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September
Praxis Int'l rewarded for hate speech with 3.5
million federal grant
You might recall in late September Amanda
McCormick, an employee of Praxis International
said, "I think I know a lot of men who deserve to
be beaten," during her keynote address at the
Washington State Coalition Against Domestic
Violence annual conference. Full article here
Yet somehow the OVW chose to overlook both that
and the clear fact that the org has no interest in
serving taxpaying families in the United States
with anything but political ideology. Even stranger
is the fact the WSCADV is participating in this
charade.
One has to ask why it was that Amanda felt so
confident in making that outrageous statement when
a project of such magnitude was in the works. This
grant virtually doubles the income of this org,
which is nothing but a PAC in high heels and
makeup.
The press release is below:
WASHINGTON -- The Office on Violence Against
Women announced November 17 the inaugural class of
the Advocacy Learning Center, a program created to
improve the skills and abilities of advocates to be
a powerful force in the movement to end violence
against women. The Department of Justice's Office
on Violence Against Women awarded a $3.5 million
technical assistance grant in Fiscal Year 2009 to
Praxis International of St. Paul, Minn., to create
the Advocacy Leaning Center.
"The work of advocates is critical to the work
of ending violence against women and providing a
life line to victims," said OVW Acting Director
Catherine Pierce. "Advocates have long been a
source of hope and support to survivors in the
aftermath of trauma, and we will support them and
create a network of strong advocates that will work
together for generations to come through the
Advocacy Learning Center."
The first class of trainees assembled the week
of October 25-30 and included 50 participants from
17 organizations, representing 12 states and one
U.S. territory: Connecticut, Iowa, Kansas, Maine,
Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, Northern
Mariana Islands, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington
and Vermont. Working with other advocates,
participants will develop new ways to define and
structure advocacy, from engaging and working with
survivors to strategizing and acting to change
systems and community responses, and discover what
has made other social change efforts successful.
The full list of participants is attached to this
release.
OVW, a component of the Department of Justice,
provides leadership in developing the nation's
capacity to reduce violence against women through
the implementation of VAWA and subsequent
legislation. Created in 1995, OVW administers
financial and technical assistance to communities
across the country that are developing programs,
policies and practices aimed at ending domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault and
stalking.
For more information, please visit www.ovw.usdoj.gov
or www.praxisinternational.org
Soiurce: www.examiner.com/examiner/x-12866-Domestic-Violence-Examiner~y2009m11d21-Praxis-Intl-rewarded-for-hate-speech-with-35-million-federal-grant
©2010, Trudy W.
Schuett
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Trudy W.
Schuett is an Arizona-based online veteran with 10
years in cyberspace; an author and multiblogger.
She has held workshops on blogging, writing, and
promo for writers at the New Communications Forum
and Arizona Western College, and has participated
in world blogging events such as Global PR Blog
Week. She is also an advocate for unserved victims
of domestic violence. She is is the author of three
novels, two how-to books and eight blogs. Note:
Books are currently out of print, but two appear in
blog form. She lives in Yuma AZ, with her husband,
Paul. desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/
or E-Mail.
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