House Leadership Blocking Inclusive VAWA. Again.
The Republican House leadership has turned to its ultra-conservative, anti-woman playbook yet again to block passage of an inclusive, bipartisan version of the Violence Against Women Act.
issue: Stopping Violence Against Women
Oscar Pistorius and the Global System of Deadly Misogyny
Dave Zirin at The Nation writes: “A professional athlete; a home with an arsenal of firearms; a dead young woman involved in a long-term relationship with her killer. In November, her name was Kasanda Perkins and the man who shot her was Kansas City Chie…
Does Facebook have a problem with women?
Laura Balc writes for The Guardian: “Does Facebook have a problem with women? The question has been around since 2011 when Eve Ensler and Ms Magazine drew attention to the social networking site’s failure to remove misogynistic images that seemed to glor…
New York City Joins One Billion Rising To Stop Violence Against Women: “We Want Power, We Want Love”
A video at Democracy Now! one the New York City chapter of NOW and their One Billion Rising events: “New Yorkers joined the global movement of ‘One Billion Rising’ to gather and dance on Valentine’s Day in order to call attention to violence against wome…
Sequestration Would Slash VAWA Programs By $20 Million: DOJ
Laura Bassett at The Huffington Post writes: “If Congress does not take steps to avert the automatic spending cuts that will go into effect on March 1, domestic violence programs funded by the Violence Against Women Act would lose more than $20 million,…