These Are Our Stories is a collection of womens stories; thoughts; and poems about the domestic abuse they have experienced throughout their lives. Transcribed directly from Jan Rosenbergs interviews with eleven women in the Florida panhandle; their histories embody the epidemic of domestic violence in America.The eleven survivors are lower to middle class women of various ethnic orientations; and range in age from their late twenties to mid-sixties. The survivors stories are clarified with the use of diagrams from The Domestic Abuse Intervention Project (DAIP); and examined as the women re-build their lives hours and days at a time. These Are Our Stories provides two resource guides following the womens interviews. The first guide is adapted for use in north Florida to assist an abused woman in identifying her situation using these eleven womens stories as a thread. The second resource is a brief bibliography of literature and resources for domestic violence victims that can be used throughout the U.S.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A must-read for anyone who calls Queensland home; or has designs on doing so.By Andrew McMillenI first read Pig City seven or eight years ago; before a career in journalism had revealed itself as a path of interest. In hindsight; perhaps reading this book was one of the beacons that pointed me in that direction; as Andrew Staffords command of language and storytelling abilities are both enviable and inspiring. His task here is an ambitious one: to chart three decades of Brisbanes musical and cultural history in the context of its political machinations. Stylistically; its written as a narrative with occasional passages of oral history; where Stafford blocks out key quotes from artists and individuals. This is an intelligent editorial decision and it helps to drive the readers interest and engagement: rather than relying on the narrators reconstruction of events; were instead shown history through the eyes of those who were there.This is the tenth anniversary edition of the book; published earlier this year; and Staffords new author note in the opening pages makes for eerie reading in light of Queenslands recent political history. "Pig City was also meant as a triumphant; culture-driven coming-of-age story ndash; we werent supposed to be back here;" Stafford writes. Certainly; reading accounts of the states quasi-fascist regime under Joh Bjelke-Petersens conservative government decades ago draws modern political decisions into sharp focus. History is not kind to Joh; and I dont think that Queenslanders will look back fondly on the current conservative reign; either. The genius of Pig City; however; is that by giving equal airtime to music and politics; Stafford is able to educate readers in two fields that dont often overlap. The book is a true classic; a must-read for anyone who calls Queensland home; or has designs on doing so.