Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence

Putting Conversation into Practice: Invisible Injuries
2021-07-21 15:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York)
Invisible Injuries: Violence, Brain Injuries, Health Disparities and Health Justice
Join peers within anti-violence fields across Ohio in the Putting Conversation Into Practice series as we work together to learn about and practice anti-racism. While we recognize white communities have the most work to do, all participants are welcome and facilitators will center BIPOC voices present.
Invisible Injuries: Violence, Brain Injuries, Health Disparities and Health Justice This session will discuss structural barriers to health care and highlight how Ohio’s work to better understand brain injury caused by interpersonal violence led us to what we believe is a leading contributor to health disparities–brain injury. As a group we will discuss the ways in which racism and sexism intersect in the healthcare system, specifically for survivors who experience brain injury.
Automatic English Captions provided; Additional Accessibility Requests are welcome via registration, hosted via Zoom. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

2021 Annual Conference
2021-06-21 - 2021-06-24 | Online
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Putting Conversation into Practice: Intent vs Impact
2021-06-16 15:00 - 16:30
Putting Conversation Into Practice: Intent vs Impact
Join peers within anti-violence fields across Ohio in the Putting Conversation Into Practice series as we work together to learn about and practice anti-racism. While we recognize white communities have the most work to do, all participants are welcome and facilitators will center BIPOC voices present.
Automatic English Captions provided; Additional Accessibility Requests are welcome via registration, hosted via Zoom. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

June Webinar: Digital Accessibility for Rape Crisis Centers
2021-06-09 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
MEMBERS ONLY

JUNE MONTHLY WEBINAR: ACCESSIBILITY MATTERS:
HOW TO ENSURE YOUR WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA ARE MORE INCLUSIVE
In an increasingly virtual world, it is vital that we ensure the accessibility of our programs. This includes our digital resources. We invite you to come learn about best practices to increase accessibility within the context of social media and website design and development for Rape Crisis programs. This webinar will equip programs with tips and resources to create an accessible social media and online presence for survivors. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

June First Friday Legislative Update
2021-06-04 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
MEMBERS ONLY
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PUTTING CONVERSATION INTO PRACTICE
2021-05-19 15:00 - 16:30
INSPIRATION FROM ABOLITIONIST MODELS – INTERSECTIONS OF CONFRONTING WHITE SUPREMACY & ABOLITIONIST PRINCIPLES IN PRACTICE
Join peers within anti-violence fields across Ohio in the Putting Conversation Into Practice series as we work together to learn about and practice anti-racism. In this May 19th webinar, we’ll discuss systemic violence from an abolitionist framework, and we will work together to explore and envision applying these principles in Ohio. While we recognize white communities have the most work to do, all participants are welcome, and facilitators will center BIPOC voices present.
Automatic English Captions provided; Additional Accessibility Requests are welcome via registration REGISTER

Forum CPO: Filing Through Close
2021-05-13 09:00 - 2021-05-14 17:00
Ongoing Education for Attorneys & Advocates
Join us for this ongoing education for attorneys & advocates, with up to 12 hours of CLEs and CEUs available.
Thursday, May 13
Education on filing CPOs, ex parte hearings, motions, full hearing(s), findings, appeals.
Friday, May 14
Focus on practice skills with emphasis on working with survivors of trauma. REGISTRATION CLOSED

OAESV's May 2021 Monthly Member Webinar
2021-05-12 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
MEMBERS ONLY

May Monthly Webinar: Innovative Youth Led Prevention for Social Change
Preventionists will be walked through the process of helping youth analyze existing community data, create a youth driven strategic plan, implement a peer environmental scan, and develop strategies to use the data. The Teen Advisory Council of Knox County is a youth-led council that partners with New Directions, a DELTA Grantee and Knox Substance Abuse Action Team, a Drug Free Communities grantee, to focus on increasing protective factors and decreasing the risk factors associated with dating violence, drug and alcohol use, and suicide. During this session you will have an opportunity to learn how this youth-led council utilized local resources and data to engage communities and peers to create a social change.
This event is for OAESV members. Please log in with your member portal password to register.
Not a member? Learn more about how to become one. Click here to register

