Save Amelia Campaign

National Launch - Save Amelia Campaign

Saturday, October 3, 2009
2:00 – 4:00 PM

Orso's Restaurant - Mezzanine, 737 W. 5th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska
CO-Sponsored By AWAIC with generous contributions from Orso

Learn more about the experiences of Amelias nationwide:

…even if a victim of domestic violence tries to “just leave,” some abusers refuse to accept that rejection and continue to pose a lifelong safety threat through stalking and ongoing attacks?

…thousands of women in the United States and their children have been assigned second Social Security Numbers and new identities to protect them from perpetrators the US Government acknowledges it cannot thwart through law enforcement or judicial intervention

…unlike the Witness Protection Program, victims provided a new identity due to domestic violence are provided no formal guidelines and no material support in making the identity transition

Did you know...
…there is little to no coordination among federal and state government agencies, and many government agencies lack any knowledge of this protective program or procedures for interacting with its registrants?

…compliant registrants in this US federal program have been mistaken as perpetrators of fraud because of their identity status?

…when accused, program registrants have been abandoned and told that they cannot be helped for fear of harming this secretive identity change program?

…women have lost custody of their children and been prosecuted for fraud by one arm of the government for following the rules of a government program?

Interact with national experts on the issue -Comments delivered at 3 PM

Meet the community organizations supporting the campaign

Learn how you can help Save Amelia

For more information, please contact:

Michelle Love (907-229-1496), Alaska Campaign Coordinator

Valerie Harris (650-793-4002)

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH, 2009
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

Domestic violence touches the lives of Americans of all ages, leaving a devastating impact on women, men, and children of every background and circumstance. A family's home becomes a place of fear, hopelessness, and desperation when a woman is battered by her partner, a child witnesses the abuse of a loved one, or a senior is victimized by family members. Since the 1994 passage of the landmark Violence Against Women Act, championed by then Senator Joe Biden, our Nation has strengthened its response to this crime and increased services for victims. Still, far too many women and families in this country and around the world are affected by domestic violence. During National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we recommit ourselves to ending violence within our homes, our communities, and our country.

Read the full proclamation by President Obama by accessing the link by clicking on the title above.