This event has been postponed. Ending Violence Without Violence 2020 Conference The mainstream anti-sexual violence movement has largely relied on criminal legal and legislative strategies to prevent and respond to sexual violence. But the traditional criminal legal system does not always offer healing or justice for all...
Click here to view NYSCASA's comments on the US Department of Education's proposed changes to Title IX. NYSCASA encourages all to review and use these comments as a template for individual additional comments. For clarification or media inquiries, please contact Chelsea R. Miller, Communications Director, at...
In this issue of NYSCASA's Monthly Digest: Governor Cuomo signs legislation establishing 'bill of rights' for survivors of sexual violence in New York Funding and job opportunities #HandsOffIX action alert Upcoming training events, conferences, and webinars Access to NYSCASA's training archive [advanced_iframe securitykey="bb71c92844f4a4af54a95a6f9fd265bc443d9acb" src="https://myemail.constantcontact.com/NYSCASA-Monthly-Digest---January-2019.html?soid=1101819944657&aid=pSNw-hz6crU" width="100%" height="1800"]...
On December 21, 2018, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation to establish a sexual assault survivors' bill of rights, for the purposes of informing survivors of their rights under state law and ensuring that survivors receive the information needed to navigate the medical and criminal legal...
Strong Oak Lefebvre, LICSW (Visioning B.E.A.R. Circle Intertribal Coalition Inc.), will examine methods of evaluating culturally relevant prevention efforts by presenting work conducted to evaluate an indigenous violence prevention curriculum. ...
Strong Oak Lefebvre, LICSW (Visioning B.E.A.R. Circle Intertribal Coalition Inc.), will present an overview of the Walking in Balance with All Our Relations violence prevention curriculum. ...
Join NYSCASA for our upcoming webinar on December 18 2018, in which Teresa M. Stafford from the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center will discuss the historical sexual assault of Women of Color and its implications for how society responds to Women of Color survivors today....
On December 13, 2018, join NYSCASA and End Rape On Campus (EROC) for a webinar on the Department of Education's new proposed Title IX regulations and the accompanying notice-and-comment period for public feedback....
For Immediate Release: November 16, 2018 Contact: Chelsea R. Miller, Communications Director, cmiller@nyscasa.org New Proposed Title IX Rules Will Discourage Survivors from Reporting Sexual Violence and Limit Equitable Access to Education Albany, NY — The Department of Education has proposed new regulations governing campus sexual violence allegations that...
On December 5, 2018, join NYSCASA and Leah Green from the Resource Sharing Project for a webinar where we will have honest discussions about vicarious trauma and burnout and learn about organizationally and individually supported self-care....