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| 18 Jan 2009 - 16:53 | Patricia
helpmates@arvig.net
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Have any of your women or families had any trouble with Child Protective Services?
In 2005 I began a reesearch on CPS and then got involved with a neighbor andher son. She later became my daughter. She had been fighting them for 10 yrs. It finally ended Sept 26, 2008. The court gave the child to her exhusband's cousin. She had wanted him all along and it did not matter that Sarah had changed her life. I sat a watched and could not do anything. I will be making a Petition for changes in CPS and the court system where children are concerned to send to the Pres. of Usa, B. Obama. I would like to get as many families involved as possible. This concerns families. All families and the Rights.
Would you be interested in helping?
Patricia Ellingson
PO Box 163
Deer Creek, MN 56527
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| 18 Jan 2009 - 16:47 | SHARE Inc
URL: http://shareinc.wordpress.com/
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Victim privacy at community based DV programs protected by law
If you are a battered woman, what you tell an advocate at a domestic violence program is private and protected by Colorado law. What you tell a victim assistant who works for the district attorney or a law enforcement agency is not private.
We have had more reports from victims recently that they were barred from getting services through SHARE, Inc. by local law enforcement agencies.
For example, one victim who asked for a SHARE advocate was told that she could “only have only one advocate at a time.” Presumably this meant the victim assistant provided through the law enforcement agency.
Critical differences between government-based victim assistant programs and community based domestic violence programs.
There are several important and critical distinctions between services that are and can be provided by government-based victim assistant offices, such as criminal justice and law enforcement offices, and community based programs providing services to victims of domestic violence.
The most critial difference is that confidentiality of information given by a victim to a community based domestic violence agency such as SHARE is protected by Colorado law. Information a victim gives to a victim assistant is not privileged or private.
Obviously, the employer of the victim assistant is the law enforcement agency or office of the district attorney, and the employer has access to anything in the victim file. This information could be used against the interests of the victim, including filing charges against her, or taking other action without consulting the victim that could put her in grave danger. There are also examples in the 13th Judicial District of inappropriate actions victim assistants have taken with battered women, including a case where a victim assistant told the victim she had to fill out a financial affidavit for a bond reduction hearing for her estranged husband who had been arrested for beating her — in other words, directing the victim to help the perpetrator get out of jail and place herself in danger again.
Other important distinctions include that the primary purpose of victim assistant offices is to ensure that victims of many types of crimes have information about their rights, and community based domestic violence programs like SHARE focus on domestic abuse victims, they have extensive training and expertise in the field, and their services are tailored to the unique needs of their clients. The full range of services provided by SHARE includes 24-hour crisis response, help with protective orders, emergency shelter, transitional housing, individual advocacy, support groups, going to court with a victim, children’s programs, a supervised visitation and safe exchange program, and other supportive services provided in English and Spanish. Obviously, these services are far beyond the scope of a victim assistant program.
Because we believe it is important for victims of domestic abuse to understand the basic differences about privacy of the information they give, we have a page about it here and are reprinting it below:
PRIVACY OF INFORMATION GIVEN BY VICTIMS TO SHARE AND OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS IS PROTECTED BY COLORADO LAW
SHARE firmly supports victims’ rights to confidentiality in all areas of our work.
Under Colorado Revised Statute 13-90-107 (k), SHARE must hold all client information confidential. This includes information a client tells us about herself and her family. It also includes information about whether or not a person is currently or has ever been a client.
There are only three exceptions to this law: suspicion of child abuse (SHARE is a mandated reporter), imminent threat of homicide or harm of another or imminent threat to self. As Morgan County’s only Domestic Violence agency, we take the responsibility of safety of information very seriously and welcome client questions regarding confidentiality.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT LACK OF PRIVACY OF INFORMATION GIVEN BY VICTIMS TO GOVERNMENT-AGENCY BASED VICTIM SERVICES, SUCH AS OFFICE OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY, POLICE DEPARTMENTS, AND SHERIFF’S OFFICES.
Government-based victim services such as victim assistant programs provided by an office of a district attorney, a police department or county sheriff’s office, are not covered under the privacy statute. Information given to a victim assistant employed by one of these agencies is not confidential and can be shared with others in law enforcement.
http://shareinc.wordpres s.com/confidentiality/
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| 18 Jan 2009 - 15:59 | Angie
angiellobet@yahoo.com
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Mi hija es casada con un militar y policia en EEUU, que la agrede verbalmente y la insulta todo el tiempo, si ella dice que se va a ir, él la amenaza con quitarle a su hija de 6 meses de edad o denunciarla por secuestro.
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* A quien puede ella acudir? Al ser él policía le dice que nadie le va a creer a ella. Ella vive en Iowa. Si alguien sabe a quién puede acudir, por favor díganmelo para orientarla!!
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| 17 Jan 2009 - 08:53 | The Ledger, Florida
URL: www.theledger.com/article/20090116/news/ . . .
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Investigation
911 Call Errors Endanger Lives
Little being done in Florida to fix problems and reduce mistakes.
By ZAC ANDERSON
SARASOTA HERALD-TRIBUNE
Every year Florida 911 workers make hundreds of critical errors that endanger lives and leave people waiting for help, a Sarasota Herald-Tribune investigation has found.
Records show that Florida's 911 call takers and dispatchers - the vital link between emergency responders and distressed callers - send help to the wrong address or neglect to send any help at all.
They fall asleep on the job and abandon their posts to run errands. They argue with heart attack victims and hang up on hysterical callers.
In the most egregious cases, 911 workers listen to a caller's plea for help and simply decide not to send a police officer or ambulance.
Despite chronic errors and even deaths, state officials and many local agencies have done little to stop the mistakes.
Continues...
www.theledger.com/article/20090116/news/901160361
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| 16 Jan 2009 - 11:09 | Unicef
URL: www.unicef.org/spanish/sowc09/index.php
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Informe principal de UNICEF: Reducir la brecha en la salud materna y neonatal
www.unicef.org/spanish/sowc09/index.php
Tener un hijo sigue siendo uno de los mayores riesgos de salud para las mujeres en todo el mundo. Todos los días, 1.500 mujeres mueren mientras dan a luz. Esto es medio millón de madres todos los años.
La principal publicación de UNICEF, el Estado Mundial de la Infancia 2009, aborda la mortalidad materna, uno de los problemas más difíciles de resolver en el mundo en desarrollo.
La diferencia entre los riesgos que corren las mujeres de los países en desarrollo cuando están embarazadas y los que corren las mujeres del mundo industrializado se califica a menudo como "la mayor división en materia de salud del mundo".
Una mujer en el Níger tiene una de siete posibilidades de morir a lo largo de su vida a causa de complicaciones derivadas del embarazo o del parto. Se trata de un marcado contraste con respecto a las madres de los Estados Unidos, una de cada 4.800, o de Irlanda, solamente una de cada 42.000.
Abordar esta división es un desafío multidisciplinario, que exige ocuparse de la educación, de los recursos humanos, de la participación de la comunidad y de la igualdad social.
Como mínimo, es preciso garantizar a las mujeres atención prenatal, la presencia de parteras capacitadas en el parto y asistencia obstétrica de emergencia, y atención postnatal.
Sólo será posible garantizar estas intervenciones esenciales en el contexto de una mejora en la educación y la eliminación de la discriminación.
La Director Ejecutiva de UNICEF, Ann M. Veneman, pide en el prólogo del informe que se renueven las actividades para evitar esta "tragedia humana innecesaria".
"A medida que se acerca el plazo de 2015 para alcanzar los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio, el reto de mejorar la salud materna y neonatal trasciende el cumplimiento de los objetivos", escribe. "El éxito se medirá en relación con las vidas que se salven y las vidas que se mejoren".
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| 16 Jan 2009 - 11:01 | Association for Women's Rights in Development
URL: www.awid.org/eng/About-AWID/AWID-News/Te . . .
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Ten myths about religious fundamentalisms
The myths exposed in this publication come from the experiences of more than 1,600 women’s rights activists who responded to AWID’s Resisting and Challenging Religious Fundamentalisms survey, as well as 51 key experts who were interviewed for the project.
http://www.awid.org/eng/About-AWID/AWID-News/Ten-myths-about-religious-fundamentalisms
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| 16 Jan 2009 - 10:00 | Joanne Archambault, End Violence Against Women
contact@evawintl.org
URL: www.evawintl.org/conferencedetail.aspx?c . . .
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EVAW International
2009 Anaheim Conference Scholarships
We are extremely pleased to announce that 10 scholarships are available for free registration to attend our upcoming International Conference on Sexual Assault,
Domestic Violence, and Stalking
Go to www.evawintl.org/conferencedetail.aspx?confid=7
Click on Scholarship Information
The conference will take place in Anaheim, California, on May 18-20, 2009. These scholarships are funded by the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), and they
will be awarded on a competitive basis. Scholarships will only cover the cost of conference registration, not travel expenses, hotel accommodations, salary, or any
other associated costs. However, if you have an existing OVW grant, you might want to check with your grant monitor to see if any or all of your travel expenses can be covered by your grant.
To apply, please complete the form posted on our website at
Go to www.evawintl.org/conferencedetail.aspx?confid=7
Click on Scholarship Information
It must be submitted to Kim Lonsway by Friday, February 13th, 2009.
Applications will be reviewed by a multidisciplinary selection committee. Applicants
will be notified of the committee's decisions by Friday, February 20th, 2009.
Join Our Mailing List [http://visitor.constantcontact.com/emai l.jsp?m=1101938584617]
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P.O. Box 33
Addy, WA 99101-0033
509-684-9800 / 509-684-9801 fax
Register Now and Save!!!
Register by
January 17, 2009 and save $100.00 off the full conference fee!
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End Violence Against Women (EVAW) International works to improve the criminal justice
and community response to violence against women. We provide education, training,
and research, and we promote multidisciplinary collaboration which enables responding
professionals to better support victims and hold offenders accountable. We also
foster effective prevention programs, all toward the vision of eliminating violence
against women.
