By: Vanessa Willard, OCADSV Database Project Coordinator We have crossed the finish line! We have reached totality! The Maple Leaf has landed! (Osnium is based in Canada) As of December 14th, 2018, I am writing to inform you that our database has is ready to roll out. The customizations have been edited, tested, and mapped … Read more
Starting on November 27th, buy paper doves at any Jacksons Food Stores location to support the Oregon Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence. Proceeds from the Give the Gift of Peace Campaign benefit our public policy and legislative efforts to increase and improve services for domestic violence survivors.
Domestic Violence Awareness Month might be officially over, but domestic violence is a major issue in our communities all year long. Here are five things anyone and everyone can do to help: 5. Learn about the issues and warning signs The National Domestic Violence Hotline has an excellent list of warning signs to watch out … Read more
By: Tegan Stuart, OCADSV Intern (summer 2018) Social isolation and lack of independence are major risk factors for victims of domestic violence. While persons living with physical disabilities are subject to traditional forms of domestic violence they are also often subject to other forms of abuse such as neglect, withholding of necessities, and elevated physical … Read more
By Trisha Elizarde-Miller, OCADSV Executive Administrative Assistant and Yoga Instructor In times of stress, it is easy to retreat into what we know is comfortable or what is habitual. When we are not stressed and are asked the question, “How do you handle stress?” it is easy to come up with practices that you want … Read more
By: Marsela Rojas-Salas, El Programa Hispano Católico – Project UNICA (fmr.) As an organization, Proyecto UNICA believes that prevention against sexual assault and anti-oppression work should begin at a young age to re-imagine a world without violence. However, often times the voices of youth of color become marginalized and misrepresented in the mainstream anti-violence movement. Proyecto … Read more
Written Testimony of Ebony Tucker, Advocacy Director National Alliance to End Sexual Violence Senate Judiciary Committee September 27, 2018 To Chairman Grassley, Ranking Member Feinstein, and committee members: I’m Ebony Tucker, representing the The National Alliance to End Sexual Violence (NAESV), the voice in Washington for the 56 state and … Read more
This statement was published in the November 6, 2018 Oregon Voters’ Pamphlet. The text is reformatted below for legibility. Argument in Opposition Preserving Oregon’s anti-racial profiling law is a matter of public safety, and it is essential for crime survivors’ protection, safety, and healing. That is why crime survivor advocates are voting No on Measure … Read more
Dear Coalition member programs, community partners, and supporters: As an organization, the Oregon Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence recognizes that oppression is a root cause of sexual and domestic violence. As such, actively engaging in anti-oppression work is vital to ending sexual and domestic violence. These principles are at the core of our organization’s mission … Read more
Forwarded from the National Alliance to End Sexual Violence (NAESV): We are calling on you today to help us ensure that the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) gets reauthorized, with all of the new critical proposals that are included in the current reauthorization bill: housing protections, protection from abusers with guns, justice for survivors on … Read more