Let's love, honor and celebrate Ellen Pence!

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Lets send Ellen Pence our love, our thoughts, our analyses, our reflections, our prayers, our spells, our energy, and our memories of her

Lets celebrate Ellen. Lets tell her what she has meant to us and our work. Lets tell her how she inspired us. Lets notice her leadership, vision and accomplishments. Lets celebrate the joy she brought to us by her incredible humor, and how she lightened our load by making us laugh. Lets recognize how her humor led us to deep thought about our work. Lets tell her how she made us intensely uncomfortable and therefore made us think and act. From Freire to the womens groups in Duluth to New Zealand to safety and accountability audits.

Lets celebrate Ellens life. Let us take this moment to practice an act of personal kindness or pledge an action (preferably fun, outrageous and revolutionary) on her behalf!

Ellen, dear heart, delightful woman, incredible warrior in the struggle, we love and honor you. We are all lighting a candle for you to send you strength, endurance and joy during this difficult and painful time. Well be printing out these pages and will send them to you via the internet and through the old fashioned post office.

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  • Alissa Black
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    • You have helped to save countless lives of women and children. Telling you thank you doesn't seem enough.
  • Debbie Levenstein
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    • Thank you.
  • David Garvin
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    • Ellen, You have been a bright light shining into the darkness of mens violence against women. Your analysis has been a searing laser cutting through an often murky landscape. Your sense of humor was the teaspoon of sugar that people needed to continue to listen and to attract more people to the table. You have been able to bring people from all backgrounds together in the very important work of ending mens violence against women. You were one of my first teachers. I will miss your voice but will never forget your message
  • Michael P. Johnson
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    • Your work continues to change the world.
  • Jean Hontz
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    • Blessed Be
  • Rob Valente
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    • Thank you, Ellen, for all the brilliance, humor, and inspiration you have shared with us!
  • Kim Spoonhower
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    • My thoughts and prayers are with you.
  • Jackie Campbell
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    • We love and honor you Ellen - you have inspired all of us in our work but also been an important part of our hearts.
  • Holly Sanders-Cobb
  • Jeanie Greenwell
  • Ed Gondolf
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    • Ellen, Ellen, I heap up praises for all youve done to lead us toward a broader, hopeful, and just vision, and for laying out the practical steps to get there. Youve not only given people like me a framework to guide my work, but an on-going reminder of the objective and purpose of why we work against domestic violence. I value so much the spirit with which you have taught, organized, and propelled us. In an effort that can so often feel heavy, frustrating, and even depressing (and one in which the conflict amongst others can feed conflict among ourselves), youve shone forth with grace, humor, teasing, caring, life, and persistence. Youve always had time, as well, for a personal touchsuch as a cross-examination about my love lifethat keeps our whole being present and alive. Youve shown me that to work for change and good is to be fully there, as you so have been. With love and gratitude, Ed G.
  • Lisa A Frisch
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    • You are one of the greatest examples of how one person can change the world. With your creativity, humor, intelligence, wit and unique ability to get diverse people to actually hear what you have to say, you have changed the world for the better. I hope you know how many people care about you and are grateful for the impact you have made on all of our lives.
  • Jim Schmitt
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    • Thanks Ellen for giving me the opportunity to help the men on the White Earth Reseraton
  • Tana Bridge
  • Chrys Ballerano
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    • Thank you Ellen for your steadfast commitment to transforming violence into cooperation. We cherish you and your life's work.
  • Francis J Bialy
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    • thank you for paving the way for the rest of us
  • Ramona Palmer, Victim Resource Center
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    • Your dedication and passion is a daily reminder why we all continue to work in this field. May God Bless you always.
  • Mikel Brown
  • Liberty Aldrich
  • Jeanne Keen
  • Amy Maitland
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    • Thanks for all the great work you do; you are a true inspiration to us all.
  • Sue Kensington
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    • I bow to her tireless work for a more safe and just world.
  • Mary Nerney
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    • You have led the way for all of us, and we are glad of your leadership.
  • Sue Kensington
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    • Both you and your work changed Marquette, Michigan for the better...and forever! Thank you, Ellen.
  • Jenny Murphy-Shifflet
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    • Sending strength and love!
  • James Henderson
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    • Ellen for me your name is synonymous with enhanced safety for women and children. Your balanced contributions within an emotionally charged field are endless. Your teachings have been both the foundation and spring board for many of my innovations and I thank you.
  • Elaine Alpert
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    • Your life has been an inspiration and your memory is a blessing. Rest in love and energy, Ellen!
  • bincy jacob
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    • dear Ellen-- thank you for all you've done and all you do.
  • Kathy Magee
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    • Albany, NY has learned from you and has been inspired to keep our minds open and never stop trying.
  • Andy klein
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    • We all bask in the bright light of your accomplisments and seek refuge in the shadow of your towering presence.
  • Tonya Avery
  • Sarah Heuser
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    • Ellen, When I think of you my heart smiles. Never was there a more brilliant, funny, poignant, devoted and endearing person. I'm so grateful to know you! I send you my love and a huge heaping load of beautiful healing energy. Sarah Heuser from Michigan (the almost actor!!) :)
  • Alexandra Villano
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    • thank you for trailblazing with your fortitude
  • Susan Kelley
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    • Dear Ellen, I met you in a training where we talked about battered women sometimes being angry - As an agent of change, I am often angry & that helps to sustain the efforts to hold abusers accountable & find safety for women & children. Social change requires us to keep going! You have helped me to keep on going & to trust myself.
  • Suzanne Koepplinger
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    • You are a true warrior woman!
  • Willis Nakai
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    • Ellen, you have the prayers of the medicine people in the four corners. Be strong.
  • Thea DuBow
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    • I am extremely lucky to know you and to call you friend.
  • Brenda Hill
  • Amy Siniscalchi
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    • for every survivor who has looked at the wheel, saw themselves, and gained strength from it--thank you.
  • Kristine Paul
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    • Thank you for the support and technical assistance you have provided Gentle Ironhawk Shelter in the past 8 years. Your honesty, humor, intelligence, and dedication are awesome. Thanks for supporting the indigenous people.
  • Sharyl WhiteHawk
  • Lisa Young Larance
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    • Thank you for your spirit, extraordinary work, and sense of humor. Your work changes lives on a daily basis!
  • Gregory White
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    • Dear Ellen, Thank you so much for the opportunity to know and learn from your wisdon and experience. I have so appreciated the fantastic leadership you have given us to do the work that we struggle to do every day. It has been a pleasure and honor to know you from the day I met you in Buffalo and then again in Duluth. Please know that I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. Greg White.
  • Sara Rust-Martin
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    • Thank you, Ellen, for all of your work!
  • Jean Rosenthal
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    • Your dedication and vision will continue to inspire generations to come.
  • Erin George
  • Kimberly Dahl
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    • Migwich for all of the hard work!!
  • Dee Koester M.S., Ph.D. (2013)
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    • Thanks Ellen for showing us the way and sharing the Duluth model. The Duluth Model has provided the cornerstone to the work I do. You are loved.
  • Carolyn Fish
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    • Your wisdom, vision and humor have been an inspiration to me and thousands of other activists, shaping our programs and changing our communities
  • Louisa Kakianaaq Riley
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    • Thanks so much for all you do and did and we would not be where we are today if you had not. To me you give me strength to continue to fight for our people. To know that we have a lot more to do but with people like you; you have been our roll model. Again; quanaqpak (So much thanks).