Domestic Violence

On January 20, With the Stroke of a Pen, President Obama Can Undo Some of the Damage of the Past Eight Years

Anthony D. Romero | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Transition, Reproductive Rights, Free Speech, Guantanamo, Spying, Aclu, Barack Obama, Civil Rights, Domestic Violence, HuffPost Election Reaction, Election Reaction, Politics News
Anthony D. Romero

Presidents have enormous power to establish policy by executive order, federal regulation, or simply by refocusing the efforts and emphases of the executive agencies.

Read Post

In Violent Times, Sixth Sense is the Best Offense

Zondra Hughes | Posted 10.28.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Relationships, Jennifer Hudson's Nephew, Jennifer Hudson Tragedy, Sixth Sense, Personal Safety, Domestic Violence, Chicago News
Zondra Hughes

I have watched the Hudson tragedy coverage evolve from shock and horror to blame. Let's end the blame game here. Let's begin a proactive and preventive conversation instead.

Read Post

Obama-Biden -- Strong Allies in Fight Against Domestic Violence - McCain/Palin, not as clear...

Becky Lee | Posted 10.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Sara Palin, Joe Biden, John McCain 2008, Election, Domestic Violence, Barack Obama, Politics News
Becky Lee

Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of participating in a national conference call with Senator Joe Biden along with hundreds of other activists on the front lines in the fight against Domestic Violence.

Read Post

Domestic Violence Deadly for Women

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 10.24.2008 | Living

Read More: Gun Violence, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Domestic Violence, Violence Against Women, Female Homicide Victimization, Homicide, Family Violence, Violence Prevention, Living News
Josh Sugarmann

New findings demonstrate how domestic violence can escalate to homicide, often with the help of a gun -- a fact that has not gone unnoticed even in the most pro-gun states.

Read Post

A Land Where Nowhere Is Safe: A Lesbian Activist Speaks About Gender and Violence in Kyrgyzstan

Anna Kirey | Posted 10.15.2008 | Living

Read More: Women, Hate Crimes, Rape, Survivor, Women's Issues, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Lesbian, Sexual Orientation, Transgendered, Men, Traditional Society, Transgender Issues, Global Feminism, Kyrgyzstan, Human Rights Watch, Bisexual, Sexual Harassment, Man, Osce, Muslim, Labrys, Manhood, Harrassment, Domestic Violence, Soviet Union, Living News
Anna Kirey

The government does not even recognize officially that lesbian or bisexual women and transgender people exist. There is no place for us in a conservative, patriarchal value system.

Read Post

Freedom from Domestic Violence: Right or Responsibility?

Becky Lee | Posted 10.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Human Rights, John McCain, Presidential Debates, Prevention, Domestic Violence, Economy, Barack Obama, Politics News
Becky Lee

* Putting Words in Moderator Bob Schieffer's Mouth for Tonight's Debate With the economic crisis certain to take the center stage in tonight's Presid...

Read Post

Why I Do What I Do & Why It Is Worth It

Michelle Renee | Posted 10.09.2008 | Living

Read More: Recovery, Violence Against Women, Relationships, Violence, Violentstop Violence, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Michelle Renee, Relationship Violence, Domestic Violence, Living News
Michelle Renee

You, the survivor, are the reason I keep going and forge ahead with nothing but heart and soul and a vision for positive change in the lives of those who have suffered at the hands of another so violently.

Read Post

Breaking The Chains of Domestic Violence

Michelle Renee | Posted 10.07.2008 | Living

Read More: Violence Against Women, Inspiration, Health, Womens Issues, Held Hostage, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Michelle Renee, Self-Improvement, Mother and Daughter, Self-Esteem, Domestic Violence, Happiness, Relationships, Living News
Michelle Renee

My daughter and I were violently attacked in November 2000 by three masked gunmen. Held Hostage takes readers from the dark aftermath of this painful experience to confronting my abusive past and what it took for me and my daughter to overcome tragedy with self-love.

Read Post

Domestic Violence Awareness Month - Ready for Primetime Debates

Becky Lee | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Vice Presidential Debate, Domestic Violence, Politics News
Becky Lee

Violence against women isn't just a domestic issue -- it's an international human rights issue as well. Women and girls suffer disproportionately from violence.

