This essay originally was published on the author’s personal blog, The Curvature, “a feminist perspective on politics and culture.” She expresses her own opinions, not necessarily those of The New Agenda.
University of the Pacific spokesman, Richard Rojo
Last year, three male basketball players allegedly raped a woman (also a basketball player) at a party. The assault took place on campus at the University of the Pacific, where seemingly the rapists and victim were all students. Now, the woman has filed a lawsuit alleging that the school did not treat her case …

1 in 4 women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime.
Only half of domestic violence incidents are reported to the police.
17.6% of women in the United States have survived a completed or attempted rape.
The FBI estimates that only 37% of rapes are reported to the police.

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The New Agenda hosted a Violence Against Women Forum on April 18th. All of the panelist spoke about the disturbing trend in violence against our teenage girls. Please help us spread this important video.

In the weeks after hip-hop artist Chris Brown allegedly beat and strangled singer Rihanna, a stomach-turning phenomenon happened across America: acceptance. It’s been widely reported that in Boston, 46% of teens surveyed said that Rhianna was responsible for the violence, and 44% said that physical violence is a normal part of a relationship. …

Hats off to Nicholas Kristof for an excellent op-ed in the New York Times today.  Kristof writes (emphasis added):
Stunningly often, the rape kit isn’t tested at all because it’s not deemed a priority. If it is tested, this happens at such a lackadaisical pace that it may be a year or more before there are results (if expedited, results are technically possible in a week).
So while we have breakthrough DNA technologies to find culprits and exculpate innocent suspects, we aren’t using them properly — and those who work in this …

Thanks to Judy Silver for putting together the video highlights from The New Agenda’s Violence Against Women Forum. The forum was held at the Benjamin Hotel in New York City on Saturday, April 18. Here’s Part One (the rest is coming soon):

Thanks to everyone who participated, especially our wonderful panelists who shared their time and expertise: Karen Cheeks-Lomax, Rosemonde Pierre-Louis, Leslie Crocker Snyder, and Irene Weiser.

Only four days from now! This Saturday, April 18, The New Agenda will be hosting a Violence Against Women Forum from 3-5 p.m. at the Benjamin Hotel in New York City. A cocktail hour will follow from 5-6 p.m. Please let us know you’re coming! RSVP to tnavawforum@yahoo.com.
The Violence Against Women Forum will feature four of the New York area’s preeminent experts on domestic violence. Each expert will speak about a specific topic that she feels is currently noteworthy.
One of the four panelists, Leslie Crocker Snyder, Retired Justice …

It’s only one week from today! On Saturday, April 18, The New Agenda will be hosting a Violence Against Women Forum from 3-5 p.m. at the Benjamin Hotel in New York City. A cocktail hour will follow from 5-6 p.m. Please let us know you’re coming! RSVP to tnavawforum@yahoo.com.
The Violence Against Women Forum will feature four of the New York area’s preeminent experts on domestic violence. Each expert will speak about a specific topic that she feels is currently noteworthy.
One of the four panelists, Rosemonde Pierre-Louis, Manhattan Deputy …

The New Agenda will be hosting a Violence Against Women Forum on April 18th from 3-5 p.m. at the Benjamin Hotel in New York City. A cocktail hour will follow from 5-6 p.m. RSVP to tnavawforum@yahoo.com
The Violence Against Women Forum will feature four of the New York area’s preeminent experts on domestic violence. Each expert will speak about a specific topic that she feels is currently noteworthy.
One of the four panelists, Irene Weiser, President and Executive Director of stopfamilyviolence.org will speak on “The family court crisis – what’s happening, why, …

Help us spread the word! We’re pleased to present the online invitation and brochure for our upcoming Violence Against Women Forum in New York City:

We’ve created a new section on the website for the forum, as you’ll see if you look up on the top menu bar. In that section we’ve made the entire brochure available for download as a pdf or jpeg, and we’ve also created separate pages for each panelist with individual jpegs and pdfs.
You can download the invitation above as a jpeg or …

The New Agenda will be hosting a Violence Against Women Forum on April 18th from 3-5 p.m. at the Benjamin Hotel in New York City.  A cocktail hour will follow from 5-6 p.m.  RSVP to tnavawforum@yahoo.com.
Karen Cheeks-Lomax, Executive Director of My Sister's Place
The Violence Against Women Forum will feature four of the New York area’s preeminent experts on domestic violence. Each expert will speak about a specific topic that she feels is currently noteworthy.
One expert is Karen Cheeks-Lomax, Executive Director of My Sister’s Place, a domestic abuse shelter in …