Tessa Jetson's Page

What issues are most important to you?

Making women never tolerate abuse.
Educating women and children that violence is never their fault and never acceptable.
Educating men that violence in any way is never OK!

What kind of social activism do you engage in?

I speak out and sing out against violence to women and children. www.tessajetson.com.au

What organizations do you love or work with?

In Australia The Salvation Army

What books, music, films, etc. do you think educate and empower women?

Great book about a woman who will not tolerate abuse
The Caged Virgin
Empowering music Alanis Morisette
The First Wives Club this shows just how strong women can be and what they can achieve (its not so much about abuse but about be treated badly and not standing for it) and then taking action and shining!
And a movie that I love also is ENOUGH with Jennifer Lopez the part when she was that scared and no one could help her reminded me of my life, it shows what some women have to live with and how you just go into over drive for your kids and be so BRAVE.

Career: what do you do or want to do?

Speaker, Trainer, Entertainer, Author and Mentor all to empower women!

What skills and interests to do you have to offer to others in the Red Tent Women's Project communty? This is your chance, so sell yourself!

Tessa Jetson is an outstanding example of success. A survivor of domestic abuse, she has not looked back since leaving a destructive relationship more than 15 years ago. Motivated by a desire to provide a quality life for her three children and create financial independence, Tessa’s determination has enabled her to achieve an extraordinary life.
It was a violent episode in her home that drove her to a women’s refuge, (at 26 with 3 children aged 1-3-5) where she was placed in emergency accommodation. Broke, homeless, suicidal, suffering from depression and feeling totally helpless, Tessa received assistance to get her own place in a housing commission cluster from The Salvation Army.
Today, she is an exuberant, confident, independent Speaker, Trainer, Entertainer, Author and Mentor who relentlessly gives back to other women to encourage them take the steps to move forward. Tessa undertakes public speaking and seminars at schools and women’s groups to help raise the awareness, plus motivate and inspire victims of domestic violence.

What would you like other members of this community to know? About yourself, about the world...anything (try not to be profane, though)!

That it is so important to tell your story and to reach out to other women.
You can read my story and buy my music CD to raise funds to help woman get into a women’s refuge. Every day there are waiting lists for women who want to leave a violent home I was one of them who had to wait years to get into one. www.tessajetson.com.au

What was your "women really matter and I'm going to do something about it" moment?

Tessa Jetson is an outstanding example of success. A survivor of domestic abuse, she has not looked back since leaving a destructive relationship more than 15 years ago. Motivated by a desire to provide a quality life for her three children and create financial independence, Tessa’s determination has enabled her to achieve an extraordinary life.
It was a violent episode in her home that drove her to a women’s refuge, (at 26 with 3 children aged 1-3-5) where she was placed in emergency accommodation. Broke, homeless, suicidal, suffering from depression and feeling totally helpless, Tessa received assistance to get her own place in a housing commission cluster from The Salvation Army.
Today, she is an exuberant, confident, independent Speaker, Trainer, Entertainer, Author and Mentor who relentlessly gives back to other women to encourage them take the steps to move forward. Tessa undertakes public speaking and seminars at schools and women’s groups to help raise the awareness, plus motivate and inspire victims of domestic violence.