Unity House of Troy is hosting it's Third Annual Domestic Violence Awareness Conference. The conference will take place virtually in a series every Thursday morning from 10-12 in the month of October. The focus areas of this year's conference series are: Animal Welfare and Domestic Violence (October...
Rensselaer County SART will be hosting a FREE Virtual 3-day Training on Motivational Interviewing for Sexual Assault Victims and Survivors. The training will be held October 6th, 7th, and 8th, from 9a-12p each day. Please see the attachment for the overview of the training and the agenda...
With the first female governor in the history of New York State, we have the opportunity to make substantive change. But this can only happen with the participation of men who are willing to take on transforming culture and stand up as allies for women...
Does your NYS-based student group work to end sexual violence in your college/university campus and surrounding community? Join NYSCASA's Student Activist Network Against Sexual Assault! The initiative will develop a statewide network of strong student activists leading efforts to increase campus engagement in genuinely and meaningfully...
Please join the Crime Victims Treatment Center (CVTC) for a regional gathering for New York City Rape Crisis programs, sexual assault prevention providers, state agencies, or anyone providing services to sexual assault survivors. CVTC will be offering a space to come together on Thursday, September 9, from...
Participants will: a) distinguish healthy behaviors from boundary violations and pre-offending behaviors; b) practice directly addressing concerning behaviors. Individuals and communities have a strong desire to prevent child sexual abuse. However, they often face barriers to protecting children, including having relationships with those exhibiting concerning...
This year’s legislative session ended in early June with several important pieces of legislation passed by both the Assembly and Senate. Several have already been signed into law. The others will have to be signed into law or vetoed by the Governor by the end...
Join Mirror Memoirs and IMPACT International for a free, public panel discussion exploring the question: What constitutes "self-defense" for Black transgender survivors of sexual violence? Our panelists include: Wriply Bennet, Co-Founder of THORN; edxi betts, multi-media insurrectionary artist; and Ky Peterson, Co-Founder + Executive Director...
The Rape Culture Intervention Toolkit was inspired by Mia Mingus's quote "death by a thousand little cuts" — a reference to the way that we do a terrible job of responding to the kind of lower-level harm that often leads to an accumulation of unchecked trauma. The...
Join us at this 45-minute interactive presentation where you will learn about the Crime Victims Legal Network, the resources and content on NY Crime Victims Legal Help, and how the site can assist victims of crime and those who work with them. You will have...