I am dedicated to the eradication of abuse at all levels. i do what i do because i do not believe in hurting or killing others for my own comfort or convenience. i believe in truth and intangible beauty and hope and justice; i believe in exercising kindness in the face of utter brutality, and i have a profound respect for INNOCENCE . . . volunteer/advocate with Bellevue Hospital Center Rape Crisis Program, Hudson County (NJ) Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), Win Animal Rights/No Kill New York, Network of Arab-American Professionals (NAAP) -- New York, Pet Guardian, World Music Institute, Animal Protection League of New Jersey (APLNJ, formerly known as New Jersey Animal Rights Alliance/NJARA) . . . student of HapKiDo at World Martial Arts Center (formerly known as New York Martial Arts Center) and Hatha Yoga at Integral Yoga Institute in NYC
