Survivor Corps

Nobel Peace Prize Co-Recipient Launches Survivor Corps to Help Survivors of War, Violence and Terrorism Formerly the Landmine Survivors Network (LSN), Survivor Corps Aims to Expand Reach of Global Network of People Helping Each Other Overcome Trauma Caused by War and Conflict

Friday, November 28, 2008

Join Survivor Corps next Wed, Dec 5 for our Convention on Cluster Munitions Signing Celebration in Washington, DC! http://bit.ly/kqhp
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Wednesday, November 26, 2008

In celebration of over 100 govts signing a treaty banning cluster munitions, SurvivorCorps having a party in DC-come by!: http://bit.ly/kqhp
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The Convention on Cluster Munitions will be signed by over 100 countries on Dec 3! SurvivorCorps helped w/ the treaty! http://bit.ly/26mA87
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Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Check out SurvivorCorps.org on NBC yesterday! http://bit.ly/1514j
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Thank You Operation Survivor Bloggers Encore

While I have already thanked all of the wonderful, generous bloggers who have blogged about Operation Survivor since Labor Day, there has been a countinued outpouring of support. As a result, I have added all of the new posts, banners, Twitters in addition to the initial posts -- as of 25 November, this is everyone.
  1. 5 Minutes Around the World via 5 Minutes for Mom.
  2. Banner via A Disgruntled Republican.
  3. Survivor Corps Program-Help! via Swimming Against the Red Tide.
  4. Survivor Corps: Founds Operation Survivor Project to Assist U.S. Military Combat Veterans in Transitioning to Civilian Life via A DC Observer.
  5. Survivor Corps. Rise Above. Give Back via All 4 My Gals.
  6. Banner via American and Proud.
  7. Support 'Survivor Corps' this Veterans Day via American Thinker.
  8. Support 'Survivor Corps' this Veterans Day via Americanthinker.
  9. Returning Troops...a Noble Cause via Dodgeblogium.
  10. Indigenist News Items for: 11-14-2008 via Inteligentaindigena Novajoservo.
  11. They don't go away when Veterans Day ends via Around the Island.
  12. Survivor Corps via Assoluta Tranquillita.
  13. Survivor Corps via Jake's Life.
  14. Banner via Bearing Drift.
  15. Vast Write Wing via Be Logical.
  16. Survivor Corps Operation Survivor: A Worthwhile Cause to Consider via Mount Virtus.
  17. Someone alerted me to the good work that Survivor Corps via Big Bark.
  18. Standing up for Max Cleland on Veteran's Day via Big Bark.
  19. Twittered via How to Change the World.
  20. Do Not Abandon Our Vets via understanding the effects of unresolved abandonment issues.
  21. Help Our Troops This Veterans Day via Locust Fork Blog.
  22. Soldiers Angels Web Surfing via MySpace: Kathie's Soldiers Angels Account.
  23. Banner via Blog Mommas.
  24. An Appeal via Don Surber's blog.
  25. Survivor Corps: Help a veteran break the cycle of violence via Hormone-Colored Days.
  26. Support the Survivor Corps via Burbsblogs.
  27. Veterans Day via Bodhi Baby.
  28. Supporting Our Troops via Booker Rising.
  29. Operation Survivor via Britannica.
  30. As Per Request via Budget Nomad - US Ex - Pat on the Move.
  31. Per a Request via Budget Nomad - US Ex - Pat on the Move.
  32. Help veterans through Survivor Corps via South by Southwest.
  33. Remembrance Day via Around the World in beautiful Shoes.
  34. Veteran's Day via Danny Fisher.
