Susan Finch reports in The Times-Picayune about how the DV victims are being advised to take precautions electronically. For women who manage to escape from violent relationships, staying safe means knowing how to keep from becoming victims of high-tech stalking at the hands of the tormentors they left behind, an official of the National Network […]
New Orleans’ blacks see rental block
African Americans seeking rentals face discrimination and fewer accommodations, a study finds. By Ann M. Simmons, Times Staff Writer NEW ORLEANS — African Americans seeking rental housing in the New Orleans metropolitan area face significant discrimination and fewer accommodations to choose from since Hurricane Katrina, a report released Tuesday found. In 6 out of 10 […]
An innovative way to help DV victims
Bob Reynolds reports for WNEP A group that fights domestic violence in Schuylkill County has found an unusual way to raise money. A new shop known as The Grateful Thread is a business set up by Schuylkill Women in Crisis, a group that helps domestic violence victims. Some of the workers there are victims of […]
Job equality bill is back in Congress
Rep. Deborah Pryce of Columbus is a lead co-sponsor Eric Resnick writes for GayPeoplesChronicle. Washington, D.C.–Congress is again considering a bill that would make it illegal to discriminate in the workplace on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. The most recent version of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act was introduced in the House of […]
Rotary helps fund kids domestic violence book
Rotary helps fund kids domestic violence book Five Longmont-area Rotary clubs joined together yesterday to provide funding to the Longmont Ending Violence Initiative (LEVI) in their efforts to publish a children’s book on domestic violence. A check in the amount of $4,000 was presented to LEVI by members of these Rotary clubs during a Longmont […]