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Main / Re: RADAR Alert: Joseph Biden Wants to Stack the VAWA Hearin
Jul 06, 2005, 02:23 PM
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RADAR Alert: Joseph Biden Wants to Stack the VAWA Hearing; We Say, "No Way Jose!"

On July 19th, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold hearings on reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. And right now, Senator Biden only wants to invite persons who will sing the praises of VAWA. In other words, he wants to have a rubber-stamp hearing.


What difference does Biden make? Specter and Hatch are also sponsors of the bill, and Specter chairs the committee.


By all means, contact all of them.  The reason Biden's of particular interest is that this bill is his "baby".  He introduced it in the early 1990s, and when it didn't pass, he kept coming back with it every year.  By 1994 he'd figured out that he couldn't get it through on its own, so he grafted it onto the crime bill and got it through that way.  VAWA is one of his primary achievements in Congress.

Biden recently announced he'll be seeking the Democratic nomination for the 2008 presidential election, and you can bet he'll be touting VAWA as one of his major achievements.  Word is that the other Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee won't criticize it out of deference to their friend Biden.

The Republicans, on the other hand, may find that it serves their own self-interest to point out the blatant bias in Biden's law.  So it's important to make sure that the credit/blame for the bias be attributed to the politician most responsible for that bias.
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Men and Domestic Violence / RADAR Alert: Joseph Biden Wants to Stack the VAWA Hearing
Jul 06, 2005, 11:50 AM
RADAR Alert: Joseph Biden Wants to Stack the VAWA Hearing; We Say, "No Way Jose!"

On July 19th, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold hearings on reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. And right now, Senator Biden only wants to invite persons who will sing the praises of VAWA. In other words, he wants to have a rubber-stamp hearing.

It's crucial that the Judiciary Committee hear the truth about VAWA -- how it ignores the research about DV and grossly discriminates against men.

Two persons who have each spent over three decades researching family violence:

  • Murray Straus, Ph.D., founder of the University of New Hampshire Family Research Laboratory
  • Richard Gelles, Ph.D., Dean of the School of Social Policy & Practice at the University of Pennsylvania

These are the people who should be testifying on July 19, not the advocates who knowingly slant the truth and discriminate against needy DV victims.

This is Week 1 of our Shock and Awe campaign. So do this today:

We're asking you to contact the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee and tell them:

"Don't let the VAWA hearing be rubber-stamp event. Invite Drs. Murray Straus and Richard Gelles to testify. And be sure to invite a male victim of DV who has been turned away by a VAWA-funded program."

The voice and FAX phone numbers of Senate Judiciary Committee members are listed below.  Please send them a fax and call their office.  Please try to do both.  

Remember to make your points politely and respectfully.  Being rude or making extreme analogies (like comparisons to Nazis) will only serve to discredit our cause.

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Senate Judiciary Committee Members

  • Arlen Specter, Chairman (R-Pennsylvania), Voice: 202/224-4254, Fax: 202/228-1229
  • Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah), Voice: 202/224-5251, Fax: 202/224-6331
  • Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa), Voice: 202/224-3744, Fax: 202/224-6020
  • Jon Kyl (R-Arizona), Voice: 202/224-4521, Fax: 202/224-2207
  • Mike DeWine (R-Ohio), Voice: 202/224-2315, Fax: 202/224-6519
  • Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama), Voice: 202/224-4124, Fax: 202/224-3149
  • Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Voice: 202/224-5972, Fax: 202/224-3807
  • John Cornyn (R-Texas), Voice: 202/224-2934, Fax: 202/228-2856
  • Sam Brownback (R-Kansas), Voice: 202/224-6521, Fax: 202/228-1265
  • Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma), Voice: 202/224-5754, Fax: 202/224-6008
  • Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D-Delaware), Voice: 202/224-5042, Fax: 202/224-0139
  • Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vermont), Ranking Democrat, Voice: 202/224-4242,
       Fax: Sen. Leahy's office won't give out his fax number.
            They said to email him at [email protected].    
  • Edward M. Kennedy (D-Massachusetts), Voice: 202/224-4543, Fax: 202/224-2417
  • Herbert Kohl (D-Wisconsin), Voice: 202/224-5653, Fax: 202/224-9787
  • Dianne Feinstein (D-California), Voice: 202/224-3841, Fax: 202/228-3954
  • Russell D. Feingold (D-Wisconsin), Voice: 202/224-5323, Fax: 202/224-2725
  • Charles E. Schumer (D-New York), Voice: 202/224-6542, Fax: 202/228-3027
  • Richard J. Durbin (D-Illinois), Voice: 202/224-2152, Fax: 202/228-0400

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Date of RADAR Release: July 5, 2005

Read RADAR's analysis of the Violence Against Women Act at http://www.mediaradar.org/RADAR_Analysis_of_VAWA.pdf

To track the current status of VAWA, go to http://thomas.loc.gov and enter the bill number.

