Bonobo Sisterhood Alliance

A few decades ago, Diane Rosenfeld wrote her master’s thesis at Harvard Law School titled “Why Doesn’t HE Leave?” She wondered why sending women and their children to shelters became the acceptable approach to domestic violence. 

Since then, she has discovered solutions, and written about it in "The Bonobo Sisterhood."

We will talk together about highlights from the book and how we can build a Bonobo Sisterhood Alliance in Minnesota. This will be the first of several discussions in the formation of a statewide network.

“Bonobos show us that uniting with other females and allies, coming to one another’s defense in numbers, will shut down aggression.”

"The U.S. has specialized court rooms filled with terrorized and terrified women desperately pleading for protection from their intimate partner. Rather than provide them with meaningful help, our system is set up to make it their own responsibility to keep themselves safe."

“We have to understand that the problem isn’t that of an individual woman in individually bad circumstances.”

You will receive the Zoom link by 3pm CST Thursday, January 5

We will have a few readings to open up an hour-long discussion. Please come prepared by reading:

• Summary from Diane Rosenfeld
• Book excerpts