Weekly Column: WRighteous – We Are More Than One Page
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They were massacred by, yes, yet another white male terrorist. No doubt…no doubt…they each had a story; a life worth telling and living.
Students: Time is Ripe to Add Gender to Gun Debate
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I’d welcome hearing high school students’ thoughts in a cross-generational dialogue that included how we raise boys and how we navigate the culture of violence in which we live.
Needed: A “Men Against Gun Violence” Campaign
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Okay, guys, white guys—all guys—this is our moment to say, “Enough!”
Elliot Rodger
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California Slayings Trigger Outcry at Misogyny
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Since the May 23 attack over a million people have written about their own experiences of everyday misogyny using the hashtag #YesAllWomen. A new Tumblr page, “When Women Refuse,” is collecting examples of violence that women suffer for rejecting sexual advances.
Cheers & Jeers
Rapist Law May Be Voided; Abortion Laws Multiply
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Morocco may toss out part of its penal code that allows rapists to go unpunished if they marry their victims. Also this week, Republicans in the House of Representatives are looking to make 2014 another banner year for anti-abortion laws.
Domestic Violence
Shutdown Silenced a Call for Women’s Safety
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The U.S. is failing to protect women and children, particularly from gun violence. That’s what a group of advocates wanted to tell a U.N. forum this month, but couldn’t due to the government shutdown.