Tell a Gal Pal about domestic violence. Let’s face it together.
Tell a Gal Pal about domestic violence. Let’s face it together.
Break the taboo. Educate Others. Support Survivors.
Domestic violence touches millions – more than seven out of 10 Americans know someone who is or has been a victim – but somehow it still remains a taboo subject.
The Allstate Foundation is asking everyone to Tell a Gal Pal about domestic violence so we can face the issue together during October’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month – and beyond.
For our latest blogging program, The Allstate Foundation and TwitterMoms have teamed up to raise awareness of domestic violence, and we need your help. By participating in this blogging program, you’re joining the Tell a Gal Pal movement, which calls on everyone to talk openly about domestic violence and support those in need.
Why Get Involved? The Startling Facts
- Each day in the U.S., 3 women die as a result of domestic violence. (1)
- More than 1 in 4 women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime. (2)
- Nearly 3 out of 4 Americans know someone who is or has been a victim.
- Only 54 percent of Americans have talked to a friend about domestic violence, and only 56 percent would know what to do to help a victim of domestic violence. (3)
Let’s face domestic violence together – Tell a Gal Pal to:
- Talk openly about domestic violence. Tell your Gal Pals – whether it’s your best friend, sister, mother, daughter, niece, cousin or neighbor – to face domestic violence, share their opinions and experiences and show support for survivors.
- Speak out against domestic violence when you see it. Call the police or National Domestic Violence Hotline to report domestic violence in your community – you could help save a life.
- Visit ClickToEmpower.org for easy ways start the conversation, check out resources for survivors or read inspirational survivor stories.
- You can also show your support for domestic violence survivors by volunteering at or donating items to your local domestic violence shelter. Contact your state domestic violence coalition for more information. Click here for a complete list of state coalitions.
Pledge to Tell a Gal Pal and Help Raise Money to Support Domestic Violence Survivors
We also ask that you get involved by joining the Tell a Gal Pal movement on Facebook and encouraging your readers and followers to do the same to help raise money to support domestic violence survivors. Tell a Gal Pal and share this information with your blog readers and Twitter followers!
- For each person who “likes” the Click To Empower! Facebook page, The Allstate Foundation will donate $1 to the National Network to End Domestic Violence (up to $20,000). Click here to go to the Facebook page.
- The Allstate Foundation will donate another $1 if you take the pledge to Tell a Gal Pal about domestic violence. As part of the pledge, your photo will be added to the “Faces of Support” gallery to show survivors that they aren’t facing domestic violence alone.
- Help us reach our goal of raising $20,000. Tell a Gal Pal to join the movement on Facebook.
How the blogging program works:
Create a 400+ word post on your blog encouraging your readers and followers to join the Tell a Gal Pal movement and face domestic violence together. You can use the information provided above to help you get going with your post. The point of this campaign is to generate awareness, get women involved, help spread the word about domestic violence and raise money for this important cause. Make sure you include the disclosure in your post and install the campaign widget in the sidebar of your blog. Encourage your readers to grab the widget and install it on their blogs or Facebook pages to help spread the word. Then follow the rest of the requirements below. One randomly selected qualifying participant will receive a live phone interview with Tell a Gal Pal campaign spokesperson Cheryl Burke of “Dancing with the Stars,” which you can feature on your blog.
Highlights from your posts, tweets and tips will be collected and featured on http://tellagalpal.twittermoms.com, and distributed across the web for all to see. The blogging program starts on September 28, 2010 and the submission window closes at 11:59pm PST on October 22, 2010. Official Rules are posted for your review at http://tellagalpal.twittermoms.com/rules.
Thank You for Participating and Raising Awareness of this Issue:
One randomly selected qualifying participant will get a live phone interview – up to fifteen minutes – with Cheryl Burke, Tell a Gal Pal spokesperson and professional dancer on “Dancing with the Stars,” to feature on your personal blog. We will contact the winner of the Cheryl Burke interview on or about October 25, 2010. (See Official Rules)
Requirements:
To participate, we ask that you:
- Create a blog post on your blog, in 400 words or more, encouraging your readers to join The Allstate Foundation’s Tell a Gal Pal movement. Encourage your readers to “like” the Facebook page and pledge to Tell a Gal Pal about domestic violence to help raise $20,000 to be donated to the National Network to End Domestic Violence.
- Participants must include the following disclaimer as a footnote of their post: “I wrote this blog post while participating in The Allstate Foundation’s Tell a Gal Pal blogging program with TwitterMoms, making me eligible to get an interview with Cheryl Burke. For more information on how you can participate, click here.” (link to: http://tellagalpal.twittermoms.com/about)
- Install the campaign widget in the side bar of your blog
Get Widget Here (if you have difficulties with posting the widget, please make a note in your comment) - Log on to your Twitter account, www.twitter.com, and send a tweet including a link to your blog post with the hashtag #GalPal.
- Return to www.TwitterMoms.com and post a comment on this discussion page in the comments section below, including an active link to your blog post and a direct link to your Twitter tweet. (You can click on the date/time link below your tweet to get the direct link to your tweet.)
Eligibility:
No purchase required to participate. You must be a legal resident of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, have a personal blog and be a registered user of the www.twittermoms.com and www.twitter.com websites to participate and at least 18 years of age or older at time of submission. See Official Rules.