  35. Survivor Corps via Charming Just Charming.
  36. Veterans Day via Chip's Quips.
  37. Please Help Me Support Our Troops on Veteran’s Day via Chris Abraham.
  38. I Will Not Be Broken via For the Heck of It.
  39. Ray via Notes from the Cookie Jar.
  40. Survivor Corps Helps Injured Vets Cope via Connecticut Bob.
  41. Help Our Troops This Veteran's Day via Culture11.
  42. Supporting Our Troops: Operation Survivor via Culture Kitchen.
  43. Supporting Our Troops: Operation Survivor via The Daily Gotham.
  44. Donate to help our Troops via Make it Happen.
  45. Survivor Corp-Returning Troops via What's Delmer Look Like?.
  46. Banner via Popcorn and Sushi.
  47. Banner via Supercozy WorldHome.
  48. Supporting Returning Troops via Donklephant.
  49. Operation Survivor-Survivor Corps and TroopTube via Where the Hell Am I?.
  50. In Their Boots via Holly's Fight for Justice.
  51. In Their Boots via Holly's Fight to Stop Violence.
  52. Banner via Gapers Block.
  53. Banner via Gary Presley.
  54. Operation Survivor via The Political Junkie.
  55. Veterans Day via On the Fringe.
  56. Survivor Corps Supports Returning Troops and Their Families via GoMekong.com.
  57. Support Our Troops NOW via MamaBugs...Homeschooling Where the Air Force Sends Us!.
  58. Soldiers Angels Web Surfing via Hooah Wife & Friends.
  59. Breaking the Cycle of Violence via Another Opinion.
  60. New Book from the founder of Survivor Corps via The IAVA Blog.
  61. Some Odds and Ends of the Election via The Liberal Life of a Navy Wife .
  62. cross-post via Personal Injury and Social Security Disability Blog.
  63. Banner via Iraq The Model.
  64. In Honor of Veterans' Day via James Kotecki.
  65. Survivorcorps.org via Jelly Mom.
  66. Banner via Into the Woods, Living Deliberately.
  67. Survivor Corps via A Leg Up.
  68. Standing up for Max Cleland on Veteran's Day via Informed Comment.
  69. Helping Veterans (a day late) via Just Enjoy Him: Ramblings of a Mid-Life Mom.
  70. Soldiers Angels Web Surfing via Mail Call! Supporting the Troops.
  71. Survivor Corps via Kung Fu Monkey.
  72. Banner via Kim Stagliano.
  73. Survivor Corps via Knee Deep in the Hooah.
  74. Banner via Kentucky Progress.
  75. Courage via Last One Speaks.
  76. Banner via Leucadia Blog.
  77. Iraq snapshot (The Common Ills) via Like Maria Said Paz.
  78. Banner via Lisa's Cookbook.
  79. For a Good Cause via The Local Crank.
  80. Banner via LooneyBin4Sure.
  81. Tis the season to help our troops via Manatee's Military Moms.
  82. Thoughts of a conservative mind: A worthwhile charity via A different kind of Conservative Blog.
  83. Banner via Married to the Army.
  84. Veterans Day via State of Ohio Blogger Alliance.
  85. Veteran's Day via Weapons of Mass Discussion.
  86. Operation Survivor via Big Blueberry Eyes.
  87. Survivor Corps offers peer support to injured vets via Media Dis&Dat.
  88. Survivor Corps via Tanker Bothers - Soldiers in the War on Terror.
  89. Survivor Corps via Tanker Brothers.
  90. Miss Beths Victory Dance via Miss Beth's Victory Dance.
  91. Survivor Corps via Miss Cellania Blog.
  92. side bar Banner via Mommy Bytes.
  93. Survivor Corps. Help for Surviving Troops via Mommy Does it All.
  94. Operation Survivor via My American-Iraq Life.
  95. Banner via Myrtus.
  96. Mine removal personal ambition for Missouri State instructor via News-Release.com.
  97. Survivor Corps: Support for returning heroes via News Blaze.
  98. Veterans Deserve Your Help via New Zeal.
  99. Supporting Returning Troops via Northloop Neighborhood.
