Full PDF from MCEDSV: 2021 VAWA VOCA fix press release House For immediate release: MCEDSV Applauds U.S. House’s Votes for VAWA Reauthorization & to Support Services for Victims of… [ Read More ]
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Allies Please Keep Listening, Reading, and Posting… Also Continue Growing into Our Discomfort
Allies make mistakes almost perpetually because if we are doing this work the way we should be, we are constantly reflecting, growing, learning, unlearning, acting, and being accountable. We are… [ Read More ]
Our Concerns with HB 4691
MCEDSV’s Concerns with Presumptive Joint Custody Legislative For decades, Michigan’s family courts have placed the best interests of Michigan’s children at the forefront of any custody decisions in cases where… [ Read More ]
How to Attend Coffee Hours
First impressions matter. Take a moment for a warm greeting. Legislators meet with a lot of people. Make sure to introduce yourself and share your connection to the district (where… [ Read More ]
Ridesharing Safety
Ridesharing use is on the rise. But so are reports of sexual misconduct victimizing rideshare passengers. MCEDSV believes that ending sexual violence requires both prevention through education and awareness, as… [ Read More ]
Where to eat during Facing Race – Detroit
Welcome to Detroit, host city for this year’s Facing Race Conference. The Michigan Coalition to End Domestic & Sexual Violence (MCEDSV) is excited to see the diverse group of this… [ Read More ]
Let’s end the Thanksgiving holiday week by ending domestic and sexual violence
Thanksgiving has become a full week of events. On Friendsgiving Wednesday, once the kids and pets are cozy in their rooms, I take time to catch up with old friends… [ Read More ]
How A Convicted Rapist Got Joint Custody
Michigan judge gives a convicted rapist joint custody of child conceived by rape.
Dispelling Title IX Myths
The Detroit News recently published the opinion piece “Roll Back the Title IX Madness.” Its author explained that he and his male classmates lived in fear on campus of being… [ Read More ]
FGM in the US: Secretive Practice Exposed
Detroit, MI, April 26, 2017– On April 12, 2017 a Detroit physician, Dr. Jumana Nagarwala was charged with Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) under a Federal law passed in 1996 which… [ Read More ]