Read Post

Why John Edwards affair really matters-by Michealene Cristini Risley

Michealene Cristini Risley | Posted 08.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: John Edwards, Leadership, The Wrong Woman, Affairs, Political Leaders, Integrity, Domestic Violence, Marital Infidelity, Politics News
Michealene Cristini Risley

I was disappointed. I must admit it was a familiar feeling. Another American politician caught with their pants down in the wrong room with the wron...

Read Post

Reaching Out To Clinton Voters

Bill Scher | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Women, Early Education, Poverty, Child Care, Clinton, Mccain, Nontraditional Employment, Equal Pay, Obama, Domestic Violence, Politics News
Bill Scher

Delivering a sweeping speech about gender, as Obama did on race, offers the ability to show deeper understanding of how women are struggling economically.

Read Post

The Daily Szep- The not quite unanimous decision

Paul Szep | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Violence, Violence Against Women, Domestic Violence, Domestic Abuse, Politics News
Paul Szep

...

Read Post

Nine Murder-Suicides a Week

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 04.09.2008 | Living

Read More: Suicide, Murder, Gun Violence, Murder-Suicide, Family Violence, Violence Policy Center, Domestic Violence, Living News
Josh Sugarmann

The stunned response of those in denial about the breadth and depth of gun violence in America is some variant of the statement, "I can't believe it happened here."

Read Post

You've Come A Long Way, Baby

Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright | Posted 03.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hilary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Women's Rights, First Female President, Domestic Violence, Women's Issues, Hillary Clinton, Sigmund Freud, Martin Linsky, Newsweek, Barack Obama, Politics News
Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright

This presidential election is supposed to be historic, right? Yet, the fact that we could be months away from the first ever woman in the White House has been virtually ignored.

Read Post

Military Struggling To Balance War Demands WIth Use Of Soldiers Charged With Domestic Violence

New York Times | LIZETTE ALVAREZ and DEBORAH SONTAG | Posted 02.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Military Violence, Violence Soliders, Warwire, Domestic Violence US Military, Domestic Violence, Politics News

A few months after Sgt. William Edwards and his wife, Sgt. Erin Edwards, returned to a Texas Army base from separate missions in Iraq, he assaulted he...

Read Whole Story

Submission, Politics, and the Media

Caryl Rivers | Posted 01.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bible, Submissive, Huckabee Baptist, Mike Huckabee, Southern Baptists, Mike Huckabee Submissive Wife, Andrea Yates, Southern Baptist Convention, Mike Huckabee Wife, Christianity, Wife Battering, 2008 Election, Domestic Violence, Politics News
Caryl Rivers

Why does Huckabee get to skate on backing a position with such serious consequences for families? Because women's and children's issues are far down the pecking order in national politics.

Read Post

Helping Out a Women's Shelter

Craig Newmark | Posted 01.05.2008 | Living

Read More: Domestic Abuse, Shelters, HAVEN, Domestic Violence, Living News
Craig Newmark

Family violence is a big problem, and here's one take from a shelter that can use a hand.

Read Post

Why O.J. Still Fascinates Us

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 11.09.2007 | Media

Read More: O.J. Simpson, Sex and Violence, Celebrity Worship, Britney Spears, Michael Vick, Don Imus, Tabloids, Las Vegas Trial, Trial of the Century, Domestic Violence, Racial Divide, Race, Media News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

O.J. Simpson didn't invent the sometimes ugly, always frustrating racial divide. But he propelled it to the front of public debate and anger.

Read Post

Ending Violence Against Women and Girls

Kevin Powell | Posted 10.31.2007 | Living

Read More: Rape, Abuse, Child Abuse, Spousal Abuse, Sexism, Racism, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Classism, Shani Baraka, Domestic Violence, Megan Williams Kidnap, Domestic Abuse, Living News
Kevin Powell

So many American males have such a distorted definition of manhood that we don't even have the basic respect to listen to women's voices when they talk about violence and abuse.

Read Post

The Fight Against Domestic Violence

Joe Biden | Posted 10.18.2007 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Presidential Candidate, Iowa, Senate, Joe Biden, Domestic Violence, Domestic Violence Legal Representation, Lawyers, Politics News
Joe Biden

Once a domestic violence victim steps out from the shadow of an abusive relationship, what does she need? Lawyers.

Read Post

Creature Comforts and California Law

Patt Morrison | Posted 09.24.2007 | Living

Read More: Schwarzenegger, Pets, California, Domestic Violence, Living News
Patt Morrison

Schwarzenegger has signed a bill by a Democratic state Senator that allows criminal and family courts to include family pets in domestic violence protective orders.

Read Post