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NNEDV Praises President's Choice for Violence Against Women Advisor
National News
NNEDV's Former Executive Director Named to White House Post
The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) today applauded President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden for naming Lynn Rosenthal as White House Advisor on Violence Against Women. A champion in the movement against domestic and sexual violence for three decades, Rosenthal led NNEDV from 2000 to 2006.
To Share or Not to Share
Safety Net Project
NNEDV's Safety Net project will be holding a conference, "To Share or Not to Share: Technology & Confidentiality Tools for Innovative Partnerships" from October 26-28, 2009 in Scottsdale, AZ.
New National Poll Reveals Economic Abuse Defined Differently on Main Street than Wall Street
National News
While 70 percent of Americans know people who are or have been victims of domestic violence, nearly the same percentage of Americans fail to see a connection between domestic violence and "economic abuse," according to a new national poll released by The Allstate Foundation.
Verizon Volunteers Deliver Household Necessities to Domestic Violence Shelters
National News
More than 1,200 Verizon volunteers across the country took part in a 14-day Shower for the Shelter campaign to collect needed clothing, personal items and household supplies to support shelters that serve survivors of domestic violence. More than $450,000 worth of items were collected, a record-high amount that surpassed last year's total by approximately 10 percent. The Verizon Foundation partnered with NNEDV to organize the annual drive. Read more...
NNEDV Co-Chairs Technology Privacy Conference
News and Info
NNEDV's Cindy Southworth is co-chairing the 19th annual Computers Freedom and Privacy (CFP 2009). The conference will be at George Washington University in Washington, DC, June 1-4, 2009. CFP draws a mix of brilliant and forward-looking activists, technologists, academics, and government experts. Go to www.cfp2009.org to learn more and register for the conference.
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