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01 Jul 2021 National Sexual Assault Conference

Posted at 17:17h in news

ValorUS (formerly CALCASA) is proud to host the 2021 National Sexual Assault Conference (NSAC) as a virtual conference. The National Sexual Assault Conference is a three-day conference providing advanced training opportunities for activists, advocates and other professionals working to prevent sexual violence, provide critical intervention services...

17 Jun Mind-Mapping with Seven Dancers Coalition (Day 2)

Posted at 21:01h in news

DESCRIPTION In this two-part workshop series, Harvey Herne will lead participants through mind-mapping activities that demonstrate the impacts of colonization and historical trauma in our selves, relationships, and communities, with a specific focus on Haudenosaunee communities. Participants will learn about self-accountability and self-healing strategies. This is...

17 Jun NYSCASA Honors Juneteenth 2021

Posted at 12:00h in news

On June 19, 1865, Union troops arrived in Galveston, TX, to announce the end of the American Civil War and to free the last enslaved people in the US, two years after Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. Although slavery wouldn't legally end in all...

14 Jun Building Connections ❤Hearts & Arts❤ Virtual Meeting

Posted at 21:49h in Events, news

NYS-based victim services staff/volunteers/survivors and other folks working with survivors are invited to participate in this peer sharing and learning collaborative focused on expressive arts for trauma informed wellness, preventing and addressing vicarious trauma and sharing vital practices. These informal conversations will be facilitated by...

14 Jun Mind-Mapping with Seven Dancers Coalition (Day 1)

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14 Jun NYSCASA Monthly Digest – June 2021

Posted at 18:43h in news

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14 Jun NYSCASA Responds to NYS Assembly’s Failure to Pass Adult Survivors Act

Posted at 13:42h in news, Statements

"We are extremely disappointed that the Adult Survivors Act was not brought to the floor for a vote in the New York State Assembly. With a unanimous vote to pass this bill in the New York State Senate and support from many Assembly members including...

10 Jun NYSCASA Comment Submitted to the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights Regarding Title IX

Posted at 20:55h in news, Statements

On June 10, 2021, NYSCASA submitted the following comment to the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights in advance of OCR's virtual public hearing to gather information for the purpose of improving enforcement of Title IX. Click here to access the text as a...

01 Jun 2020 Annual Report

Posted at 01:43h in Annual Report, news

NYSCASA’s 2020 Annual Report, which outlines our activities during 2020, is available! Many thanks and kudos to our donors, members, board members, and staff. Click here to download the 2020 Annual Report. ...

NYSCASA honors LGBTQIA2S survivors of sexual violence. We see you, we hear you, and we stand with you.

31 May NYSCASA Honors Pride Month

Posted at 21:00h in news, Statements

This LGBTQ Pride Month marks 52 years since the June 28, 1969, uprising at the Stonewall Inn, when patrons and neighborhood residents resisted harassment and abuse during a police raid on the Greenwich Village gay bar. The Stonewall Inn acted as a de facto community center...