Joan
protectivemominsmc.bsky.social
Joan
@protectivemominsmc.bsky.social
Survivor, educator, mom, animal lover.

My story:
www.toxicthepodcast.com/Episode 100

https://www.wespoke.org/tyranny/v/joan-california p.m.
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Absolutely massive turnout in Palo Alto, CA for the #nokings Democracy Fair, starting now!
June 14, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS! "We the People" Parade Palo Alto” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
NO KINGS! "We the People" Parade Palo Alto · No Kings
What are you doing on Flag Day? Donald Trump will be conducting a militaristic charade. We will be hosting a peaceful parade. On June 14, we will hold a peaceful gathering that sends a bracing messa...
www.mobilize.us
June 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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This is the silencing of child abuse & court abuse. The lower court did not like the high court telling them they got it wrong. Instead of fixing it, the child tried to escape abuse. Now the mom is being held in jail.

Enough!

GoFundMe in link.

medium.com/@luzsosa/whe...
When a Mother Protects Her Children, the System Puts Her in Jail
by Luz Sosa
medium.com
May 31, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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We live in a new world, where words like “women,” “gender” and “trauma” are banned or limited in research studies…The fringe went mainstream, and then became the U.S. government.
- Rachel Louise Snyder
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/o...
Opinion | We Underestimate the Manosphere at Our Peril (Gift Article)
We underestimate the manosphere at our peril.
www.nytimes.com
March 29, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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Apathy always fails.

We have a First Amendment “right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government"

Tesla Takedown www.teslatakedown.com

DC & local www.fiftyfifty.one/events

People's Veto Day April 5 www.seeyouinthestreets.com

constitution.congress.gov/constitution...
constitution.congress.gov
March 20, 2025 at 11:44 AM
How Domestically Abusive Men Continue to Harm Mother–Child Relationships Post-Separation
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How Domestically Abusive Men Continue to Harm Mother–Child Relationships Post-Separation
The tactics used by perpetrating fathers to stop mothers and their children from rebuilding their bonds with each other
open.substack.com
March 15, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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New paper in press from Psychiatrist Bandy X Lee and Grace Lee 'family courts have become a place where too many vulnerable children go to die.' www.frontiersin.org/journals/chi...
Frontiers | A Triple Pandemic: COVID-19, Violence against Children, and the Crisis in the Family Courts
These incidents are closely linked to family violence and violence against women, affecting about one third of women around the world. 6 Natural disasters an...
www.frontiersin.org
March 12, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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One last post on International Women Day
March 8, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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This #InternationalWomen’sDay, we honor the strength of survivors who are more than their trauma. They are powerful and deserving of safety and support.

✨ When we believe survivors, we empower them.
✨ When we build safe spaces, we create healing.
✨ When we stand together, we create real change.
March 8, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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February 27, 2025 at 10:04 PM
February 23, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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Institutional betrayal in various context including from the government. And how to fix: institutional courage.

www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/ins...
Institutional betrayal: Definition, effects, and more
Institutional betrayal is a concept that describes the perpetration of harm by institutions on the people who depend on these institutions. Learn more here.
www.medicalnewstoday.com
February 22, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Join me in supporting Reem Alsalem’s @unsrvaw.bsky.social amazing work. I have signed this petition and I encourage you to do the same! We stand together; let us support her now.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
CALL FOR A GLOBAL ACTION OF SUPPORT FOR UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls, Ms Reem Alsalem
L'APPEL EN FRANÇAIS || EL LLAMAMIENTO EN ESPAÑOL || النداء في اللغة العربية || Призыв на русском || Заклик українською мовою || This letter was initiated by the Women's Platform for Action Internatio...
docs.google.com
February 18, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Thrilled to see our submission to #CEDAW on sex and gender-based discrimination in #familycourts will be discussed on 17th February. Well done to our newly appointed Head of Policy and Impact
Paola Motosi for leading on this. We call for: ohchr.org/en/events/da...
February 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM