July 19 Hearings Not Yet Finalized, Call Sen. Specter's Office Today
Please call Mr. Tolman TODAY at this number: 202-224-4254.
Explain to him that it is important that the Senators hear all sides of the issue. Request that the hearings include:
1. A male victim of DV who was refused service by a VAWA-funded program, AND
2. Murray Straus, Ph.D. (University of New Hampshire Family Research Laboratory) or Richard Gelles, Ph.D. (University of Pennsylvania), both recognized experts in family violence
REMEMBER: Be courteous and objective in your conversation.
Timing is all important. Do this TODAY.
The number to call is: 202-224-4254.
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Date of RADAR Release: July 12, 2005
To track the current status of VAWA, go to http://thomas.loc.gov/ and enter the bill number: Senate bill S. 1197; House of Representatives bill H.R. 2876.
Come to Washington DC on July 15 and join the national effort to lobby your elected officials about VAWA. See http://www.trueequality.com/index2.php for more details.
To receive RADAR Alerts, press releases, and other special announcements, sign up for the RADAR E-lert. You can sign up for the E-lert on the RADAR home page at http://www.mediaradar.org/.
Respecting Accuracy in Domestic Abuse Reporting (RADAR) is a coalition of men and women working to assure media balance and accuracy in coverage of the domestic violence issue. More information can be found at http://www.mediaradar.org/
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