The fight to end sexual violence in the United States has always also required a concurrent fight against racism.  Prejudice and discrimination on the basis of both sex and race are woven together in the issue of sexual violence, and so we cannot effectively combat one without combatting the other.  As the nation grapples with […]

This webinar, intended for rape crisis centers, provides tools to initiate a partnership with their local jail with the ultimate goal of developing an MOU and setting up a reliable and sustainable victim services program for survivors behind bars. It is designed for advocates and agencies who are developing a new MOU or negotiating improvements […]

As we enter the month of February, there are few better topics to address the intersections of Black History Month and Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month than culturally specific Bystander Intervention.

In the past, the anti-violence movement has done a disservice by treating our work to end racialized violence and sexual/intimate partner violence […]

Read the report UC Speaks Up: An Assessment of the Climate for Sexual Violence Prevention, Education, and Response on Three University of California Campuses HERE.
 
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https://www.youtube.com/embed/oezfpM0IzKU

 
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For colleges and universities to effectively address and prevent sexual violence, collaboration with community resources, including local rape crisis centers, is essential. This web […]

The California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA) and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) are pleased to offer this special training to support local community based organizations in their sexual violence prevention efforts. The focus of this training is for those organizations working in the middle school setting. There is no registration cost to […]

On Tuesday August 27, 2013 Alexis Marbach from the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence led a training for California RPE grantees. The training, entitled “Logic Models for Prevention Programming II” explored the basics of creating logic models for prevention programming. The materials from that training can be found here:

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The Bystander Mixtape to Prevent Systemic and Intercommunal Violence: Grounding Our work in Empathy, Reconciliation and Racial Justice Activism
January 19th & 21st 2021
 
Recordings
Mini-Series Part One – January 18, 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=oIDxcVySXTc&feature=emb_logo

 
Mini-Series Part Two – January 21, 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQtFgF9ndIs&feature=emb_logo

 
Description
This training will address utilizing an anti-oppression […]

Podcasting for Social Change: Five Steps for Creating Podcasts to Prevent Sexual Violence
December 16th 2020
 
Recording
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzvnQqpF1Iw&feature=emb_logo

 
Description
Podcasting has become an increasingly popular way to receive information, education about social justice issues, and mobilize communities. Participants will learn the basics for making a podcast – from honing the idea in […]

Talking About the Past to Change the Future; Engaging Communities and Preventing Intergenerational Cycles of Abuse Through Storytelling
December 14, 2020
 
Recording
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtK9VzGgFG0&feature=emb_logo

 
Description
Storytelling and film are an indispensable part of our lives that have a reflective and cathartic effect on their audiences. They have the power to strengthen our ability to […]