For Immediate Release: March 2, 2022 Contact: Chel Miller, Communications Director, cmiller@nyscasa.org NYSCASA Statement in Support of Legislation Prohibiting Court-Ordered Rape (S08351/A08546) Bodily autonomy is central to the work to prevent and respond to sexual violence. Bodily autonomy for survivors and victims has to be understood from a...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_empty_space height="20px"][vc_column_text]NYSCASA's Monthly Digest is a monthly publication that highlights news, events, and resources to support survivors and advocates. To submit announcements for inclusion in NYSCASA's Monthly Digest, email info@nyscasa.org with “Newsletter” in the subject line. To receive the Monthly...
This week (February 20–26), NYSCASA will be sharing social media posts in honor of Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week (ASAW). ASAW is a week meant to spread awareness and acceptance of aromantic spectrum identities and the issues aromantic people face. ASAW generally occurs the first full...
For Immediate Release: February 18, 2022 Contact: Chel Miller, Communications Director, cmiller@nyscasa.org NYSCASA Condemns Use of Rape Kit Evidence to Prosecute Survivors of Sexual Violence The New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault is horrified and dismayed to hear reports of law enforcement agencies using DNA collected from...
The multifaceted trauma of surviving gender-based violence can be exacerbated by the judicial and law enforcement systems. When a survivor is criminalized for so-called “violent offenses,” this adds further psychological trauma that is almost incomprehensible to anyone who has not experienced it. It is all too...
Black History Month begins today. A tradition founded by the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Black History Month honors the contributions of Black people, specifically Black Americans. Black History Month was meant to correct the absence of Black people in...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_empty_space height="20px"][vc_column_text]NYSCASA's Monthly Digest is a monthly publication that highlights news, events, and resources to support survivors and advocates. To submit announcements for inclusion in NYSCASA's Monthly Digest, email info@nyscasa.org with “Newsletter” in the subject line. To receive the Monthly...
Max Micallef (they/he/she) Public Policy Director Contact: mmicallef@nyscasa.org Centering their career as a Queer Rights Activist and democratic socialist, Max Micallef previously served as the Youth Outreach & Project Coordinator with Frameline, a national LGBTQ+ media nonprofit. Additionally, one form of their advocacy takes shape as an Advisory...
Marketa Edwards (she/her/hers) Enough is Enough (EiE) Campus Projects Director Contact: medwards@nyscasa.org Marketa Edwards is a mother of five children living in South Troy, where she has made a home with her fiancé, children, and two beautiful grandchildren. Marketa is a skilled chef who is passionate about food justice,...
Thomas Kearney (he/him/his) Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Outreach Director Contact: tkearney@nyscasa.org Thomas Kearney is an activist, advocate, abolitionist, and community organizer from Catskill, NY. He’s a formerly incarcerated individual who has since become a trauma-informed Substance Abuse Recovery Coach, co-founded an organization addressing food insecurity and mass...