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| 15 Jan 2009 - 17:20 | Human Rights Education Associates
URL: www.unicef.org/sowc09
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Extreme risks for pregnant women and newborn babies
Pregnancy 300 times deadlier in least developed world
JOHANNESBURG/NEW YORK/GENEVA, 15 January 2009 - Women in the world’s least developed countries are 300 times more likely to die in childbirth or from pregnancy-related complications than women in developed countries, according to UNICEF’s latest State of the World’s Children report, released here today. www.unicef.org/sowc09
At the same time, a child born in a developing country is almost 14 times more likely to die during the first month of life than a child born in a developed one.
The health and survival of mothers and their newborns are linked, and many of the interventions that save new mothers’ lives also benefit their infants. The 2009 edition of UNICEF’s flagship publication, The State of the World’s Children, highlights the link between maternal and neonatal survival, and suggests opportunities to close the gap between rich and poor countries.
“Every year, more than half a million women die as a result of pregnancy or childbirth complications, including about 70,000 girls and young women aged 15 to 19,” said Ann M. Veneman, UNICEF Executive Director, at the Johannesburg launch. “Since 1990, complications related to pregnancy and childbirth have killed an estimated 10 million women.”
Both mothers and infants are vulnerable in the days and weeks after birth – a critical time for life-saving interventions, such as post-natal visits, proper hygiene, and counseling about the danger signs of maternal and newborn health.
While many developing countries have made excellent progress improving their child survival rate in recent years, there has been less headway in reducing maternal mortality.
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See Report
www.unicef.org/sowc09
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| 15 Jan 2009 - 12:13 | XI Encuentro Feminista Latinoamericano y del Caribe
URL: www.11encuentrofeminista.org
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A nombre del Comité Impulsor del XI Encuentro Feminista Latinoamericano y del Caribe, las saludamos muy cordialmente y les damos la bienvenida a la página del Encuentro a realizarse en el Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México del 16 al 20 de marzo del 2009.
El XI EFLC será un evento dinámico e incluyente, con el reconocimiento de las distintas identidades dentro del movimiento feminista regional, con un enfoque en la intersección de temas, y poniendo énfasis en el abordaje, discusión y debate de las expresiones fundamentalistas dentro de los campos de la economía, la cultura, la sociedad, la política y aun dentro del feminismo.
Retomando los aportes de los anteriores Encuentros, buscaremos el lanzamiento de esfuerzos nacionales y regionales para enfrentar desafíos comunes en el marco de la autonomía, la diversidad y la pluralidad que caracteriza al movimiento feminista.
Hemos decidido que el Encuentro se lleve a cabo en el Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México por ser un territorio político, histórico y cultural de gran envergadura en nuestro país y de la Región, y en dónde existen las condiciones logísticas para albergar a las compañeras que estamos esperando (aproximadamente 1500 mujeres).
En este sitio web se podrá encontrar información sobre la convocatoria amplia, el mecanismo de inscripción, las formas de participación y el programa.
Consideramos sumamente importante la participación de compañeras feministas de las diversas expresiones políticas y sociales del movimiento mexicano y latinoamericano, así como de todas las zonas geográficas de nuestra región, a fin de aprovechar la oportunidad de encontrarnos y fortalecernos.
Las invitamos a estar en contacto con todas nosotras y a participar en el Encuentro.
Comité Impulsor del XI Encuentro Feminista Latinoamericano y del Caribe.
/www.11encuentrofeminista.org
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| 15 Jan 2009 - 11:47 | Family Violence Prevention Fund
URL: endabuse.org/content/features/detail/112 . . .
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Family Violence Prevention Fund
Recommendations for the Obama administration
endabuse.org/content/f eatures/detail/1128/
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| 15 Jan 2009 - 11:33 | Dawn Martin
DVMartinlaw@yahoo.com
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Request for letters of support for protection of women stalked in the workplace
PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW AND REQUEST THEM TO SEND IN
SUPPORT LETTERS TODAY! TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE FOR WOMEN WHO ARE STALKED IN THE WORKPLACE!
Sadly the court denied Attorney Martin's petition for rehearing. This is the end of the line for this case; however, there is still plenty more work that must be done.
Because the petition was denied, now legislation is required to resolve the issues that face women who are salked in the workplace.
I have already begun to communicate with our nation's law makers, victim advocates and women's organizations. The time is NOW for all of us to utilize the momentum that has been building surrounding this very important
issue to be sure that all of Attorney Martin's hard work and sacrifice will
not go in vain.
New York has good anti-retaliation statutes that are part of the New York Human Rights Act; however, one state having protection for working women is not enough!
Our nation's law makers must see the light and find that it's time for equal rights and protections in the workplace for all women not only those that are working within the state of New York. The New York Human Rights Act must
become a federal law so that all women will be protected from retaliation for reporting stalking in the workplace.
What you can do today:
Please email Alexis@survivorsinaction.com and Attorney Martin,
DVMartinlaw@yahoo.com letters of support.
