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Upcoming Events
November 2022
Sexual Violence in the Lives of Indigenous People with Disabilities
Regional Victim Assistance Training
Webinar
Nearly 3 million people in the United States identify as “American Indian or Alaskan Native” (2010 U.S. Census). Due to systemic and historical oppression, individuals within these communities experience high rates of sexual assault and have high rates of disability. Indigenous survivors of sexual assault who also have a disability encounter unique barriers in their healing journey. During this webinar, Olga Trujillo of Activating Change will be joined by Nicole Matthews of the Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition to…
December 2022
2022 Oregon State Victim Assistance Advanced Academy (SVAA)
Conference
In-person
Regional Victim Assistance Training
The National Crime Victim Law Institute is excited to announce that the 2022 Oregon Advanced Victim Assistance Academy, "Protecting Child-Victims' Rights in Criminal Justice," will be held in-person on December 5, 2022, in Portland, Oregon! Oregon law affords child-victims participatory rights in the criminal and juvenile justice systems. Ensuring that these rights are meaningful starts with understanding that children process information and communicate differently than adults. It is critical for attorneys and advocates who interact with child-victims to understand these differences…