Welcome to 2012 – the year that we will pass VAWA reauthorization! Thank you to the thousands of people who have taken action and mobilized their networks.
Here are a few quick action steps you can take this week. Be sure to come back every week, for additional action items. Together we can reauthorize VAWA!
ACTION 1
Please fill out this short survey to tell us about the impact that a federal match for VAWA funding would have on your organization or community: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5XFPL2M. This survey is just FOUR short questions and should not take much time!
ACTION 2
Tweet about VAWA! Here are a few sample tweets, that will help trend VAWA to the forefront:
- #ReauthorizeVAWA to ensure survivors of abuse get the protection and help they need! RT!
- #ReauthorizeVAWA to help provide teens and young adults the bright futures they deserve! RT!
- #ReauthorizeVAWA and help make interpersonal violence a thing of the past! RT!
- One call today could save one life tomorrow. #ReauthorizeVAWA http://bit.ly/ReAuthVawa RT!
- Since its passage the # of individuals killed by their partner has decreased by 34% for women & 57% for men. #ReauthorizeVAWA RT!
- In its first 6 years, VAWA saved $12.6 Bil in net averted social costs. #ReauthorizeVAWA
- Tell congress how important it is to victims of violence and abuse to #ReauthorizeVAWA
- .http://bit.ly/VAWAtoolkit RT!
- 100's of orgs worked hard 2 ensure #VAWA protects ALL ppl from violence. Help #ReauthorizeVAWA http://bit.ly/VAWAtoolkit & RT!
- Help #ReauthorizeVAWA call your senators TODAY and RT! http://bit.ly/VAWAtoolkit
- #ReauthorizeVAWA & help those who have or will experience abuse in a relationship. RT!
- #ReauthorizeVAWA because sexual assault is everyone's issue. http://bit.ly/VAWAtoolkit RT!
- #ReauthorizeVAWA because domestic & dating violence & sexual assault affect millions every
- year. http://bit.ly/VAWAtoolkit RT!
- Save billions of dollars. Change millions of lives #ReauthorizeVAWA http://bit.ly/VAWAtoolkit RT!
- Tell your members of congress to #ReauthorizeVAWA and put an end to violence against women.http://bit.ly/VAWAtoolkit RT!
- Join 100’s of orgs in ending violence against women. #ReauthorizeVAWA
- RT!http://bit.ly/VAWAtoolkit
- Help prevent domestic violence, dating violence & sexual assault. Call on Congress to #ReauthorizeVAWA RT!
- Help #ReauthorizeVAWA & provide funding for critical services for #domesticviolence and #sexual assault victims RT!
ACTION 3
Check out and “like” our new Facebook page where you can find a toolkit and other action and information items:http://www.facebook.com/pages/National-Task-Force-to-End-Sexual-and-Domestic-Violence/230525243682392?sk=wall
Sign up to receive weekly action alerts at ReauthorizeVAWA@gmail.com. Thank you for all of your hard work to keep everyone safe from violence!