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Demand the Appointment of a Victim Advocate to the Air Force Academy Panel
Action Needed:
Please contact
Sen. Wayne Allard
(R-Colo.), who is leading the call for an "independent" investigation of
the recent sexual violence scandal at the Air Force Academy, and former
U.S. Representative
Tillie Fowler, the
appointed chair of this committee, and ask them to add a victim advocate
to fill the panel slot opened by the resignation of Amy McCarthy.
Background:
The panel to
investigate the sexual assault scandals at the Air Force Academy lost a
member yesterday.
Amy McCarthy, a
United Airlines pilot and a graduate of the Air Force Academy, left the
panel after a barrage of public criticism. McCarthy had
expressed doubts
about the validity of the sexual assault charges, laying much of the blame
on the "high risk behaviors" of female cadets, such as drinking alcohol.
NOW questions the
panel's makeup and
its ability to be "independent" or effective. Independent Women's Forum
founder Anita Blair will staff the panel and no victim advocates or
experts on sexual assault have been named.
Take Action:
Insist that at least one
additional member be added to the panel to bring expertise on the issue of
sexual violence. For far too long, the issue of sexual violence has
occurred not just at the academies but
throughout the military
and
continues today!
The academies—and the military in general—offer leadership training and
opportunities for young women and men to serve their country. For their
sake we must insist that the President, Congress and the military high
command step in and make every effort to curtail this criminal behavior
immediately.
Make 2 phone calls:
Contact Sen. Wayne
Allard (R-Colo.), who originally demanded the creation of an Air Force
Academy sexual assault review panel.
Urge him to include advocates and experts, not just anti-feminist
ideologies, on this and future panels.
Sen. Allard's Washington D.C. Office:
phone: 202-224-5941, fax: 202-224-6471
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Contact the appointed
chair of the review panel, Tillie Fowler, the former Republican
Congresswoman from Florida.
Although she served on the House Armed Services Committee and has
knowledge of military academies and their policies, she will surely
welcome expertise and recommendations of victim advocates and
professionals who deal daily with the issue of sexual assault.
Tillie Fowler's Washington D.C. Law Office (Holland & Knight):
phone: 202-419-2482, fax: 202-955-5564
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