Inclusive VAWA
The 2013 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act features a new Inclusion Mandate that bans discrimination on the basis of “race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability.”
In response, SAVE has established the Inclusive-VAWA Resource Center. The Resource Center includes:
- Fact sheets
- Inclusion checklist
- Sample legislative resolution
- Population-specific information
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2014 Annual Conference – Hold the Date!
- SAVE’s 2014 Annual Conference will be held June 20-21 in Washington DC.
- Optional lobbying event to be held prior to the conference
- See highlights, comments, and photos from SAVE’s 2013 conference
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Unethical Prosecutors?
Each year the Violence Against Women Act pours $50 million into the prosecution of domestic violence crimes. So how is this money being spent?
Find out at the Center for Prosecutor Integrity. |
Half-Truths that Injure and Kill
 Each year over 1,000 Americans are killed by an intimate partner. Many of these tragic deaths could have been prevented if victims had been educated about the situations that place them at risk:
- Mutual partner violence: Injury is more than twice as likely when the violence is mutual — 28.4% — compared to unidirectional violence — 11.6%.
- Female-initiated violence: Female initiation of partner violence is the leading reason for the woman becoming injured.
- Separated: Persons who are separated face a risk of partner violence that is 50 times higher than the rate of married individuals.
So why are DV groups leaving persons in the dark? See details HERE. |
Stop the War on Free Speech on Campus
 In 2011 the federal government issued a decision that effectively eliminates due process for the accused and removes free speech on campus. Numerous organizations and editorials have called for repeal of the Dept. of Education’s Sexual Assault Directive. See: Accusing U.
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