In other cultures snakes symbolized the umbilical cord, joining all humans to Mother Earth. The Great Goddess often had snakes as her familiars âsometimes twining around her sacred staff, as in ancient Crete âand they were worshiped as guardians of her mysteries of birth and regeneration.n other cultures snakes symbolized the umbilical cord, joining all humans to Mother Earth. The Great Goddess often had snakes as her familiars âsometimes twining around her sacred staff, as in ancient Crete âand they were worshiped as guardians of her mysteries of birth and regeneration.
Family Violence Prevention & Services. The Family Violence Prevention and Services Program administers the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA), the primary federal funding stream dedicated to the support of emergency shelter and related assistance for victims of domestic violence and their children.
H.R. 1913 (111th): Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009. The text of the bill below is as of Apr 30, 2009 (Referred to Senate Committee). To provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009. 2. Definition of hate crime. In this Actâ (1) the term crime of violence has the meaning given that term in section 16, title 18, United States Code; (2) the term hate crime has the meaning given such term in section 280003(a) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (28 U.S.C. 994 note); and (3) the term local means a county, city, town, township, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State. 3.