Elisabeth Olds, the SAVRAA Independent Expert Consultant responsible for monitoring compliance with the Sexual Assault Victims’ Rights Amendment Act of 2014 and making recommendations for improvements, would like to hear from as many survivors as possible who experienced a sexual assault in the District of Columbia after January 1, 2014. The goals of her interviews […]
If you’re plugged into the Washington, D.C., art scene, you may have seen Kelly Towles’ work in exhibitions at the David Adamson Gallery. But it doesn’t take an art enthusiast to catch a glimpse of his murals around town at places like U Street Music Hall, Toki Underground, DC Brau and Graffiato. Towles has […]
This past year, Collective Action for Safe Spaces (CASS) helped form the Survivors Campaign (DC JSC), a grassroots coalition working to increase and codify the rights of and improve services for survivors of sexual assault in the District of Columbia. The DC JSC saw a huge success in its first campaign to pass the Sexual Assault Victims’ Rights Amendment […]
In December, survivors, advocates, and organizations (including many of you!) joined together at a public hearing to tell DC Council, in no uncertain terms, that our community wants justice for sexual assault survivors. The DC Council Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety hearing regarding the Sexual Assault Victims’ Rights Amendment Act (SAVRAA) of 2013 was a […]
6:00-7:30pm, Thursday, November 21st National Women’s Law Center 11 Dupont Circle, NW, #800, Washington, DC 20036 (Located between P St. and New Hampshire Ave. on the north side of the circle) Attendees will learn more about Sexual Assault Victims’ Rights Amendment Act of 2013 (SAVRAA) and legislative work to support survivors in DC, including current challenges, potential improvements to the bill and ways to get […]