Voices Rising

One year ago, I attended a conference in Washington D.C. with some of the most amazing people I had ever met. This conference, hosted by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV), was attended by advocates, policy makers, and survivors. As a neuroscience graduate student at the time, this conference was slightly out of my …

Survivors on Capitol Hill

Last week I attended NCADV’s Take A Stand event in Washington D.C. This event included a reception at the Press Club and a lobby day on Capitol Hill. For 2 days, I took a break from cells, experiments, and fellowship applications to fight for something I care about, and met some inspiring and amazing people …

Take A Stand

Tomorrow I will be attending Take A Stand in Washington D.C., an event sponsored by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV). This event marks the 30th anniversary of domestic violence awareness month and is meant to spread awareness about domestic violence and lobby for change. To say that this event holds a great deal …