October 16, 2009 Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) Jennifer Kaplan Attorney-Advisor 800 K Street, N.W., Suite 920 Washington, D.C. 20530 Dear Ms. Kaplan, John Lucas, the Wisconsin liaison for the National Coalition For Men (NCFM), has asked NCFM to send you this letter. NCFM was founded in 1977 and has members across America...
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Judge: W.Va. shelter rules biased against men By: P.J. DICKERSCHEID Associated Press 10/08/09 10:15 AM PDT Excerpts: “The West Virginia legal challenge is among a growing number of battles being waged across the country by groups that allege state laws requiring gender-neutral programs are skewed by discriminatory rules and regulations that embrace gender biases. ...
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Trudy Schuett mentions NCFM’s work in her fantastic article in the Examiner about how Amanda McCormick of Praxis International apparently made a position statement on behalf of Praxis when she said she knows “alot of men who deserve to be beaten” during her keynote address at the annual conference of the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic...
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In 9/09, a male victim of domestic violence reported to NCFM that on 9/14/09 he attended the Washington State Domestic Violence Coalition conference and was extremely offended when the keynote speaker, Amanda McCormick of Praxis International, said some men “deserve to be beaten.” NCFM sent Praxis the following and will make additional complaints, and we encourage others to take action as well. info@praxisinternational.org;...
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http://www.eworldwire.com/pressreleases/211145 National Coalition For Men Internet: http://www.ncfm.org Company Information : National Coalition For Men P.O. Box 41291 Los Angeles, CA 90041 USA Ph. (818) 907-9383 Media Contacts: Marc Angelucci, Esq 818-907-9383 Battered Men, Too, Are Hurt By California Budget Cuts To Domestic Violence Services, Announces National Coalition For Men Male victims should not be...
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NCFM’s San Diego Chapter, though NCFM President Harry Crouch, recently succeeded in getting the San Diego District Attorney to remove false, gender-biased material from their new police training video on domestic violence, such as the myth that domestic violence is primarily male-on-female and is a leading cause of death for women. The story, including a letter from the District Attorney thanking NCFM,...
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http://www.chicagomaroon.com/2009/6/2/men-in-power-reflects-larger-rights-movement?headline_num=1 6/2/09 Dear Editor I was so happy to read about the student group “Men in Power” in the Chicago Tribune. Groups like this are part of a growing, global men’s rights movement that advocates for equal treatment of men in areas such as child custody, domestic violence policies, reproductive rights,...
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L.A. Wave Newspaper, which focuses on the African-American community in Los Angeles, prints op ed by NCFM board member: “Rihanna-Brown incident an example of double standards in attitudes toward partner abuse.” http://www.wavenewspapers.com/opinion/op-ed/41340702.html: “If anything can be learned from the recent violence between Chris Brown and Rihanna, it is the sheer double standard that male victims...
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Men’s reproductive rights include issues such as false paternity claims or paternity fraud, adoption rights, abortion, rights over frozen embryos, choice for men, etc. The American Association of Blood Banks reports that, out of 300,000 DNA paternity tests performed annually, 30% exclude the man as the biological dad. Over 70% of paternity judgments in...
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The American Journal of Public Health (5/03) has declared that men are in a “silent health crisis.” Almost every chronic illness affects men more often than women. Men account for 80-95% of homeless adults, job deaths and suicide deaths, are more likely than women to have mental disabilities but less likely to be treated...
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