The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) is our nation’s response to the epidemic rates of domestic and sexual violence in the United States. As its name suggests, the 1994 law focused on eradicating this violence as it disproportionately impacts women, a specifically gendered problem that was ignored and dismissed for decades before VAWA was enacted. Read the full article here »
An Order of Protection is a court order signed by a Judge that requires your partner or ex‐partner (whether it’s your boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, wife, partner, buddy or any other way you define your intimate relationships) to stop threatening, harassing, assaulting, stalking, repeatedly contacting, or menacing you.
A Federal Bureau of Investigation report on Monday noted more than a fifth of all bias-motivated incidents in 2011 were motivated by the victim's sexual orientation. Read the full article here »
The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) has learned of the bulling-related death of 17- year old Josh Pacheco of Fenton, Michigan. Josh’s parents have been vocal about linking his death to anti-gay bullying that he experienced both inside and outside of school.
NCAVP is working with Equality Michigan, an NCAVP member organization in Detroit, to offer our assistance with their efforts to support the community during this difficult time. Equality Michigan’s statement on Josh’s death can be read here.
The elections showed that, nationally, the landscape of who is engaging with political representation in this country is changing. By all accounts the votes of women, immigrants, people of color, Native people, LGBT people and youth changed the presidential and some state elections. For the national conservative platform, relying on an agenda that often alienated these communities ('legitimate rape,' anyone?), the 2012 election results revealed a need for a change of rhetoric. Read the full article here »
