Sharing a bonus issue of the Children's Advocacy Alert newsletter with reminders and tips on how to keep your children safe during the holidays. //open.substack.com/pub/advocacyalert/p/holiday-gatherings-and-child-safety?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

When I first disclosed my abuse, there were no lessons, no awareness, and no safe place to turn.
We’ve come a long way—and there’s still work to do.
Read Disclosing Then and Now — Children’s Advocacy Alert, Issue 2:
👉 open.substack.com/pub/advocacy...

Please compost carved pumpkins after Halloween - don’t leave them in the countryside or your garden, where they quickly go mouldy and could harm wildlife.
More: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/5-ide…

Parents play a critical role as primary protectors in the prevention of child sexual abuse. Research consistently highlights the importance of parental awareness, open communication, and proactive engagement in fostering protective environments.
#NCPW2025 #EveryConversationMatters #ChildProtection

Colleen Murphy, owner of Shear Salon in Yorkville, is the founder of the non-profit, My Body Tells the Truth, which focuses on sexual abuse prevention and education for children. Murphy championed the Child Abuse Notice bill, leading to it becoming state law on Jan. 1, 2025.

I am excited to announce that I have created a newsletter on Substack to bring awareness and educate on the topic of childhood sexual abuse. This is a passion project that is very near and dear to me. I would appreciate your support if you are so inclined.

advocacyalert.substack.com

USAID employees overseas are no longer able to access their government security app, which gives them this error code (images provided to me by USAID worker)

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Bernie Sanders: "We are moving rapidly into an oligarchic form of society. Never before in American history have so few people had so much wealth and so much power."

"In Russia, Putin has an oligarchy. We have an oligarchy here, too.