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26 Dec A step in the right direction: Cuomo signs law establishing a “bill of rights” for survivors of sexual assault

Posted at 15:11h in news

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...

26 Nov Culturally Relevant Evaluation of Sexual Violence Prevention Initiatives

Posted at 20:57h in Events, news, Webinars

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. ...

26 Nov Walking in Balance with All Our Relations

Posted at 20:51h in Events, news, Webinars

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. ...

20 Nov Our Story, Our Truth: Women of Color Sexual Assault Survivorship

Posted at 14:08h in Events, news, Webinars

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....

20 Nov Noticing-and-Commenting on Title IX: A Webinar with End Rape On Campus

Posted at 13:51h in Events, news, Webinars

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....

16 Nov Statement on New Proposed Title IX Regulations

Posted at 18:38h in news, Statements

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...

12 Nov What Does Self-Care Look Like in 2019?

Posted at 19:59h in Events, news, Webinars

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....

12 Nov Creating Resilience from ACEs to Joyful Advocacy!

Posted at 19:11h in Events, In-Person Training, news

Presented by Building Connections: The Sexual Assault and Mental Health Project

Thursday, December 6, 2018, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany, 405 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12206 Registration required: Register here by December 1, 2018. Fee: $40*

04 May REGISTER NOW: Creating Partnerships and Policy for Healing & Prevention 5/22-5/23

Posted at 00:08h in news

The New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NYSCASA) with support from the Center for Women in Government and Civil Society, invites rape crisis counselors, violence prevention advocates and educators, and community partners to join each other for a 1.5 day interactive training and discussion,...

28 Sep Statement in support of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria

Posted at 16:56h in news

In the wake of the devastation and destruction wrought by Hurricane Maria, the New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault is concerned about the safety, health, and dignity of our familia on the island of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. In particular, it is...

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