Support letters are valuable tools
that help to influence the law makers decisions. So far I have collected close to 100 letters this past week; however, there are a lot more than 100
women's lives at stake.
This is a matter of significant importance and today we have the opportunity to make a difference for working women today and for generations to come.
A sample support letter is below for you to cut and paste and email in
today. It is that easy!
Sample Support Letter:
Your name
Organization (if applicable)
City/State
I support adopting anti-retaliation statutes to protect working women who are stalked in the workplace.
Sincerely,
Your name
City/State
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| 14 Jan 2009 - 22:45 | admin
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Hillary Clinton on Women's Rights...
From the January 13 Senate Confirmation Hearings of Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State, the following exchange between Senator Boxer and Hillary Clinton on women's rights:
Senator BOXER: ".....I don't think we can look away from the plight in women in the world....Nicholas Kristof confronts these issues in a series of compelling articles. In one, he tells us about the recent acid attack against young girls in Afghanistan, where they're going to school with their teachers.....He profiles a story......of a Pakistani woman who was viciously burned by her husband with acid because she dared to divorce
him........Thousands of women have suffered similar attacks throughout Asia, and no prosecutions, senator. Kristof tells us the story of a Vietnamese girl named Sina Vann who was kidnapped at age 13; she was sold into sex slavery in Cambodia. When she refused to see customers, she was tortured brutally with electric shocks and locked in a coffin full of insects. And Kristof illustrates an act of horrific brutality in a piece called "If This
Isn't Slavery, What Is?" in which a young Cambodian girl had her eye gouged out by her brothel owner after taking time off to recover from a forced abortion.......No woman or girl should ever have to live in fear or face persecution for being born female."
Senator CLINTON: "......I have been honored to be your colleague and your partner in a number of these efforts that have been undertaken on behalf of women around the world. And I want to pledge to you that as secretary of state I view these issues as central to our foreign policy, not as adjunct or auxiliary or in any way lesser than all of the other issues that we have to confront. I, too, have followed the stories that are exemplified by the
pictures that you held up. I mean, it is heartbreaking beyond words that,
you know, young girls are attacked on their way to school by Taliban
sympathizers and members who do not want young women to be educated. It's not complicated: They want to maintain an attitude that keeps women, as I said in my testimony, unhealthy, unfed, uneducated. And this is something
that results all too often in violence against these young women, both
within their families and from the outside. This is not culture. This is not custom. This is criminal. And it will be my hope to persuade more governments, as I have attempted to do since I spoke at Beijing on these issues, you know, 13 and some years ago, that we cannot have a free, prosperous, peaceful, progressive world if women are treated in such a discriminatory and violent way.....I take very seriously the function of the State Department to lead our government through the Office on Human Trafficking to do all that we can to end this modern form of slavery. We have sex slavery, we have wage slavery, and it is primarily a slavery of girls and women......we're going to have a very active women's office, a
very active office on trafficking. We're going to be speaking out consistently and strongly against discrimination and oppression of women and slavery in particular, because I think that is in keeping not only with American values, as we all recognize, but American national security interests as well."
Senator BOXER: ".....I wanted to note, Mr. Chairman, that even the most conservative historians have said that if women in the world could be allowed to live up to their potential it would bring the whole world forward. A lot of the problems we face really come from this mindset that half of the population doesn't matter and can be abused. And they're ignored or hurt and can't contribute."
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| 14 Jan 2009 - 18:26 | CIMAC noticias
URL: www.cimacnoticias.com/site/09011407-Esta . . .
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Observatorio de Familias y Políticas Públicas
Estado laico, obligado a respetar y proteger todo tipo de familias
Por Sandra Torres Pastrana
México DF, 14 enero 09 (CIMAC).- Mantener una idea única de familia, y modelos estereotipados en las identidades mujer y hombre, es discriminatorio de la diversidad social y de arreglos familiares y de convivencia que caracterizan a nuestra sociedad, considera expertas y expertos de distintas especialidades, así como organizaciones civiles y académicas, integradas en el Observatorio de Familias y Políticas Públicas.
El Observatorio --interesado desde hace varios años en el papel que desempeñan las familias en la construcción de valores ciudadanos y relaciones democráticas—señaló lo anterior a través de un documento donde fija su posición frente al VI Encuentro Mundial de las Familias realizado por la jerarquía católica a partir de hoy en la Ciudad de México.
Continues....
www.cimacnoticias.com/site/09011407-Estado-laico-oblig.36279.0.html
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| 14 Jan 2009 - 11:51 | Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance
URL: www.vsdvalliance.org/secPublications/Mov . . .
