Re: Help

[Joy]

>>> On 20 June 2003 07:41:22 UTC, Tony wrote:

Angela wrote:
We are forming a new community group to end abuse, we are looking for a catchy acronym using the A for abuse.  We don't want to limit ourselves to only family violence, or child abuse.  Our purpose is to educate and raise awareness.

Any help would be appreciated,  Thanks Joy

>> BTW
>> I've been meaning to complement you on the sterling work you've done on this website.

> Nice of you to show enough interest to pay a compliment. :^)

Let's be frank, credit where credit is due, you could have kept all this stuff in a personal cache, but you decided to share it.

[Tony]

 Joy wrote:

> We are forming a new community group to end abuse, we are looking for a catchy acronym using the A for abuse.  > We don't want to limit ourselves to only family violence, or child abuse.
> Our purpose is to educate and raise awareness.

Any help would be appreciated,  Thanks Joy

WATCH OUT
We Aim To Cease Heartache Of Unspoken ...
...Terror
...Torment
...T?

HEARTACHE (1)
Helping End Abusive Relationships That Are Causing Hurt...
...Everywhere
...Everyday
...(to) Everyone?

HEARTACHE (2)
Helping Educate About Relationships That Are Causing Hurt...
...Everywhere
...Everyday
...(to) Everyone?

Apart from these off-the-cuff offerings I should ask if you want a 'protest' or a 'concern' or a 'cuddle' type of word?

Are you screaming outrage as in CEASE! Cry "End Abuse" & Support Education

or are you a CAMPAIGN?
Come And Make Protest, Abuse Is Growing Nationwide

or do you offer counselling? ADVICE: Avoid Dreadful Violence In Caring Environment?

Do you see what I mean? Can you give us a few words which express your 'point of view' or encapsulate your 'mission statement'.

I think all of us here welcome you and look forward to assisting you pick the best name possible.

[Angela]

Wow, that's quite an impressive response from Tony.

Here's one I prepared earlier:

STOP THE ABUSING
Strive To Over-Power The Hurt - Every Avengement Brings Unnecessary Suffering. It's Not Good!

But it's not very CATCHY:

Cultivating Abusive Traits Can Harm Yourself

Perhaps you want people to STAND UP against abuse.

Stop The Abuse, Nobody Deserves Unfair Persecution

perhaps 'Upbraiding' could be used in there with a different P word.

LOVING: Leave Out Violence In Next Generation

HEAL: Helpful Education About Life/Love

And a bit off-topic:
HATING: Humans Attack Those Idolising Neighbouring Gods
HATE: Humans Attack Their Enemies
HARM: Humans Are Really Mean

[Tony]

Angela wrote:

> LOVING: Leave Out Violence In Next Generation

...or 'Involving'


> HEAL: Helpful Education About Life/Love

HEAL (2)
Helping End Abusive Lifestyles

[Angela]

> LOVING: Leave Out Violence In Next Generation

...or 'Involving'

Yes, that puts another slant on it. I was thinking more along the lines of kids who grow up to be abusive because their parents were.

When I first saw "or 'Involving'" I expected to see an expansion under it... I thought you'd taken the words from my LOVING expansion and put them into an expansion for INVOLVING. I Need Vulnerability, Or Looming Violence Is Not Gainful.

>HEAL (2)
>Helping End Abusive Lifestyles

Now that's probably the best one for this organisation - short, catchy, and says exactly what it's doing.