September 10, 2008
The Rally for RESPECT! Has Begun
1 in in 3 women will be physically or sexually abused by a husband or boyfriend at some point in their lives, and each year, an estimated 10-17 million children witness some form of domestic violence in their home.
The stats are alarming, and now is the time to finally speak out about this epidemic. That is why Macy's, Inc. and the Family Violence Prevention Fund have teamed up to launch the RESPECT! Campaign℠--a major social action campaign to create a conversation about the alarming rate of abuse and assault in this country. We believe EVERYONE deserves respect, and we need your voice, your ideas, and your passion to help us create a wave of respect across this nation.
On September 19, 2008, we will celebrate the first annual National RESPECT! Day℠ when we will ask the nation to text the keyword "respect" to 41010 which will in turn donate $5 to the important work of the Family Violence Prevention Fund.
For the more than 10 million children in this country that will witness abuse in their home this year, we want to create 10 million acts of RESPECT and begin a movement that will re-shape the future for our sons and daughters.
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Together, we can build a society with a foundation of RESPECT! where abuse and assault are unacceptable.
August 31, 2008
Violence Prevention Featured at Democratic Convention
Issues relating to domestic and sexual violence took center stage at the Democratic National Convention last week, highlighted by the selection of United States Senator Joseph Biden (DE) as his party's vice presidential candidate. A longtime champion of measures to prevent violence against women, Senator Biden is an author of the bi-partisan Violence Against Women Act and a co-sponsor of the bi-partisan International Violence Against Women Act.
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August 28, 2008
Macy's Shop For A Cause
On September 20, 2008, Macy's will host the annual Shop For A Cause shopping day throughout Macy's stores nationwide. To learn how you can receive exclusive shopping discounts and support Family Violence Prevention Fund click hereclick here.
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August 27, 2008
Sexual Assault in the Military Underreported
Women serving in the military today "are more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than to be killed by enemy fire in Iraq," Representative Jane Harman (D-CA) charged at a contentious House hearing in late July at which the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported that rape and sexual assault in the military may be under-reported by as much as half. In August, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) called for an investigation into the way the Pentagon is handling sexual assaults of servicemembers.
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July 29, 2008
Violence Common Among Youth
Three studies released in July find high rates of dating, sexual and other forms of violence among youth in the United States. The researchers who conducted the studies all recommend more education, detection and interventions that begin early in life.
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June 26, 2008
High Court Rules in Cases Affecting Victims of Violence
On June 25, the U.S. Supreme Court decided two cases affecting victims of domestic and sexual violence. In Giles v. California, the Court ordered a new trial for Dwayne Giles, who had been convicted of the brutal murder of Brenda Avie after a lower court allowed a police officer to testify about the domestic violence charges Avie had filed against Giles a few weeks before she was killed. In Patrick Kennedy v. State of Louisiana, the Supreme Court ruled that states cannot use the death penalty to punish child rapists.
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June 24, 2008
UN Debates Women, Peace and Security
Following an emotional debate, the United Nations Security Council on Thursday June 19 adopted a resolution that declares rape and sexual violence to be weapons of war, and demands an end to sexual violence against civilians in armed conflicts around the world.
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June 18, 2008
Senators Biden and Lugar Urge Passage
Of I-VAWA
In a powerful guest editorial in today's edition of The Hill, United States Senators Joseph Biden (D-DE) and Richard Lugar (R-IN) urge their colleagues to support the International Violence Against Women Act (I-VAWA).
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