Action Alert: Sign the Online Petition in support of the Child Victims Act of New York

Sign the Online Petition in support of the Child Victims Act of New York:

The Child Victims Act of New York will:

* Expose UNKNOWN AND SHIELDED predators by suspending the statute of limitations for just one year, allowing cases to be revived.
* Provide justice for victims who were unfairly or criminally denied their day in court.
* The limit would be 35 years after age 18.
* Provide additional time for future victims to overcome their trauma, extending the SOL from age 23 to 28.
* Applies to all sectors, public and private
* Save our state extensive financial and social costs by reducing the number of victims and abusers


Download a message from the author of the Child Victims Act, Assemblywoman Margaret Markey:
http://www.sol-reform.com/images/CVA-Markey-Jul09.pdf

For updates on the Child Victims Act of New York, visit:
http://www.sol-reform.com/
http://www.sol-reform.com/Pages/Resources-NY.html


Posted by,
Jerin Alam
National NOW Young Feminist Task Force
NOW-NYS Young Feminist Task Force Chair
National Organization for Women (NOW)

Action Alert: Pass Child Victims Act of NY - Urge NYS Legislature and Governor Paterson

Reminder from NOW New York State and NYS Assemblywoman Markey

Urge the New York State Legislature to pass and Governor Paterson to pass
Child Victims Act of New York (A2596/S2568)

Take Action

A special request has come to us from Assemblywoman Markey. In her letter, she states,
"It is important that legislators throughout the state be aware that New Yorkers want to see this bill become law in 2009. When they hear from thousands of New Yorkers who are members, supporters, friends and colleagues of organizations like yours, they will understand that it is essential that the child Victims' Act become law in 2009. Thank you for your help in making this happen." Sincerely, Margaret Markey Member of NY Assembly

The Child Victims Act (Assembly Bill A02596, Senate Bill Number A2568) is designed to right the years of injustice which have been suffered in silence by victims of child sexual abuse. The Act extends the civil statute of limitations (SOL) by effectively delaying the time at which it begins to run until the age of twenty-three. This effectively extends the SOL until the victim is twenty-eight in civil cases.

One in four women are reported to have been abused as children.

More importantly, the Act creates a window much like the California window in 2003 that will open 60 days after the Act becomes law and remains open for one year. This will allow those who were shut out of the courts by the woefully short SOL to seek the justice that has been denied.

The Child Victims Act has been introduced and succeeded in the New York State Assembly three times (in 2006, 2007, and 2008 sessions). Yet, its companion bill in the Senate has not been allowed to reach the floor for a full vote! Please contact your representative, both Assemblyperson and Senator, to encourage them to place the protection of the interests of the children and the victims first.

At the same time, you can choose 5 local media outlets to send this lettter.

Posted by:
Jerin Alam
National NOW Young Feminist Task Force
National Organization for Women (NOW)

Wed Aug 19- Feminist Men: Increasing Visibility - CONFERENCE

We are involved with the following conference.


Paradigm Shift: NYC's Feminist Community Proudly Presents:

Feminist Men: Increasing Visibility

Featuring:

VINNIE ANGEL
Feminist & purveyor of social justice consumer products

ROBERT BRANNON
Co-Founder, National Organization for Men Against Sexism

JERIN ALAM
National NOW Young Feminist Task Force

PLUS!
several honored guests from the feminist community, including past PShift speakers!!

PORTION OF PROCEEDS DONATED TO NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MEN AGAINST SEXISM

See Vinnie on Paradigm Shift TV!

When: Wed, Aug 19th
Time: 7:00 pm
Where: In the heart of the Feminist District
People Lounge, 163 Allen Street, NYC
(Between Stanton and Rivington, F or V Train to 2nd Ave)
Click Here for Hop Stop Directions

Cost: $7.00 pre-pay/ $10 at door
Tickets on sale soon!

Participate:
Calling All Feminists!
help promote and we'll help promote your organization!
Email: JWeis@paradigmshiftnyc.com


Vinnie Angel's Products:
www.vinnieangel.com
- The famous Vinnie's Tampon Case
- Cramp Relieving bubble bath
- Music For Menstruators CD
- Vinnie's GIANT Roller Coaster Period Chart and Sticker Book
- Vinnie's Cramp Kicking Remedy Book

The Truth About Vinnie's Tampon Case:

Vinnie's Project Goal: To create an affordable (or free) everyday object that would encourage a positive and non-sexual dialog between guys and girls about a woman's body- in hopes of sparking education that will work towards ending violence against women.

