April Blog Carnival Against Child Abuse
Friday, March 28, 2008 at 08:33AM Next month I’m hosting the Blog Carnival Against Child Abuse, with a submission deadline of April 16, and a publication date of April 18.
If you’ve ever been greatly encouraged or inspired by a fellow survivor’s blog post, here’s an opportunity to spread the word by nominating it for April’s carnival. Or if you’ve written something you think will help someone else along their healing journey, by all means send it in. There are six different categories for submission:
- Poetry
- In the News
- Survivor Stories
- Healing and Therapy
- Advocacy and Awareness
- Aftermath
We all know that abuse thrives on secrecy; the purpose of the Blog Carnival Against Child Abuse is to speak openly about the prevalence of such abuse, and its devastating aftermath.
To participate in April’s carnival, use this submission form. You may nominate one of your own blog posts, or choose a favorite from a fellow survivor blog. Remember that an important component to healing from such abuse is to reclaim the power which as a child was stolen from you. As survivors we do this by speaking the truth. This carnival is an excellent venue for doing so. Here you can speak from the heart of what it’s like to be an abused child, or perhaps you’d rather write about the challenges of dealing with the aftermath of abuse as you attempt to live in this world as a whole adult. For instance, do you suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as a direct result of the abuse? Whatever form your writing takes, it’s sure to help someone, for we are all at different places in the recovery process!
We’d also love to hear from individuals who know about childhood abuse secondhand: what is it like loving someone who bears the wounds from an abusive childhood? Perhaps it’s your mother, friend, or significant other. What challenges (and strains) does your loved one’s woundedness contribute to the relationship?
OK, everyone, let’s really make April’s Blog Carnival Against Child Abuse powerful with the combined energy of survivors in cyberspace speaking out loud and clear.
Be sure to visit my blog on April 18, to check out all the carnival submissions. I know that everyone who takes the time to submit their writing would appreciate comments about what is not always so easy to do: speak the truth.
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Reader Comments (7)
This is so wonderful:) Here's to breaking the silence!
Thank you for all that you are doing. This is a wonderful site. I'm so glad that I found you!
Take care,
Angel
we will be sending some submissions, we missed last months, ooops! take care and we will send some in soon.
peace and blessings
keepers
Thank you, Angel, I'm glad you enjoyed my site. Hope you become a regular visitor!
Keepers,
I look forward to your participation in the Blog Carnival Against Child Abuse.
Please note that the deadline is April 16; I'd originally posted it wrong.
I think YOU rock! Okay, I'm slow, but I finally got this permalink up at Blog Carnival dot com. I also copied and pasted some of what you said here on the "about this edition" section over there. Hope that's okay.
You're going to be a ROCKIN' host!
If we can nominate entries I'd like to nominate your entry
called Aint No Way To Describe It. I thought the explanation on why you might seem out of sorts at times was rather excellent. I think it should be in the carnival. I'm sure many, many can relate to it.
I can't wait! I hope my submission got through. I don't trust blogcarnival.com sometimes! I am new to it and it is so full of carnivals that seem to have petered out. I think it worked ok though! And I am excited about discovering your blog. My girlfriend is writing a memoir too! And she's multiple too, and I was before I integrated (i want a word for that. it's not the same as not having BEEN multiple) and you have so many amazing links and articles here. It just blows my mind!
I am especially interested in checking out the 8 Ways To Spot Emotional Manipulation article, because I recently put together a similar Emotional Abuse Cheat Sheet on my own blog. At least I assume it is similar!