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In early February, amid the presidential budget frenzy and discussions of spending freezes, Senate and House Congressional champions announced the reintroduction of the International Violence Against Women Act (IVAWA). Lead sponsors of the IVAWA are Senator Kerry, Senator Boxer, Senator Snowe, Congressman Delahunt, Congressman Poe and Congresswoman Schakowsky. Together these members reaffirmed their commitment to [...]

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A few years ago, during an otherwise innocuous conversation, one of my oldest and dearest friends relayed the following story about her 17-year-old daughter:
“Sophie [not her real name] and her boyfriend were at a party last weekend, and he got mad about something she said, and he literally picked her up by her shirt and [...]

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More magazine’s 2010 Reinvention Convention kicks off in Washington, DC in a few weeks! It’s an annual event for women – over 40, and also under 40 – looking to reinvent their lives in any and every way.
JWI will be there – Monday, March 8th., in downtown D.C. We can’t wait to soak up [...]

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What Happened:
The first time I remember my boyfriend hitting me was last year. I was driving and we were a block from my parent’s house. He got mad and had a habit of smacking at my mouth. He hit me in the mouth and I lost control of the car. I blew out the tyre [...]

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Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month has just begun, creating a perfect opportunity to educate and engage with teens in discussions about communication in relationships and friendships.

JWI just launched “Love Your Neighbor, Love Yourself: Building Healthy Relationships,” in partnership with United Synagogue Youth (USY). This interactive program is providing USY educators around the United States with [...]

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This year the entire month of February is dedicated to raising awareness about dating violence: Senator Mike Crapo-R (ID) and Senator Lieberman-I (CT) have introduced a resolution proclaiming February 2010 as the first ‘National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month.’
One in three adolescent girls in the United States is a victim of physical, emotional, [...]

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Also see The Jerusalem Post’s recent video on this story: ‘Skinny is ugly’ : Israeli fashion photographer Adi Barkan tackles the “anorexic” industry.

(from Wikipedia)
Adi Barkan is an Israeli fashion photographer and model agent who has campaigned for legislation banning the use of anorexic models.
Barkan worked as a fashion photographer for [...]

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Violence against women is a crippling problem. It destroys families and divides communities, and no nation is immune. In some countries, 70% of women and girls will experience violence in their lifetime. The reverberating impact of this violence is felt all over the world.
November 25th is the 10th annual observance of the International Day for [...]

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In the aftermath of Saturday evening’s House vote on health care reform, the choice community- advocates, Members of Congress, the grassroots network- have been scrambling to understand how this 11th hour anti-abortion amendment passed and what we can do to keep the egregious language out of the Senate bill.
The Affordable Health Care for America Act, [...]

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On Saturday evening the House of Representatives will vote on health care reform. Now is the time for YOU to make the call!
CALL YOUR MEMBER OF CONGRESS AT 1-877-264-4226. The switchboard will ask for your home phone number and then direct you to the correct office.
When connected to your Representative’s office, give them [...]

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Today House Democratic leaders unveiled their health care reform legislation, America’s Affordable Health Choices Act. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, flanked by dozens of congressional supporters, explained that few pieces of legislation define the character of a nation- health care reform will shape future generations, “progress will be measured by the success of the American family to [...]

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Every word counts in domestic violence reporting
This year, for DVAM, JWI is focusing on the media. Last week we issued an action alert asking our supporters to send letters to ten major newspapers across the country – calling on  journalists to tell the whole story when reporting incidents of domestic violence.
Nobody has been more surprised [...]

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