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...
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. ...
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...
Please join the NYSCASA Staff and Board of Directors for our 2021 Annual Meeting, to be held virtually on Thursday, June 10, at 3:00 PM ET. Preliminary Agenda: Opening/introductions Mindfulness activity Business meeting, including voting results and committee updates Presentations on vicarious trauma, self-care, and therapy modalities Wrap-up/closing Logistics: This event will be...
Re-envisioning How We End Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence, a virtual panel event hosted by the Office of NYS Attorney General Letitia James and PowHer™ New York, will explore how the criminal justice system does not meet the needs of some survivors, particularly those of...
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Join Spring Up during June–July 2021 for an online course on Transformative Justice. Learn more about everyday transformative justice tools, the roots of this philosophy and praxis, and build community around abolitionist, consensual, and liberatory ways of being. This six-module course has been designed and developed...
For Immediate Release: April 30, 2021 Contact: NYSCASA Staff, info@nyscasa.org Click here to access this statement as a PDF. NYSCASA Condemns Albany Police Department’s Violent Response to South Station Protest on April 22, 2021 The New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NYSCASA) is committed to ending not only...
ZOOM RECORDING: Click here to access a recording of the press conference. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 22, 2021 CONTACT: Teana Taylor (taylorteana@gmail.com; 518-847-5497); Jared Chausow (jchausow@gmail.com; 650-814-0565) During National Crime Victims Rights Week, Crime Victims, Survivor Advocates, Formerly Incarcerated Advocates, and Legislators from across NY State Hold Virtual...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 22, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: Ben Schaefer, media@nyclu.org, 212-607-3372 NY Advocates, Lawmakers Lobby for Comprehensive Sex Education NEW YORK - Today advocates for sexual and intimate partner violence prevention, LGBTQI rights, and reproductive health; lawmakers; students; educators; and parents gathered for a digital rally in support of a bill...