NOW and Violence Against Women: Archive

2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |1997 | 1996

2010

Anti-Shackling Kit (PDF) (11/10) Help Keep Shelters Open and Expand Services to Survivors of Domestic Abuse (07/10) NOW Applauds Signing of Law to Address Safety of Native Women (07/10) NOW President Calls for Fundamental Reform to Stop Clergy Sexual Abuse (05/10) NNT Article: NOW Calls for End to Shackling of Pregnant Incarcerated Women (05/10) NNT Article: Welfare Reauthorization Opens Door to Real Reform (05/10) NNT Article: Hate Crimes Expansion Covers Gender, Orientation, Disability (05/10) NOW Calls for Leadership from President Obama on Key Women's Rights Issues (03/10) NOW Foundation Urges Closer Examination of Violence Against Women (02/10) NOW Echoes President Obama: Don't Quit on Women (01/10)

2009

Oakland Raiders Head Coach Tom Cable Should Be Suspended While Allegations of Domestic Violence and Abuse is Investigated (11/09) NOW Applauds Passage of Landmark Hate Crimes Legislation (10/09) Don't Let Dick Cheney's Buddies Silence Rape Survivors (10/09) Violence Against Women Act Saves Lives, But More Funding is Needed (10/09) NOW President Terry O'Neill Calls Polanski Furor "Dangerous Talk" That Could Set Back Women's Rights (10/09) Say It, Sister Blog Post: Shame on Polanski Apologists, But Thanks for Demonstrating How Far We Still Have to Go (09/09) Bad Economy Leads to Crisis in Family Violence (09/09) Danger to Women and Children: States Cut DV Programs During Recession (09/09) Insider Scoop: NOW President Terry O'Neill on Chris Brown (09/09) NOW Calls on International Court and Mexican Government to Stop Violence Against Women (07/09) 2009 National NOW Conference Resolutions: Call to Criminalize Sexual Exploitation of Women by Clergy (07/09) 2009 National NOW Conference Resolutions: Violence Against Women Act 2010 (07/09)

2009 National NOW Conference Resolutions: Anti-Shackling (07/09) Chris Brown Gets Off Easy -- Even Paris Hilton Got More Jail Time (06/09) A National Disgrace: Stop Sexual Assault in the Military (04/09) Below the Belt: Stop Rape and Assault: And That's An Order! (04/09) Below the Belt: No Woman, No Culture Immune to Violence Against Women (02/09) Feminist Agenda Survey Results: Many Issues Linked in Struggle for Women's Equality(02/09) Update on Violence Against Women in the United States: Statistics (02/09) Rihanna Assault Calls Attention to Violence Against Women (02/09)

2008

Read and Vote on NOW's Feminist Action Agenda (12/08) NNT: What the Next President Can Do for Women and Girls (09/08) NNT: Stop, Look, Listen and Act to End Domestic Violence (09/08) NNT: Remembering Jana Mackey (09/08) Below the Belt: Take Up The Song (07/08) Urge Your Senators to Co-sponsor International VAWA (02/08) Below the Belt: A Maddening Reminder (01/08)

2007

University Women Win Safety Reforms in Title IX Settlement (12/07) NOW Lobbies House on Hate Crimes Legislation (11/07) Put Volunteer Attorneys to Work for Domestic Violence Survivors (11/07) Students Against Violence Take a Stand, Refuse to Be Silenced (10/07) NOW Supports Legislation that Denounces 'Honor' Killings and Violence Against Women(10/07) Sect Leader Jeffs Convicted of Rape by Accomplice (09/07) Expansion of Hate Crimes Law Necessary for Women's Safety (09/07) Take Action: Senate to Debate Hate Crimes Prevention Act (09/07) Stop the Sale of Women: Combat Trafficking in the U.S. (09/07) Protect Immigrant Women's Access to Law Enforcement When They Face Domestic and Sexual Violence (06/07)

2006

School Shooters Target Girls, Point to Larger Problem of Violence Against Women(10/06)

NOW Continues Campaign to End Violence Against Women in Juarez, Mexico | En Espaol(10/06) Media Put Accuser on Trial in Duke Rape Case (06/16) Your Calls Helped Ensure VAWA & VOCA Funding (3/06) Call Senators Today to Restore VAWA & VOCA Funding (3/06)

