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The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote NEXT WEEK on a harmful alternative bill for Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorization, the Cantor-Adams bill (HR 4970). Please contact your Congressman and urge him to vote NO on HR 4970! Ask him to, instead, support a bill like the bipartisan Senate Bill (S.1925) that protects [...]
Please contact your U.S. Representative before May 8 and ask them to OPPOSE the Cantor-Adams proposal (H.R. 4970) and to SUPPORT H.R. 4271 for the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act! Georgia’s U.S. Representatives need to hear loud and clear that all victims should be protected and that victim service providers cannot endure additional [...]
Some harmful VAWA substitutes and bad amendments to S.1925 could be debated on the Senate Floor as soon as Wednesday, April 25! Call Senator Chambliss and Senator Isakson today with this message: “I am/the members of my organization are constituents and we need Senator Chambliss/Senator Isakson to vote for S. 1925. S. 1925 is the [...]
My daughter is a senior at the University of Virginia. She lives off campus in an apartment with two other classmates who are also young women. She fortunately, has never been sexually assaulted. However, she leaves a pair of my old shoes outside of her apartment door to give the appearance that a man is [...]
***Please click HERE for an important update*** The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Reauthorization bill, S. 1925, is now on the floor of the U.S. Senate, and a vote is imminent! If you have not done so already, please take just a few minutes to contact both Senator Chambliss and Senator Isakson and urge them [...]
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Vice President FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 18, 2012 We Can’t Wait: President Signs Memorandum Establishing Policies for Addressing Domestic Violence in the Federal Workplace Today the Obama Administration announced new efforts to help combat and prevent domestic violence in the federal workplace. President Obama today signed a memorandum [...]
Soraya Chemaly, a politics and culture writer, explores college dating violence and technology as a valuable tool to combat the threat of sexual violence and assault. Almost two years ago, the story of Yeardley Love, a University of Virginia student who was tragically murdered by her abusive boyfriend, dominated the news. Questions still remain. In [...]
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By a 52-1 vote, the Georgia Senate passed House Bill 711, which will give prosecutors more tools to hold batterers accountable, while also protecting the communications between domestic violence and sexual assault program advocates and the victims they serve. The bill now moves on to Governor Deal for his signature. If signed into law, House Bill [...]
House Bill 711 will be voted on in the Georgia Senate at 10 a.m. on March 21! Please contact your Senator and urge them to vote YES on House Bill 711! Thanks to your phone calls and emails, House Bill 711 has made it to the full Senate for a vote. If it passes, it will [...]
