From today’s Orange County Register SCOTT M. REID / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER A little-known group calling itself the California Council of Non-Profit Organizations has been working behind the scenes in recent months to defeat a state Senate bill which would extend the time limits in which victims of sexual abuse can file civil lawsuits. The CCONO spent…Continue reading Little-known group aims lobbying effort at sex-assault case loophole
MARK YOUR CALENDARS Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael D’Antonio is coming to the west coast to talk about his new blockbuster MORTAL SINS. D’Antonio and a panel of experts—including local-area advocates and survivors—will present a gripping discussion on the clergy sex abuse crisis in the United States. Publishers Weekly calls MORTAL SINS “The definitive history of the…Continue reading MORTAL SINS and Michael D’Antonio west coast dates are SET!
It’s been a pretty good week. The weight loss really slowed down (bummer), but I am keeping up with INSANITY and kicking butt. The toe feels fine, but my patellar tendonitis is creeping back. But that’s nothing that a little ice can’t cure. Stats: Weight – 143.2 (down almost 10 lbs total) Wore blue polka-dotted…Continue reading End of Week Two Stats
The California Child Victims Act—SB 131—has made it through Appropriations and is scheduled for a vote on the Senate Floor TOMORROW. The bill dramatically extends the civil statute of limitations for children who are sexually abused and gives older victims a one-year window to come forward, expose their abuser and seek accountability. In short, if…Continue reading The CA Child Victims Act Needs Your Support – NOW
Roman Polanski “blame[s] birth control pills for ‘masculinising’ women.” From AFP: Asked by a reporter how his views of women had changed over time, the filmmaker said he thought feminism and advances in contraception had blurred the distinctions between the sexes. “I think that now offering flowers to a lady becomes indecent, that’s how I…Continue reading Polanski needs to shut his trap