December 10, 2019 — The report released yesterday by National Guard Bureau’s Office Of Complex Investigations (OCI) indicated the Wisconsin National Guard’s programs and systems for handling sexual assault and… Read more »
Author: Mark Skowron
WCASA Welcomes Diverse & Resilient as a New Member
November 11, 2019 — Diverse & Resilient’s Room to Be Safe Anti-Violence Program is a statewide initiative first designed to address Intimate Partner Violence in the LGBTQ community but quickly expanded to… Read more »
Wisconsin AG Josh Kaul: Remainder of backlogged rape kit testing completed
Wisconsin State Journal, 11/21/19
Hold a Hearing on Missing and Murdered Tribal Women Task Force Legislation, AB 548/SB 493
November 18, 2019 — AB 548/SB 493 was introduced with bipartisan support in October. The next step is advocating for the Assembly Committee on State Affairs and the Senate Committee… Read more »
Hold a Hearing on Sexual Assault Kit Tracking Legislation, AB 358
November 4, 2019 — AB 358 was introduced with broad bipartisan support in August. On October 8, the Senate passed this legislation unanimously. The next step is advocating for the… Read more »
Vote in caucus to take up Safe Harbor Bill (AB 41) on the Assembly floor
October 29, 2019 — For the past several legislative sessions, WCASA and other organizations have supported legislation which would recognize sex-trafficked children as victims by removing the ability to prosecute… Read more »
Bill supported to address missing and murdered indigenous women
Spooner Advocate, 9/29/19
Wisconsin legislators introduce bill to stop exploitation of indigenous women
Duluth News Tribune, 9/19/19
Advocates Applaud Bill to Confront Violence Against Native Women
September 18, 2019 — Lac du Flambeau — Today, Rep. Beth Meyers, Rep. Amanda Stuck, Sen. Janet Bewley, and advocates gathered on the land of the Lac Du Flambeau Band of… Read more »
‘Your body is a crime scene’: Survivor works to help prevent future rape kit backlogs
WTMJ-TV Milwaukee, 8/14/19