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ldragoon, whose recent posts have been on fire:
Who is a feminist? Is it Governor Sarah Palin, working mother and model for 'downhome' women? Or Senator Joe Biden, author of the Violence Against Women Act?
Hint: It's the person who actually does something to better the standards of women, and their families.
On a BlogHer post, Erin Kotecki Vest writes of her experience sitting in the conference call with the Senator and activists against domestic violence, and uncovers a side of the Vice Presidential candidate few know about.
As a person who was affected by domestic violence, I know chief of all reasons victims stay is because they have nowhere to go. Compounding that uncertainty, there is a stigma in seeking help with the authorities. We are truly lucky then, to be living in a time where the Violence Against Women act is in place. The act helps victims by increasing funds and resources for outreach programs, with the goals of increasing arrests and preventing violence. It even provids emergency funds for victims to find safe housing, and find legal assistance. Just as importantly, this act introduced widespread training of officers and service providers on how to identify and proceed with domestic violence cases. Now women can feel safer reaching out, knowing help is on its way.
ldragoon, whose recent posts have been on fire:Who is a feminist? Is it Governor Sarah Palin, working mother and model for 'downhome' women? Or Senator Joe Biden, author of the Violence Against Women Act?
Hint: It's the person who actually does something to better the standards of women, and their families.
On a BlogHer post, Erin Kotecki Vest writes of her experience sitting in the conference call with the Senator and activists against domestic violence, and uncovers a side of the Vice Presidential candidate few know about.
As a person who was affected by domestic violence, I know chief of all reasons victims stay is because they have nowhere to go. Compounding that uncertainty, there is a stigma in seeking help with the authorities. We are truly lucky then, to be living in a time where the Violence Against Women act is in place. The act helps victims by increasing funds and resources for outreach programs, with the goals of increasing arrests and preventing violence. It even provids emergency funds for victims to find safe housing, and find legal assistance. Just as importantly, this act introduced widespread training of officers and service providers on how to identify and proceed with domestic violence cases. Now women can feel safer reaching out, knowing help is on its way.
