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President Obama’s 2012 Budget for Violence Against Women programs

February 16, 2011

posted in: Public Affairs

On Monday February 14, President Barack Obama released his 2012 Budget Proposal that includes cuts and eliminations to over 200 federal programs, makes strategic investments to increase economic productivity, promote innovation, and sets the United States on a long-term course to reduce the long-term deficit. CALCASA and the National Alliance to End Sexual Violence (NAESV)

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United Nations Special Rapporteur on VAW visits the U.S.

January 28, 2011

posted in: Education

Rashida Manjoo, who was appointed as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women in 2009, is currently in Washington D.C. visiting the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to discuss the high rates of sexual assault that Native women face in the United States.  Made possible by  Clan Star, the Eastern Band of Cherokee

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International Violence Against Women Act’s milestone

December 15, 2010

posted in: CALCASA,Public Affairs

On Tuesday, December 14, 2010, the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the International Violence Against Women Act or I-VAWA (Text | Summary) authored by Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts (Release) and Senator Barbara Boxer of California (Release). This legislation would do the following: International Violence Against Women Act of 2010 – Directs: (1)

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New information on funding resources from the Ms. Foundation

July 8, 2010

posted in: Education

Recently, the Ms. Foundation for Women released a report, “Efforts to Address Gender-Based Violence: A Look at Foundation Funding”, addressing how funding currently looks for programs addressing gender based violence. The report is a compilation of information regarding how many U.S. Foundations provide funding for agencies addressing gender-based violence as well as how foundation funding has increased

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Funding for Federal Violence Against Women Programs

December 18, 2009

posted in: Public Affairs

Via BayNet.com Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Subcommittee Chairwoman, Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) today announced a critical step forward in putting $418.5 million in funding for programs administered by the Department of Justice’s Violence Against Women Office in the federal checkbook. These funds are included in the CJS Appropriations Bill, which was approved on Sunday, Dec.

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VP calls for an … “end to these abuses”

November 25, 2009

posted in: CALCASA,Public Affairs

STATEMENT BY VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN ON THE 10th ANNIVERSARY OF THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN November 25, 2009 “Violence against women is found in every culture around the world. It is one of our most pervasive global problems, yet it is preventable.  When gang rape is a weapon of war,

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