The Reporter: The Whole Story
I had just finished reading my poem, We Are Everywhere,* about survivors of sexual violence to the House Judicial Committee, at the statehouse in Montpelier, Vermont, when I was introduced to the reporter. The committee had been charged with determining whether to recommend legislative funding for a five-year, statewide sexual violence prevention plan and I had been asked by the sponsoring stakeholders to bring a human element to their deliberations. The…
