Jan 5 Tip: TED Talk: How We Turned the Tide on Domestic Violence

TED Talk: How We Turned the Tide on Domestic Violence

(The February 5 Compassionate Living Tip from Interfaith Paths to Peace)

http://www.ted.com/talks/esta_soler_how_we_turned_the_tide_on_domestic_violence_hint_the_polaroid_helped.html?utm_source=email&source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ios-share

When Esta Soler lobbied for a bill outlawing domestic violence in 1984, one politician called it the "Take the Fun Out of Marriage Act." "If only I had Twitter then," she mused. This sweeping, optimistic talk charts 30 years of tactics and technologies -- from the Polaroid camera to social media -- that led to a 64% drop in domestic violence in the U.S.

In 1994, Esta Soler convinced Congress to pass a law to combat the devastating effects of violence against women. Today, her mission is global.