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The new issue of the VSDVAA's primary SV/IPV prevention newsletter, Moving
Upstream is ready for downloading in PDF format at:
http://www.vsdvalliance.org/secPublications/newsletters.html
The theme of this issue is "starting young and sustaining". The feature
article discusses developmental appropriateness and primary SV/IPV
prevention work. There is also an article examining how one local Virginia
agency implemented a K-12 primary prevention project informed by established
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| 14 Jan 2009 - 10:42 | Seattle PI
URL: www.wscadv.org/docs/08_FR_report.pdf
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New Washington State domestic violence fatality report
Review of 1997 - 2008 domestic violence homicides
www.wscadv.org/docs/08_FR_report.pdf
Safety nets fail victims of domestic violence
By SCOTT GUTIERREZ
P-I REPORTER
Victims of domestic violence often turn to a neighbor instead of the police, and even if they sought court protection they often weren't given help to stay safe, according to a recent study of domestic violence homicides in Washington.
In addition, women of color were two or three times more likely than Caucasian women to be killed by an intimate partner, according to the report, and often faced cultural and language barriers to escaping an abusive relationship. The same trend was apparent with 43 men who have been killed since the biennial Domestic Violence Fatality Review began in 1997, according to the report.
The report, which was presented Monday by the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, looks at trends in domestic violence homicides in an effort to improve the criminal justice system and community response to better protect victims.
Article Continues....
seattlepi.nwsource.com/lo cal/394844_domestic06.html
View Report
www.wscadv.org/docs/08_FR_report.pdf
Washington State Fatality Review website
www.wscadv.org
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| 14 Jan 2009 - 10:30 | Enidnews
URL: www.enidnews.com/localnews/local_story_0 . . .
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Advocates promote stalking awareness
By Cass Rains, Staff Writer
January is National Stalking Awareness Month, which focuses on a crime that affects an estimated 1.4 million victims a year.
This year’s theme — “Stalking: Know It. Name It. Stop It.” — challenges the nation to combat the crime by learning more about it, according to National Center for Victims of Crime, a non-profit that provides resources and advocacy for victims.
Stalking is a crime in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to the center. One in 12 women and one in 45 men will be stalked in their lifetime, for an average duration of about two years.
Continues....
www.enidnews.com/loca lnews/local_story_010234712.html
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| 14 Jan 2009 - 10:15 | Randy McCall, Victim Assistance Online
info@vaonline.org
URL: www.vaonline.org/new.html
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On the main VAOnline.org website
Viewable at: http://www.vaonline.org/new.html
The following links to organizations or services have been added to
our directories:
- 9th Asian Postgraduate Course on Victimology and Victim
Assistance (Course, International)
- 13th International Symposium on Victimology (Facebook Event
page)
- 14th International Conference on Violence, Abuse and Trauma
(Conference, USA)
- 17th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect
(Conference, USA)
- 21st Annual Crimes Against Children Conference (Conference,
USA)
- 35th Annual North American Victim Assistance Conference
(Conference, USA)
- 36th Annual Meeting of the Western Society of Criminology
(Conference, USA)
- International Conference on Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence &
Stalking (Conference, USA)
- Jane Doe Inc - Voice for Change (Massachusetts, USA)
- Look to the Stars (International, Celebrity Fundraising)
- National Crime Victim Rights Week (USA)
- National Institute of Justice Conference 2009 (Conference, USA)
- Utah Crime Victims Legal Clinic (USA)
- Victim Support Europe (European Union)
- 46th Annual Meeting Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
(Conference, USA)
- Alliance to End Violence (Alberta, Canada)
The following links to online documents, articles and handbooks
have been added:
- Stalking Victimization in the United States - National Crime Victim
Survey Report (USA)
On the VAOnline.org Fusion Report blog
http://vaonlinefusion.blogspot.com/
- Talk about a confused article! (USA)
On our Twitter mini-news feed
http://twitter.com/vaonline
(Scotland) We need a champion victims of crime can depend on
(USA) Budget woes prompt states to rethink prison policy
(USA) Soaring Rates of Rape and Violence Against Women
(USA) Letting go of the death penalty
(South Africa) Support system `is failing rape victims
(Taipei) Law on human trafficking passes
(USA) Arizona online sex offender info rapidly expands
(USA) Advocates promote stalking awareness
(USA) How much money goes to the victims?
(USA) Court approves Internet sale of Unabomber papers
(USA) Economy making it tough to serve crime victims
(India) Crime against women on the rise in rural areas:
(USA) Dallas woman fined after using panic button
(USA) Iowa crime victim advocates ask for $4 million or programs will shut
down
(Japan) Interpreters to be trained to support human trafficking victims
Randy McCall
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Victim Assistance Online
info@vaonline.org
http://www.vaonline.org/
http://vaonlinefusion.blogspot.com/
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| 13 Jan 2009 - 18:17 | The CNN Wire
URL: cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/13/clinton . . .
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The CNN Wire
Clinton spotlights women’s rights
WASHINGTON (CNN) — During her confirmation hearing Tuesday morning before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. Hillary Clinton said she views issues relating to women’s rights as “central” to American foreign policy.
“We cannot have a free, prosperous (and) progressive world if women are treated in a … discriminatory, violent way,” she said. She pledged to do everything possible, if confirmed as secretary of state, to eliminate “a slavery of girls and women” that exists in forms ranging from a disparity in wages to forced imprisonment and work in brothels.
Clinton called the struggle for women’s rights “in keeping with American values” and a key element of American national security.