  100. Read Terrance D.C. via Oh Boy it Never Ends.
  101. Banner via only red head in taiwan.
  102. Banner via On the Upside.
  103. Banner via Papamoka Straight Talk.
  104. Banner via Pardon Me For Asking.
  105. Survivors of War via Ponderings on a Faith Journey.
  106. posted link on blogroll via Political Grind.
  107. Survivor Corps: Operation Survivor via Political Reps.
  108. A Day To Honor Those Who Have Served Their Country via Political Vindication.
  109. Banner via Praise and Coffee.
  110. Banner via Preemptive Karma.
  111. Survivor Corps Supports Returning Troops and their Families! via Progressive Independent.
  112. cross post via Quick Quotes Online.
  113. In Banner Rotation via Redline.
  114. Veteran’s deserve not just a word, but also a hand: Operation Survivor via Rich Kirkpatrick.
  115. Survivor Corps Supports Returning Troops and their Families! via Right Michigan.
  116. Banner via Rightwingchamp.
  117. Katrina Vanden Heuvel is an Idiot via Ruth's Report.
  118. Katrina vanden Heuvel is an idiot via Ruth's Report.
  119. Survivor Corps via Sanbans Lymphorama.
  120. Helping the Walking Wounded on November 11 via Serge the concierge.
  121. Banner via Seven Wheelchairs.
  122. palin, survivor corps, heroes and more via Sex and Politics and Creeds and Attitudes.
  123. Links, Awards and Other Good Blogishness via She Lives.
  124. Peace, be still. It’s Armistice Day. via Short Woman.
  125. Sick of It via SICKOFITRADLZ.
  126. posted Banner and review of I will not be broken via Writing in FaithWriting in Faith: Previews and Reviews.
  127. Banner via Socialism.
  128. Survivor Corps - Electronic Media News Releases via Soldiers Angels Network.
  129. Survivor Corps via Soldiers Angels New York.
  130. Survivor Corps via Soldiers' Angels New York.
  131. Need a little Inspiration? via My Life As A Military Spouse.
  132. Banner via Stepping Right Up!.
  133. Survivor Corps via Straight, Not Narrow.
  134. Veterans Day via The Adventures of Super Mommy & Spitup Boy.
  135. Support 'Survivor Corps' this Veterans Day - American Thinker via Survivor.
  136. Operation Survivor - excerpt from website via Arthriticyoungthing.
  137. posted Banner via Screw Politically Correct B.S..
  138. Banner via The Political Jungle.
  139. Survivor Corps via Tao of Katie.
  140. Help veterans through Survivor Corps via The Reaction.
  141. The bridge, the sacrifice, more via The Common Ills.
  142. Banner via The Inside Dope.
  143. A Belated Veterans (Day) Post via The Moderate Voice.
  144. A Belated Veterans (Day) Post via Funny Blog.
  145. Veterans and PTSD via Where There's a Will There's a Way.
  146. Tuesday, November 11. 2008. via This French Life.
  147. we posted? via This Fucking War.
  148. Survivor Corps Website via Untreatable Online.
  149. cross post via News Updated Frequently.
  150. Survivor Corps via Unveal Blues.
  151. Banner via VDog and Little Man.
  152. Banner via Virginia Left Wing.
  153. cross post via Today on Vot3r.
  154. Banner via mikesmercurialmaddness.
  155. As Long as We're Bailing Out CEOs... via World-O-Crap.
  156. Wake Up Americans via Wake Up America.
  157. Survivor Corps via Wake Up America.
  158. Xyence via The Xyience Diet Resource.
  159. Please Help the Veterans via Yaw and Mog.
  160. Survivor Corps Supports Returning Troops and their Families! via Young Philly Politics.
  161. Survivor Corps Supports Returning Vets and Their Families! via Zimbio.
  162. Mojo Mom says thank you to military families via Mojo Mom.

