NGOs made activism a profession and I struggle with that. I struggle with the fact that people can see injustice and walk away because they believe there is someone else responsible for fixing injustice. I struggle with being called a hero because what I have done is the work of an active citizen and we shouldn't be applauding people for the basic actions of being an active citizen.
Read MoreRead MoreThere had been several women that had been killed before Ivy, but Ivy's death lingered. I remember what I was wearing when I read her story, and I remember the sounds, I remember being frozen, and I remember the distinct smell of fear. I remember the fear because when I think of the trauma I have gone through and think of what has lingered, it is the fear that I am not safe and the fear that I could be abused again that has remained.
