violence against women
House VAWA Bill is Racist, Elitist, Homophobic, and Anti-Victim
by Sharon Stapel, New York City Anti-Violence Project
May 15, 2012 - 11:12am (Print)
There’s a big secret about the bill to address the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, introduced by Representative Adams, that’s no longer so secret: it’s racist, elitist, homophobic and anti-victim.
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Republican Partisan Bill H.R. 4970 Will Make Life More Difficult for Domestic Abuse Victims
by Rep. Jan Schakowsky, 9th Congressional District of Illinois
May 14, 2012 - 2:10pm (Print)
Unfortunately, House Republicans are advancing H.R. 4970, which would undermine the core principles of VAWA. H.R. 4970 is not VAWA – it goes against the intent of VAWA which is to protect victims – if anything, this bill will only make it worse for victims.
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Chilling Poem Raises Awareness of Violence Against Native American Women
Raise awareness and help end the epidemic of violence against native women of and in the USA. Video from the Indian Law Resource Center.
'Dawn of a New Hope' For Whom? Violence and Impunity Still Plague Women in Ivory Coast
by Jessica Mack
March 6, 2012 - 12:03am (Print)
Nearly one year after post-election violence in Ivory Coast displaced one million and fostered brutal sexual violence, the country seems to be getting back on track and a new campaign seeks to end the acceptance of violence as "normal."
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Women's Rights Abuses in Afghanistan: Searching for the Full Story
by Jessica Mack
February 6, 2012 - 11:40am (Print)
Global coverage of women's rights abuses in Afghanistan is critical to raising awareness and changing this reality. But what is being done on the ground and at the policy level? What is the good news? The picture is often larger, and more complex, than we see.
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Violence Against Women: Not Going Away Until You Do Something About It
by Marianne Møllmann, Amnesty International
October 28, 2011 - 11:07am (Print)
I am tired of it: violence against women may be a current fact—every 3 minutes a woman is beaten up -- but it is not inevitable. So here are my top three key recommendations for how you (yes: you) can make it stop before it even starts.
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Dr. Phil McGraw testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee about the Violence Against Women Act. Read more from CBS News: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7373237n#ixzz1STHuaLAm.
Proposed Bill Will Provide Victims with Improved Medical Care
reader diary by Next Door Solutions, Next Door Solutions
May 4, 2011 - 1:04pm (Print)
One in four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime. Each year, that abuse costs the United States health-care system an estimated $8.3 billion.
Is California Next?
reader diary by Next Door Solutions, Next Door Solutions
April 11, 2011 - 12:33pm (Print)
Desperate times call for desperate measures. Or at least that’s what Georgia legislators are using to defend their decision to completely eliminate state funding to battered women shelters. While that may sound extreme, I wouldn’t be surprised if other states soon started to follow suit.
Celebrate Good Times……Yeah Right!
reader diary by GWMCHstudents, gwmchstudents@gmail.com
March 15, 2011 - 9:20pm (Print)
How did you celebrate International Women’s Day? Did you “celebrate good times?” or Were you a victim of violence?
