Is it possible for extreme forms of abuse to happen and for no one to know about it?
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“They are the forgotten many. The afterthought. The tacked-on obligatory mention at the end of a sentence, if that. They are being used as soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo and as slaves in the cotton fields of Uzbekistan, the shipbreaking yards of Bangladesh, the famlands of Florida and the fishing villages of Ghana. And there they are, as detailed in recent reports from the UN, being used as human shields in Syria and as sex slaves in the Roman Catholic Church.
Can we talk about this now?
Is it ok to talk about this?” — Cameron Conaway
LaShawn Pagan and The Good Men Project need your help.
There is a global crisis of abuse for people of all gender identities. Yet, how often do we hear about the extreme abuse men and boys face? A new documentary project called Forced Into Silence looks to open the door on this global problem that has been ignored for far too long.
Documentary filmmaker LaShawn Pagan also calls out for the healthy empowerment of boys and to have our communities truly protect them. Once we can fight to stop the abuse, we can move toward safe communities for everyone.
Please visit here for more information on promoting Forced Into Silence.
For further research:
- Forced Into Silence blog
- An extended article/essay on Femicide was published in a book that focused on global issues.
- The first article in the Femicide series.
- A collaborative interview with the man behind the photos for the Femicide articles.
- An article on child soldiers in Colombia.
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You speak some truth there, Dr. Kwame M. Brown. As long as there is abuse there will never be safe communities.
Thank you for sharing this Wilhelm, for my own edification and others. We really need to stop dividing and isolating the subjugated. Love is most powerful when it is bound in great numbers.