Vinnie's Inspiration:
A friend revealed to me her having been kidnapped and raped by a group of strange men when she was in high school. The recurring trauma of her experience compounded by the fact that her family didn't know how to deal with the crime and the fact that the perps were never arrested or brought to justice shook me to my core.

Furious at a society that refuses to develop the tools to deal with such horrific and wide-spread behavior I took it upon myself to attempt to change the environment that allows a college educated male like myself to be willfully ignorant of a woman's well being and safety.

Vinnie's Famous!
Vinnie's Tampon Case has been featured in nearly every
woman's magazine, on countless radio programs, in newspapers across the globe, on TV shows, in documentaries, in books, at the Andy Warhol Museum, offered in stores around the world, given away by Justin Timberlake at his 22nd birthday party, discussed in Harvard classrooms, and, most importantly, discussed by boys and girls on playgrounds.

Robert Brannon
Co-Founder of National Organization for Men Against Sexism
www.nomas.org

Robert Brannon, Professor, Brooklyn College and NOMAS co-founder. He serves as Men's Studies Association and NOMAS Pornography and Prostitution Task Group leader and is NYS-NOW Task Force Co-Chair on Trafficking, Pornography and Prostitution.

The National Organization for Men Against Sexism, founded in 1974, is an activist organization of men and women supporting positive changes for men. NOMAS advocates a perspective that is pro-feminist, gay affirmative, anti-racist, dedicated to enhancing men's lives, and committed to justice on a broad range of social issues including class, age, religion, and physical abilities.

Jerin Alam
National NOW Young Feminist Task Force
www.now.org/programs/yf/taskforce/index.html

Jerin Alam is a feminist activist and presenter at Men Can Stop Rape conference in April 2009.


MORE VIDEOS ABOUT FEMINIST MEN ON PARADIGM SHIFT TV!
ALSO OUR SEE VIEWER FEEDBACK QUESTIONS
we want to hear your thoughts!!

Posted by:
Jerin Alam
National NOW Young Feminist Task Force
National Organization for Women (NOW)

NYC Council restored $27 million in funding to CUNY

Another reason we want Speaker Christine C. Quinn re-elected. I received the following letter from her.

Sincerely,
Jerin Alam
National NOW Young Feminist Task Force
National Organization for Women (NOW)


----- Forwarded Message ----
From: "Quinn@council.nyc.ny.us" <Quinn@council.nyc.ny.us>
Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 11:47:04 AM
Subject: NYC Council

July 21, 2009

Dear M. Alam,

Good news! Backed by you and thousands of other students, faculty and staff across the five boroughs, the New York City Council successfully restored roughly $27 million in funding to the City University of New York (CUNY) in this year's budget.

I would like to extend a huge, heartfelt thank you to everyone, especially my colleagues Council Members Charles Barron and Peter Vallone Jr., who campaigned so vigorously on behalf of CUNY and its students.

Thanks to this amazing outpouring of support, we were able to restore a significant portion of the budget cuts that were originally planned for CUNY's six community colleges in this year's budget.

We also added $2.75 million in funding to the Peter Vallone Scholarship. This, along with the $6.75 in baseline funding for the scholarship that we successfully fought to include in the budget year after year, will bring the total level of funding for this program up to $9.5 million.

And we fully restored funding for the Center for Puerto Rican Studies ($470,000), the Dominican Studies Institute ($470,000) and the Murphy Institute Center for Worker Education ($250,000), keeping these widely-used resources open and available to all students.

The Council and I realize more than ever how important it is for us to invest in CUNY and the programs and services that students need.

While we did a really good job rallying together to protect funding for CUNY in this year's budget, we still have a tough road ahead of us. By all estimates the City's budget gap could reach $5 billion by 2011, and we will have to fight just as hard (if not harder) to help keep the dream of a college education within reach of all New Yorkers.

To that end, I would like to invite you to sign up for Council "Enews." These issue-based e-mail updates will be an important way for us to stay connected and engaged with you and other New Yorkers about the budget, Council hearings and events, and other important issues affecting our City.

To sign up, please log on to www.council.nyc.gov and click on the "Sign-Up for Email Updates" link at the top of our website.

Thanks again for helping us win this important victory. Your strong support for CUNY and its students truly made a difference!

Sincerely,
Christine C. Quinn
Speaker

Metropolitan Museum of Art College Group

The following is a great opportunity for Hunter students, especially those interested in fine arts. It looks great on a resume.

