2.8 million children 
are abused or neglected every year

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Over 683,000 women are
forcibly raped every year;
that's 1,871 a day
78 each hour
more than 1 per minute

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There has been an 83% increase in the number of sexually abused children over the past 7 years

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75% of the children who were victims of abuse and neglect in 2001 were under age 12

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33 million people in the US alone, including 13 million
children, go hungry
every day
 

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Nearly 50% of homeless women and children are on the streets because of violence in their homes

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1 in 5 women has been the victim of rape or attempted rape, most often before her 17th birthday

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1 in 5 female high school students reported being physically or sexually abused by a dating partner

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Between 3,000 and 4,000 women are killed each year from incidents of domestic violence;  many thousands of domestic violence incidents are never reported

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In a national survey of over 6,000 families, 50% of the men who frequently assaulted their wives 
also frequently abused 
their children.

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Over 550,000 people over age 60 endure elder abuse or neglect, a 150% increase over the last 10 years

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27 million animals are given to shelters every year in the United States alone; 
10 million are put to death annually because they are abused, abandoned, or unwanted

Take a stand against
ABUSE & VIOLENCE

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IN
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This is the New Beginning poster that celebrates these heroes who are healing the earth, building a more compassionate coexistence among all living beings, and caring for the victims of abuse and violence:

If you think dedicating your life to stopping abuse and violence isn't heroic, take a good long look at just a small sampling of the statistics on abuse and violence over there in the left column:

When the heroic mission is to eliminate these statistics, two kinds of heroes come to mind.

One is dedicated to lifting our broken spirits.
The other, to opening the dungeons of our minds.

One hero is working with the innocent victims of humankind’s savage indifference ... the abused child … battered spouse ... forgotten elder … homeless man … starving refugee ... troubled teen … recovering addict ... dying AIDS patient … abandoned animal.

The other hero is opening our hearts and minds ... engaging us in genuine dialogues ... raising the level of human relations to a higher focus ... building a vision of humankind beyond labels and stereotypes ... showing us how to walk this earth in wisdom ... and teaching us how to rise above the prejudice of closed minds.

Both heroes heal the earth by breaking down walls of ignorance and building bridges across the hatreds that now divide and isolate human beings.

Both have a profound faith in the better angels of our nature, in spite of what they hear on the nightly news.

Both know we must learn how to base global human interaction on renewal and respect, not violence and neglect.

Join thousands of people whose focus and dedication represent the real power and promise of a new beginning for us all … the only kind of power and promise that will ever truly change our world.

Own the one poster that expresses your singular intent and counts you among those who firmly believe we can initiate a NEW BEGINNING that will heal the earth, build a more compassionate coexistence among all living beings, and eradicate those chilling statistics on abuse and violence.

Kohl's fine art photographs and verses will challenge you to rethink those cherished beliefs that keep you isolated within the comfort zones of your own walled gardens. Her words and images implore us to rise above the prejudice of closed minds, step beyond our garden walls, and find the life we were born to live.

Once found, it can never again be silenced or denied.

A pro-active, positive approach to end domestic violence against women. The Circle of Stones immerses women in a ceremony that has existed for thousands of years, one that is a guided progression into those innate qualities dormant within each woman that, once revealed and reclaimed, make her an indomitable healing force in her own life and the lives of those around her.