Please join PILC and The Domestic Violence Advocacy Project (DVAP) for an information session with Unchained at Last at 12:45 on Monday, March 28th in the PILC/OCS library in Suite FH 430.
About Fraidy Reiss and Unchained At Last
Fraidy Reiss’ family considers her dead.
When Fraidy was 19, her family arranged her marriage, per the custom in their insular religious community in Brooklyn. She discovered only a week after her wedding that her new husband was violent – and that she was trapped. Her family refused to help her; she had no way to support herself or, soon, her two daughters; and she faced religious laws that allowed only men to grant a divorce.
She was trapped for 12 years before she escaped, by earning a college degree and financial independence. Her family declared her dead, but she rebuilt her life with her two daughters and went on to found Unchained At Last, the only US nonprofit dedicated to providing free legal and social services to help women and girls escape arranged/forced marriages.
Fraidy had been nominated for the prestigious DVF People’s Voice Award! Vote now for Fraidy Reiss/Unchained to help win $50k for women fleeing forced marriages. And, join us for conversation and cookies next Monday!