tomthumb.info/tt/index.php/2013/06/21/domestic-violence-3/ Talking about Bullying, Child Abuse and Domestic Violence, in the hope to make change! Domestic Violence – Battered but not Broken Like Tom Thumb, Cynthia D. Wilson is also trying to make a better tomorrow for all. As soon as she contacted us and told us that she was trying to achieve , we wanted to help her. Through her production “Battered but not Broken” she hopes to evoke positive conversation about an otherwise taboo subject. That subject been domestic violence. We agree with Cynthia, we can no longer turn a deaf ear and blind eye to domestic violence. Please show your support and see how you can help make the tour reality and most of all help make change. “Domestic violence does not discriminate. It can affect everyone from the very young to the very old, male and female and of any race and/or religion. It can be both psychological and physical and leaves scars which aren’t just on the surface.” NaLisha Gravely – 19 years old was shot 6 times and killed by her boyfriend in 2008in a local Taco Bell. She left a 2 year old son who is now 7 years old and misses his mom every day. Starlena Pratt – was killed in 2008 by her boyfriend when he poured lighter fluid down her throat and set her on fire. Jhalil Clements – 11 years old, hit and killed in 2011 by a vehicle when his mom’s boyfriend was beating her on the interstate and he panicked, jumped out of the car trying to get her help. Carol A Rhim – was killed in 2012 by her boyfriend and then he dismembered her body. He cut off her head and hands and kept them in the trunk of his car and threw her other body parts away like yesterday’s garbage never to be found. “I am Cynthia D. Wilson, a survivor of domestic violence. I suffered in silence for 24 years, until I finally got the courage to leave in 2002. When my niece Nalisha was killed in 2008, I knew it was time for me to Break the Silence against Domestic Violence. As a survivor, I sometimes have guilt about her death and the deaths of so many other women and children. I also realized that domestic violence does not discriminate. It has no boundaries and it affects all ages, race, religion, socioeconomic, female and male. Since writing the production Battered but not Broken in 2011, I have presented the production 10 times in Charleston, WV where all of these murders took place and I subsequently knew all of these victims and their families. There are a lot more stories like this nationwide and every time I hear about another one, the wound is opened over and over again. I wrote Battered but not Broken, to evoke positive conversation about an otherwise taboo subject. This is the story of Justina and Sebastian Blessing at a young age she watched her mother being abused by a drug dealing boyfriend. At age 11 her mother sends her to live with her father. Seeking love in all the wrong places she suffers an attempted rape by the high school football captain while her dad was on a business trip. In college she meets what she thinks is the man of dreams but she will soon discover that he is a nightmare. Justina will be forced to stand and fight because she knows what doesn’t kill her will make her stronger. It is my goal to reach as many people as I can with this phenomenal production with a national tour. This production has garnered celebrity attention. We premiered the production August 2012 at the Charleston Civic Center and the support was overwhelming. Hollywood Walk of Fame recipient Shelly Garrett, who wrote Beauty Shop and Barber Shop directed the first 4 shows. In December 2012 we were asked to bring the production back to Charleston WV starring Grammy Award Winning Ann Nesby. We also had actors from Tyler Perry’s movies and television shows to participate in the production. I am proud to say that these 6 shows were more incredible than the first 4. We have recently been approached by a director in Canada, who is interested in turning the play into motion pictures. I have modified the production for Wil Smith and his family and I am believing God that Bishop T.D. Jake’s will also join the cast. We are planning a mini tour now, in order to keep the interest of the production at the forefront. I work on this production 18- 20 hours a day because I know that this is my purpose and i am determined to live the rest of my life making a difference in the current statistics. We can no longer turn a deaf ear and blind eye to domestic violence. In the production, we ask the question WHAT DOES A BATTERER LOOK LIKE? It could be anyone and someone you know may very well be suffering from domestic violence right now. Don’t wait until it touches your family or friends, DO SOMETHING NOW. Please visit our web site at milkywayproductions.net and make a donation towards our tour. 40% of the proceeds from the tour will go to domestic violence reform, so that women, children and men suffering from domestic violence will be helped. I thank you in advance for your support.” #tomthumb #domesticviolence #domesticviolenceawareness #abuse #family #men #women #children #home #batteredbutnotbroken #battered #willsmith #support #makechange #getinvolved #annnesby #psychological #phsyical #scars #race #religion #young #old #production #youtube #suvivor #suffering #death #gonebutnotforgotten #courage #change #standupspeakout
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