She also praised first lady Laura Bush’s work on behalf of women in Afghanistan.
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| 13 Jan 2009 - 18:01 | The New York Observer
URL: www.observer.com/2009/politics/hillary-v . . .
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Hillary Is Very Clear on Women's Rights Abroad
by Jason Horowitz, January 13, 2009
When it comes to women's rights, Hillary Clinton is not a relativist.
Talking during her confirmation hearing about the crimes against women committed around the world, specifically in Afghanistan where Taliban fighters target young girls for attempting to attend school, Clinton said, "This is not culture. This is not custom. This is criminal."
Clinton said that protecting women, and working to guarantee their human rights, would not be "auxiliary" or a "lesser" priority in her state department. She framed women's rights, the issue that in some way put her on the foreign policy map when she was first lady, as crucial to America's national security.
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| 13 Jan 2009 - 15:47 | Observatorio Violencia
URL: www.observatorioviolencia.org/opiniones. . . .
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Espana
Hombres abrazan la causa feminista por la igualdad
No pretenden una lucha al margen de la de las mujeres y están cansados de que se les confunda con los grupos de padres separados que reivindican derechos frente al otro sexo. "Pero, ¿tú de que lado estás? - les reprochan estos-,"¿de qué vais con eso del cambio?". Le deben al feminismo su afán por perseguir la igualdad y actuar contra la discriminación y la violencia. Rechazan la guerra de sexos y crean espacios masculinos de reflexión para arrojar luz sobre la ceguera del patriarcado. ¿Les hace eso menos hombres?
Los hombres responden......
Continua.....
www.observatorioviolencia.org/opiniones.php?id=9
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| 13 Jan 2009 - 09:41 | Marin Abused Women's Center
anaisuler@maws.org
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Marin Abused Women's Services
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
Title: Training and Technical Assistance (TAT) Specialist for
Transforming Communities: Technical Assistance, Training and Resource Center
(TC-TAT)
Hours: Full Time (40 hrs/wk)
Salary: $55,000 annually based on experience
Benefits: Healthcare package and 3 weeks vacation
Start Date: Immediate
Organization Overview
Marin Abused Women's Services (MAWS), founded in 1977, is a non-profit community organization working at the county, state and national levels to end violence against women who are battered or at risk of abuse. Through
programs including 24-hour hotlines, emergency shelter, transitional housing, support and education groups, community prevention and education
projects, and a men's program, women, children and men are provided knowledge and resources to achieve violence-free lives.
In 1997, MAWS initiated the Transforming Communities Technical Assistance
and Training Project (TC-TAT). TC-TAT Project works to involve domestic violence programs and allied organizations in a learning community about community mobilization strategies to further develop the state and national
social change movement to prevent domestic violence. To do this, TC-TAT offers statewide training, ongoing technical assistance, networking and a statewide Resource Center for the development, selection and promotion of prevention materials.
To Apply: Submit current resume with a letter of intent and three
references to:
TC-TAT Project Manager, 734 A Street, San Rafael, CA
94901;
Or send by fax to (415) 457-6457 or by e-mail to
anaisuler@maws.org
No Phone Calls Please.
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| 13 Jan 2009 - 09:07 | Anne Walker
info@stories-of-cedaw.net
URL: www.stories-of-cedaw.net/Home.html
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Call for CEDAW Stories
Posted by: "Anne S. Walker" annewalker@iwtc.org
WUNRN http://www.wunrn.com
Website: http://www.stories-of-cedaw.net/Home.html
E-Mail: info@stories-of-cedaw.net
30 YEARS OF A GLOBAL BILL OF RIGHTS FOR WOMEN
Since the Convention of Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) was adapted by the UN General Assembly in December 1979, it
has been ratified by 185 countries.
What has CEDAW done for women¹s rights? And how can we use CEDAW to achieve
greater justice for women?
To mark CEDAW¹s 30th birthday, we want to celebrate. We want to gather and share stories, testimonies and reflections about CEDAW to inspire women the
world over.
Tell us your stories of change that show how CEDAW has been used to address injustice and to open up pathways of women¹s empowerment. And tell others
about us, so they can contribute too.
If you have a story or thoughts about CEDAW that you¹d like to share or if
you would like to get involved in this initiative, email us at
info@stories-of-cedaw.net
Stories of CEDAW has been initiated by the Pathways of Women¹s Empowerment
Research Programme Consortium:
http://www.pathways-of-empo werment.org/ and
One World Action: http://www.oneworldaction.org/
We invite other organizations to join us in making the most of this opportunity to celebrate CEDAW at 30.
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| 13 Jan 2009 - 08:55 | Tonya Lovelace
URL: pubs.pcadv.net/wocn/1-22-09regform.pdf
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PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY:
Women of Color Network (WOCN) will hold three upcoming Call to Action Calls.
See the details below:
1) Call To Action for Young Women of Color Advocates & Leadership
Thursday, January 22, 2009
1pm - 3pm (EST)
OVERVIEW: This call is intended for women of color who are under the age of 35 and are specifically of Asian/Pacific Islander, Arab/Middle-Eastern, Black/African, Native/Indigenous, and Hispanic/Latin descent only.
