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Pressure to Share Passwords...Cool or Not Cool?
How would you feel about getting pressured to share your online passwords with someone you’re dating?
This question is posed in the latest video to be released by That’s Not Cool as part of the speaking avatar application. Launched last year, the speaking avatar tool encourages teens to have their say when it comes to pressure and control in their relationships. After watching an animated prompt video addressing digital dating abuse on the homepage, users create a personalized character and voice to respond to the question posed in the video. Each unique video entry can be posted and shared on www.thatsnotcool.com.
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February is Teen Dating Violence Prevention & Awareness Month
Marcus McTear and Ortralla Mosely were once among the most popular kids at Reagan High School in Austin, Texas. He was a football star and she was a beautiful cheerleader with straight ‘A’s. From the outside, It looked like an ideal teenage romance, but inside the relationship, Marcus was an emotional wreck who demanded complete control over his 15-year-old girlfriend. After several violent outbursts with her, he pulled an 8 inch kitchen knife out of his backpack in the school hallway and stabbed her to death.
What went wrong? How did a boy with such rage escape the attention of parents and teachers?
[...]President Obama's New Budget
President Obama has unveiled his new budget for 2013 and demonstrated his commitment to ending violence against women by proposing $599 million for programs and solutions related to the issue. If Congress were to follow this budget proposal, they would authorize $6.5 million more than last year’s funding.
“In this extremely tough fiscal climate, this new budget reflects an awareness of the great need for victims and the advocates that seek to help them” said Esta Soler, Founder and President of Futures Without Violence. [...]
