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MEET ERICA, DAN, AND CHRISTINA...
 Erica Morgan: "I feel fear when I walk down the street late at night. But I can't imagine going home and having fear and living with that. Your home is supposed to be a place of warmth and safety. But if there is violence in your own home, you are living in fear. I would never want my mother, sister, friends to ever live in that fear. That's why I want to see VAWA reauthorized.
I've worked on trafficking of women and the violence that victims face is all I need to know to motivate me to work on this important piece of legislation. VAWA hits at the core of women's inequality—both at home and at the workplace. Getting issues such as domestic violence out in the open is the first critical step to addressing this issue."
 Dan Esparza: "One of my cousins was sexually assaulted. The more people I talked to about what happened to her, the more I found had the same experience. I was shocked. I’ve been involved in domestic and sexual violence issues for almost eight years. I've worked at a rape crisis center and experienced how important help and assistance is to women who are sexually assaulted.
If we're not here to help people, who will be? VAWA helps support the services to help people. But even with VAWA, services are struggling. VAWA not only needs to be reauthorized, it needs to be expanded."
 Christina LaRose: "In my work as the Michigan Coordinator for the Stop Violence Against Women Campaign, I’ve spoken to countless survivors of rape and sexual assault. The Violence Against Women Act is an essential tool to protect, respect, and fulfill women’s human right to live free from violence.
It’s important to have a national commitment to ending violence against women—it’s an international epidemic. Federal funding is crucial to support the emergency and preventative work done by grassroots activists. We all must work together to build a culture of respect for human rights—a culture in which violence against women is unacceptable."
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ABOUT AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA
Amnesty International is a worldwide organization of nearly two million members and supporters in over 150 countries who campaign for human rights and against their abuse. Our vision is a world where every person enjoys the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards.
AI works to expose and stop specific cases of human rights violations – discrimination, abduction, unjust imprisonment, torture, and executions. AI also fights for the recognition and fulfillment of basic human rights like food, housing, education and adequate health care. We are committed to building a culture of respect for human rights through our reports, actions and educational programs.
Founded in 1961, Amnesty receives no government funding and is independent of any political ideology, economic interest, or religion.
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO STOP THE VIOLENCE…
We’re working hard to gather as many signatures as possible in a very short time. Please help us stop violence against women forever. Make a contribution today—$10, $100, $1000—every little bit helps! Click here. Thank you.
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