OMNI: WOMEN IN THE US
Nick Anderson, The Houston
“Number of sexual assaults estimated to have occurred in the U.S.
Number reported: 3,374
Number of reports that resulted in military court
prosecution: 594. Yes! (Fall
2013).
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Credo Action, Contact Senator Boozman to Support Senator Gillibrand’s
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Mark Thompson, Military Sexual-Assault Cases Boiling
The
Invisible War Documentary Film, Google Search
Herdy and Brents, Betrayal in the
Ranks: Diary of a Predator, Google Search
Helen
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Service: When Women Come Marching Home Documentary Film
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URGENT: Tell Senator Boozman to vote
for Senator Gillibrand’s bill to bring military rapists to justice
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Senator Gillibrand’s sensible solution to bring rapists
to justice and stop military commanders from overturning sexual assault
convictions could get a vote as soon as tomorrow in the Senate. Already, 53 senators,
including nine Republicans, are publicly supporting the bill, but your
senator, John Boozman, is not among them. Call him now and ask him to support
the bill.
Click below for a sample script and the number to call:
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Dear Dick,
There were 26,000 cases of sexual assault, rape, and unwanted
sexual contact in the military in 2012. It’s an epidemic of sexual assault
that is made even worse because the assaults are under-reported and
under-prosecuted, with victims often facing devastating retaliation.
It’s clear that the military is failing to protect
victims of sexual assault and punish perpetrators. Now the Senate finally has
a chance step in.
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s Military Justice Improvement Act
would remove sexual assault cases from the military chain of command.1 But the Pentagon and some pro-Pentagon
senators — like Senator Claire McCaskill — are fighting to kill it, and the
bill will likely have to overcome a 60-vote filibuster to pass.
Of the 26,000 instances of self-reported sexual assault in
2012, only 302 went to trial.2 This is partly because of a rule that gives commanding
officers the final say over prosecution of service members under their
command. The rule suppresses reporting of assault because victims fear
retaliation and don’t trust that their cases will be handled fairly.
It also encourages ill-trained commanders to avoid prosecuting
people under their command -- protecting careers instead of victims. In 2012,
a commander in the Air Force used her power to overturn the conviction of an
officer under her command who was found guilty of abusive sexual contact and
aggravated sexual assault.3 And when military hearings do occur, victims are often
subject to a degrading and antagonistic process.4
The Military Justice Improvement Act will remove sexual
assault cases from the military chain of command and put military prosecutors
in charge of deciding which sexual assault crimes to try. Democratic Senator
Carl Levin, the head of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has said that
the bill is “too controversial” to pass with a simple majority of 51 votes.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has vowed to do “whatever it takes” to
defeat it.5
Senator Gillibrand has worked tirelessly to advance this
bill in the face of
pressure from the Pentagon and high-ranking members of her own party. She has
organized 53 senators, including nine Republicans, who are ready to vote to
protect victims of sexual assault in the military. With 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster, we need to do
everything we can to pressure more senators to do the right thing.
Thank you for standing up for victims of sexual assault in the
military.
Heidi Hess, Campaign Manager
CREDO Action from Working Assets
Click below for a sample script and the number to call:
2.
“Gillibrand’s Drive Challenges
Senate Power Brokers on Military Sexual Assault Remedy,” Adele M.
Stan, RH Reality Check, September 19, 2013.
3.
"Senator blocks Air Force
officer’s nomination after reversed conviction in sexual assault case," Associated
Press, June 07, 2013.
4.
“Rape in the Ranks,"
Dorothy Samuels, The New York Times, November 7, 2013.
5.
“Kirsten Gillibrand faces 60-vote
bar on sex-assault reform," Darren Samuelsohn and Anna
Palmer, Politico, November 4, 2013.
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Investigations Bring Military Sex-Assault Issues to a Boil
Mark Thompson, TIME Magazine
Thompson writes: "Sexual assaults in the military, long simmering on the Pentagon's back burner, moved to a roiling boil 10 days ago."
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Mark Thompson, TIME Magazine
Thompson writes: "Sexual assaults in the military, long simmering on the Pentagon's back burner, moved to a roiling boil 10 days ago."
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Bring Military Sex-Assault Issues to a Boil 05/20/2013 by
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Reader Supported News | May 18, 2013
Sexual assaults in
the military, long simmering on the Pentagon‘s back burner, moved to a roiling boil 10 days
ago – and threatened to explode with the announcement Tuesday night of yet another probe
into sexual assault by a uniformed member of the U.S. military charged with preventing that very crime.
It was less than two weeks ago that local police near the
Pentagon arrested Lieut. Colonel Jeffrey Krusinski, the Air Force’s
sexual-assault prevention chief, for drunkenly groping a woman in a parking
lot. Now, with the Army investigating an unnamed sergeant charged with
preventing sexual abuse at Fort
Hood
There is growing concern inside the Pentagon that the two latest
cases make clear the fact that the military cannot be counted on to defend
those in its ranks against sexual predators. Followed to its logical
conclusion, that means some elements of combating sexual assault may have to be
pulled out of the military’s treasured chain of command.