I daresay we'll be get more so there might very well be another thank you email. Again, both Abraham Harrison and Survivor Corps thank you very much for all of your continued generosity and support!

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Thursday, November 20, 2008

Read why some Vets homecoming is a process, not a parade from U.S. Army Captain Scott Quilty at SurvivorCorps.org: http://bit.ly/XahL
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Did you know only 53% of soldiers with PSTD receive treatment? (RAND). SurvivorCorps.org: http://tinyurl.com/6fu5fs
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Live close to W. Palm Beach? This Friday, go check out Jerry talk about his latest book, "I Will Not Be Broken.": http://bit.ly/Updf
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Thanks to Operation Survivor Bloggers on Veteran's Day

Veteran's Day this year is especially poignant since it has been 5 years since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan began. Thank you to everyone who helped Survivor Corps get the message out about Operation Survivor and all the amazing work that Survivor Corps does for vets, for returning troops, and for their families. Here's a list of all of your fine work:

You have done an amazing thing for the vets and also for the mission of Survivor Corps domestically and around the world. Thank you for your posts and for your banner placement. Never hesitate to contact me personally or my team at Abraham Harrison. Also, always please feel free to contact the entire Survivor Corps team.

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Monday, November 17, 2008

Ohioans, tonight come see Jerry discuss his book "I Will Not Be Broken" and his formula for survivorship and resilience: http://bit.ly/WW5i
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Saturday, November 15, 2008

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Within the United States there are over one and a half million service members that have served in military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Over thirty thousand have been physically wounded, but many more have experienced less visible, psychological wounds. Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder have emerged as signature injuries of these conflicts, with recent reports suggesting an increase in rates of suicide, alcohol and drug abuse, homelessness, and domestic violence among returning service members and veterans.

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These traumatic affects of conflict, left unaddressed, could have far-reaching negative consequences for the individuals affected, their families, and our country. Survivor Corps’ work in some of the most conflict affected countries in the world has shown community reintegration to be the key factor in those that overcome their traumatic experiences, and those that are consumed by them.

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Ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan are creating a generation of veterans in the United States from all branches of the armed services and all 50 states who are struggling to overcome physical and psychosocial injuries. Most combat veterans convalescing in military hospitals across the country will survive physically, but getting on with their lives after returning home to their families and communities is proving a significant challenge for hundreds of thousands. Among the 1.6 million who have served since 2001, suicide is on the rise, as is unemployment and incidents of substance abuse and domestic violence.

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The successful reintegration of returning service members is an issue that will have a long-lasting impact on American society, and may become the single defining struggle facing this new generation of veterans. Survivor Corps and its partners are determined to avoid the mistakes made when veterans returned from Vietnam, which resulted in tens of thousands of post-war suicides and over 200,000 men and women living on the streets.

To head off this tragic outcome, Survivor Corps will build peer support programs at the community level that will bring service members and veterans together for mutual support and encourage both individual responsibility and collective action to help others in need.

Survivor Corps is offering an alternative “treatment” that can be made readily available in all communities, regardless of proximity to traditional military or govern¬ment centers of support. Our approach is nimble enough to address the needs of individual survivors, while still broad enough to build a coalition of survivors and service providers working to effect long-term positive change.

This new program will help the recovery and reintegration of hundreds of thousands of returning U.S. service members at a critical time for them and their country.


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About Survivor Corps

Survivor Corps helps people around the world who have suffered war and violence to rebuild their lives and rejoin their communities. By connecting those affected by conflict through networks of survivors, we help people overcome trauma and injury and regain their place in society. Survivor Corps (formerly Landmine Survivors Network) was born out of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, co-recipient of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize, and recently spearheaded the development of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Over the past ten years, we have established successful peer support programs in eight war affected countries in Latin America, Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

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About I Will Not Be Broken

The loss of a loved one, a painful divorce, or a serious physical injury---we must all, at one point, face tragedy -- unavoidable moments that divide our lives into “before” and “after.” How do we muscle our way through tough times and emerge stronger, wiser -- even grateful for our struggle? In 1984, author Jerry White lost his leg -- and almost his life -- in a landmine accident. He has endured the pain of loss and the challenge of rebuilding. As cofounder of Survivors Corps, White has interviewed thousands of victims of tragedy. With this book, he shares what he has learned. White outlines a very specific five-step program to coping with disaster; to achieving strength and hope; and to turning tragedy into triumph. In their own words, his survivor friends and colleagues share their stories. It's a group that includes the well known, like Lance Armstrong, Nelson Mandela, and the late Princess Diana, and also everyday survivors. Through their stories and the author's words, the book takes readers step-by-step through the process of not only surviving tragedy and victimhood, but going on to thrive.

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For more information about I Will Not Be Broken, visit:

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About Jerry White

Jerry White is a global survivor activist who has dedicated his life to helping victims of violent conflict. While camping in Northern Israel in 1984, he stepped on a landmine, and he spent nearly six months in Israeli hospitals learning to walk on an artificial leg. Since then, he has become a recognized leader of the historic International Campaign to Ban Landmines, co-recipient of the 1997 Nobel Prize for Peace; and a co-founder of Survivor Corps. He has testified before the US Congress and the United Nations and appeared in hundreds of media interviews and profiles.

