The VOCA Fix legislation was introduced in Congress yesterday. This critical legislation will prevent devastating cuts to federal funding for victim service programs through the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA). Please see below for more information from NAESV. Please join WCASA by taking the following actions today: Contact Senator Baldwin and thank her for hear leadership… Read more »
Wisconsin Legislation Takes Multiple Steps Towards Sexual Assault Kit Reform
For Immediate Release: February 22, 2021 Contact: Olivia Hall, o.hall@joyfulheartfoundation.org or Ian Henderson, ianh@wcasa.org With the opening of the Wisconsin legislative session, lawmakers have introduced multiple bills that would enact sweeping sexual assault kit reform throughout the state. Two bills introduced, S.B. 71 and S.B. 94, would improve how rape kits are handled in the state and establish a… Read more »
WCASA Statement on District Attorney’s Decision in Jacob Blake Shooting
WCASA is extremely disappointed in the decision by Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley to not issue criminal charges against Officer Rusten Sheskey. This is sadly yet another example of how the justice system not only fails but also causes harm to Black people in this country. As a result, Black sexual violence survivors face… Read more »
Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault (WCASA) & End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin (End Abuse) Release Joint Statement in Support of Embrace, Black Lives Matter
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 23, 2020 In July, the Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault (WCASA) and End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin (EA) shared the “Moment of Truth” letter, a commitment from coalitions across the country in the wake of the Minneapolis law enforcement murder of George Floyd. We indicated that the letter would serve as a guiding document for… Read more »
Tell Senators Johnson and Baldwin: Vote No on Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett
October 21, 2020 — The Senate is scheduled to take a vote on the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court next week. We have grave concerns about Judge Barrett’s nomination based upon her extreme views on areas of the law on which sexual assault survivors depend. In a 2018 ruling, Judge… Read more »
AG Kaul Announces Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Task Force Membership
WI Department of Justice, 10/15/20
Tell Senators Johnson and Baldwin: No Action on Supreme Court Justice Until After the Inauguration
October 8, 2020 — The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett next week. We have grave concerns about Judge Barrett’s nomination based upon her extreme views on areas of the law on which sexual assault survivors depend. Furthermore, the COVID-19 pandemic is worsening dramatically… Read more »
Contact Your Legislator to Demand Immediate Action to Reform Policing in Wisconsin
September 1, 2020 — Yesterday, leadership in the Legislature convened and adjourned without taking any action in response to Governor Evers calling a special session. The legislation included in the special session would address police violence and increase investment in communities affected by violent crime rather than increased funding for law enforcement. You can read… Read more »
AG Kaul & WCASA Promote Sexual Assault Service Providers in Rural Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Justice, 8/19/20
WCASA & End Domestic Abuse WI Issue Joint Statement and Moment of Truth National Statement
July 14, 2020 — WCASA and End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin stand with dozens of other coalitions across the country in issuing a moment of truth national statement. From the statement: “This is a moment of reckoning. The murder of George Floyd broke the collective heart of this country, and now, finally, millions of people are… Read more »