That’s what a growing
number of lawmakers want. Senator Carl Levin, the Michigan Democrat who heads the armed services
committee, said his panel will begin studying such changes next month.
“Tragically, the depth of the sexual-assault problem in our military was
already overwhelmingly clear,” he said late Tuesday, “before this latest highly
disturbing report.”
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“Service: When Women Come Marching Home,” a new documentary,
chronicles the stories of eight military women, including their struggles with
sexual assaults and serious wounds and the challenges of returning from war to
family life.
> Film shows challenges of female veterans
> Military Sexual Assaults Spike Despite Efforts To Combat Epidemic
> Hal Bernton, Seattle (WA) Times
>
> In 1992, Angela Arellano, then a 19-year-old Marine based in Okinawa, told military police that a noncommissioned officer had raped her after an evening spent watching a football game on television.
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> The investigation did not result in a prosecution. Instead, Arellano was accused of lying and disciplined for an after-hours violation.
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> “They said he was an outstanding Marine and I was trying to smear his good reputation,” recalls Arellano of Tumwater,Thurston County
>
> Full story…
>
> Related:
>
> Film shows challenges of female veterans, Tom Wilemon, The Tennessean
> Sue Downes, who served as a driver and gunner in Afghanistan, had both legs amputated below the knee after her Humvee hit landmines in 2005.
> Stand with anti-war veteran Mike Prysner against right-wing attacks!
> http://evergreenedigest.org/film-shows-challenges-female-veterans
> Military Sexual Assaults Spike Despite Efforts To Combat Epidemic, Molly O'Toole, Huffington Post
> The report released Tuesday by Defense's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO) follows the Sunday arrest of Lt. Col Jeffrey Krusinski, head of the Air Force SAPRO program, under allegations of sexual assault of a woman.
> Film shows challenges of female veterans
> http://evergreenedigest.org/military-sexual-assaults-spike-despite-efforts-combat-epidemic
> Film shows challenges of female veterans
> Military Sexual Assaults Spike Despite Efforts To Combat Epidemic
> Hal Bernton, Seattle (WA) Times
>
> In 1992, Angela Arellano, then a 19-year-old Marine based in Okinawa, told military police that a noncommissioned officer had raped her after an evening spent watching a football game on television.
>
> The investigation did not result in a prosecution. Instead, Arellano was accused of lying and disciplined for an after-hours violation.
>
> “They said he was an outstanding Marine and I was trying to smear his good reputation,” recalls Arellano of Tumwater,
>
> Full story…
>
> Related:
>
> Film shows challenges of female veterans, Tom Wilemon, The Tennessean
> Sue Downes, who served as a driver and gunner in Afghanistan, had both legs amputated below the knee after her Humvee hit landmines in 2005.
> Stand with anti-war veteran Mike Prysner against right-wing attacks!
> http://evergreenedigest.org/film-shows-challenges-female-veterans
> Military Sexual Assaults Spike Despite Efforts To Combat Epidemic, Molly O'Toole, Huffington Post
> The report released Tuesday by Defense's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO) follows the Sunday arrest of Lt. Col Jeffrey Krusinski, head of the Air Force SAPRO program, under allegations of sexual assault of a woman.
> Film shows challenges of female veterans
> http://evergreenedigest.org/military-sexual-assaults-spike-despite-efforts-combat-epidemic
The following organizations are available to those who need help.
RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network)
"At any given moment, more than 1,100 trained volunteers are on duty and available to help victims at RAINN-affiliated crisis centers across the country."
1-800-656-4673
"At any given moment, more than 1,100 trained volunteers are on duty and available to help victims at RAINN-affiliated crisis centers across the country."
1-800-656-4673
Street's Hope
"A faith-based non-profit organization created to assist women desiring to leave sexually oriented businesses. Our clients include women working in prostitution, escort services, exotic dancing and pornography."
1-866-433-2712
"A faith-based non-profit organization created to assist women desiring to leave sexually oriented businesses. Our clients include women working in prostitution, escort services, exotic dancing and pornography."
1-866-433-2712
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
"The leading national not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research, education and advocacy, and to reaching out to people with mental disorders and those impacted by suicide."
1-888-333-2377
"The leading national not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research, education and advocacy, and to reaching out to people with mental disorders and those impacted by suicide."
1-888-333-2377
National Domestic Violence Hotline
"Hotline advocates are available for victims and anyone calling on their behalf to provide crisis intervention, safety planning, information and referrals."
1-800-799-7233
"Hotline advocates are available for victims and anyone calling on their behalf to provide crisis intervention, safety planning, information and referrals."
1-800-799-7233
National Institute of Mental Health
"Transforming the understanding and treatment of mental illness through research."
1-800-273-8255
"Transforming the understanding and treatment of mental illness through research."
1-800-273-8255
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