Lighting a candle here in the countryside of CT in my Turtle Garden to remember the students and community of Columbine High School who suffered the passing of 13 students  beginning at 11:19 am due to the gunfire of two male teens, Klebold and Harris,  who then took their own lives shortly after noon.

I met a woman who had someone close to her have to flee for her safety after being beaten by a 'nice man who worked with many people'. That woman from the East Coast was visting people near Columbine High in the aftermath and was able to meet with one of the families.

In a recent email from NAMI which hosts Nami Walks in May as part of mental health awareness month, there was information about the following organization. They host Science Chats on various topics with one on Family Violence coming up in May as well. The BMCC, Battered Mothers Custody Conference in Albany NY will be held in early MAY 2018 and has resources worth learning about in depth to inform families, communities, states and countries. Trends about human motivation and behaviors often apply to people around the world.

The clarifying points is that most family or domestic violence is

Half a million Syrians have gone home from government refugee camps, Eva Bartlett reports. She has only met a few Syrians who oppose Assad. Most Syrians left due to violent rebels, conflict areas, or poor economics. The mainstream media in the world paints a picture of people fleeing Assad and the Syrian government.

There's lots more but those are a few highlights. The White Helmets have been exposed by a woman who Eva gives credit to, even though that has brought Vanessa the whistleblower much online retaliation and even some physical threats.