ERA Centennial March & Rally ERA Centennial March & Rally – Save The Date! – 100 Years & Still Marching …. July 21, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.

We are excited to share plans for our ERA Centennial March and Rally, hosted by Women March In Seneca Falls (WMISF), the Central New York National Organization of Women ( NOW), the Rochester NOW, the Women's Institute for Leadership and Learning (WILL Seneca Falls) and Equal Rights Action, on July 21, 2023 at 5 PM …

ACTION ALERT: Protect Victims of Domestic Violence with the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) 

December 13, 2022  Background  THE ISSUE:  Initially authorized in 1984 and administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act Improvement Act (FVPSA) is the sole source of federal funding for domestic violence relief programs and shelter services for victims of family violence. The FVPSA provides funding through federal …

Fact Sheet: Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)

This month, President Biden signed into law the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022, bipartisan legislation passed by Congress as part of the Omnibus appropriations package. The 2022 reauthorization of VAWA strengthens this landmark law, including by: Reauthorizing all current VAWA grant programs until 2027 and, in many cases, increasing authorization levels. Expanding special …