May First Friday Call Featuring Rep. Galonski and Rep. Miranda
2021-05-07 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
MEMBERS ONLY

May First Friday Call Featuring Rep. Galonski and Rep. Miranda
Join OAESV as we welcome Representatives Tavia Galonski and Jessica Miranda for a discussion about their bill to remove the
statute of limitations for certain sex crimes.
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OAESV Spring 2021 40-Hour Training Institute for Sexual Violence Advocates
2021-05-03 10:00 - 2021-05-07 15:30 | Online
MEMBERS ONLY
This event is for OAESV members. Please log in with your member portal password to register.
Not a member? Learn more about how to become one. LOG IN TO REGISTER

Content Areas
Criminal/Civil/Legislative
Civil Court Procedures, Criminal Court Procedures, Protection Orders, SA statutes/Codes
Sexual Assault
Advocate Response
Organizational Community Response
Anti-Oppression/Anti-Racism, Collaboration, Community Response to Sexual Assault, Discrimination and Oppression Issues, Hospital, Trauma Informed
Registration Days
April 01 – May 03, 2021
OAESV has created this training opportunity to fulfill the Core Standards’ requirement of 40 hours of introductory training for new advocates. Attendees will receive fundamental information necessary for providing effective services to sexual violence survivors in a variety of contexts, with a focus on medical & legal advocacy.
The Training Institute is intended to provide introductory skills and knowledge to sexual violence advocates who have been working in the field for two years or less, or are new to Ohio laws/procedures. Staff members from Ohio sexual violence programs / rape crisis centers, sexual assault advocates working on college campuses, or advocates who have not yet completed the required 40 hours of training are welcome. This 40-hour training consists of two 20-hour components. This spring, the 20-hour online component will take place April 6th – May 3rd and the second 20-hour component will be held in a live virtual format on May 3rd – 7th. This training is scheduled to be offered again in Fall 2021.
Accommodations Available Upon Request

Community Conversations for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Communities in Ohio
2021-04-28 18:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
Join OAESV as we explore and learn about your life experiences through community storytelling.
Participants will be receiving a $50 Visa gift card for participating in this 2.5-hour dialogue.
This will be a Zoom meeting, and language accommodations will be provided.
Topics we will explore include:

Brief Education: What is sexual violence, oppression, bias, and equity?
How does sexual violence affect your community?
What kind of community resources are needed?
How can your community heal from sexual violence with our support?

This community conversation is reserved for individuals as survivors of sexual violence who identify as Deaf, DeafBlind, Deaf with Low Vision, DeafDisabled, Late Deafened, and hard of hearing with multiple identities residing in Ohio.
Space is limited to 15 participants CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

Community Conversations for Transgender Communities
2021-04-21 18:00 - 20:00 | TBD
Join OAESV as we dive into under-resourced community storytelling.
Participants will be receiving a $50 Visa gift card for participating in this two-hour dialogue.
This community conversation is reserved for those who identify as part of transgender communities and will explore the root causes of sexual violence and how they are related to other social issues. It will also address biases, lack of equity, and radical imagination for under-resourced communities. This discussion will come from the understanding that experiences are at the base of all of the work that we do, and that it is needed now more than ever to provide equity for all survivors.
Space is limited to 15 participants CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Putting Conversation into Practice: Engaging with Emergent Strategy
2021-04-21 15:00 - 16:00 | Zoom
Join peers within anti-violence fields across Ohio in the Putting Conversation Into Practice series as we work together to learn about and practice anti-racism. While we recognize white communities have the most work to do, all participants are welcome and facilitators will center BIPOC voices present.
Automatic English Captions provided; Additional Accessibility Requests are welcome via registration