The purpose of the call: 1) To continue working on a mentorship model for young women of color advocates; and 2) To discuss other emerging issues and next
steps. Please fill out the registration details below and submit by Tuesday, January 20, 2009.
To register please fill out the PDF registration form below submit via email or fax (717-545-9456) to the WOCN office.
Registration form: http://pubs.pcadv.net/wocn/1-22-09regfor m.pdf
2) Call to Action for Women of Color Advocates and Activists
Thursday, January 29, 2009
1-3 pm EST
AUDIENCE: This call is intended for ALL women of color specifically of
Asian/Pacific Islander, Arab/Middle-Eastern, Black/African,
Native/Indigenous, and Hispanic/Latin descent.
PURPOSE OF THE CALL: 1) To discuss the impact and feedback from the "National Women of Color Statement: Call to Action Statement by Women of Color Advocates and Activists" and 2) To develop future directions, including plans for a national Call to Action conference.
REGISTRATION: To participate in the call, please go to the link below and complete the registration form by Tuesday, January 27, 2009:
Please access the registration form at the link below:
http://pubs.pcadv.net/wocn/1-29-09regf orm.pdf
3) CALL TO ACTION FOR WOMEN OF COLOR AND ALLIES
Thursday, February 5, 2009
1:00-3:00 pm EST
AUDIENCE: White/mainstream advocates, male advocates and women of color
advocates and activists are invited and encouraged to participate.
PURPOSE OF THE CALL: 1) To discuss the impact and feedback from the "National Women of Color Statement: Call to Action Statement by Women of Color Advocates and Activists" and 2) To develop future directions, including plans for a national Call to Action conference.
REGISTRATION: To participate in the call, please go to the link below and complete the registration form by Tuesday, February 3, 2009.
Please access the registration form at the link below:
http://pubs.pcadv.net/wocn/2-5-09regfo rm.pdf
In solidarity,
Women of Color Network
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| 12 Jan 2009 - 10:40 | Office on Violence Against Women, Gov
URL: www.Grants.Gov
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Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services: Information on Request For Proposal (RFP)
January 6, 2009
The Office on Violence Against Women will be issuing an RFP for Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services. This is a new program established in VAWA 2005 and it is described below (a summary from Thomson/West.).
About the grant:
The projected deadlines are:
a. Mid-January: RFP to be released;
b. February: Pre-application conference calls will be set up by OVW to go over the purpose areas, process and answer questions. Dates for pre-application calls will be included in the RFP;
c. Early March: Applications due 6 weeks after the RFP is released;
d. Late August: Programs will be notified if they received funding;
e. September 1, 2009: Approximate start dates for awards.
This grant will be open to new applicants.
Grants will be for a period of 2 years/24 months.
There will be approximately $10 million available for this new program.About preparing to submit a proposal
Review Procedures: Go to www.Grants.Gov website and review the procedures for applying for federal funding.
a. Read the Applicant User Guide http://www.grants.gov/assets/ApplicantUs erGuide.pdf
b. Review the Organization Registration User Guide http://www.grants.gov/assets/OrgRegUserG uide.pdf
c. Review Organization Registration Check List http://www.grants.gov/assets/Organizatio n_Steps_Complete_Registration.pdf
Asses s Agency Readiness: Assess if your agency’s infrastructure has the capacity to apply for and administer a federal grant; e.g., doing an electronic upload of the application; having an accountant/accounting office that can do a monthly draw down; etc.
Register: Follow the necessary steps to register and to get announcements about the RFP’s release. These steps take time so work on them promptly.
Understand Program Purposes: Carefully read the description of the title on Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services to understand the purposes for which the grant may be used.
Culturally Specific Services Program
42 U.S.C.A. § 14045a
United States Code Annotated Currentness
Title 42. The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 136. Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Subchapter III. Violence Against Women
Part P. Miscellaneous Authorities
§ 14045a. Enhancing culturally and linguistically specific services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking
(a) Establishment
(1) In general
Of the amounts appropriated under certain grant programs identified in paragraph (a)(2) of this Section [FN1], the Attorney General, through the Director of the Violence Against Women Office (referred to in this section as the "Director"), shall take 5 percent of such appropriated amounts and combine them to establish a new grant program to enhance culturally and linguistically specific services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Grants made under this new program shall be administered by the Director. The requirements of the grant programs identified in paragraph (2) shall not apply to this new grant program.
(1) General program purpose
The purpose of the program required by this section is to promote:
(A) The maintenance and replication of existing successful services in domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking community-based programs providing culturally and linguistically specific services and other resources.
(B) The development of innovative culturally and linguistically specific strategies and projects to enhance access to services and resources for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking who face obstacles to using more traditional services and resources.
