Friday, April 3,2009
Angela Shelton comes to Behrend to
talk about domestic and sexual violence
By Heather McGovern
copy editor
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Sexual violence. Well, that is
a shocking combination of
words for a speaker to intro
duce her topic with. Is it just a
women's issue? No, it is not
quite so limited to females.
Sexual violence applies to all
genders and sadly all ages. It
is an issue that reflects the cor
ruption in our society and
impacts children, women, and
men for the rest of their lives.
Angela Shelton, a well
known speaker, actress,
author. comedian, and film
maker, addressed numerous
heavy issues, particularly sexu
al violence, on Friday, March
22 in the Smith Chapel. Her
presentation involved discus
sion of this often silenced issue
of sexual violence. Speaking
from a personal perspective,
Shelton shared the negative
mindset an abused individual
has and how this negative
mindset can impede his/her
progress towards achieving a
fulfilling, happy life. A nega
tive mindset or perspective can
and does eventually lead to
health issues. Shelton has
claimed she hated herself in
the past and usually found
relationships in which the man
reflected this self-hatred.
Searching for Angela Shelton: Stories about sexual violence
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Angela Shelton comes to Behrend bringing awareness of domestic and sexual violence in relationships
Her independent film,
Searching for Angela Shelton,
documents the struggles of
various Angela Sheltons across
the United States. Out of the
forty Angela Sheltons inter
viewed in her film, 24 of those
Angela Sheltons were "raped,
contributed ph.to
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beaten, or molested" as indi
cated on the back of the film's
case. While passing by a par
ticular town, Shelton discovers
that the current location of her
father is in that town. It is only
by coincidence that the day is
Father's Day when she con
fronts the father who molested
her as a child. Angela Shelton
is thrust into an epic journey to
uncover her past and over
come the struggles that carried
into the present. "The Angela
Sheltons complete the journey
by teaching the filmmaker
about forgiveness, faith, and
the power of the human spirit.
no matter what your name is."
Shelton continued dis
cussing the details of her long
and difficult recovery from
being a victim of child rtuitestrt
don and abusive relationships.
It affected her in every aspect
of life: love, career, social, and
personal. Shelton described
the set-back symbolically as a
sword piercing through one's
stomach. The sword causes
pain when entering through
the stomach and instills contin
ual pain upon remaining in the
stomach. The most difficult
task is removing the sword
from one's stomach. Removing
the sword causes more pain
than its original entry into the
stomach. The same concept
applies to overcoming a life
altering hardship. Once this
symbolic sword is removed
from one's stomach, the sword
can be used as an example, for
educational purposes.
Many of the girls who
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VVealher fineecist counesy of A o i deni nolcondogist Matt A /to
attended and one guy, Jeffrey
Barber, enjoyed Angela
Shelton's presentation on
domestic and sexual violence.
Shay Conto attended this
speaker event and remarked
that it was, "amazing and
inspiring. I can't even put into
words the experience. It's a
major issue in society and it
was very beneficial, as well as
inspiring. Everyone should
hear about it."
Angela Shelton spoke at
numerous places including
Congress, college campuses,
military bases, high schools,
elementary schools, communi
ty centers, conferences and
seminars. Angela Shelton was
brought to Behrend thanks to
the organization Women Today
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For more
information
about
Angela
Shelton
visit:
angelashelton
.com
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