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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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        sexual assault victim advocacy school (SAvas)

        upcoming trainings & seminars

         

        May 6-10, 2013

        Sexual Assault Victim Advocacy School

        Potawatomi Casino, Wabeno, WI

        This school addresses the needs of being a victim advocate - whether working the crisis line, providing medical or legal advocacy, working with a community coordinated response team or more. Participants will have the opportunity to practice skills necessary to prove comprehensive advocacy for victims. New sexual assault advocates, domestic violence victim advocates, and other professionals who want to learn more information about sexual violence are encouraged to attend.

        Registration not yet open. Stay tuned, registration will be available February 2013.

         

        Also stay tuned for information on:

        November 11-15, 2013: Location TBA, Madison

         

        If you have questions, please contact Technology & Events Coordinator, Peter Fiala at peterf@wcasa.org or (608) 284-5494.

         

        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…

        May 7th, 2013

        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.