STOP RAPE IN MILITARY- WATCH VIDEO-CONTACT SENATOR

Dear MoveOn member,

Last Tuesday, the Senate Armed Services Committee grilled military leaders on how to reduce sexual assault.¹ That same day, Trina McDonald—who survived multiple sexual assaults while serving in the U.S. Navy—delivered more than 215,000 signatures from MoveOn members and other allies demanding that Congress remove military sexual assault prosecutions from the chain of command.

Trina's story has broken through and caught the attention of CNN, the Washington Post, and other media outlets.² But today, committee chair Senator Carl Levin has turned his back on survivors by dismissing a bipartisan measure that would remove sexual assault reporting from the chain of command. The measure was sponsored by Senate champion Kirsten Gillibrand.³

We made this powerful video of Trina's story and experience in Washington to share with other MoveOn members, our friends, and our family members.

If thousands of MoveOn members in every state call on their senators to get on board, we can revive Sen. Gillibrand's bill to remove prosecution from the chain of command and put it back on track to becoming law.

Click here to watch and share Trina's story, then call your senator.

Thanks for all you do.

–Garlin, Linda, Carinne, Manny, and the rest of the team

P.S. Below is Trina's email describing her experience in Washington last week.

Sources:

1. "Gillibrand, McCaskill grill military leaders over handling of sexual assault," NBC Politics, June 4, 2013
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=290512&id=69407-532196-TBez_fx&t=5

2. "Navy rape survivor asks Congress for help," The Washington Post, June 4, 2013
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=290514&id=69407-532196-TBez_fx&t=6

"Military rape survivor: I was drugged and raped, and didn't tell anyone," CNN, June 4, 2013
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=290515&id=69407-532196-TBez_fx&t=7

3. "A Sexual-Assault Measure to Be Cut From Military Bill," The New York Times, June 11, 2013
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=290661&id=69407-532196-TBez_fx&t=8