M Dolon Hickmon is a child abuse survivor, a writer and an anti-abuse activist. He married his wife in 2007, and they have one daughter together. Mr. Hickmon dedicates his time and skills to advocating on behalf of mistreated children, often in cooperation with children’s rights groups and other advocates. His writing has been amplified on news websites including AlterNet, Salon, and via The Spiritual Abuse Survivor’s Blog Network, and his opinions have appeared in newspapers such as The Scotsman, The South Lake Press, The Post-Searchlight and the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Mr. Hickmon’s original research continues to be cited by many and was included in a 2010 civil rights presentation to a committee of the US Congress. (see footnote 16.) His hobbies include pleasure reading, songwriting, and playing acoustic and electric guitar. Guest: M Dolon Hickmon: 1324book.com Hostess: Vennie Kocsis: http://venniekocsis.com Follow on Facebook: http://facebook.com/SurvivorVoicesShow Follow on Twitter: @Survivor_Voices #SurvivorVoices Survivor Voices Show endorses SIA Organization, and the "Bring Your Own Change" Campaign. Get involved in their twitter campaign by using the hashtags #BringYourOwnChange and #ISeeYou. You can explore SIA at sia-now.org. They are nonprofit organization with no religious affiliation embracing all child survivors of institutional abuse from religions, reform organizations, boarding schools, juvenile facilities and more.