This post that I made at the Xenia Institute takes up the call of the “Silence is the Enemy” campaign taking place in the blogosphere this month.

Writing for “The Intersection,” a blog at Discover Magazine’s website, Sheril Kirshenbaum shared her own story of sexual assault to kick off the “Silence Is the Enemy” campaign.  The goal of this campaign is to overwhelm the silence on this issue with a chorus of voices lifting up the plight of women and children who continue to suffer humiliation, injury, and abuse.  Throughout the month of June we at Xenia along with others in the blogosphere will be doing our part to offer a voice to those who are not being heard.

A good place to start is to simply take a closer look at the world around us…

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