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Congress Lets Sequester Defund Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Prevention Programs Originally Posted: 05/06/2013 - 3:36pm | Type: Blog: Due to sequestration, programs that fight domestic violence and sexual assault will lose 20 million dollars in funding this year. Due to sequestration, programs that fight domest ...
'I Believe You:' The Silence and the Shame of Sexual Violence in Church Originally Posted: 05/20/2013 - 11:49am | Type: Blog: Several years ago, Amee Paparella was an eager student at a state university in Ohio. A conservative Christian, she quickly signed up to join the campus ministry. What she found in the group surprised her. “It ...
Catholic Bishops Oppose Violence Against Women Act Over Sexual Orientation Provisions Originally Posted: 03/08/2013 - 5:47pm | Type: Blog: Five key Catholic bishops are opposing the newly authorized Violence Against Women Act for fear it will subvert traditional views of marriage and gender, and compromise the religious freedom of groups that aid ...
President Obama Signs VAWA (VIDEO) Originally Posted: 03/08/2013 - 10:54am | Type: Blog: Yesterday, President Obama signed a reauthorization of the 2013 VAWA act, saying, “All women deserve the right to live free from fear, that’s what today is about.” Yesterday, Pr ...
Violence Against Women Act Moves to the House Originally Posted: 02/12/2013 - 9:16pm | Type: Blog: As shocking as this is, tribal jurisdiction is likely to be an issue again in the House, as many policymakers seek to exclude Native women from VAWA’s protections. Faced with women who need protection from vio ...
Stand and Support the Violence Against Women Act Originally Posted: 02/07/2013 - 5:27pm | Type: Blog: The Violence Against Women Act is up for a vote in the Senate next week, and Americans from every corner of the country are calling our policymakers to reauthorize this important legislation. ...
V-DAY: Stop Violence Against Women Originally Posted: 05/23/2013 - 12:35am | Type: Blog: This Valentine’s Day, the One Billion Rising campaign will launch events around the world to call for an end to violence against women and girls. Each day, more women and girls a ...
McCaskill: House 'Should Be Ashamed' on Violence Against Women Act Originally Posted: 12/12/2012 - 7:30pm | Type: Blog: The Violence Against Women Act — which usually is reauthorized without question whenever it comes up — is in danger of expiring if the House doesn’t act before the end of session. ...
Church Leaders Speak Out on VAWA Originally Posted: 05/16/2012 - 11:49am | Type: Blog: For CNN , Leith Anderson and Lynne Hybels on the new version of the Violence Against Women Act being debated by Congress: This week the House of Representatives is considering a proposal to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, ...
Violence Against Women Act Faces Congressional Threat Originally Posted: 05/16/2012 - 11:26am | Type: Blog: Some victims, it seems, are more worthy than other victims. This is the clear message sent by a deeply flawed version of the Violence Against Women Act that is headed for a vote in the U.S. House of Representa ...
Reaffirming the Violence Against Women Act is Every Man's Moral Obligation Originally Posted: 02/02/2012 - 5:33pm | Type: Blog: While not every man has committed a crime of violence against women, all men are responsible to make sure such crimes end. The statistics show that rape and assault are not isolated incidents but rather are a ...