RADAR Alert: VAWA Campaign Reaches Over 10 Million

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.

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
    
    href="http://www.mediaradar.org/docs/VAWA-Discriminates-Against-Males.pdf">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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