RADAR ALERT:
Tell Congress VAWA Is Harmful To Women
After the Nov 7 elections VAWA funding reauthorization will be up
for a vote in the Senate. The President's budget has allocated $350 million
to fund VAWA. This is in line with other social spending priorities.
Unfortunately the House has passed a 25% increase in VAWA funding.
Last Friday we went to all the Senate offices and asked for two things.
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Support the President's VAWA budget.
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Hold hearings on how VAWA actually harms woman.
We gave each Senate office a copy of our flyer
Six Reasons why VAWA is Bad for Women
(
http://www.mediaRadar.org/docs/VAWAIsBadForWomen-flyer.pdf
). The message resonated with the Senate staffers we spoke to.
We need your help in getting the message out. Here is what to do:
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Review the flyer at
http://www.mediaRadar.org/docs/VAWAIsBadForWomen-flyer.pdf
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Call both your Senators at 202-225-3121. This is the Congressional switch board number; they will connect you with your Senator's office.
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When you reach the office tell them you are a constituent and ask to speak with the legislative aide who deals with family policy or who covers VAWA. If they are not available you can leave your message with the person who answers the phone.
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Tell each Senator's office:
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VAWA is harmful to women. Mention examples from the flyer.
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VAWA funding should be set at the level in the President's budget, not the inflated House figures.
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Request that the Senate hold hearings into VAWA's failure to help seriously abused women, while simultaneously encouraging violations of the civil rights of innocent people.
Date of RADAR Release: October 9, 2006
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