Sincerely,
Jerin Alam
National NOW Young Feminist Task Force
National Organization for Women (NOW)

----- Forwarded Message ----
From: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 11:06:04 AM
Subject: "Day-cation" at The Cloisters Museum and Gardens

Unwind with the College Group at the Met
SATURDAY, AUGUST 1
1:00–5:00 p.m.
Get green and visit Fort Tryon Park on Saturday, August 1, for student-run tours at The Cloisters, The Metropolitan Museum of Art's branch devoted to medieval art. Picnic in the park (BYOPicnic! No food allowed on Museum grounds), stick around for the tours, and enjoy a summer day in a northern Manhattan oasis.

You'll also have a chance to be the FIRST to pick up an application to become a part of the 2009–2010 College Group at the Met committee. CGM representatives will be around all day to answer any questions about the program and even listen to your event suggestions.

See you then!

Childbirth in Chains

A fellow Young Feminist Task Force member posted the following on her facebook. She writes, "Only 5 states have anti-shackling laws... that means the other 45 are still doing this."

Editorial - Childbirth in Chains - NYTimes.com
Source: www.nytimes.com
Gov. David Paterson should sign an antishackling bill that would end the use of restraints for female prisoners in labor.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists called several years ago for an end to the barbaric and medically hazardous practice of shackling female prisoners during labor. In addition to further frightening these vulnerable women, the practice of chaining their legs, wrists and even their abdomens makes treatment and delivery more difficult and places mother and child at greater risk of harm.

Posted by:
Jerin Alam
National NOW Young Feminist Task Force
National Organization for Women (NOW)

V-Day Hunter College 2009 presents: A MEMORY, A MONOLOGUE, A RANT AND A PRAYER

Friday, February 20th, 7pm
and
Saturday, February 21st, 2pm
and 7pm

Hunter College
City University of New York
The Lang Theater,
424 Hunter North
69th Street between Lex & Park Avenue
New York, NY 10065

A MEMORY, A MONOLOGUE, A RANT AND A PRAYER
Writings to Stop Violence Against Women & Girls
is a groundbreaking collection of monologues by world-renowned authors & playwrights, edited by Eve Ensler & Mollie Doyle.

Tickets: $10

All of the proceeds go to The Women's Resource Center in Armenia and The NYC Anti-Violence Project, as well as V-Day 2009 Spotlight Campaign: Power to Women in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

***V-DAY 2009 HUNTER COLLEGE IS HERE!***
V DAY IS A GLOBAL MOVEMENT TO STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS WWW.VDAY.ORG

This year’s V-Day celebrations are extra special, with 3 different programs, including a play with parts for women and men! Please come join us, and help support an end to violence worldwide.

Contact 2009vday@yahoo.com


Posted by,
Jerin Alam
National NOW Young Feminist Task Force
National Organization for Women (NOW)

V-Day Hunter College 2009 presents: WORLD DANCE SHOW W/WORLD RHYTHM

V-Day Hunter College 2009 presents: WORLD DANCE SHOW W/WORLD RHYTHM

Friday, February 13, 2009 , 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Hunter College, City University of New York
The Lang Theater, 424 Hunter North
69th Street between Lex & Park Avenue
New York, NY 10065

Come join us for a night of unforgettable dancing, world music & fun! The Vday Team at Hunter College & World Rhythym Dance Troupe join forces to support the fight against violence against women and children. All of the proceeds from this show go to the The Women's Resource Center in Armenia and The NYC Anti-Violence Project as well as Vday 2009 Spotlight Campaign: Power to Women in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Live drumming! Middle Eastern & modern fusion dance! Make a difference! Support change through the Arts!

$10 tickets
All of the proceeds go to The NYC Anti-Violence Project, as well as The Women's Resource Center in Armenia and V-Day 2009 Spotlight Campaign: Power to Women in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

World Rhythms in
association w/Groove Fit & Cortes Entertainment
Jannelle Cortes, Artistic Director
Andriette Holmes, Production Manager

Vday Hunter College
Milena Abrahamyan - Organizer
Jerin Alam- PR organizer
Vanessa Codorniu-Collaborator

One Night Only!
Friday, February 13th at 7:30pm

Join us at the after party! Live DJ, drinks & dancing!
Admission free w/World Dance show tix or donation at door!

www.groovefit.com
www.cortesentertainment.com

***V-DAY 2009 HUNTER COLLEGE IS HERE!***

V DAY IS A GLOBAL MOVEMENT TO STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS WWW.VDAY.ORG

This year’s V-Day celebrations are extra special, with 3 different programs, including a play with parts for women and men! Please come join us, and help support an end to violence worldwide.

Sponsored by The 2009 Hunter College V-Day team, Women & Gender Studies Program & The Hunter Women’s Rights Coalition (HWRC)

Contact 2009vday@yahoo.com


Posted by,
Jerin Alam
National NOW Young Feminist Task Force
National Organization for Women (NOW)