#10.20.2016

[itwasjustmisplaced]

Robert Week 2017: Day 6 - Best Scene ↳ October 20, 2016 & May 26, 2017

[itwasjustmisplaced]

Patrick Drake + Robert Sugden: 'Not wanting to go'

[natureval-blog]

10.20.16

[todaysromano]

10.20.2016

Today, Romano screamed out the window at a bird who had woken him up be screaming.

[elame]

Ten

I’m having that moment where I found someone I like, and I know I’m fucked because I genuinely want to hang out with them more to know more about them.

The problem is.. is that he probably only sees me as just a friend. Plus, we only started hanging out in person for only the past weekend. Its one of those things where it starts out as like, a mini crush - you think they’re cute and you have a couple of interests that are similar and it’s like “Yes. This could work.” Then, once you start hanging out with them and get to know them, it just kinda explodes in your face to a “I’m. SO. Fucked.” situation.

Personally, I’ve been trying to hang out with him more often because I enjoy his company and I like talking to him. I’m a crappy conversationalist, but I try to learn more about him and remember things he says.

We basically started out as game buddies, and then we just started talking more. What’s strange is that we’ve known each other for a while; and never would I have thought that I would be attracted to this person in any way. Plus when did he get so cute. I don’t remember him being this cute before.

I just want to talk with him more. Especially since I’ll be leaving once I graduate, and my chances of actually seeing him reduce practically to 0%. I’m perfectly content with just staying as friends, even if it means hiding any developed feelings. Maybe not the best of ideas that I’ve had, but if it means preserving the friendship that we have... Then I’m all for it. And I don’t know.. It just might not work out in the end.

Or maybe I’m just lonely. God help me.

[fergusonresponse]

PHILADELPHIA, PA

THU OCT 20 - 4:00 PM

#99Seconds Event - Philadelphia

First Unitarian Church 2125 Chestnut Street

99Seconds is an event that honors the experiences of survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Its name originates from the sobering statistic that in the United States a woman is sexually assaulted every 90 seconds and battered every 9 seconds. By combining these two statistics Truth In Reality is promoting the little known fact that in the U.S. a woman is a victim of gender-based violence one to eleven times every 99 seconds. Domestic violence, a form of gender-based violence, is a pattern of behavior in which rape and sexual violence is often deployed against victims. In honor of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month we're holding this event to raise awareness about the impact of domestic and sexual violence on our community and directly challenging rape culture and victim blaming by highlighting the stories of survivors. #99Seconds aims to break the silence on gender-based violence and to directly tie in how domestic violence and sexual violence are normalized through the complicity of the entertainment industry. #99Seconds gives survivors a space to publicly reframe their experience by using the event as an opportunity for them to begin Redefining HERstory for themselves. (Please note that male survivors are open to participate and share their stories as well.) At the start of the Program, the host will frame the context for the event (script is included in the #99Seconds Run of Show available for download). Next, a brief synopsis of domestic violence and sexual violence statistics are shared on the screen or read out loud by program organizers. After this portion of the event, survivors in attendance would be given the opportunity to speak and tell their story to those in the room. At the conclusion of the event, attendees hold a moment of silence for 99 seconds to honor those we have lost or have been impacted by domestic and sexual violence. Schools should ensure that counselors are on hand to provide assistance to anyone who is triggered by the event.

[fergusonresponse]

BATON ROUGE, LA

THU OCT 20 - 6:30 PM

#99Seconds Event

4733 Floynell Drive

Join us to honor the experiences of survivors of domestic and sexual violence

[fergusonresponse]

CALL TO ACTION

OCT 20 - NATIONWIDE

#99Seconds Event

Truth In Reality, in conjunction with the Ferguson Response Network, has partnered to host our signature #99Seconds event on October 20, 2016 in ten cities across the U.S.  The name #99Seconds is based on the fact that in the US a woman is sexually assaulted every 90 seconds and battered every 9 seconds.

This national initiative to honor the experiences of survivors of domestic and sexual violence is being held in light of the recent controversy around director, writer and actor Nate Parker's film Birth of a Nation and his sexual assault trial.  With very little exception, the entire narrative has been focused on the accused perpetrators. Truth In Reality CEO Sil Lai Abrams and Ferguson Response Network founder Leslie MacFadyen decided to partner on this initiative in an effort to challenge society's tendency to erase or silence victims and survivors by re-centering them and providing a platform for their voices and experiences to be heard.

The current list of cities hosting events (in formation) are:

New York, NY

Houston, TX

Chicago, IL

Charlotte, NC

Baltimore, MD

Grand Rapids, MI

Washington, DC

Minneapolis, MN

Exact locations and times will be announced shortly.

If you would like to host your own #99Seconds event, download the #99Seconds Event Overview, Event Run of Show, and submit your event details to: http://bit.ly/FergusonNatlReponseForm

http://bit.ly/99SecondsFergusonResponse