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Scott Quilty
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2100 M St. NW Suite 302,
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Suicide rates are on rise with the 1.6 million vets who have served since 2001. Donate today to help our returning troops http://bit.ly/2occ
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To all Veterans, Thank you for serving our country! And check out SurvivorCorps' Scott Quilty on CNN today at 1:20 PM EST http://bit.ly/xsMg
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Monday, November 10, 2008

Did u know over 1.5 mill Americans have served in Iraq and Afghanistan? Support them this Vets Day. Go to SurvivorCorps http://bit.ly/i2MFl
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Friday, November 7, 2008

Check out the Survivor Corps blog where our Founder, Jerry White has just posted a new update about Election '08: http://bit.ly/lyfi
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Thursday, November 6, 2008

Check out the great article about Jerry and SurvivorCorps.org (http://bit.ly/26mA87) in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette! http://bit.ly/3foNUy.
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Wednesday, November 5, 2008

A Hopeful Look Forward By Jerry White

Here at Survivor Corps we often talk about dates--before-and-after moments that change our lives forever. No matter if you are a Democrat or Republican, I think we can all agree the life of our nation is changed by the historic election of Barack Hussein Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America.

I read Thomas Friedman’s article "Finishing Our Work" this morning in The New York Times, he writes, "And so it came to pass that on Nov. 4, 2008, shortly after 11pm Eastern time, the American Civil War ended…that is why we awake this morning to a different country. The struggle for equal rights is far from over, but we start afresh now from a whole new baseline." Friedman’s words struck a chord that harmonizes with our perspective at Survivor Corps as a global network helping people recover from war. It takes decades.

This election rings true to the founding principles of Survivor Corps, breaking barriers and promoting inclusion, participation and equality. Whether we are drafting legislation to protect the rights of 650 million people with disabilities or bringing survivors together to rebuild communities destroyed by war, landmines and hatred, we are creating the hope and change in the world that we all wish to see. This morning the Survivor Corps staff took a moment to reflect on this historic day; and we discussed how this election would impact our daily work with survivors in the United States and abroad.

US Army Captain (Retired) Scott Quilty pointed out Senator Obama’s longstanding campaign pledge to bring home combat troops from Iraq within 16 months, and what that may mean for service members reintegrating into families, work, school and communities upon return. "At Survivor Corps we’re working with government, businesses and veteran service organizations to develop a strategy for homecoming and reintegration, and with this potential ‘reverse surge’ of returning service members, it seems that the urgency of that work just increased," stated Quilty.

Tirza Leibowitz, an Israeli who serves as our Director of Rights Advocacy, spoke of the new expectations we need to set for the three major treaties we are working on: the ban of landmines and cluster bombs and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. "Now we will be able to advocate for the United States to sign onto these multilateral treaties, when before the political environment made that an impossible dream."

Robert Mugisha, a Rwandan who works as our Africa Program Associate, spoke of his previous experience lobbying the President and Vice President Elect, Barack Obama and Joe Biden, on issues related to survivors in Darfur to Congo. Mugisha added, "There is a strong possibility we will now have leaders in the White House who have pro-African foreign policies. This could really change how the United States interacts with the entire world."

Yes, hope is rising in tandem with survivor expectations. Survivor Corps is more dedicated than ever to breaking through historic barriers of discrimination and promoting true inclusion, participation and equality around the world. We join you in this time of hope and survivorship as we create history, break cycles of violence and build a peaceful future for survivors worldwide.

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What are you doing to support Veterans this Veterans Day? Check out SurvivorsCorp.org and how we help survivors of war: http://bit.ly/26mA87
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Tuesday, November 4, 2008

SurvivorCorps.org offers online support with trained moderators & survivor-hosted blogs available to all veterans: http://bit.ly/i2MFl
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Veterans Day is coming up on Nov 11. Go to SurvivorCorps.org to see how you can help support survivors of war/conflict: http://bit.ly/26mA87
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Monday, November 3, 2008

Did you know only 53% of soldiers with PSTD receive treatment? (RAND). SurvivorCorps.org: http://tinyurl.com/6fu5fs
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Over the past 10 years, SurvivorCorps.org has made over 116,700 home and hospital visits to survivors of war & conflict: http://bit.ly/IcUsU
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