Lee Lakeman has spent her adult life working against violence against women, and continues to do so past retirement. She worked in the earliest rape crisis centers since 1973, and raised a son on her own to adulthood.
The Causes of Violence
The Causes of Violence Gary Null and Richard Gale Progressive Radio Network, January 16, 2013 The mass shootings at America’s schools and colleges, shopping malls, even a theater and a Sikh temple, unleashes a psychological terror that reminds us that murder can happen anywhere. One of the most urgent questions is to decide which discussion we should be having. …
Violence Against Women: Why We Keep Getting It Wrong
With the passing of another International Women’s Day, during which much attention around the world has again been focused on tackling violence against women, I would like to explain why none of the initiatives currently being proposed will achieve anything unless we acknowledge, and act on, the cause of this violence. So let me briefly explain the fundamental cause of …