VAWA Reauthorization 2012 READ IT ASAP

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We need to tell our legislators to do their job. We need you to act in these last few days.

For nearly two months, since the passage of a Senate version of VAWA and a House version of VAWA, Congress has done NOTHING to finish the job and get VAWA to the President to be signed. NOTHING.

We need you to do just two things in the following weeks: call your legislators and write letters to the editor, especially if you are in California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Hampshire, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, or Wisconsin. We know we’ve asked you before, and we know you’re tired – but we have precious few legislative days left.

We need to let Congress know that everyone loses if VAWA isn’t finished—that all victims need the many improvements in this version of VAWA.

ACTION: CALL YOUR LEGISLATORS AND TELL THEM:

“We need you to do your job and pass VAWA. If you don’t, ALL victims of violence will lose critical protections, including:

protections for victims of dating and sexual violence at colleges and universities, who often lack access to the justice system simply because these crimes occur on campus.

housing protections for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

helpful expansions from both the Senate and the House bills that would provide crucial new protections for victims of sexual violence.

valuable new prevention programs that can reduce the likelihood of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking from occurring in the future.

Many victims, including Native women, immigrants, LGBT people and communities of color, would go without life-saving protection from violence.

This is unacceptable. You must pass VAWA before the recess.”

Call your member of Congress, 202-224-3121 or at their direct numbers below:

CA Miller, Gary G. 202 225-3201

CA Lungren, Daniel E. 202 225-5716

CA Denham, Jeff 202 225-4540

CA Bilbray, Brian P. 202 225-0508

CA Bono Mack, Mary 202 225-5330

CO Coffman, Mike 202 225-7882

CO Tipton, Scott R. 202 225-4761

FL West, Allen B. 202 225-3026

IL Walsh, Joe 202 225-3711

IL Johnson, Timothy V. 202 225-2371

MI Benishek, Dan 202 225-4735

NH Guinta, Frank C. 202 225-5456

NV Heck, Joseph J. 202 225-3252

NY Buerkle, Ann Marie 202 225-3701

NY Grimm, Michael G. 202 225-3371

NY Hayworth, Nan A. S. 202 225-5441

OH Gibbs, Bob 202 225-6265

OH Johnson, Bill 202 225-5705

OH Renacci, James B. 202 225-3876

PA Barletta, Lou 202 225-6511

TX Canseco, Francisco "Quico" 202 225-4511

VA Rigell, E. Scott 202 225-4215

WA Reichert, David G. 202 225-7761

WI Ribble, Reid J. 202 225-5665

WI Duffy, Sean P. 202 225-3365

Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), (202) 225-0600

Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA), (202) 225-4000

Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), (202) 225-0100

Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), (202) 224-3542

Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), (202) 224-2541

Chair of the Democratic Conference Senator Chuck Schumer, (202) 224-6542

ACTION: WRITE A LETTER TO THE EDITOR – OR GET YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, COMMUNITY LEADERS AND SURVIVORS IN YOUR COMMUNITIES TO DO SO

Sample letter to the editor:

To the Editor:

Congress is failing victims of violence. They have done nothing to pass the Violence Against Women Act in the past two months. Without this critical law, victims of violence will lose life-saving protections, including services for dating and sexual violence victims on college campuses, housing protections, protections for victims of sexual violence and prevention programs. We cannot stand for a Congress that refuses to protect victims of violence. It’s simply unacceptable. Congress must act now and pass a law that protects all victims of violence.

We all know that passing a VAWA that includes ALL victims is the right thing to do – spend these last few days telling your Congress Member to get VAWA done before they go on vacation.

Thank you!

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I read it and I disagree.

We have several laws already on the books that takes care of violence between two actors.

[Tanya and Barry 59]

I read it and I disagree.

We have several laws already on the books that takes care of violence between two actors.

Agreed. There are adequate laws on the books already. They just need to be enforced.