“No means no. No means no if she’s drunk or sober. No means no if she’s in the dorm room or on the street. No means no even if she said yes first and changed her mind. No means no—no matter what. I’m asking all of you, all of you to help get this message out.” —Joe Biden
The video is being released on the 17th anniversary of the passage of his Violence Against Women’s Act, which is up for reauthorization this year.
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In addition to Thanksgiving, yesterday was the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. I found out because I ran into these pictures on the wire, and they’re from all over the world. Here’s a statement by the U.S. Secreatary of State, Hillary Clinton. - PhotoBlog
The Plight of Afghan Women: A Disturbing Picture
Our cover image this week is powerful, shocking and disturbing. It is a portrait of Aisha, a shy 18-year-old Afghan woman who was sentenced by a Taliban commander to have her nose and ears cut off for fleeing her abusive in-laws. Aisha posed for the picture and says she wants the world to see the effect a Taliban resurgence would have on the women of Afghanistan, many of whom have flourished in the past few years. Her picture is accompanied by a powerful story by our own Aryn Baker on how Afghan women have embraced the freedoms that have come from the defeat of the Taliban — and how they fear a Taliban revival.
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“I think when you have women, strong, powerful women standing up and speaking out about these issues … you’re going to start to see a major change…” Reese Witherspoon spoke to Wolf Blitzer about her fight to end violence against women. via
