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The Violence Against Women (VAWA) Act
What is the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)? VAWA is bipartisan legislation, originally passed in 1994, that provides protections for women and children suffering from violence and abuse. It supports comprehensive, trauma-informed, and cost-effective responses to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. This includes prevention, education, prosecution, and survivor services programs at the federal, tribal, state, and local levels. Some of these services and programs include: Efforts, including funding, to address rape kit backlogs Housing assistance, counseling, and legal clinics for survivors Data collection on stalking and domestic violence Increased protection for immigrants, trafficking victims, and LGBTQ+ victims Authority for Native tribes to enforce tribal laws pertaining to…
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Official Statement From Mormon Women for Ethical Government on the Tragic Religious Persecution and Violence in Sri Lanka
April 22, 2019 We are filled with deep sorrow as we once again respond to the devastating loss of life motivated by religious hatred and bigotry, this time affecting hundreds of our fellow Christians and others throughout Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. We offer our most heartfelt condolences and prayers to all those who have lost loved ones in these horrific attacks. We also pray for the law enforcement and medical professionals responding to these attacks and for the lives and health of those who have been injured. For followers of Jesus Christ, Easter is the holy day on which we rejoice in Jesus Christ’s resurrection, His ultimate triumph over death…
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Official Statement From Mormon Women for Ethical Government Condemning Reckless Rhetoric and Hate-Fueled Violence
October 27, 2018 Yet again, the United States of America has been wounded by the tragic deaths of some of God’s children because of blatant hatred and prejudice. Our hearts are broken over today’s mass shooting at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania’s Tree of Life Synagogue and Wednesday’s targeting of a black church and subsequent killing of two black senior citizens at a grocery store in Jeffersontown City, Kentucky. Additionally, a number of prominent Democrats were threatened this week by hate-filled political violence in the form of pipe bombs which, fortunately, was prevented by the good work of those tasked with protecting our country’s political leaders. We express our deepest sorrow, anguish, and…
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Official Statement from Mormon Women for Ethical Government on Crisis in Syria
April 20, 2018 Syria’s protracted civil war has decimated the homes, security, futures, and lives of hundreds of thousands. With the allegations of chemical attacks by the Syrian government on Syria’s own, the conflict has entered a realm where international treaties are disregarded wholesale, the rule of law is mocked and trodden underfoot, war crimes proliferate, and the heinous scourge of war only escalates. When governments alone fail to broker reconciliation, it behooves members of grassroots civic and religious organizations around the world to join the global discussion and, as agents for peace, raise their voices in an effort to reach a resolution. Mormon Women for Ethical Government (MWEG) is…
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Official Statement from Mormon Women for Ethical Government with Regard to Gun Violence
Columbine. Virginia Tech. Sandy Hook. Fort Hood. Charleston. Orlando. Las Vegas. Sutherland Springs. Marjory Stoneman Douglas. These massacres and the many others across the U.S. have left their bloodstain on the soil of our nation. Members of Mormon Women for Ethical Government believe our nation will ultimately be held accountable both to history and to God if we continue to watch in horror and do nothing. Today, we forcefully proclaim that we have witnessed too many slaughters and we commit to work alongside other concerned citizens to push for immediate legislation for commonsense regulations that a majority of Americans already agree upon. We also call for a much needed national…
