tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72909989705793239702012-02-12T18:14:31.075-06:00Behind the scenes of OIDV outreach and research.survivorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00709834412998647667noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290998970579323970.post-39080621552308082062009-06-29T19:15:00.000-05:002009-06-29T20:28:23.570-05:00<span style="color:#ffffff;">Most people assume that I simply find newspaper articles pertaining to officer involved domestic violence in Michigan, post them on my website, [ </span><a href="http://www.michiganoidv.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">http://www.michiganoidv.blogspot.com</span></strong></a><span style="color:#ffffff;"> ], and then just forget about the cases and the victims. For me it is just the opposite. They're just not newspaper articles...they're real people whose horror stories I will never forget, and whose OIDV cases not only touch me, but also keep me motivated to fight for changes in policies and laws for ALL victims of OIDV.<br /><br />And when night falls, I do not simply turn off my computer and forget these victims/surivors. Instead, I often find myself on the phone with <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Cloud Writer</span></strong> [ </span><a href="http://behindthebluewall.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">http://behindthebluewall.blogspot.com</span></strong></a><span style="color:#ffffff;"> ], picking her brain for more insight into a case and refueling for the next day.<br /><br />When everyone else wants a victim of OIDV to go away...or wants their case to disappear and be forgotten, this is what goes into assuring the victim is not forgotten and their voices are heard. And yes, sometimes it gets so hectic trying to be everything to everyone...and other times an OIDV story is so horrific, that I forget to breathe...</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7290998970579323970-3908062155230808206?l=michiganoidvjustbreathe.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>survivorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00709834412998647667noreply@blogger.com1