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Press Releases and Statements
2024
2023
- ‘I Lost a Mentor and the Nation Lost a Hero When Sen. Feinstein Passed Today’
- Soler Applauds New White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention
- Domestic Violence Leader Warns: Many More Women, Children Will Be Harmed If SCOTUS Fails to Reverse Lower Court in United States v. Rahimi
- Statement Re Haaland, Secretary of the Interior, et al. v. Brackeen et al. Court Affirms Constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act 7-2
- ‘Historic, Inspired, and Urgently Needed,’ Soler Lauds Biden/Harris National Plan to End Gender-Based Violence
- Geeta Rao Gupta an ‘Inspired Choice’ for U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues
- FUTURES Applauds Introduction of Lifesaving ‘Strengthening Protections for Domestic Violence and Stalking Survivors Act of 2023’
- A Day for Resolve and Action: On What Would Have Been 50th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Let’s Recommit to Undoing the Harm the Dobbs Ruling Caused to Survivors of Violence and Abuse
2022
- New Resource: Few States Provide Essential Workplace Protections for Survivors of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking
- More Than $1 Million in New Grants Will Help Organizations in 11 States Support Victims of Hate-Crimes, Strengthen Communities
- Bipartisan Safer Communities Act a Step Forward, But Not Nearly Enough – and Congress Must Finish the Work to Fully Close the ‘Boyfriend Loophole’ Now
- Supreme Court Ruling in Dobbs Case Will Cause Real Harm to Those Facing Violence and Abuse, Undermine Work to Make Families, Communities Safer and Healthier
- Domestic Violence Expert Lauds Inclusion of ‘Boyfriend Loophole’ Fix in Bipartisan Senate Gun Safety Framework, But Says Nation Needs More Progress
- Shootings in Uvalde Underscore Need for Gun Safety Laws, Prevention
- Taliban’s Broken Promise to Educate Girls Is Cruel and Heartbreaking for Girls, Families, and for Afghanistan’s Future
- A Good Day for the Country, As President Biden Signs the Violence Against Women Act Into Law
- Violence Prevention Leader Calls Biden Administration’s Proposed Investment in Advancing Gender Equity Worldwide a ‘Meaningful, Momentous Move’
- Leading Violence Prevention Group Condemns Texas Move to Mis-Classify Medical Treatment for Transgender Youth as Child Abuse, Calling It Hate-Mongering Disguised as Child Protection
- Country Needs U.S. Senate to Quickly Pass Violence Against Women Act, Introduced Today
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FUTURES in the News
- CPAC Sign Complains Domestic Violence Definition Is Ruining Families, Newsweek, February 23, 2024
- Violence prevention can transform Canadian hockey culture — but only if implemented properly, The Conversation, February 13, 2024
- Preventing violence among youth could start on the field, PittWire, January 16, 2024
- US’s continued commitment to addressing Gender Based Violence in Ethiopia, Addis Standard, December 9, 2023
- Harry’s Handsome Contribution to Men’s Mental Health, Inc. Magazine, December 5, 2023
- Violence prevention program teaches young men to prevent domestic abuse, KUCB, December 4, 2023
- Chester County’s Domestic Violence Center Continues Successful Youth Empowerment Programs, MyChesCo, December 2, 2023
- The 2023 Packer 25 — Lupe Gonzalo, The Packer, November 28, 2023
- As we grieve for Lewiston, we must strengthen our violence prevention work, Bangor Daily News, November 14, 2023
- US supreme court hears case on reinstating gun possession to people accused of domestic violence, The Guardian, November 11, 2023
- Girl Power: Q&A with Futures Without Violence, Borgen Magazine, November 8, 2023
- SCOTUS Will Decide Whether to Give Domestic Violence Abusers Access to Guns, Ms. Magazine, November 6, 2023
- A blockbuster gun rights case lands at the Supreme Court. Here are three justices to watch., USA Today, November 6, 2023
