IWF Members Appointed to DV Advisory Committee by Ashcroft

Mark Rosenthal writes, "Nancy Pfotenhauer, president of the Independent Women's Forum,
and Margot Hill, a member of the IWF's advisory board, were
recently appointed to the National Advisory Committee on Violence
Against Women by John Ashcroft. The IWF has consistently
questioned the "one-size-fits-all, men-beat-up-women" portrayal
of domestic violence promulgated by VAWA and the organizations it
funds. Not surprisingly, NOW is launching an all out letter-writing
campaign to torpedo these appointments. It is essential that we
counter this by contacting the same officials to express our
belief that the appointments of Ms. Pfotenhauer and Ms. Hill will
help to counter the system's built-in biases which allows
VAWA-funded agencies to get away with denying services to the
834,732 men who are victims of domestic violence each year (as
reported by the U.S. Department of Justice)." Check the Read More section below for the rest of Mark's submission and contact info for the officials who will be approving these appointments.Mark Rosenthal continues, "Be polite and respectful, but emphasize that the plight of male victims is still being ignored by those who administer VAWA in spite of Sen. Orrin Hatch's statement, during the VAWA reauthorization
hearings in 2000, that "it was not, and is not, the intent of
Congress categorically to exclude men who have suffered domestic
abuse or sexual assaults from receiving benefits and services
under the Violence Against Women Act."



The people NOW is asking their members to contact are:



Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah):

U.S. mail:

104 Hart Office Building

Washington, DC 20510

Tel: 202-224-5251

Fax: 202-224-6331

E-mail: http://hatch.senate.gov/email_form.htm



Rep. Connie Morella (R-Md.):

U.S. mail:

Honorable Constance A. Morella

2228 Rayburn House Office Building

Washington, D.C. 20515

Phone: 202-225-5341

Fax: 202-225-1389

E-mail: rep.morella@mail.house.gov



Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Del.):

U.S. mail:

221 Russell Senate Office Building

Washington, D.C. 20510

Phone: 202-224-5042

Fax: 202-224-0139

TDD: 202-224-4048

E-mail: Senator@Biden.Senate.gov



Attorney General John Ashcroft

U.S. mail:

U.S. Department of Justice

950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20530-0001

Phone: 202-353-1555



Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson

U.S. mail:

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

200 Independence Avenue, S.W.

Washington, D.C. 20201

(202) 619-0257

Toll Free: 1-877-696-6775

E-mail: HHS.Mail@hhs.gov



George W. Bush

U.S. mail:

The White House

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20500

Phone: 202-456-1111

Fax: 202-456-2461

E-mail: president@whitehouse.gov

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