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Failure to Reauthorize VAWA is an Outrage

Published: January 3, 2013

At the beginning of this year, the U.S. House of Representatives let the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) expire without reauthorization. The last time this happened was… never. This is the first time VAWA has not been reauthorized since the act first became law in 1994. The conservative War on Women has set a new […]

Anyone Can Be a Survivor of Sexual Assault

Published: December 6, 2012

Sexual assault is much more than just a women’s issue. Survivors of sexual violence can be male or female, straight or gay, young or old. Anyone can be a survivor. We also know that attackers have the ability to fit a range of descriptors. Despite this reality, sexual assault is still often portrayed as something […]

Act Up, Fight Back Against Anti-Trans Violence

Published: November 16, 2012

265 trans people have been killed in the last 12 months.* Hundreds more have been assaulted, harassed, and incarcerated because of their gender identity. And hundreds more trans people live in poverty, experiencing very high unemployment rates due to widespread discrimination in jobs, as well as in housing and health care. The vast majority of […]

Students, officials rally behind Violence Against Women Act

Published: August 2, 2012

Cross-posted with permission from The Diamondback Online, The University of Maryland’s Independent Daily Student Newspaper. Measure provides protection for female violence victims Student activists and university officials are pressuring Congress to swiftly renew legislation that provides protections for female victims of violence. The bill, which originally passed in 1994 and reauthorized in 2000 and 2005, […]

Violating Moral Code

Published: August 2, 2012

Guest post by The Diamondback Online Staff Editorial Board cross-posted with permission from The Diamondback Online, The University of Maryland’s Independent Daily Student Newspaper. A seemingly obvious protection went into effect when former President Bill Clinton signed the Violence Against Women Act in 1994. Although activists knew the law would periodically be up for reauthorization, […]

Pass a Final Violence Against Women Act that Includes Campus SaVE

Published: July 19, 2012

Part of the #HERvotes blog carnival. Cross-posted with Jewish Women International. The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), a previously bi-partisan bill used to advance services for victims and survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, has itself become a victim of political contention. Two different versions of this legislation currently exist, one […]

Reauthorize the Real VAWA – Reject “VAWA Lite”

Published: July 19, 2012

Part of the #HERvotes blog carnival. HERvotes is joining our voices together in a blog carnival urging passage of the “real” Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorization — the bi-partisan bill that has already passed the Senate. The House has passed a version of VAWA reauthorization that some have called “VAWA Lite” or “fake VAWA” […]

The Violence Against Women Act Must Protect Native American Women

Published: May 11, 2012

Two weeks ago, the U.S. Senate reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). The version of VAWA that the Senate passed included new provisions to protect Native American women. While the reauthorization of VAWA itself is significant, equally important are these new provisions because they extend VAWA’s protections to the Native American women living on […]

How the Violence Against Women Act Impacts College Women

Published: April 25, 2012

Today, the U.S. Senate is expected to make a motion to proceed with a vote to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Since its passing in 1994, this critical piece of legislation has protected millions of women across the country, especially women on college campuses. Unfortunately, legislators in the Senate have attempted to foster […]

#notfunnyfacebook

Published: November 2, 2011

How would you react if a man approached you at a party and asked, “What’s 10 inches and gets girls to have sex with me… My knife!”? Most would be horrified by this “joke” and I would personally regard the comment as hateful and threatening. Facebook apparently does not agree though. That comment is the title of […]