30 Days of Joy in April 2010

Okay people, I am back in action for the Army of Angels!
My newest project is a Photo Blog, and my first venture is in support of the Angela Shelton Foundation.

I'm calling this project 30 Days of Joy, because in April I will be posting 30 photos - one for each day of the month - representing joy or healing. I will also be collecting donations in the form of sponsorship for this project, to give to the Angela Shelton Foundation.

In case you don't know, the Angela Shelton Foundation supports survivors of sexual assault, abuse, and violence and helps them to lead joyful lives through various projects promoting awareness and well-being. Among these are the Survivor Manual, and the Army of Angels!

If this works well, I plan to use my new Photo Blog for other projects in support of human rights... social justice... and other worthy causes.

My new site is called LaceyValaine: PhotoBlog for Change, and can be found at www.pbandchange.weebly.com

Please visit and sign up today to sponsor me for 30 Days of Joy!

And don't forget to tell your friends!

Thanks for your help,
~LaceyValaine

Donate to Help Hatians

To donate $10 to the American Red Cross, text Haiti to 90999. The amount will be added to your next phone bill. The organization is also accepting donations through its International Response Fund, www.redcross.org

(I just had time for a quick post right now... I copied this info from the Alaska Daily News, www.adn.com. This is a great, and simple way, to help out with the disaster relief in Haiti. $10 is hardly anything to one average American, but if we all chipped in... what a difference we can make!)

The Alaska Army of Angels Report IT! at Take Back Back the Night , 4/25/09

The Alaska Army of Angels Present at UAA on 4/7/09

UAA Research on Violence Against Women

Here is a study that gives a lot of important data on sexual assault and domestic violence across the state of Alaska. Everyone should see this.

Rosay, André B. (25 Mar 2009). "UAA Research on Violence Against Women" (Powerpoint slide presentation). Slide presentation presented to the Alaska Senate Judiciary Committee, Juneau, AK. Anchorage, AK: Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage.

Document in Adobe Acrobat format

Click here to access audio file

Audio is also available here, at the Alaska State Legislature website

Also, be sure to visit the University of Alaska Justice Center blog at:
http://uaajusticecenter.blogspot.com/

Alaska Army of Angels Slideshow

Today we presented at UAA, and it was great!
CLICK HERE to view the slideshow we used for our presentation. There is a lot of information about Angela Shelton, the Army of Angels, the Report IT Campaign, and statistics for the state of Alaska. Stay tuned for photos from the presentation.
Tomorrow at 7 pm we will be getting together at East Hall at UAA to watch the movie, Searching for Angela Shelton.

Forgiveness Survey

Lacey is doing a survey about forgiveness, as it relates to trauma and abuse survivors. Click on this link to check it out:

Forgiveness Survey: Do Survivors of Abuse Need to Forgive in Order to Heal?