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The Huffington Post’s coverage of 2012 Walk This Way
From the Huffington Post:
WASHINGTON — A smorgasbord of local luminaries, pro athletes and other notables, including Alaska’s governor, turned out Thursday night at the Kastles Stadium on the Southwest waterfront for a fashion fundraiser that raised $50,000 for Becky’s Fund, a group that supports victims of domestic violence.
Read more at the Huffington Post.
Hollywood on the Potomac
From Hollywood on the Potomac:
“It was an amazing night thanks to all of you!! Best to your ways!!” said Jana Sedlakova, model and fashion icon in DC for more than 15 years.
With a sea of seated VIPs, sport, fashion and political celebrities, an excellent weather, sunglasses, a thumping soundtrack, and, naturally, wave upon wave of sartorial splendor, the 2012 Walk This Way, by the non-profit organization Becky’s Fund and menswear designer Eric Finn Custom Clothiers, rocked more than the stage at this runway show that embraced its new home at the Kastles Stadium, with energy and panache.
Read the complete story at Hollywood on the Potomac.
Guest of a Guest: 2012 Walk This Way
From Guest of a Guest:
Last night, philanthropists and fashionistas alike joined together at Kastle Stadium for the Walk This Way Fashion Show and raised over $50,000 for Becky’s Fund and their dedication to the prevention and awareness of domestic violence. In addition to professional models, some familiar faces walked the catwalk. Capitals John Carlson and Karl Alzner and well as DeAngelo Hall, Reed Doughty, Lorenzo Alexander, Chris Wilson and Kedric Golston from the Redskins strutted their stuff in suits from Eric Finn Custom Clothiers.
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The Fab Empire
A recap of 2012 Walk This Way from The Fab Empire:
Without question, the “Fourth Annual Walk This Way Fashion Show” was the place to be last night. From pro-athletes to media notables, Kastles Stadium was definitely filled with the who’s who of the District.
Mayor Vincent Gray (along with his son Vincent Jr.) was on hand, along with ABC 7’s Cynne Simpson and Jummy Olabanji; WPGC’s Sunni and Guy Lambert, NBC 4’s Danella Sealock, and blogger Kate Michael just to name a few.
Read the complete article on The Fab Empire.
Bisnow Coverage of 2012 Walk This Way
Read a recap of 2012 Walk This Way on Bisnow.com
Don’t FALL Back Into Your Old Habits
Just as the weather changes from summer to fall, we need also to look carefully at who and what should transition into the next season. The old saying that some people are here for a reason, some for a season and some for a lifetime is very true. The people who hurt us typically are not the ones we need to stick around.
Research shows that healthy and supportive relationships can reduce stress and improve your overall health and sense of well-being. However, all relationships are not equally supportive. Building a network of supportive friends, or even just one supportive relationship, can be vital to your well being. So as the seasons change, here are some tools that can help you soul search on which of your relationships are healthy and supportive, and which ones are not.
Love Yourself: This task of “loving yourself” can definitely be challenging…but you are a powerful individual if you let yourself be.
Communicate: Sometimes the hardest thing with change is confirming it and being honest with yourself as well as the people around you. Try to communicate your feelings to the people in your life so that they can better understand your needs and you can better understand theirs.
Get rid of the trash: Although it is hard to let go of someone you love and care about, if your safety and well being are being challenged, get help and take out the trash. It will be hard but in order to get what we need we have to let go of the things we don’t.
Have fun: Laughter is the best medicine for pretty much… anything. Try to keep the positive people in your life.
Who thinks we should have ‘Domestic Violence Offender’ registries?
No abusive relationship starts out that way. If a guy hit you on the first date, you probably wouldn’t give him a second call any time soon. It’s almost always a progression of increasingly controlling or violent behaviors. So the scary thing is, you never know.
Every worried soccer mom or protective dad has been able to check the sex offender registry for potential threats for years. But when it comes to domestic violence, you have no way of knowing if you or your friend’s next blind date might be bad news.
And given the facts about domestic violence reoffending, it’s crucial that we be able to know just what we’re getting into. A study by the Bureau of Justice Statistics found that over half of defendants in domestic violence cases last year were at least second time offenders. And that’s only among the men who were in court and were reported. Thousands of cases and complaints go unheard each year because victims have a hard time coming forward.
Currently, there are no state registries, and though Texas and New York both considered bills to create them in 2011, both died in their respective houses. A privately owned company created a national registry that has been “in progress” since it began. Maryland has 0 offenders listed, and Virginia only about 50. It’s hard to believe these are accurate total numbers given the statistic that 1 in 3 women experiences domestic or dating violence.
So why the disparity? Why sex offender registries and not domestic violence offender registries? Both offenders are charged because of intimate violence. Both present a threat to children and potential partners. Is the law implicitly delegitimizing the danger of a domestic violence offender in comparison to a sex offender? We’re not sure, but for now, with no help from a registry, we all have to be careful about how our and our friends’ new relationships start developing and be able to say something when we see warning signs.
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Sofia’s story of LOVE then pain
Sofia believes in the American dream and you can see it in her smile if you knew her. She once had a vision of her future that she never stopped to pursue. One day Sofia met the person who made her feel butterflies in her stomach and who she felt finally made her life complete. She gave him her life and she tried to change his to make him a better person.
She realized that he had a dark past that has become a part of his present. That compulsive, social liar personality could be very hard to change, but she believe that she could do anything and that the sky was the limit. So she continued to get involved with his life and learned his deepest secrets. Every time she thought they were progressing to a better place in their relationship, she saw more and more red flags. It started as a simple push and grab and escalated to punches and chokes until she felt that she couldn’t breathe.
Sofia found herself stuck in a dark world, the same dark world that she was trying to take him out of. He made her believe that he had the world in his hands and as any good “car dealer” he knew what to say and how to behave in front of people. Nobody would have any idea of what was really going on behind closed doors.
One day everything stopped…and he was gone. Even though she loves him to this day, she knows that she is better without him. Sofia would rather wake up every morning, praying to God that she stops having these feelings, than to never have the opportunity to wake up alive again.
She has forgiven him but hasn’t forgotten what happened and she is learning how to let him go from her heart. If you have met Sofia you know that she lights up any place, every time she walks into a room because she has the body of a woman and she still has the innocent soul of a child. If you haven’t seen her, don’t forget her story and learn from it because one day it could be the story of somebody you love.
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