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WCASA is Wisconsin's only state-wide coalition dedicated to ending sexual violence.

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        Our Mission

        The Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault creates the social change necessary to end sexual violence. 


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        Policy & Law

        WI State Legislation

        The Wisconsin Legislatureexternal link is now in session.

        In preparation for the State Budget cycle, WCASA hosted a series of informational webinars about the legislative process, now available as podcasts... Read more....

         

        WCASA is calling upon all of its members to let Governor Walker know, ahead of the release of his executive budget, that we need increased funding for sexual assault services; read the full Action Alert PDF: portable document format

         

        January 2013: WCASA has just released our Legislative Agenda for the 2013-2014 Session PDF: portable document format

         

        Resources 

        WCASA Guide to Non-Profit Advocacy in Wisconsin 2011 PDF portable document format 

        Who Represents Me in WI?external link

        How a Bill Becomes Law?PDF portable document format 

         

        Politics & Policy News Sources:

        www.wispolitics.comexternal link

        www.thewheelerreport.comexternal link

          

        Budget Advocacy:

        WCASA SA Funding Talking Points PDF: portable document format

        Budget ProcessPDF portable document format (WI Council on Children & Families fact-sheet)

        Wisconsin Budget Projectexternal link

        Joint Finance CommitteePDF portable document format 

         

        Past Legislative Sessions

        Read the WCASA Summary of New Sexual Assault-Related Laws Created During the 2011-2012 Legislative Session 

        WCASA press release about legislative action during 2011-2012 session PDF: portable document format

        WCASA's 2011–2012 Legislative Agenda PDF: portable document format

        Read WCASA's review of the 2009-2010 legislative session PDF: portable document format.

        Upcoming Events

        WCASA's Newsletter - for news and upcoming events – May 1, 2013 issue is now available!

         

        Currently Open

        6/10-14: SANE Pediatrics Plus Seminar, Green Bay

        ♦ 6/20: Paths to Healing (conference on child sexual abuse survival), Madison

         

        Save the Date

        7/17-18: Northern Training, Lac du Flambeau

        11/5-6: Transform the Conversation: Explore, Expand & Create (WCADV, WCASA, AIAA), Wisconsin Dells

             (see Save the Date)

         

        2013 Training & Events Calendar PDF: portable document format

         


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        WCASA Blog

        Just browsing around…

        The more information becomes available online, the more hours of our days we will spend using a web browser. Most people don’t pay too much attention to their browser – after all, it’s the content it serves up, the web pages you’re visiting, that are the important part, right? True. Still, there are ways that [...]

        Of NOte:

        2013-02: Governor and Attorney General Seek to Fund Sexual Assault Services with General Purpose Revenue for First Time Ever.

        2013-01: Sexual Assault Law Enforcement Trainer Ray Maida on EVAWI Website:

        Ray Maida on EVAWI Website

        New Research:
        Strengths and Silences: The Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Students in Rural and Small Town Schools (report by GLSEN; link to press release on their site; study can be downloaded as PDF from linked page)


        Resource highlights – some items that have been updated:

        For more, see our Resources pages.