Come to Washington DC on July 15 and join the national effort to lobby your elected officials about VAWA. See http://www.trueequality.com/index2.php for more details.

To receive RADAR Alerts, press releases, and other special announcements, sign up for the RADAR E-lert. You can sign up for the E-lert on the RADAR home page at
http://www.mediaradar.org

Respecting Accuracy in Domestic Abuse Reporting (RADAR) is a coalition of men and women working to assure media balance and accuracy in coverage of the domestic violence issue.  More information can be found at http://www.mediaradar.org
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Main / RADAR Alert: Joseph Biden Wants to Stack the VAWA Hearing
Jul 06, 2005, 11:49 AM
RADAR Alert: Joseph Biden Wants to Stack the VAWA Hearing; We Say, "No Way Jose!"

On July 19th, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold hearings on reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. And right now, Senator Biden only wants to invite persons who will sing the praises of VAWA. In other words, he wants to have a rubber-stamp hearing.

It's crucial that the Judiciary Committee hear the truth about VAWA -- how it ignores the research about DV and grossly discriminates against men.

Two persons who have each spent over three decades researching family violence:

  • Murray Straus, Ph.D., founder of the University of New Hampshire Family Research Laboratory
  • Richard Gelles, Ph.D., Dean of the School of Social Policy & Practice at the University of Pennsylvania

These are the people who should be testifying on July 19, not the advocates who knowingly slant the truth and discriminate against needy DV victims.

This is Week 1 of our Shock and Awe campaign. So do this today:

We're asking you to contact the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee and tell them:

"Don't let the VAWA hearing be rubber-stamp event. Invite Drs. Murray Straus and Richard Gelles to testify. And be sure to invite a male victim of DV who has been turned away by a VAWA-funded program."

The voice and FAX phone numbers of Senate Judiciary Committee members are listed below.  Please send them a fax and call their office.  Please try to do both.  

Remember to make your points politely and respectfully.  Being rude or making extreme analogies (like comparisons to Nazis) will only serve to discredit our cause.

---

Senate Judiciary Committee Members

  • Arlen Specter, Chairman (R-Pennsylvania), Voice: 202/224-4254, Fax: 202/228-1229
  • Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah), Voice: 202/224-5251, Fax: 202/224-6331
  • Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa), Voice: 202/224-3744, Fax: 202/224-6020
  • Jon Kyl (R-Arizona), Voice: 202/224-4521, Fax: 202/224-2207
  • Mike DeWine (R-Ohio), Voice: 202/224-2315, Fax: 202/224-6519
  • Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama), Voice: 202/224-4124, Fax: 202/224-3149
  • Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Voice: 202/224-5972, Fax: 202/224-3807
  • John Cornyn (R-Texas), Voice: 202/224-2934, Fax: 202/228-2856
  • Sam Brownback (R-Kansas), Voice: 202/224-6521, Fax: 202/228-1265
  • Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma), Voice: 202/224-5754, Fax: 202/224-6008
  • Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D-Delaware), Voice: 202/224-5042, Fax: 202/224-0139
  • Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vermont), Ranking Democrat, Voice: 202/224-4242,
       Fax: Sen. Leahy's office won't give out his fax number.
            They said to email him at [email protected].    
  • Edward M. Kennedy (D-Massachusetts), Voice: 202/224-4543, Fax: 202/224-2417
  • Herbert Kohl (D-Wisconsin), Voice: 202/224-5653, Fax: 202/224-9787
  • Dianne Feinstein (D-California), Voice: 202/224-3841, Fax: 202/228-3954
  • Russell D. Feingold (D-Wisconsin), Voice: 202/224-5323, Fax: 202/224-2725
  • Charles E. Schumer (D-New York), Voice: 202/224-6542, Fax: 202/228-3027
  • Richard J. Durbin (D-Illinois), Voice: 202/224-2152, Fax: 202/228-0400

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Date of RADAR Release: July 5, 2005

Read RADAR's analysis of the Violence Against Women Act at http://www.mediaradar.org/RADAR_Analysis_of_VAWA.pdf

To track the current status of VAWA, go to http://thomas.loc.gov and enter the bill number.

Come to Washington DC on July 15 and join the national effort to lobby your elected officials about VAWA. See http://www.trueequality.com/index2.php for more details.

To receive RADAR Alerts, press releases, and other special announcements, sign up for the RADAR E-lert. You can sign up for the E-lert on the RADAR home page at
http://www.mediaradar.org

Respecting Accuracy in Domestic Abuse Reporting (RADAR) is a coalition of men and women working to assure media balance and accuracy in coverage of the domestic violence issue.  More information can be found at http://www.mediaradar.org
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Men and Domestic Violence / RADAR ALERT: VAWA 4 All Coalition Needs to Hear from You
Jun 27, 2005, 11:59 AM
The first Violence Against Women Act was signed into law by President Clinton in 1994. Since then it has mushroomed into a law that not only turns a cold shoulder to male DV victims, but also promotes malicious stereotypes about men as abusers and batterers.

