VAWA Days of Action

From National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women:

We need to push Congress to act on VAWA before it’s too late! 

Here are some actions you can take on June 26^th:

ACTION 1: Please contact House and Senate leadership with this message:

I urge you to pass a bipartisan VAWA reauthorization bill, like S.1925, that protects ALL victims of violence-doing nothing is not an option. VAWA has positively impacted me/my community in the following way: _______________.  By reauthorizing a bipartisan VAWA reauthorization bill like S. 1925 that protects all victims of violence, VAWA programs and services can continue to serve victims and make our communities safer.

·         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) 225-2541

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

ACTION 2: Participate in the national week of action for VAWA!

On June 26^th, a rally on Capitol Hill will launch the national VAWA Days of Action campaign that will last until July 4^th.  We call upon you to organize vigils, rallies and local actions in your communities and at your Congressional District offices to tell Congress that victims cannot wait and a VAWA that mirrors S. 1925 must be reauthorized. Now is the time to show Congress how important VAWA is to victims, survivors and advocates across the country.  Organize your members, friends, families and everyone you know who cares about domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking to stand up and speak out.  Start your local planning efforts today!

You can follow the National Task Force on twitter at @NTFVAWA and “like” their Facebook page where you can find a toolkit and other action and information items. Don’t forget to tweet about VAWA using the hashtags #ReauthorizeVAWA, #RealVAWA and #VAWA.

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