2005

VAWA Passes in Congress, Ready for President's Signature (12/05) VAWA 2005 Ready To Be Passed By Congress (12/05) Stop Violence Against Women: Updates on VAWA and the Army Sexual Assault Database (12/05) NOW Demands End to Violence Against Women in Juarez, Mexico (12/05) Stop the Killing of the Women of Juarez Toolkit (12/05) Take Action: Stop Violence Against Women (11/05) Army to Institute Dangerous Sexual Assault Database (11/05) Sign Our Petition: VAWA passes the Senate: Its fate is now in the hands of a House/Senate Conference Committee (10/05) "North Country" Illustrates Woman's Brave Fight Against Violence, Sexual Harassment(10/05) Hollywood Gets it Right (10/05) Gonzales Ruling Endangers Women and Children (9/05) Congress Slow to Pass Violence Against Women Act of 2005 (9/05) Supreme Court Leaves Women More Vulnerable to Domestic Violence (6/05) NOW Supports Real Assistance for Women Escaping Family Violence and Poverty (6/05) VAWA 2005: New Prevention Initiatives Address the Needs and Fears of Young People and Work to Break the Cycle of Violence (Spring 2005) VAWA 2005 Could Curb Violence in Girls' Lives (5/05) April Is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (3/05) Advocates: Get Ready for the Third Round of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)(2/05) Rape Survivors' Health and Future Traded Away (1/05)

2004

Violent Toll on Pregnant Women, New Mothers (12/04) Urge Your Congress Members to help Stop Cuts to 2005 Anti-Violence Programs!(12/04) The Violence Against Women Act: Celebrating 10 Years of Prevention (Fall 2004)

Senate Approves Federal Hate Crime Legislation; Fails to Include All Affected Groups(6/04)

2003

NOW Lobbies for Bill Addressing Violence and the Workplace (11/03) Activists Lobby for Violence Against Women Funding (10/03) NOW Calls for the Appointment of a Victim Advocate to the Air Force Academy Panel(6/03) NOW Works for Sexual Assault Awareness Month Resolution (4/03) NOW Lobbies to Keep the Violence Against Women Office Free-Standing (4/03) Commentary: 'Accusing the Accuser,' by Melanie Stafford (10/03) Violence Against Women for Fun and Profit? (7/03) All Can Unite Behind Emergency Contraception (7/03) A Week of Deadly Violence by Intimate Partners (April 21-27, 2003) Murder: The Leading Cause of Death for Pregnant Women (4/03) U.N. Pact Sinks on Issue of Violence Against Women (4/03) Activists Celebrate the Violence Against Women Office Becoming Free-Standing; Note VAWA Programs Are Still Being Shortchanged (4/03) Military "Don't Tell" Policy Hushes Up Rape and Sexual Assault; In Light of U.S. Air Force Academy Reports, NOW Urges Defense Budget Allocation to Anti-Violence Efforts (3/03) Ashcroft Constrains Violence against Women Office (3/03) New Anti-Violence Campaigns Aim at Boys, Young Men (2/03)

2002

The World March of Women Marches On (Spring 2002) Battered Woman's Advocate Murdered by Companion (10/02) Rep. Nadler (D-N.Y.) Urges Funds to Eliminate Backlog of Unanalyzed Rape Evidence(10/02) Domestic Violence Civil Suit Settles for $1 Million (7/02) Attacks on Campus Feminism Spread Misinformation, Propaganda (3/02) The Sexual Victimization of College Women (3/02) Senate Denies Victims of Hate Crimes Their Day in Court (6/02) Take Action on National Hate Crimes Prevention Call-In Day (6/02) Arson Fire Destroys Home of Lesbian Couple; Case Shows the Need to Strengthen Federal Laws Against Hate Crimes (2/02)

2001

Have a Heart: Help Prevent Hate Crimes (Spring 2001) Celebrate Valentine's Day: Stop Hate Crimes (2/01)

2000

World March of Women 2000 Global Efforts Culminate at U.S. Action in Washington D.C.(10/00) Feminist Leaders Demand Passage of the Violence Against Women Act (9/00) NOW President Patricia Ireland Calls for Passage of Federal Hate Crimes and Violence Against Women Bills in Wake of Central Park Attacks (6/00) NOW President Patricia Ireland Leads Rally to Stop Violence Against Women (1/00)

1999

The 1999 Hate Crimes Prevention Act (1999) Stop the Violence, Stop the Hate: Statement of Patricia Ireland (5/99) Violence Scars Summer '99 (Fall 1999) Viewpoint: Armies At War Use Rape as a Weapon (Fall 1999) Campus Rape Ignored . . . Even When There's a Videotape (Fall 1999)

1998

Violence Against Women Act of 1998 Information Campaign Against Hate Crimes Wins Widespread Support (1/98)

1997

NOW Backs Bill to Clarify Waivers for Battered Women (4/97) NOW Leaders Fight to Keep Guns Away from Batterers (2/97) NOW Pushes to Increase Hate Crimes Prosecution (5/97) NOW Influences Domestic Violence Survivor's Pardon (3/97) Welfare Bill Further Endangers Domestic Violence Survivors (1/97)

1996

How the G.O.P.'s Welfare Reform Bills Hurt Battered Women (7/96)

1995

Judge Handcuffed, Jailed for Trying Wife Beater (05/95)

Simpson trial brings important public scrutiny to domestic violence April 1995 Rally for Women's Lives (with video clips) Special April 1995 Rally Edition of the National NOW Times The Clothesline Project Airs "Society's Dirty Laundry" (01/95)

1995

December 1994 Anti-abortion violence