September 16, 2007

Weekend Roll-up: 9/16/07

Not sure if any of you follow much about which political figures are for helping victims and survivors of DV or not, but it is something I try to keep up with a little at least. It is always a good to know thing, regardless what state you are in. Vermonts Sen. Patrick Leahy (D) has been wroking with DV groups for several years and has written legislation and gotten it re-approved for the his state. On the other side of the US however, the problem of illegal women yelling "abuse" when they are in some cases the ones doing the abusing or threatening to to, is becoming a bigger problem each year. It goes without saying that since they are hiding behind VAWA, it makes it difficult for those that are telling the truth and really do need the help. I like what I'm seeing on the front of "well-meaning men", this is something that has been discussed and tossed around for a few years now. I believe that with men taking a stance on prevention and willing others to tell men they know as abusers that what they are doing isn't right, that some violence may actually be prevented and some abusers will never reach the level of abuse that we have started to see over the past ten years. Finally I'd like to point out DV in the religious arena. This has been such a difficult area to reach into to help women. With two high profile cases in the past year, this may open the door for more to come forward. Please read through the articles below for more information on any of these topics......

Battered women's groups get $1.5 million Boston Globe, United States - 2 hours agoIt offers legal and social services to women who have been victims of domestic violence throughout Vermont. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., wrote legislation ...Battered women's groups get $1.5 million Rutland Heraldall 4 news articles »

How Female Illegals Abuse the SystemFrontPage magazine.com, CA - Sep 14, 2007By Carey Roberts Every year thousands of Americans are victimized by a swindle known as the "immigrant abuse scam." What's amazing is this shake-down is ...

• Speaker appeals to 'well-meaning men' to end violence MLive.com, MI - Sep 15, 2007Cure the abusers of their violent behavior, he thought at the time, and the end of domestic violence couldn't be far off. But the more he worked with the ...

Prophetess' case highlights domestic violence in faith communities Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA - Sep 14, 2007By SA REID Televangelist Juanita Bynum, now the self-described "new face" of domestic violence , has vowed to use her popular ministry and new celebrity ...

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