Read Esme Bianco’s grueling, unedited testimony as a domestic violence survivor in support of the Phoenix Act

On July 9th, 2019, I testified in front of the California Assembly Public Safety Committee in support of the Phoenix Act; a bill I co-created to increase the statute of limitations on domestic violence crimes. Here, for the first time, I share my full, unedited testimony about the abuse I suffered

(content warning: graphic descriptions of domestic violence)

The Phoenix Act passed unanimously in 2019, strengthening the legal rights of survivors in California by nearly doubling the statute of limitations for felony domestic violence cases.

Watch video of my testimony here

#iamnotOK #ThePhoenixAct #IStandWithEsme

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Actress, poet, music nerd, activist & co-creator of domestic violence bill SB273, the Phoenix Act

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Esme Bianco

Actress, poet, music nerd, activist & co-creator of domestic violence bill SB273, the Phoenix Act