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Here’s an interesting piece we found in the New York Times by Anna Holmes about Charlie Sheen and how people in the press seem to be glossing over his history of violence against women: Even now — after Mr. Sheen began carpet-bombing his bosses in radio rants, prompting CBS to shut down production on the [...]
Presidential Proclamation–National Domestic Violence Awareness Month NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH, 2010 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION In the 16 years since the passage of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), we have broken the silence surrounding domestic violence to reach thousands of survivors, prevent countless incidences of abuse, [...]
We’re back after our hiatus. As we move towards autumn, we hope to post more frequently. Here are some items in the news we are watching:. As the recession continues to hurt the social services sector, the state of California has come up with a creative way to fill some of the funding gaps. From [...]
Here’s an excellent resource from the National Network to End Domestic Violence for information about states and their response to domestic violence.
Here’s an interesting article we found on the Care2.com website about the state of New Mexico recognizing the realtionship between animal abuse and domestic violence: Referred to as “The Link,” groups are now trying to understand and call attention to the relationship between abusing animals and violence in homes in hopes that these efforts will [...]
With February being Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, we wanted to highlight this piece about Dating Violence by Laura Sessions Stepp on the sexreally.com website: Confronting Dating Violence, reminds us: The incidence of assaults on intimate partners is rarely taken as seriously as it should be. And despite various educational campaigns encouraging witnesses [...]
Found via the Feminist Daily News: Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) reprimanded her colleagues in a floor speech Thursday for their two-month-long hold on the confirmation of Judge Susan Carbon as the Director of the Department of Justice’s Office of Violence Against Women (OVW). President Barack Obama first nominated Carbon to be director of the OVW [...]
From the BBC, comes the disheartening results from a study of school children in Scotland: A study of schoolchildren has found that most of those questioned thought violence towards women was acceptable if there was a reason behind it. The majority of the pupils said it was justified if the woman had an affair, or [...]
From the Whiie House Blog: The White House’s Commitment to Combating Violence Against Women Lynn Rosenthal, February 2, 2010 For six months now, I have held the first-ever White House position dedicated to combating violence and sexual assault against women and continuing the important work of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Every morning when [...]
From the Teen Dating Violence Awareness Website: Teen Dating Violence Prevention Project February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month! Explore these pages to learn what you can do to celebrate. The Purpose of Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month The repercussions of teen dating violence are impossible to ignore – the issue affects not [...]
