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NNEDV calls on Presidential Candidates to address violence against women
The National Network to End Domestic Violence, the nation's leading domestic violence victim advocacy organization, calls on Presidential candidates, John McCain and Barack Obama, to make ending violence against women a priority for their campaigns.
Sue Else to receive prestigious Barbara Potts Awards
Sue Else, President of the National Network To End Domestic Violence, has been selected to receive the 2008 Barbara Potts Award, presented by Hope House, a domestic violence shelter in Eastern Jackson County, MO.
Ending gender-based violence in Mexico
Mexico City and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico - Sue Else, President of the National Network to End Domestic Violence, visited Mexico City and Ciudad Juarez in July to raise awareness about violence against women and learn of efforts in Mexico to end gender-based violence. She traveled with Andrea Bottner, Director of the Office of International Women's Issues at the U.S. Department of State, and together they shared information about U.S. government and non-government efforts, best practices for and challenges to eradicating violence against women. While in Mexico, Ms. Else and Ms. Bottner also visited shelters that provide assistance to domestic violence victims and their children.
The National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act
NNEDV applauds Congressional efforts to pass the National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act (S. 1515/H.R. 6088), a bipartisan bill sponsored by Senators Joseph Biden (D-DE) and Arlen Specter (R-PA) in the Senate along with Representatives John Conyers (D-MI) and Ted Poe (R-TX) in the House of Representatives.
Reasonable Gun Restrictions are Necessary to Protect Victims of Domestic Violence
The National Network to End Domestic Violence is disappointed in the Supreme Court's decision in District of Columbia v. Heller. Guns pose a very grave threat to domestic violence victims, and communities must be able to implement the necessary tools to keep victims safe.