http://www.sweetrelief.org/news/sweet-relief-helping-raise-money-matthew-leone-madina-lake
This post isn't about me. Rather, it is about something/someone truly important.
Matthew Leone, the bassist for the Chicago band Madina Lake, was seriously injured a number of days ago. He saw a man beating up on a woman, and he intervened. He tried to calm the man down, and at first, he apparently succeeded. However, when he turned to see how the woman was doing, the aggressive man attacked him from behind - attacked him so severely that Matthew ended up in a coma.
Matthew took a stand against abuse, specifically abuse against women. Violence against an individual in general is deplorable, but violence against a woman is inexcusable. Matthew took a stand. He came in as an outsider and tried to stop an act that he knew was wrong.
Though he was hospitalized for his actions, his brother said something to the effect of, "Once Matthew gets better, if he ever saw something similar happening, he would step in and stop it with no hesitation."
Matthew Leone is a hero. In an age marked by cynicism and apathy, he took a stand. That's why I am asking everyone (all 2 of you) who read this blog to donate 10dollars ($10) to help Matthew's medical expenses. He has no medical insurance. He is a bassist in a small/middling sized band....he cannot afford a serious injury like this. However, he stood up for something fundamentally right, and let's help him for that.
My last night in Hungary, we left the club and were waiting for the bus to take us home. We were standing there at the bus stop when we saw what we thought was two guys horsing around and having a joke fight.
It wasn't a joke fight.
It was a joke beating up his girlfriend. He smashed her head against a brick wall several times. We all rushed over. We broke up the fight...but they ended up leaving together. We couldn't do anything to stop it. It tore me up;; still tears me up. I went home pissed off, punched a wall, nearly shattered my hand, and swore that I would stand against violence against women.
I've rarely, if ever, taken a hard stance against anything in my life. Domestic violence is something I will always fight against. Always.
http://www.sweetrelief.org/news/sweet-relief-helping-raise-money-matthew-leone-madina-lake
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dear friend,
our hearts are in the same place.
i can see that street, and that night, and that woman, and that violence in front of me right now. it is still that vivid. and i know it is more so for you.
thank you for putting this out there; i don't think i would've found out about it otherwise. be steadfast in your passion and unswerving in your attentiveness. keep writing through such messes, hurts, and questions.
<3 ,
lnak
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