The current VAWA law expires on September 30, and renewal legislation was recently introduced. Please make note of these bill numbers, and be sure to refer to them in all communications with your elected officials:

  • Senate bill: S. 1197
  • House of Representatives bill: H.R. 2876
A powerful lobbying coalition has now been assembled to make VAWA male-inclusive. But in the final analysis, our elected officials are looking for votes -- and that's where you come in.

Last week on our webpage at http://www.mediaradar.org/alert_vawa2.php we asked readers to telephone your two Senators and one Representative and deliver this message: "VAWA must not discriminate against male victims of domestic violence." (If you did not get around to doing this, do it now. Call the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121 and the operator will connect you to your elected official's office.)

Game Plan for This Week:
[list=1]
  • Call the office of your Senators and Representative.
  • Ask the receptionist to give you their fax number and mailing address. Keep this information in a safe place -- we will be using it many times during the course of our VAWA 4 All campaign.
  • Write a short letter to your elected official. The letter should include this key phrase: "VAWA must not discriminate against male victims of domestic violence." A one- or two-paragraph letter works best.
  • FAX your letter to the number you obtained in Step 2. And then mail your letter.
    [/list:o]That's it for this week! And stay tuned -- next week RADAR will be announcing our VAWA Shock and Awe Campaign!

    Remember, always be COURTEOUS and REASONABLE in your communications. A letter or phone call that sounds angry just reinforces the negative stereotypes.

    "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." -- Margaret Mead

    ---
    Date of RADAR Release: June 26, 2005

    To track the current status of VAWA, go to http://thomas.loc.gov and enter the bill number.

    Come to Washington DC on July 15 and join the national effort to lobby your elected officials about VAWA. See http://www.trueequality.com/index2.php for more details.

    To receive RADAR Alerts, press releases, and other special announcements, sign up for the RADAR E-lert. You can sign up for the E-lert on the RADAR home page at http://www.mediaradar.org

    Respecting Accuracy in Domestic Abuse Reporting (RADAR) is a coalition of men and women working to assure media balance and accuracy in coverage of the domestic violence issue. More information can be found at http://www.mediaradar.org
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Main / RADAR ALERT: VAWA 4 All Coalition Needs to Hear from You
Jun 27, 2005, 11:56 AM
The first Violence Against Women Act was signed into law by President Clinton in 1994. Since then it has mushroomed into a law that not only turns a cold shoulder to male DV victims, but also promotes malicious stereotypes about men as abusers and batterers.

The current VAWA law expires on September 30, and renewal legislation was recently introduced. Please make note of these bill numbers, and be sure to refer to them in all communications with your elected officials:

  • Senate bill: S. 1197
  • House of Representatives bill: H.R. 2876
A powerful lobbying coalition has now been assembled to make VAWA male-inclusive. But in the final analysis, our elected officials are looking for votes -- and that's where you come in.

Last week on our webpage at http://www.mediaradar.org/alert_vawa2.php we asked readers to telephone your two Senators and one Representative and deliver this message: "VAWA must not discriminate against male victims of domestic violence." (If you did not get around to doing this, do it now. Call the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121 and the operator will connect you to your elected official's office.)

Game Plan for This Week:
[list=1]
  • Call the office of your Senators and Representative.
  • Ask the receptionist to give you their fax number and mailing address. Keep this information in a safe place -- we will be using it many times during the course of our VAWA 4 All campaign.
  • Write a short letter to your elected official. The letter should include this key phrase: "VAWA must not discriminate against male victims of domestic violence." A one- or two-paragraph letter works best.
  • FAX your letter to the number you obtained in Step 2. And then mail your letter.
    [/list:o]That's it for this week! And stay tuned -- next week RADAR will be announcing our VAWA Shock and Awe Campaign!

    Remember, always be COURTEOUS and REASONABLE in your communications. A letter or phone call that sounds angry just reinforces the negative stereotypes.

    "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." -- Margaret Mead

    ---
    Date of RADAR Release: June 26, 2005

    To track the current status of VAWA, go to http://thomas.loc.gov and enter the bill number.

    Come to Washington DC on July 15 and join the national effort to lobby your elected officials about VAWA. See http://www.trueequality.com/index2.php for more details.

    To receive RADAR Alerts, press releases, and other special announcements, sign up for the RADAR E-lert. You can sign up for the E-lert on the RADAR home page at http://www.mediaradar.org

    Respecting Accuracy in Domestic Abuse Reporting (RADAR) is a coalition of men and women working to assure media balance and accuracy in coverage of the domestic violence issue. More information can be found at http://www.mediaradar.org
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