March 8th is International Women's Day. To honor this day, a number of organizations are calling on U.S. Senators Richard Lugar and John Kerry to re-introduce the International Violence Against Women Act. Violence against women takes many forms, including rape, female genital mutilation/cutting, domestic violence and honor killings. It is a global health crisis, human rights violation, and moral outrage that contributes to instability and insecurity throughout our world.
United Methodist pastor (and GBCS board of director) Tamara Brown recently stated, “when one suffers, we all suffer; when one is abused, we all are abused.”
You can take action today by sending an email, letter or fax to Senators Lugar and Kerry and to President Obama and Vice President Biden.
Go to http://www.umc-gbcs.org/ProtectWomen and take action today. Please pass this action alert on to friends and family.
Linda Bales
Director, Director of the Louise and Hugh Moore Population Project
The General Board of Church and Society
100 Maryland Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20002202-488-5600
FAX 202-488-5619
Order Resources
www.umc-gbcs.org
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