[feminist] VAWA House action

Boehner, Cantor, and the other GOP/TeaBagger leadership have created a counter Violence Against Women Act. We are asking these targets (democrats and women) to co-sponsor HR 11, the comprehensive VAWA-- not the conservative VAWA. The conservative VAWA excludes LGBTQ, Native Americans, sex trafficking victims, and not-unblocking the rape kit backlog.

sample tweets in English and Spanish:

• 1 in 3 #NativeAmerican #women are victims of #sexualassault during their life. We all deserve a comprehensive #VAWA
• Promueve HR11 porque todavia hay gente muriendo por violencia domestica. #dv #VAWA
• 2 in 5 black #women will be sexually abused during her lifetime. Sponsor HR11 now! #VAWA
• 2 de cada 5 mujeres negras seran abusadas sexualmente en el transcurso de su vida. Promueve HR11 ahora! #VAWA
• #LGBT survivors face the same rates of #DV & #SA as all – so #VAWA must include them too. Sponsor HR11!
• #LGBT enfrentan la misma tasa de #DV & #SA como los demas-por eso #VAWA incluirlos tambien. Promueve HR11!
  

AL	Roby, Martha	R	RepMarthaRoby	202-225-2901
FL	Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana	R	RosLehitinen	202-225-3931
GA	Barrow, John	D	repjohnbarrow	202-225-2823
IL	Lipinski, Daniel	D	RepLipinski	202-225-5701
IN	Walorski, Jackie	R	RepWalorski	202-225-3915
IN	Brooks, Susan W.	R	SusanWBrooks	202-225-2276
KS	Jenkins, Lynn	R	RepLynnJenkins	202-225-6601
MI	Miller, Candice	R	CandiceMiller	202-225-2106
MN	Bachmann, Michele	R	MicheleBachmann	202-225-2331
MN	Peterson, Collin C.	D	no twitter	202-225-2165
MO	Wagner, Ann	R	RepAnnWagner	202-225-1621
MO	Hartzler, Vicky	R	RepHartzler	202-225-2876
NC	Ellmers, Renee	R	RepReneeEllmers	202-225-4531
NC	Foxx, Virginia	R	virginiafoxx	202-225-2071
NC	McIntyre, Mike	D	RepMikeMcIntyre	202-225-2731
SD	Noem, Kristi	R	RepKristiNoem	202-225-2801
TN	Black, Diane	R	repDianeBlack	202-225-4231
TN	Blackburn, Marsha	R	MarshaBlackburn	202-225-2811
TX	Granger, Kay	R	RepKayGranger	202-225-5071
UT	Bishop, Rob	R	no twitter	202-225-0453
UT	Matheson, Jim	D	RepJimMatheson	202-225-3011
WA	Herrera Beutler, Jaime	R	HerreraBeutler	202-225-3536
WA	McMorris Rodgers, Cathy	R	cathymcmorris	202-225-2006
WV	Capito, Shelley Moore	R	RepShelley	202-225-2711
WY	Lummis, Cynthia M.	R	CynthiaLummis	202-225-2311

[feminist] senate shit list

These 22 Republican and Tea Party men voted against re-authorizing the Violence Against Women Act in the Senate. 8 of them voted against bringing up the VAWA for debate and vote at all.

The bill authorizes $659 million over five years for VAWA programs; expands VAWA to include new protections for LGBT and Native American victims; give more attention to sexual assault prevention and to help reduce a backlog in processing rape kits. Created in 1994, VAWA has helped to strengthen programs and services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence and stalking.