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| 12 Jan 2009 - 10:29 | Alexis, LatinPRDirect
alexis@latinprdirect.com
URL: www.latinprdirect.com
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LatinPRDirect "Proyecto Vive y Aprende" Ofertas Li0bertan Distribución de Comunicado de prensa Organizaciones no lucrativas que Trabajan p ara Terminar Violencia Doméstica
Hello, My name is Alexis with LatinPRDirect a press release distribution service to Spanish and bilingual media. For a limited time LatinPRDirect is waiving our fee for non-profit organizations working to end domestic violence. Please let me know if our services may be of use.
Alexis
alexis@latinprdirect.com
 Happy New Year.
en espanol y ingles
LatinPRDirect "Proyecto Vive y Aprende" Ofertas Li0bertan Distribución de Comunicado de prensa Organizaciones no lucrativas que Trabajan para Terminar Violencia Doméstica
BERLIN, MD (El 15 de enero de 2009)PARA la LIBERACION INMEDIATA;
LatinPRDirect LLC, (www.LatinPRDirect.com) ofrecerá alguna organización no lucrativa, cometido a terminar violencia doméstica, liberta distribución de comunicado de prensa para un tiempo limitado. La oferta de la compañÃa dirige dos asuntos importantes: violencia doméstica y la economÃa. "Nuestro objetivo", dice Carnegie-Dunham de Alexis del fundador de LatinPRDirect, es de dar un alivio poco económico a organizaciones que trabajan para terminar violencia doméstica. El principio enero 2009 LatinPRDirect LLC enviará comunicados de prensa a través de correo electrónico o fax a más de 150 periódicos españoles y bilingües, las revistas, llaman por radio y estaciones de televisión en 37 estados y 17 mercados mayores. Qué empezó como una tentativa a encontrar una caja conveniente de estilo corporativo gracias tarjetas en español, destinado como un regalo para un colega, se
volvió un E-negocio que conecta compradores y a vendedores. La experiencia propia de Carnegie-Dunham con violencia doméstica le dio la idea para la Vida de Proyecto y Aprende. "La educación y la ayuda de mi familia fueron clave a la violencia doméstica sobreviviente", dice Carnegie-Dunham, "lo que mejor manera de comenzar el Año Nuevo que ayudar los que ayudan otros". La nueva compañÃa reconoce que la economÃa ha tenido como resultado menos donativos no lucrativos. "Esperamos que Proyecto en vivo y Aprendemos ayudará a reducir costos de marketing para participar no lucrativo. Las organizaciones interesadas deben enviar cualquier pedazo de marketing materia (folleto, el aviador, artÃculo periodÃstico, etc.) demostrando su trabajo relacionado a la educación doméstica de la violencia a 11835 Man O War, BerlÃn, MD 21811. Un cupón valorado en $150 será enviado a cada no lucrativo (uno por organización). Los temas del comunicado de prensa
pueden incluir recaudación de fondos, caminos de asociación, acontecimientos especiales o cualquier tema pertinentes ese plan estratégico no lucrativo. (Algunas restricciones aplican). La oferta termina el 30 de marzo de 2009. Los detalles pueden ser encontrados en el sitio web de la compañÃa que Reconoce que la diversidad dentro de la comunidad latina LatinPRDirect distribuye comunicados de prensa a salidas tradicionales y conectadas de medios que proveen comida a individuos con mexicano, raÃces Centrales y sudamericanas. Los clientes sin embargo, viene de un más grande demográfico. "Los negocios latina poseÃdos y no-latina reconocen y respetan poder adquisitivo latina. Cuando la minorÃa más grande de la nación, el latina consigue consideración de prioridad en planes de comercialización.â€
 Contacta información para LatinPRDirect
E-mail alexis@latinprdirect.com
Web-site www.latinprdirect.com
MySpace www.myspace.com/blackwomenandlatinas
Telephone 248-872-7133
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| 12 Jan 2009 - 10:00 | Boletin e-leusis
a@a.a
URL: www. ellasdenuncian.com
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Nace un nuevo espacio en Internet para ayudar a las mujeres maltratadas
www.ellasdenuncian.com
En España hay alrededor de 400.000 mujeres que están sufriendo malos tratos por parte de sus maridos o ex parejas y sólo el 30% de las que murieron se atrevieron a denunciarlo. Éstas son las estimaciones del Gobierno sobre un fenómeno que ha afectado en algún momento de su vida a casi un millón y medio de mujeres, según un análisis realizado por la Delegación del Gobierno contra la Violencia sobre la Mujer.
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| 12 Jan 2009 - 09:45 | Cherry
cherry6905@comcast.net
URL: www.chicagotribune.com/video/?autoStart= . . .
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Cherry Simpson (Regan Martin's mother)
* My daughter was brutally raped, handcuffed and beaten by her husband. Here is her story:
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* Link to Video:
* http://www.chicagotribune.com/video/?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId =3121701
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* Link to story 11/11/2008:
* http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local /chi-regan_tuenov11,0,389866.story
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* Link to story 12/28/2008:
* http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local /chi-update-abuse-bd-28-dec28,0,6913608. story
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* Link to story 01/02/2009:
* http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opini on/chi-0102edit1jan02,0,3080135.story
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