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PR: Violence Against Women Act Poses Threat to Civil Rights, Group Charges

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Teri Stoddard Email: tstoddard@saveservices.org Violence Against Women Act Poses Threat to Civil Rights, Group Charges Washington, DC/March 19, 2012 – A recently issued report highlights a broad range of civil rights abuses that arise from policies endorsed by the federal Violence Against Women Act: http://www.saveservices.org/wp-content/uploads/SAVE-Assault-Civil-Rights.pdf. The report, from Stop Abusive and Violent Environments (SAVE), [...]
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PR: Accusing U. Campaign Targets Dept. of Education Sex Directive

Contact: Teri Stoddard Email: tstoddard@saveservices.org Accusing U. Campaign Targets Dept. of Education Sex Directive Washington, DC/February 17, 2012 – Stop Abusive and Violent Environments (SAVE) is set to launch Accusing U., a national campaign designed to educate college students about the Department of Education’s new Sexual Assault Directive. SAVE says the Directive subverts fundamental due [...]
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PR: NY Times Anti-Violence Editorial Shortchanges Victims, SAVE Says

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Teri Stoddard, Email: tstoddard@saveservices.org NY Times Anti-Violence Editorial Shortchanges Victims, SAVE Says WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 — A recent New York Times editorial on the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act offers its readers a superficial and misinformed perspective on a bill currently being considered in the Senate (1). The controversy centers [...]
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PR: Centers for Disease Control Should Remove Flawed Rape Survey, Says Washington Post Editorial

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Teri Stoddard Email: tstoddard@saveservices.org Centers for Disease Control Should Remove Flawed Rape Survey, Says Washington Post Editorial Washington, DC/January 31, 2012 — A growing number of commentators are questioning the legitimacy of the CDC’s claims about rape and sexual assault. An op/ed published in the Washington Post exposes the scientific flaws in the study and [...]
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PR: Tell the Truth about Partner Abuse: SAVE’s New Year’s Resolution

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Teri Stoddard Email: tstoddard@saveservices.org Tell the Truth about Partner Abuse: SAVE’s New Year’s Resolution Washington, DC/January 3, 2012 — As persons start 2012 intending to make good on their New Year’s resolutions, Stop Abusive and Violent Environments (SAVE) is encouraging everyone to strike a blow against domestic violence by resolving to TELL THE TRUTH [...]
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PR: Media Criticized for Biased Coverage of CDC Violence Report

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Teri Stoddard tstoddard@saveservices.org Media Criticized for Biased Coverage of CDC Violence Report WASHINGTON, December 18  — Men are equally likely to be victims of intimate partner aggression and are far more likely to have experienced coercive control at the hands of their girlfriends and wives. But SAVE, a victim advocacy group, is [...]
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PR: Verizon Abuse Video Sparks Controversy, Condemnation

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Teri Stoddard Telephone: 301-801-0608 Email: tstoddard@saveservices.org Verizon Abuse Video Sparks Controversy, Condemnation Washington, DC/December 6, 2011 — SAVE is charging the Verizon Foundation with misleading the public about domestic violence, after the corporate giant released a video filled with one-sided images and controversial claims. Titled “Monsters”, the video presents a bleak picture of [...]
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PR: Verizon Video Teaches Children to Fear Fathers, SAVE Charges

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Teri Stoddard Email: tstoddard@saveservices.org Verizon Video Teaches Children to Fear Fathers, SAVE Charges Washington, DC/November 29, 2011 — A domestic violence video produced by the Verizon Foundation distorts the facts, plays on emotions, and serves to alarm and frighten young children. Stop Abusive and Violent Environments (SAVE), an advocate for domestic violence victims, [...]
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PR: Senator Drops Controversial VAWA Campus Sex Provision, But Civil Rights Violations Remain

Contact: Teri Stoddard Email: tstoddard@saveservices.org   Senator Drops Controversial VAWA Campus Sex Provision, But Civil Rights Violations Remain Washington, DC/November 14, 2011 — As a result of criticism from Stop Abusive and Violent Environments (SAVE)  and other groups, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) has dropped the controversial “preponderance of evidence” standard from his proposed Violence Against [...]
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PR: False Accusations of Sexual Harassment May Soar, SAVE Warns

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Teri Stoddard Email: tstoddard@saveservices.org False Accusations of Sexual Harassment May Soar, SAVE Warns Washington, DC/November 8, 2011 – The National Association of Scholars recently released a position paper condemning an Education Department directive that forces colleges to remove fundamental due process protections from persons accused of sexual harassment. The statement describes the Dept. [...]