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Changing Faces of the Movement:
NCADV's and NOMAS' Collaborative Conference on Ending Violence

July 31st through August 4th, 2010
The Hilton Anaheim (group rate: $139)
Anaheim, CA

Join NCADV, NOMAS and hundreds of survivors, advocates, activists, service providers and allies for this critical conference as we examine the societal factors that perpetuate violence and propose effective solutions to bring about its end.

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Family Courts Implicated in Infants’ Murders: Two Young Boys Killed by Two Divorcing Dads in Past 10 Days, Points to Massive System Failure. National and local advocacy groups are expressing outrage over what has become a disturbing national trend of divorcing Dads killing their children and themselves. Read full release.

Open Government Plan: In the spirit of President Obama's promise to make this the most transparent administration ever, and at the direction of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Justice Department is in the beginning stages of developing its Open Government Plan. Read more.

Experiences and Viewpoints Sought on Child Custody Cases - Please Give Your Input: A national survey is being conducted regarding beliefs about child custody in cases involving domestic violence by researchers at the University of Michigan. Click here for more information.

The Red Crystal Gala, April 16-18, 2010: Protecting Our Native Sisters. Read more.

Please Keep Buying the Body Shop's Stop Violence in the Home Products: The Body Shop will continue to sell their Stop Violence in the Home products benefitting NCADV and other organizations until the products run out. Help us continue this important source of funding for programs working to end violence against women. Visit your local Body Shop or shop online: http://www.thebodyshop-usa.com/support-a-cause.

Deadly consequences: Judges rejected mom's bid for restraining order: A woman whose ex-boyfriend murdered their infant son and then killed himself had sought a restraining order from two San Bernardino County judges only days before the murder-suicide...Read more. Second article on this murder.

A Request to Men's Organizations and Allies for Support of Protective Child Custody: From the NOMAS Child Custody Task Group (with Spanish and French translations). Male supremacist groups (“Father’s Rights”) have caused unspeakable harm to our country and to our children by encouraging abusive fathers, often with little past involvement with their children, to seek custody as a tactic to pressure a mother to return or to punish her for leaving. Read on.