Going to Endymion? Join WWAV for our 2nd annual “Come Pee by WWAV” fundraiser. Our offices are located one block off the parade route. Just $10 ($5 for kids and $20 for a family of 4) gets you an unlimited bathroom pass. All proceeds go to support WWAV’s work to improve the lives of marginalized […]
WWAV Launches the Louisiana Women’s Advocacy Alliance
In 2012, WWAV is bringing our work to improve the health of women through advocacy statewide with the Louisiana Women’s Advocacy Alliance (LWAA). LWAA is the natural extension of the advocacy foundation built through our internationally renowned NO Justice project. Working with women and advocates across the state, we will expand a base of support […]
Deon Haywood is the 2012 Krewe du Vieux Queen
Wearing a V for Victory and an A for the Apocalypse in carnival colors the 2012 Parade this year is on Saturday, February 4, 2012 and the Krewe will be rolling and stumbling through the Marigny Triangle and the Lower French Quarter. This year’s theme is Crimes Against Nature, a tribute to WWAV’s internationally renowned […]
Join WWAV in Fighting Drug Testing for TANF Recipients
The past several years, Louisiana State Representative John LaBruzzo (Republican), has introduced legislation that would require random drug-testing for TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) recipients. This legislation, if passed, would require from 50%-20% of all TANF program participants to submit to, and pay for, these random tests with their own funds. This proposed policy […]
August 11th – Making our SCAN Legislative Victory Retroactive
Yesterday lawyers for plaintiffs in Doe v. Jindal, the case challenging the requirement that individuals convicted under Louisiana’s Crime Against Nature by Solicitation (CANS) statute register as sex offenders, had their first opportunity to present legal arguments to U.S. District Court Judge Martin L.C. Feldman, who is presiding over the lawsuit. Before a packed courtroom, Judge Feldman […]