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THE MOMENT
Standing up to Bill Cosby, Speaking up for Women
THE MOMENT is an inspiring story of resilience and bravery by the Canadian woman who became the linchpin of the case to bring Bill Cosby to justice. Andrea Constand did the right thing, not just for herself, but for more than sixty other women.
When Bill Cosby was convicted on three counts of indecent assault in 2018, the verdict sent shock waves around the globe. Some were outraged that a beloved icon of family values, the man dubbed America's dad, had been accused, let alone convicted. Others were stunned because they had waited so long to see justice; in accusations going back decades, more than sixty women recounted how they'd been drugged, raped, and assaulted at Cosby's hands. Andrea Constand is just one of these women, but she was the only one with the power to bring him to justice.
Constand's decade-long legal marathon required her to endure an excruciating civil suit and two harrowing criminal trials. It was her deep sense of personal and social responsibility, fostered by her close-knit immigrant family and values earned through team sports, that gave her the courage to testify at the criminal trial something she agreed to do not for herself, but for the more than sixty other women whose stories would never be told in court. In THE MOMENT, Constand opens up about the emotional and spiritual work she did to recover from the assault, and the psychological regimen she developed to strengthen herself for the courtroom.
Ultimately, Constand's testimony brought a powerful man to account. She also gained a new understanding of the resiliency of the human spirit, and the affirming knowledge that stepping up and doing the right thing, even when the outcome is uncertain, is the surest path to true healing. THE MOMENT is a memoir about the moment a life changes, as hers did when she was raped; about the moment, nearly a decade later, when she stood up for victims without a voice and put herself through an arduous criminal trial; and about the cultural moment, signified by the #MeToo movement, that made justice possible.
ANDREA CONSTAND has been the operations manager for Temple University's women's basketball program, a sports marketing specialist for Nike, and a professional basketball player in Europe. She is the Executive Director and President of Hope Healing and Transformation (HTT), a holistic program to help survivors build a strong foundation in self-care and healing. She is passionate about empowering survivors and is dedicating her future to helping victims and survivors of sexual assault find hope, recover from trauma, and begin the journey towards healing. She lives in Toronto.
Constand's decade-long legal marathon required her to endure an excruciating civil suit and two harrowing criminal trials. It was her deep sense of personal and social responsibility, fostered by her close-knit immigrant family and values earned through team sports, that gave her the courage to testify at the criminal trial something she agreed to do not for herself, but for the more than sixty other women whose stories would never be told in court. In THE MOMENT, Constand opens up about the emotional and spiritual work she did to recover from the assault, and the psychological regimen she developed to strengthen herself for the courtroom.
Ultimately, Constand's testimony brought a powerful man to account. She also gained a new understanding of the resiliency of the human spirit, and the affirming knowledge that stepping up and doing the right thing, even when the outcome is uncertain, is the surest path to true healing. THE MOMENT is a memoir about the moment a life changes, as hers did when she was raped; about the moment, nearly a decade later, when she stood up for victims without a voice and put herself through an arduous criminal trial; and about the cultural moment, signified by the #MeToo movement, that made justice possible.
ANDREA CONSTAND has been the operations manager for Temple University's women's basketball program, a sports marketing specialist for Nike, and a professional basketball player in Europe. She is the Executive Director and President of Hope Healing and Transformation (HTT), a holistic program to help survivors build a strong foundation in self-care and healing. She is passionate about empowering survivors and is dedicating her future to helping victims and survivors of sexual assault find hope, recover from trauma, and begin the journey towards healing. She lives in Toronto.
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