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‘Twilight,’ ‘Law and Order’ Actresses Say ‘No More’ to Domestic Violence

March 13, 2013
By
Sarah Parnass and Freda Kahen-Kashi
A week after President Obama signed a bill reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act, celebrities and business leaders came to the Capitol today to end domestic abuse.
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NO MORE Day of Action

Wednesday, 13 March 2013
Washington D.C.
On March 13, 2013, Joyful Heart joined our partners in Washington D.C. for the public launch of NO MORE, the nation’s first unifying awareness symbol to end domestic violence and sexual assault. It was an electrifying and historic day, bringing crucial discussion and unprecedented light to our issues. NO MORE Day of Action came on the heels of the President’s reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, 400 days after the bill’s expiration and subsequent debate in Congress. For members of the field who work with these issues, the timing of the day underscored the necessity to come together as a united front to say NO MORE to bystanding, silence and violence against women and children.
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Biden: We can do more to stop domestic violence

March 13, 2013
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Vice President Joe Biden joined Attorney General Eric Holder and Mariska Hargitay at an event in Maryland Wednesday to highlight the urgent need to reduce domestic violence homicides. (March 13)
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In Rockville visit, Biden announces new program to curb domestic violence

March 13, 2013
By
Bill Turque
Vice President Biden, in Rockville Wednesday to announce a new initiative to curb domestic violence, got personal as he described the effort to eliminate what he called “a blight on the nation’s conscience.”
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Wayne Co. Prosecutor Worthy lobbies for more rape kit testing funds

March 13, 2013
By
David Shepardson
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy lobbied Wednesday for more federal support to test a backlog of more than 10,000 rape kits from the city of Detroit and won praise from a national advocate for victims of sexual assault.
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In Washington, Mariska Hargitay gives serious talk, hangs out with Joe Biden

March 13, 2013
By
Nikki Schwab
Getting emotional at times, Mariska Hargitay discussed her journey from actress to sexual assault and abuse advocate Wednesday at the National Press Club.
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Say NO MORE to Domestic Violence

March 13, 2013
By
Natasha Burton
Every year, 12.7 million people are physically abused, assaulted, or stalked by their partners—and it's time we stand up and say no more.
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Today Is “No More” Day: Take A Stand Against Violence Against Women

March 13, 2013
By
Sarah Gray
NO MORE. It is a simple, direct message representing a broad and pervasive issue. No more sexual assault. No more violence against women. Today, March 13 marks NO MORE day, a day to join the movement to stop domestic violence and sexual assault, and launch the organization’s new symbol — a thick “O” of light blue.
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Vice President Biden, Attorney General Holder Announce Domestic Violence Initiative in Rockville

March 13, 2013
By
Tiffany Arnold
Vice President Joe Biden and the U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder were in Rockville on Wednesday to announce a national domestic violence initiative modeled after a Maryland program.
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Mariska Hargitay, Actress and Founder of Joyful Heart Foundation to Speak At the National Press Club, March 13

March 11, 2013
By
PR Newswire
Mariska Hargitay, the Emmy Award- and Golden Globe Award-winning actress who stars as Olivia Benson on NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, will speak at a National Press Club Speakers Luncheon on March 13.
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