RADAR Alert: VAWA Campaign Reaches Over 10 Million

	posted by Matt on 10:08 PM April 30th, 2006
	Change is in the air! In the past month and a half, RADAR has orchestrated a campaign to inform legislators about civil rights abuses under VAWA that Congress surely did not intend. Twenty-seven organizations across the country co-signed a Resolution Regarding the Violence Against Women Act. (See http://www.mediaradar.org/docs/VAWA-Resolution.pdf) Click "Read more..." for more.

	VAWA Campaign Reaches Over 10 Million The past month's activities are detailed at http://www.mediaradar.org/accomplishments2006SpringCampaign.php. Below are just a few of the highlights: RADAR released a series of Special Reports documenting the abuses that occur under VAWA. These were faxed to over 460 federal and state government officials. VAWA: Threat to Families, Children, Men, and Women http://www.mediaradar.org/docs/VAWA-Threat-to-Families.pdf Without Restraint: The Use and Abuse of Domestic Restraining Orders http://www.mediaradar.org/docs/VAWA-Restraining-Orders.pdf VAWA Programs Discriminate Against Male Victims http://www.mediaradar.org/docs/VAWA-Discriminates-Against-Males.pdf Justice Denied: Arrest Policies for Domestic Violence http://www.mediaradar.org/docs/Justice-Denied-DV-Arrest-Policies.pdf Bias in the Judiciary: The Case of Domestic Violence http://www.mediaradar.org/docs/Bias-In-The-Judiciary.pdf Countless members of the organizations that co-signed the resolution wrote their Senators and Representatives. Representatives of many of the co-signing organizations: held meetings with their elected officials were interviewed on radio, including on the Sean Hannity radio show, which has 10+ million listeners published editorials Newspapers across the country printed articles on the issue. RADAR and SAFE-NH submitted written comments to be included in the minutes of the meeting of the National Advisory Committee on VAWA on April 25-26. And so, with your help, we've made a good start at getting the word out, all across the nation. From California to the New York island, from the Redwood forests to the Gulf Stream waters, our voices are starting to be heard. This week we'd like to express our thanks for your support in this effort. No need to write letters or make phone calls this week. It's time for a breather. So enjoy a well-earned rest. And stay tuned. This is only the beginning! Date of RADAR Release: May 1, 2006 R.A.D.A.R. – Respecting Accuracy in Domestic Abuse Reporting – is a network of concerned men and women working to assure that the problem of domestic violence is treated in a balanced and effective manner. http://www.mediaradar.org/.

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10 Million What? (Score:2) by Roy on 03:53 PM May 1st, 2006 EST (#1) I've long had an uncomfortable feeling that RADAR is one college kid in his dorm room posting on meth while producing no actual results. Stating that RADAR has "reached" 10 million because of a mention on Hannity only strengthens my suspicion. Specifically -- What mechanisms does RADAR have in place to verify its impact? Does RADAR have any data at all to document that people respond to RADAR's advocacy? Has RADAR produced a single credible statement of having actual membership, assets, or legal standing of any kind? Ya'll are frat boyz.... right? (Or maybe a women's study coven all grrrlllzzzz making a play? ... that would be too perfect!) East Coast preppies? Trust-fund babies? Come clean..... and stop the bullshit please! The only thing RADAR has accomplished is self-publicity for RADAR. You're a marketing major at a second-tier state university, right?

Re:10 Million What? (Score:1) by Marc A. on 05:18 PM May 1st, 2006 EST (#2) RADAR may overstate things, but they're doing good work, alot more than many people are doing. They are organizing advocates from various groups to lobby Congress behind the scenes and to send news releases, etc. It will take lots of work from groups like RADAR and their affiliates to make any real change. I respect groups like RADAR for doing what they do with so little resources. They put in lots of volunteer work and then get criticized when the walls of Jericho don't crumble all at once. They also have good policy material that is useful for other advocates. People who put in volunteer work inside the walls of the legislature should be thanked, not attacked, regardless of results. That's where policy is being made, and that's where our work needs to focus more than anywhere else. I've seen too much criticism of the doers, usually by do-nothings or those whose only work is yacking on the internet. I hope the few doers we have will keep doing without being discouraged by the criticism.

Re:10 Million What? (Score:1) by brotherskeeper on 06:22 PM May 1st, 2006 EST (#3) I'm not privy to any special information, but RADAR does seem to be methodically working on, in order, documentation, followed by organization, followed by activism. Seems to me like the way someone with integrity would respond.

Re:10 Million What? (Score:1) by MR on 09:21 PM May 1st, 2006 EST (#4) Roy: Why don't you write to them and ask. They have a link for email to them. So far I've not missed a single call for FAXes they've requested. I think RADAR is doing a heck of a job for what they have and what they're up against. Thanks RADAR for all you do. I really, really appreciate you and what you're doing to try to change VAWA.

Re:10 Million What? (Score:1) by Gregory on 10:32 PM May 1st, 2006 EST (#5) "I think RADAR is doing a heck of a job for what they have and what they're up against. Thanks RADAR for all you do."--MR I agree. Thanks RADAR and keep up the good work. I've sent FAX messages to US senators and I've written my congressman in response to your alerts. I appreciate what you do in organizing and informing. It can only help our cause.

Re:10 Million What? (Score:1) by mcc99 on 12:09 PM May 2nd, 2006 EST (#6) Geez, with an attitude like that toward MR activist organizations, NOW doesn't need to lift a finger to undermine our efforts. Looks some some of us will take care of that for them! Try to remember, please, whose team you're on, and before you attack an MR group like that without knowing any background on it, get the facts about them straight first, and think carefully before typing out a post like the one you wrote. It does our cause no good to have sniping from within based largely on a lack of knowledge.

RADAR IS DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB....AND YOU? (Score:2) by Luek on 01:27 PM May 2nd, 2006 EST (#7) RADAR is doing an excellent job for MR's in my opinion. Just what have YOU done to advance men's civil rights today?

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