About The Allstate Foundation’s Domestic Violence Program
The Allstate Foundation’s Domestic Violence Program was created to help domestic violence survivors overcome economic challenges and lead financially independent lives, free from abuse. Through a partnership with the National Network to End Domestic Violence, the program provides a network of financial resources, including a comprehensive financial empowerment curriculum; funds direct services, including education and job training assistance; and spreads the word on how to empower those touched by domestic and economic abuse. For more information and to find out how to help, visit www.ClickToEmpower.org.
About the Allstate Foundation
Established in 1952, The Allstate Foundation is an independent, charitable organization made possible by subsidiaries of The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL). Allstate and The Allstate Foundation sponsor community initiatives to promote “safe and vital communities;” “tolerance, inclusion, and diversity;”and “economic empowerment.” The Allstate Foundation believes in the financial potential of every individual and in helping America's families achieve their American dream. For additional information, visit www.ClickToEmpower.org.
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/clicktoempower
Twitter: http://twitter.com/clicktoempower
Footnotes:
(1) Bureau of Justice Statistics Crime Data Brief, Intimate Partner Violence, 1993-2001, February 2003.
(2) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice. Extent, Nature, and Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence, July 2000.
(3) Murphy Marketing Research, The Allstate Foundation National Poll on Domestic Violence, June 2009.
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Permalink Reply by Megan Calhoun on -
Thank you for sharing your story to help this important cause!
Michelle said:Having been the victim of domestic violence, I can sure empathize and tell a tale or two about my own experience. -
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Permalink Reply by Angela Howard on -
Added the widget to the top of the left hand side bar!!
My Blog Post: Domestic Violence is NOT a taboo subject
My Tweet -
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Permalink Reply by Ruth Cox on -
I would like to do this, so what do I need to do first? I'm kind of confused... are we not to post the blog until the 28th?
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Permalink Reply by Kristina on -
I started a non profit organization in my town called Girl Power! Self Defense for Us to offer women self-defense lessons, as well as seminars on self esteem and regaining self worth after being victimized. I am a survivor of domestic violence, and I will do everything I can to stop it from happening to others. Thank you for your efforts to stop the violence and the silence!
http://twitter.com/#!/narfwidget
My blog post:
Tell a Gal Pal~Girl Power! of Nampa, Idaho, wants to help spread th...
I put the widget in and everything. -
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Permalink Reply by Shannon Flora on
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Tweeted @shannon717717
https://twitter.com/shannon717717/status/25871684491
Blogged
http://shannpf1977.blogspot.com/2010/09/tell-gal-pal-about-domestic...
Posted widget
http://shannpf1977.blogspot.com/
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Permalink Reply by Barb Webb on -
Thanks for sharing this important information. I'll be posting the details and links on RuralMom.com tomorrow.
Not for entry into the contest, posting because this information needs to be shared!!
Best Regards,
Barb -
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Permalink Reply by Kathy S on -
I posted to support the movement without participating. This is an important topic that needs to be shared! Thanks for supporting this cause!
My post is here
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Permalink Reply by Megan Calhoun on
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Yes, please post now! Thanks for helping get the word out!
Ruth Cox said:I would like to do this, so what do I need to do first? I'm kind of confused... are we not to post the blog until the 28th? -
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Permalink Reply by Patricia Garrison on
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Thank you for sharing this. As a victim of DV myself and once a clerk of the Superior Court of this division, I never thought in a million years that I would have to face the same people I worked with one day in that capacity. Yes, it is humiliating, frightening and sometimes, just devastating to have to share with anyone that you are going through something like that, it almost cost me my life. It is not worth the silence that many women (and some men) face, at the hands of the person they love!
Here are some links that I have compiled through my research on this topic. I hope that it will only further the education and demand for other's to take a stand and help erase this terrible secret. Have a great day, Patricia
Not Enough: What TANF Offers Families
http://heart-of-parenting.blogspot.com/2010/07/not-enough-what-tanf...
Domestic Violence Resource Links INTERNATIONAL
http://heart-of-parenting.blogspot.com/2009/10/domestic-violence-in...
Domestic Violence Resource Links USA (States A-G)
http://heart-of-parenting.blogspot.com/2009/10/domestic-violence-st...
Domestic Violence Resource Links USA (States H-N)
http://heart-of-parenting.blogspot.com/2009/10/domestic-violence-re...
Domestic Violence Resource Links USA (States O-Z)
http://heart-of-parenting.blogspot.com/2009/10/domestic-violence-re...
Domestic Violence Resources - Government & Misc
http://heart-of-parenting.blogspot.com/2009/10/domestic-violence-go... -
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Permalink Reply by Justine Nupp on
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Knowledge is the key to freedom of the cycle
thanks for the opportunity
tweet http://twitter.com/justinenupp/status/26069593477
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talking to a friend of mine who also survior and she says' purple is the color for DV
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Permalink Reply by Michelle on -
Just added the widget to my blog! I've lost friendships because friends going through domestic violence and their significant other knowing that I was the voice of reason in them. Thanks for the opportunity to be part of the fight and awareness against this terrible disease.
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