The following press release has been sent to select media outlets.
October 26, 2011
The New Agenda, a national organization dedicated to achieving safety and opportunity for all women, launched an online petition to have a New Jersey county prosecutor who made victim-blaming statements about the NY Friedlander family murders terminated or re-assigned for his statements.  On Oct. 18 Amy Friedlander and her two children were brutally murdered by husband and father Sam Friedlander.
The petition addressed to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Attorney General Paula Dow, and Passaic County prosecutor Camelia M. …

The New Agenda urges you to read and sign our petition: NJ County Prosecutor: See Something, Say Something – Victim Blaming in Friedlander Murder Imperils Public Safety!.
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On October 18, 2011, Sam Friedlander bludgeoned his wife Amy to death with a table leg, shot his two children in their beds, then went down to the basement and shot himself.   Beginning on October 19 and continuing for several days, two of Sam Friedlander’s law school classmates, attorneys David Pine and …

As reported in the Ossining-CrotonOnHudson Patch:

Groups concerned with domestic violence are staging a rally Monday in White Plains to express outrage at the “victim blaming” since Tuesday’s Friedlander triple murder-suicide; and to offer support to victims who have not yet found a way to reach out for help.Sam Friedlander, 50, bludgeoned his wife Amy, 46, to death with a broken piece of furniture and murdered both his children—Gregory, 8, and Molly, 10—with a 12-gauge shotgun before turning the weapon on himself in their Cross River, NY home.
The rally begins at …

Two weeks ago today, I was given some shocking news from a college friend:  our sorority sister and dear friend, Amy Friedlander, was dead.  Amy was part of a murder-suicide in which her two young children, and husband, with whom she was days away from finalizing a divorce, were also found dead.
The media that morning described a Westchester home so bloody, that it was not possible to discern, who murdered who. Big mystery, right?   Even if I hadn’t known Amy, I could have made a very educated guessed.  Women …

The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda.
Since my graduation from college many years ago I have made an effort to be inclusive to women in several significant areas of my life.  I work in the optics industry so I cross paths with several professional societies, industrial affiliates, university outreach committees, K-12 initiative committees, etc.  Whenever there is a slating committee that needs input on individuals they should consider for higher level committee positions I will ALWAYS nominate a woman.  I …

Reprinted with the express permission of Pink Skies filmmaker Gulcin Gilbert (photo below). The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda.

Next screening of “Pink Skies“:
Beverly Hills Film, TV &
   New Media Festival
Wednesday, October 26th at 8:10 pm
Laemmle Music Hall 3
9036 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills
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In September of 2009, Jump For the Cause (JFTC), a remarkable skydiving event took place, at Perris Valley, CA. Along with successively breaking the “all women” skydiving formation record with each …

Reprinted with the express permission of Forbes magazine contributor Victoria Pynchon. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda.
Guest post by Brooke Elise Axtell
Every day I am bombarded with conflicting images and media messages that tell me that I am lacking. Relentless consumption framed as self-improvement depends on the lie that we will never be enough.
What is lost in the onslaught of ads (and ads posing as television shows) are the authentic desires of women. Diverse women. Women of color. …

Thank you to all our members and friends who signed and shared our online petition: Time Warner Board and HBO Management: Fire Bill Maher.
On Friday, September 23rd, Bill Maher said this during his HBO show:
“Sarah Palin Would ‘F–k’ Rick Perry If He Was Black.”
This statement is yet another example of Bill Maher’s misogyny. Maher has employed terms such as: ‘dumb twat’, ‘bimbos’, and ‘cunt’ in reference to women leaders including Sec. Hillary Clinton, Rep. Michele Bachmann and Gov. Sarah Palin (read here)….
The petition received close to 1,000 …

Female president on Fox series "24"With Sarah Palin opting out of the 2012 contest and Hillary Clinton not running again, we may not see a truly viable female presidential candidate for years – maybe even decades.
To have a shot at winning the presidency, one must first win a major party’s nomination.
Since 1976, only “top tier” or “front-running” aspirants (those polling highest and/or raising the most money) have won a major party nomination contest ( Mayer and Busch, 2003, p. 66 …

Reprinted with the express permission of Pajamas Media and its author, Phyllis Chesler. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda.

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Everyone who has ever been born has had a mother; most women have been …