By Chelsea Parsons Director, Crime and Firearms Policy, Center for American Progress The issue of domestic violence has received a lot of attention in recent weeks, in large part due to the Ray Rice case. Millions of Americans saw the graphic video depicting the type of violence against an intimate partner that usually occurs only behind… Continue Reading The Intersection of Guns and Domestic Violence
By Qudsia Raja Advocacy & Policy Manager of Health and Safety, YWCA USA By now, you’ve likely seen the video of former NFL player Ray Rice brutally assaulting his then-fiancé Janay Rice and then dragging her unconscious out of an elevator. While everyone has been talking about this particular incident, domestic violence is a systemic problem.… Continue Reading #WorkAgainstViolence: Domestic Violence
By Brina Milikowsky Office of the Mayor of New York City and Mayors Against Illegal Guns By the time we finish marking Domestic Violence Awareness Month, 46 women will have been shot to death by a current or former intimate partner in October alone. It’s a disturbing and sadly all too common reality — but there’s… Continue Reading Stronger Gun Laws Will Save Women’s Lives
by Anita Patel Vice President, Racial Justice & Public Policy YWCA of Minneapolis Like many of you, I was rocked from my foundation earlier this month as I learned about the shootings of members of the Sikh faith in Wisconsin. Immediately the room went silent, then chaos ensued. Was it any of my relatives? How… Continue Reading Sikh Shooting: Confronting the Tragedy of Racism and Bias