- Domestic violence survivors deserve federally financed flexible funding, Boston Globe, October 23, 2023
- Teaching Black Teens the Signs of Dating Violence, Word In Black, October 16, 2023
- Council exploring new ways to reduce youth gun violence, CityView, October 2, 2023
- The Violence Against Women Act Turns 29. There’s More Work to Do., Ms. Magazine, October 2, 2023
- Ms. on Tour! The Feminist Fight Forward: Lessons from ’50 YEARS OF Ms.,’ Ms. Magazine, September 12, 2023
- Labor Day 2023: a time to reflect on creating an equal workforce for all, Chicago Sun-Times, September 4, 2023
- Controversial Bill Ending Rule for Doctors to Report Domestic Violence Faces Friday Test, Times of San Diego, August 30, 2023
- N.F.L. Increases Penalties for Sexual Misconduct in Light of Deshaun Watson Case, New York Times, July 31, 2023
- There’s a “cliff coming” for victim services, National Journal, July 27, 2023
- It’s Time to Talk About What It Means to Be a Man in the U.S., Newsweek, July 25, 2023
- Face the State: Afshan West, KTVN, July 23, 2023
- Domestic violence survivors are supposed to be protected at work. So why aren’t employers complying?, The 19th News(letter), July 17, 2023
- Good Intentions Aren’t Enough: Mandated Intimate Partner Violence Screenings Need To Change, Health Affairs, July 13, 2023
- Family Sunshine Center, ECHS Baseball Team Collaborate to Empower Young Athletes Through Coaching Boys Into Men Program, Elmore-Autauga News, July 13, 2023
- Fort Hays University wants to teach businesses how to help employees going through abuse, KCUR, July 5, 2023
- How long is Jimmy Cordero suspended? Yankees reliever penalized for violating domestic abuse policy, News Brig, July 5, 2023
- Public Voices Fellowship On Advancing The Rights Of Women And Girls, Equality Now, July 3, 2023
- Cricket Is Reducing Gender Violence In India, Borgen Project, June 27, 2023
- Gender-based Violence is Notoriously Hard to Address – But Accurate Data Helps, Health Policy Watch, June 13, 2023
- What Is Reproductive Coercion And How Can You Tell It’s Happening To You?, Women.com, May 25, 2023
- AAP calls on Congress to budget more than $60M for gun safety research, AAP News, April 19, 2023
- Reading, Writing, Arithmetic…And Relationship Health Education? AASA, April 14, 2023
- Rep. Nickel Holds Briefing on Domestic Violence, Goldsboro Daily News, March 28, 2023
- Lightfoot signs executive order enacting pay equity audit, Fox 32, March 13, 2023
- Lightfoot orders audit to narrow gender, racial pay gap among city workers, Chicago Sun-Times, March 13, 2023
- Survivors of trauma share stories for an exhibit at a future Courage Museum in San Francisco, KTVU, March 2, 2023
- Thirty Years After the FMLA, Lawmakers Must Guarantee Paid Leave for People Facing Violence, Ms. Magazine, February 3, 2023
- Hi-Liners and CHI ND Violence Prevention Program team up, Valley City Times Record, January 25, 2023
- ‘Anger, revenge, resentment’: A deeper look at what drives some husbands to kill their wives, ABC News, January 21, 2023
- A Guide to Reproductive and Sexual Coercion, DomesticShelters.org, January 4, 2023
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Courage Museum
- Smitten Ice Cream reopens in SF with big support after suspected hate crime attack, KGO-TV, November 21, 2023
- Popular Mission ice cream shop reopens after hateful vandalism, CBS Bay Area, November 21, 2023
- Vandalized Smitten ice cream shop in San Francisco reopens with love, KTVU, November 21, 2023
- San Francisco Shop Owner Responds to Hate Crime With Message of Love, New York Times, November 6, 2023
- Stanford assault victim joins others in sharing stories for future Courage Museum, KTVU, March 2, 2023
- In rare appearances, prominent survivors of assault, violence gather in a call for action, www.sfchronicle.com, Feb. 12, 2020
- Christine Blasey Ford: I Expected Attacks But Felt Compelled to Share Kavanaugh Story, www.kqed.org, Feb 11, 2020
