I have known Erin Merryn – author, activist and outspoken sexual abuse survivor – for many years. As we continue to work together to shatter the silence of sexual violence, I urge you to please to take action on Erin’s Law today.  

A message from PAVE  Ambassador Erin Merryn who appeared on OPRAH in Oct…

“At this very moment millions of children are sitting in classrooms learning how to add, subtract, spell, say no to drugs, escape a tornado, stop, drop, and roll in a fire, and thousands of those children sit in silence waiting for someone to give them the message on safe touch/unsafe touch/safe secrets/unsafe secrets/how to get away and how to tell today. Thank you for acting on this law. It will give children the voice we never had growing up in school.”

Read about Erin in TIME.com
Read Erin’s Law, Illinois SB2843

URGENT ACTION ALERT:

Speaker of the House Michael Madigan is the step to get Erin’s law heard and passed in November. Contact him today! Make sure to make the topic of your email Erin’s Law SB2843.
Michael Madigan Speaker of the House: 773-581-8000 mmadigan@hds.ilga.gov
Snail mail is the best way to reach him: Michael Madigan, 6500 S. Pulaski Rd, Chicago, Il 60629

CONSIDER HOSTING A LETTER WRITING PARTY! Invite your friends, family, colleagues and neighbors over in the next few weeks to write letters and let your voice be heard. Thank you! And look for the complete Erin’s Law Action Kit soon on PAVE’s website!

WE MUST BE THE VOICE FOR ALL WHO HAVE BEEN SILENCED BY VIOLENCE! –Angela Rose