by Lindsay Holst | Sep 9, 2014 | Monitor
This week marks the 20th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act, which was signed into law on September 13, 1994. The President issued a proclamation commemorating that anniversary. You can read the full text of that proclamation below. Twenty years ago, our...
by Valerie Jarrett | Sep 26, 2013 | Monitor
Ed. Note: This blog is cross posted from The Huffington Post Ayo Megbope is a graduate of Goldman Sachs’ 10,000 Women program, and the owner of “No Leftovers Nigeria”, a catering company and restaurant in Lagos, Nigeria. (by "Goldman Sachs | 10,000 Women”)...
by Megan Slack | Sep 23, 2013 | Monitor
Watch on YouTube On Sunday, President Obama spoke at a memorial service to honor the victims of the Navy Yard shooting, and to thank first responders for their work. “We know that no words we offer today are equal to the magnitude, to the depths of that...
by Lynn Rosenthal | Sep 13, 2013 | Monitor
Today marks the 19th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). As the original author and champion of VAWA, Vice President Biden brought national attention to what had too-long been a hidden problem. Then-Senator Biden held the first hearing on violence...
by Christopher Sponn | May 3, 2013 | Monitor
Watch the West Wing Week here. Mexico & Costa Rica Trip: On Thursday, President Obama started a three day trip to Mexico and Costa Rica for his first visit to Latin America of the second term. During the trip, the President hopes to reinforce the deep cultural,...
