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The speech you probably haven't heard. 'A Call to Action: A Call to Love' by ~ Grace Tame

The speech you probably haven't heard.    'A Call to Action: A Call to Love' by   ~ Grace Tame "To the rest of the community, I ask you - if nothing else - you simply keep on loving one another, and yourselves. You too have the power to affect positive change. Smile at the next stranger you see. Hug your friends and family. Thank yourself, for all that you are able to do, to move forward in this life, however slowly.  These are the seeds of progress. The most powerful of all actions.  Together, as one, we must action truth. Grace Tame, 7/2/2020   I respect Grace Tame .  Her recent Australia Day award speech made me, at times, hold my breath from its intense impact.  I don't respect the award she won at all and this is why.  In 2020 we gave Bettina Arndt an Australia Day Award.  She received an AM for "significant service to gender equity”.  Bettina Arndt and the interview she produced with  Grace Tame’s c onvicted Rapist, was...

"YOU CAN ASK ME ANYTHING YOU WANT. I WILL ANSWER IF I CAN."

"You can ask me anything you want. I will answer if I can" ~   By Isabella Murray I am a victim of sustained childhood sexual abuse. Between the ages of 8 and 13, I was regularly, sexually abused by my older brother. At 13, an adult man was made my legal guardian. He would raise me and become the father of my two children. At his hands I would be groomed. Separated from loved ones. Tortured. It would last 12 years. I am a survivor! In June 2021, it will be 17 years since I found my freedom! For the past 17 years, I have been on a significant journey. I have discovered a love for psychology and a person’s capacity to renew their mind. I have also found the blessing of a tribe. I have a group of so many, beautiful people, who have loved me unconditionally, accepted me as I am and most importantly, come alongside me, to do life together. My birth family, has a generational chain, of childhood sexual abuse, that goes far beyond me. Both before and after m...