender, stereotypes, geography, stigmas and much more!"
Griffin is an up and coming children's author whose first book, When I Grow Up: A Little Girl's Big Boy Dreams is amazing! The book depicts young girls looking towards their future and realizing they can do anything they want to do... including and ESPECIALLY male-dominated jobs.

Here's the Cover! 

And here's a link to her website!!!

And because today is my first day back and I'm in the mood for a lot of pictures... A quote I liked from the film Miss Representation to go along with our theme for today. 

                  A huge shoutout to all the women out there doing what they love and encouraging their daughters to be what they want to be!
                 Another shoutout to my Madre who did that exact thing for me.

                                       Peace, Love, and Condoms!

Yeah.... Let's not keep putting these people in office. 

 
                                                                        No it is not. 

Give those kids the sex ed they deserve!

LOVE  THIS!  Had to share! 

Abstinence only sex-ed is (cough cough duh) FAILING! Awesome Chart from publichealthdegree.com that gives some numbers. 

Sadly, my new state of Texas is leading the charge as the worst of the worst. More than 96% of school districts in Texas teach abstinence only AND Texas has the highest teen birth-rate in the nation. AH! Out of every 1,000 girls, 62 give birth to a child! These numbers could easily be CHANGED! WITH WHAT? SEX ED! 

And in case you missed it a few months back.... Rick Perry's FB bombarded by all sorts of women's health questions... hehehe Check it out in the link below. 
Who else thinks our politicians need to stop stepping in as "expert physicians" !? 

YOU MUST SEE THIS!  

Peace Love and Condoms! 
(not telling middle and high schools kids about safe sex doesn't mean they won't have sex!! It just means they won't have the knowledge to make safe, healthy choices that will prevent STDS and unintended pregnancies! I think you know why I said this directly after peace, love, and condoms! haha!) 

Oh wait I have more condom talk for you! Last week at NY Fasion Week Christian Siriano launched his line with Proper Attire condoms. 
                      They're modern. They're fashionable. They're required for entry. 

Aren't they lovely!? 

Okay now SERIOUSLY. Peace Love and Condoms! 

#ReasontoRise : 

I think everyone needs to read this powerful article by Soraya Chemaly, "We are all Sonali", Sonali a woman who at 27 is receiving surgery to help reconstruct her face which melted 9 year ago when three young men poured acid on her face while she slept. Chemaly argues we are all Sonali. She states "How can I say "we are all Sonali" when what she and these other girls and women have experienced are extreme and terrifying injustices? I can say it because women all over the world are not in possession of themselves. And we have the right to be."

And another powerful quote from Chemaly's piece: "What women experience as victims of abuse, or when they're seized and forced to undergo surgery against their wills, or even when they hear a vice-presidential candidate say publicly, without widespread and uniform condemnation, that rape is just another "method of conception," is someone else (or the state) claiming ownership of their bodies and existences. Usually that someone else is a man they know. The abuse and rape of women is oblivious to social status, education, race, nationality, ethnicity, or anything else. What Sonali asked for when she resisted her harassers every day, and what was denied to her when they attacked her, was the right to be female and in control of her own body. Men wanted to control her and wanted access to her body. Indeed, they felt that this access and control were their birthright. Her culture, the men and women in it, supporting the notion that her body was somehow public property, allowed this to happen. When she did not comply, they punished her severely. They invaded her privacy. They violated her bodily integrity. They ignored her autonomy, and they damaged her body horrifically. They denied her her agency. Does this sound familiar yet?"

Here is the entire article.

Or visit the facebook page Friends of Sonali

Or watch the 2012 Academy Award Winning movie "Saving Face" which follows women who have also been victims of acid throwing.

Peace Love and Condoms!

Pretty boring day followed by a super good evening! 

I recently moved to Houston, TX and the dream organization I would LOVE to work at is right in my neighborhood! (For now I'm sticking with selling/doing makeup for Chanel- holla) 

But if you can't get your dream job at a non-profit what's second best!? Volunteer! 

So tonight was my volunteer orientation. I'm rally excited to start answering calls for the hotline, tutoring kids, and hopefully doing some outreach. 

I'll share with you BATP's...

Mission: BATP provides recovery solutions services for survivors of family violence and sexual assault prevention strategies for societal change in partnership with our community. 
Vision: Peace...Every Woman, Every Child, Every Man....Every Day. 
Goals: Provide quality direct services to child and adult victims and families experiencing domestic and sexual violence. Work towards eliminating domestic and sexual violence through prevention and educational services. 

Check out BATP here!!!

And here is a link to RAINN's youtube channel! (Rape Abuse & Incest National Network) RAINN YOUTUBE PAGE

Everyone gets one and one only! And it's a very precious thing. Love your bodies, love yourselves! 

Peace Love and Condoms!