Annual “Bringing Respect & Honor To Victims” Candlelight Vigil and Awards Ceremony

The Alliance for Victims’ Rights’ annual “Bringing Respect & Honor To Victims” Candlelight Vigil will be held April 25, 2012! Be on the lookout for your invitations and in the meantime, take a moment to acknowledge those around you who are doing impressive, victim-centered work! Have you seen kind and compassionate behavior from a colleague that made a victim’s life easier? Is there a team that works hard to increase access to services and deliver justice to victims? Maybe there’s a local business who routinely supports your work with victims-AVR needs to know about them!
Attached you’ll find the 2012 Nomination Ballot (you will also need to write something so the award selection committee knows why the nominee deserves the award) and the award descriptions. Please be sure to nominate by March 23rd.

 

AVR Nomination Ballot 2012

Award Info 2012

 

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AVR is on Posterous!

Our weekly updates will be posted on Thursdays at this address:

allianceforvictimsrights.posterous.com

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teens can learn how to respond to pressure and control in relationships with That’s Not Cool!

 

Teens can now create talking avatar videos to respond to pressure and control in relationships!

 

 

That’s Not Cool, a Futures Without Violence (formerly Family Violence Prevention Fund) public education initiative, has launched a NEW speaking avatar tool that lets teens “Have Your Say” about dating abuse.

 

Use this new avatar tool in your work with youth! Share ThatsNotCool.com and encourage your teens to create their own unique animated videos.

 

Using text-to-speech technology, this new online application is a creative way for teens to talk about what’s okay, or not okay, in their relationships. Users create a character reflecting their unique response to nude pic pressure and from now until August 31st, teens have a chance to get a That’s Not Cool t-shirt if they create and post a talking avatar video that addresses how they feel about pressuring or being pressured.

 

Use That’s Not Cool in your outreach to youth to create a dialogue about pressure and control to help teens navigate new technologies, avoid dating abuse, and foster healthy relationships.

 

Email us to let us know how you’re using That’s Not Cool in your community. We’re here to help and share ideas from across the country!

 

Best of luck with all your work to prevent teen dating violence in your community,

 

-the That’s Not Cool Team

www.ThatsNotCool.com

 

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Governor’s Point of Light Awards Deadline Extended!

governor’s point of light awards

Nomination packets available at http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qyx94scab&et=1106803503210&s=1333&e=001hE9POuBivuk_6P5gpJfnQ6Wgpw0ysg0iwLsnWLzBq-zCHp4dwrYhyVZjUpnUKf9XJzb83DkyoHM6a-msSseBPzv8tM-1_2sNfw2vzBLfVStDJbmpIb2bmf3YkPAdtGw5VsSK-OzIVKAnz5-ZsZK0pO1v43jQXSfdDDg5BwC8ZieJjkOoL9qMxTRIzsEqJjIC

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Nevada Social Justice Unconference/Social Justice Super Hero Award

Press Release for 2011 Social Justice Superhero Award

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Kristine Nagy-Johnson Award

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This is a reminder that the Kristine Nagy-Johnson Award nominations are due in one week on July 27, 2011.

 

This year the ceremony will be held at the Governor’s Mansion on August 25, 2011.  Please submit a nomination and feel free to pass this information on to anyone agency I might have missed or individual that you think would like to nominate someone.  

 

REMEMBER: Applications will not be accepted without a nomination letter.

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Rape Agression Defense class coming in August! see below!

August 2011 RAD Flyer

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Charming Charlie Event

If you love accessories and/or Charming Charlie at the Summit Sierra Mall in South Reno, join Alliance for Victims’ Rights THIS SUNDAY from 6-8pm for our private shopping event. We’ll have all sorts of goodies (even wine :) ) & you’ll be contributing to a super great cause that helps people memorialize their loved ones at the Sparks Marina.

 

Charming Charlie STD 6-11

 

 

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Sexual Violence Prevention Network Webinar


Sexual Violence Prevention Network (SVPN) Live Webstream: “Demand the Change, Change of Heart”, May 13, 2011 (register now)

Sexual Violence Prevention Network

Demand the Change, Change of Heart

Friday, May 13, 2011

This SVPN presentation will provide participants an opportunity to learn more about

Demand the Change, Change of Heart.

This is a MNCASA prevention initiative designed to mobilize communities and engage broader audiences in actions they can take to make social change. Through previous roundtables and the MN Summit to Prevent Sexual Violence, MNCASA learned the importance of having an answer to the often asked question of “What is the IT?  What is it that I/we can do to prevent sexual violence?”

While there is not one simple action nor answer to such questions, people, organizations and communities are able to Demand the Change when they see and hear practices they find offensive or believe feed the demand to treat children, young people and women as sexual objects or commodities that they are entitled to abuse, exploit and violate whether for individual or commercial gain.

Learn about how you can use this campaign and also use the power of stories to focus on solutions and successful action.

Hear more Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) efforts related to this initiative and other tools available to help you advance your prevention efforts.

Presenters:

Cordelia Anderson, M.A., Facilitator, Trainer, Consultant, Sensibilities, Inc.

www.cordeliaanderson.com

Lindsay Gullingsrud, Sexual Violence Prevention Coordinator

Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault

www.mncasa.org

Friday, May 13, 2011, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED for live webstream, link to:

Register: https://survey.vovici.com/se.ashx?s=56206EE354A18ECD

 

REGISTRATION DEADLINE:

Friday, April 29, 2011

Questions? Contact doug.palmer@state.mn.us

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Strengthening Military-Civilian Community Partnerships to Respond to Sexual Assault

OVC 2011 Trainings for Victim Service Providers
Strengthening Military-Civilian Community Partnerships to Respond to Sexual Assault
This FREE training, offered 3 times in May, is designed for community-based victim service providers, health and medical personnel, law enforcement, and allied professionals. You will develop an understanding of military life and how to work within the military structure to better serve military victims of sexual assault.
This interactive 2-day training addresses:
  • Differences between civilian and military cultures.
  • Military response to sexual assaults.
  • Confidentiality and reporting options.
  • Unique issues for sexual assault victims in the military.
  • The military justice process.
  • Collaborating with the military in cases of sexual assault.
WHEN & WHERE
May 10-11, 2011, San Antonio, TX
May 16-17, 2011, San Diego, CA
May 19-20, 2011, Charlotte, NC
Training Registration Fee
FREE!
Attire
Business Casual
RSVP Dates
San Antonio, TX – May 9, 2011
San Diego, CA – May 15, 2011
Charlotte, NC – May 18, 2011
To register or learn more about these training offerings please visit the OVC TTAC Web site.

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www.ovcttac.gov/trainingschedule

Putting Victims First
OVC shares your mission and has a wide range of resources to help you accomplish it.
Visit the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) online to register
for services or to find out more.
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