Due to ongoing restrictions in response to COVID-19, WCASA will be offering its Sexual Assault Victim Advocacy School (SAVAS) online. The training will last Monday through Thursday February 7 - 10, 14-17, 21-24. These live sessions will last 2.5 hours each day and will not be recorded. On Friday, February 25, WI Office of Crime... Read more »
This webinar will focus on how survivors can engage with the movement to end sexual violence, with a specific focus on policy change. From working with local sexual assault service providers to participating in state level legislative advocacy, this webinar will provide practical strategies for survivors to use their voices to impact policy change. Register:... Read more »
Includes an overview of youth homelessness; how trauma and abuse impact youth homelessness; what communities can do to help youth homelessness; how Project 16:49 began, the programs & services, structure, lessons learned along the way.
This webinar will explore the signs and impact of professional burn-out, compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma -- three experiences that are unfortunately quite common in the field of sexual violence. Intended for both advocates and preventionists, the webinar will discuss methods for coping with these experiences and how “self-care” can go beyond material goods or... Read more »
In partnership with Embrace for Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire - Barron County (UWEC-BC) will be hosting the first annual “What Were You Wearing?” Survivor Art Exhibit in Rice Lake. This self-guided exhibit features survivor stories and visual depictions of what each person was wearing when they were sexually assaulted,... Read more »
The race is on to end sexual violence & harassment in our communities and online spaces! You can run, walk, bike, hike, row, skate, etc your 6.2miles. You get to choose how to do your miles: you can get outside and enjoy some fresh air with a walk, jog, bike ride, etc. or stay inside... Read more »
ASTOP will be partnering with BlueDoor Coffee for the month of April. Saturday April 2, from 11-2 we will have staff at BlueDoor answering any questions and teaching the community about ASTOP and its resources.
-Sexual Assault Survivor Art Installation- April 4th -8th Because what you’re wearing isn’t an invitation to harassment or assault. What Were You Wearing is a SAAM exhibit recreating the stories of those that have survived being sexually assaulted. These stories are displayed along side an interpretation of the clothes the victims were wearing.
