Archive for August 24th, 2010

“Regrettably, some State Institutions collude in the dishonest representation of domestic violence as consisting only of violent men abusing innocent defenseless women. Now that equality is deemed to be a worthy aspiration, government agencies must openly reject the myth that domestic violence is a gender issue.” — Mary T. Cleary, director, Amen (Abused Men),... »

Left-Right Coalition Presses US on Prison Rape Groups criticize Eric Holder for delay in new rules Nick McMaster Aug. 18, 2010 The issue of prison rape—and the Justice Department’s delay in addressing it—has brought together an unusual coalition of conservative and progressive groups, the Huffington Post reports. Focus on the Family and the American... »

One of the organizations that has been working for years to reform the Violence Against Women Act is the Eagle Forum. Just this past week Eagle Forum president Phyllis Schlafly published a powerful critique of the proposed International Violence Against Women Act: http://www.eagleforum.org/column/2010/aug10/10-08-20.html   The conservative-leaning Eagle Forum has chapters located all across the... »

Last week we highlighted how Allstate’s facts and figures on domestic violence are wacky: http://abusegate.mensnewsdaily.com/2010/08/20/call-allstate-today-1-800-255-7828-male-dv-victims-are-not-in-good-hands/ The good people at Allstate have become aware of our complaint and are starting to consider it — see response email below. In the meantime, let’s keep up the heat!!! Politely complain to Allstate now: 1-800-255-7828 Or email: http://messaging.allstate.com/corp.aspx   ++++++++++++++++... »