Position Statement Against Anger Management as a Response to Men’s Violence Against Women
NOMAS (National Organization for Men Against Sexism), strongly opposes the use of “Anger Management” or Anger Management Programs as a criminal/civil disposition or means in which to deal with violence against an intimate partner. Over the last thirty-plus years of...
ALICE PAUL AWARDS FOR WOMEN WHO HAVE WORKED TO CONFRONT MEN’S VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
Committee on Feminist Movement History: National Organization for Men Against Sexism (NOMAS) reprinted with permission from: Brannon, Robert (2017) “Alice Paul Awards for Women Who Have Worked to Confront Men’s Violence Against Women,”Dignity:...Press Release: Hawaii Please Support the Safe Child Act
From NOMAS, the National Organization for Men Against Sexism, Child Custody Task Force and its Chair, Barry Goldstein. There is an important piece of legislation in the Hawaiian State House: HB 697, the Safe Child Act, is sponsored by Vice Speaker Mizuno [HB 697...Letter to New Hampshire Reps. on De-Criminalizing Prostitution
Sent to Representatives in New Hampshire, who were to vote on a proposal that would lead to de-criminalizing Prostitution in New Hampshire (posted 2/15/17) Dear Representative, I speak on behalf of a 35 year old national men’s network (Nomas.org) which among other...PRESS RELEASE: NOMAS commends Ireland on passage of Nordic Model bill
NOMAS, and Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW) commend Ireland, for the historic passage of a new bill which de-criminalizes prostituted people, but penalizes the purchase of sex (the Nordic model). The bill was approved on Feb. 14. The...Why Family Courts Cannot Protect Children: ACE vs. PAS
Why Family Courts Cannot Protect Children: ACE vs. PAS By Barry Goldstein, NOMAS Task Group on Child Custody. The ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) Studies are medical research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that can be used to reduce cancer,...Stop Legalizing Incest: The Failure of the Court System to Protect Children
Stop Legalizing Incest By Barry Goldstein, NOMAS Task Group on Child Custody. District Attorney Bill Delahunt put together a group of best practices from the late-1970s to the mid-1990s that dramatically reduced domestic violence, particularly homicides. Bill...The Safe Child Act: The Best Interests of a Child in a Rational World
The Best Interests of a Child in a Rational World Barry Goldstein, NOMAS Task Group on Child Custody. IT IS THE POLICY OF THIS STATE THAT PROVIDING A SAFE, HEALTHY, STABLE AND NON-VIOLENT ENVIRONMENT FOR THE CHILD SHALL BE THE COURT’S PARAMOUNT CONSIDERATION. As far...Tara O’Shea-Watson Could Have Been Saved: Domestic Violence and the Court System
Tara O’Shea-Watson Could Have Been Saved By Barry Goldstein. We know how to stop domestic violence crime and especially homicide. This confidence is based on successful practices in communities like Quincy, San Diego and Nashville that dramatically reduced these...Latest from NOMAS Facebook
Mexico's abolition of slavery exerted a gravitational pull on enslaved people in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi as King Cotton was expanding. So, while Mexico lost huge expanses of its territory in the wars, its anti-slavery position gave it a sort of "moral capital."
A Chapter In U.S. History Often Ignored: The Flight Of Runaway Slaves To Mexico
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As the U.S. Treasury considers putting Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill to honor her role in the northbound underground railroad, there is new attention to the often-overlooked southbound route.