Shamayita Sen Binary Thoughts I wake rubbing the night off my eyes. Binary thoughts criss-cross in time. We exchange pleasantries in a mindless daze. A world exists in my eardrums. I have partial memories to gorge upon: my grandfather has invited us to tea, I tug at your shirt, run my fingers on the pock mark on your forehead—I feel the intimacy, your…
TWI Poetry: The Autumn Twilight
Monobina Nath The curls on the sky Split into lotus and Pistachio tint Blooms on My palette That has no paint- To dip, To revive My ageing leaves, Driving in dreams To and fro- An imaginary swing. I’m holding my paintbrush- Firmly, intimately To fill, to erase- My thirsty canvas To get moist By the…
TWI Poetry: Prosthetic Beings
Divisha Chaudhry I hug youYou hug me The prosthetic gods are born like this We all contain divine elementsIt is the present that is rustedand so when we hug We become something plasticSomething which we manufacturedPatiently, tediously and diligently We hugWe become someone extraordinarySomething polished and We dissolve into our prosthetic parts That cling against…
TWI Poetry: Bathing an Old Woman
Basudhara Roy Coming to an old woman’s bodyis like coming to the end of the earth.A rainforest weary of plundershrinks here to autumnal renunciation. In her, an ancient monumentstanding erect to generations of awe seeks anonymity, dissolution.The face rises and sets with the sun. The bones’ currency spent, they lookfor reasons to succumb to gravity.Decalcified, they…
Resources for Victims and Survivors of Domestic Violence
NATIONAL CRISIS ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSISTANCE: The National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE)www.ndvh.org National Dating Abuse Helpline 1-866-331-9474www.loveisrespect.org National Child Abuse Hotline/Childhelp 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453)www.childhelp.org National Sexual Assault Hotline 1-800-656-4673 (HOPE)www.rainn.org National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255 (TALK)www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org National Center for Victims of Crime 1-202-467-8700www.victimsofcrime.org National Human Trafficking Resource Center/Polaris Project Call: 1-888-373-7888 | Text: HELP to BeFree (233733)www.polarisproject.org National Network for Immigrant and Refugee…
Why Do Victims Stay?
When it is a viable option, it is best for victims to do what they can to escape their abusers. However, this is not the case in all situations. Abusers repeatedly go to extremes to prevent the victim from leaving. In fact, leaving an abuser is the most dangerous time for a victim of domestic…
Signs of Abuse
Anyone can be an abuser. They come from all groups, all cultures, all religions, all economic levels, and all backgrounds. They can be your neighbor, your pastor, your friend, your child’s teacher, a relative, a coworker — anyone. It is important to note that the majority of abusers are only violent with their current or…
Dynamics of Abuse
Anyone can be a victim of domestic violence. There is NO “typical victim.” Victims of domestic violence comes from all walks of life, varying age groups, all backgrounds, all communities, all education levels, all economic levels, all cultures, all ethnicities, all religions, all abilities, and all lifestyles. Victims of domestic violence do not bring violence…
What is Domestic Violence?
Domestic violence is the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior as part of a systematic pattern of power and control perpetrated by one intimate partner against another. It includes physical violence, sexual violence, psychological violence, and emotional abuse. The frequency and severity of domestic violence can vary dramatically; however, the one constant…
Domestic Violence Agencies and their Contact Information
ALABAMA ASHAKIRAN info@ashakiranonline.org (256) – 509 -1882 http://ashakiran.com/Jul2017/ ARIZONA ASAFSF, ARIZONA SOUTH ASIANS FOR SAFE FAMILIES info@asafsf.org (877) – 723 – 3711 CALIFORNIA NARIKA narika@narika.org (800) – 215 – 7308 http://www.narika.org/ SAHARA info@saharacares.org (888) – 724 – 2722 MY SAHANA mysahana@mysahana.org (408) – 657 – 9569 http://mysahana.org/ SOUTH ASIAN NETWORK saninfo@sansocal.org (562) – 403 –…
The Woman Inc. 