How social change happens. A thread: 👇
The town of #Pittsfield, MA got a new DA, #AndreaHarrington. She read my book, #NoVisibleBruises. She made it a roadmap 4 change. Ok. That's the only thing I'll mention about my involvement, b/c what the town did is so much greater.
The town of #Pittsfield, MA got a new DA, #AndreaHarrington. She read my book, #NoVisibleBruises. She made it a roadmap 4 change. Ok. That's the only thing I'll mention about my involvement, b/c what the town did is so much greater.
The @CountyBerkshire DA partnered w/the local #DV agency (Elizabeth Freeman Ctr) & the local @bookstorelenox. The bookstore gave 20% of its profits to the #DV agency. The #DV & #DA subsided books 4 survivors. They made it a community read & had 50 (!) book groups. Then...
@CountyBerkshire @bookstorelenox The #DA implemented 3 changes to protocol: 1. evidence-based prosecution, 2. strangulation training for police, 3. a high risk team (last county in MA to do so @MassGov ). Whoa! Then, she invited me to speak--free & open to the public--& got healthcare workers who attended...3/
@CountyBerkshire @bookstorelenox @MassGov continuing credit. She also invited advocates, police, survivors, abusers, judges & anyone interested. Tons came. No judges though. Judges almost NEVER come. Judges are a barrier to social change; they can also be a bridge. Anyway, she also invited other social-issue...4/
@CountyBerkshire @bookstorelenox @MassGov oriented groups to set up tables in the lobby. So you could learn about trafficking efforts in the area, or sexual assault, or DV or whatever. The more the merrier. During the Q & A session, I had questions for survivors, nurses, an abuser's intervention leader & 5/
@CountyBerkshire @bookstorelenox @MassGov school social worker. It showed the broad reach of her vision. It reached the community. It showcased her real & authentic attempt 2 begin creating social change on her own doorstep. It blew me away. If just one county in every state did this, imagine the world we'd create. End/