Cultivating Conversations for Prevention Staff
2021-04-21 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
We are all in this together!
Join OAESV staff and your peers to discuss the ways the current pandemic, grant cuts, and racial reckoning are affecting our work. These monthly calls are a chance for preventionists to freely share successes, concerns, and needs. This space will be a chance to connect free from the presence of funders. Bring your questions, frustrations, struggles, and ideas to this online conversation for resource-sharing and support.
Critical Conversations calls for prevention staff will be held on the third Wednesday of each month.
If you have an accessibility request please contact us in one of the following ways. Please note that if your request is received less than two weeks before the event, we may not be able to fulfill the request:

Email us at info@oaesv.org (putting “Accessibility” in the subject line is also super helpful!)
Call our resource line at 888-886-8388

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

OAESV Advocacy Day 2021
2021-04-20 09:00 - 14:00 | Online
OAESV Advocacy Day 2021 – Embrace Your Voice, Tell Your Story
Since 2013, OAESV’s Annual Advocacy Day to End Sexual Violence has provided advocates, survivors, and interested members of the public with the opportunity to express the importance of sexual violence advocacy and prevention to members of the Ohio Legislature. After the main event, the one-on-one meetings with lawmakers provide invaluable opportunities for rape crisis professionals to share insight on pending legislation and make informed requests for funding increases. It is simply the best opportunity to have our voices heard in the place where laws are made!
ASL Interpreters and English Captions will be provided. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

Don’t forget to order your SAAM Apparel!
Reminders:

Wear your Advocacy Day/SAAM Apparel
Join us for the Main Advocacy Day event 9 AM-11 AM
Legislative Meetings: If you are signed up for a meeting and need support or have questions please email ccrary@oaesv.or

Legislative Meeting Resources:

Advocacy Day Prep Webinar – Recording
Tip Sheets for Talking to Lawmakers
Helpful Data Points
9th Annual Advocacy Day Directors Preview Sheet
Factsheet HB 105 for GA 134 Erin’s Law
2021 SV Budget Briefing Packet
Factsheet HB 121 for GA 134 Spousal Exemption
Statute of Limitations Fact Sheet Updated

Speakers & Bios:

Senator Antonio, the Assistant Minority Leader, is honored to be serving her first term in the Ohio Senate after four terms in the Ohio House. She is a dedicated champion of workers’ rights, high-quality education, local governments, equal rights for women and the LGBTQ+ community, health care for all, and fighting the opioid crisis. Antonio is the Ranking Member on the Health and Transportation committees and sits on the Finance, Higher Education and Workforce, and Ways and Means committees. The first in her family to graduate from college, Antonio holds a bachelor’s degree in Education from Cleveland State University and a Master of Public Administration from the Maxine Levin College of Urban Affairs at CSU. She and her wife live in Lakewood and are the proud parents of two daughters.

Senator Matt Dolan is serving his second term in the Ohio Senate, representing Cuyahoga County – home to the largest rape crisis program in the United States. Senator Dolan is Chair of the Ohio Senate Finance Committee. Prior to joining the legislature, Senator Dolan was active in the community, where he served on several boards, including the Greater Cleveland Chapter of the American Red Cross, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, LifeAct, the Rio Grande University Board of Trustees, and Cleveland Sports Charities. He also sat on the Case Western Reserve University Advisory Committee and the Cleveland Foodbank Strategic Planning Committee. He is currently a member of the Cleveland City Club and the Cleveland Council on World Affairs.

A graduate of Cleveland Heights’ Beaumont School, Juanita Brent always knew she wanted to serve the communities she calls home. As a member of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Women’s Caucus and a
former member of the board of trustees for the Health Care Service Corporation, the largest customer-owned health insurer in the country, Brent knows how important it is to provide women and families with access to affordable, quality health care. Prior to holding elected office, Brent also worked as a field director for the Ohio Democratic Party and founded Social Society Cleveland, a nonprofit professional networking organization. She currently sits on the board of the Harvard Community Services Center’s Lee-Harvard Community Development Center and is eager to bring her experience building and organizing strong communities to Columbus.

As the first black female mayor of Toledo, State Rep. Paula Hicks Hudson has always exhibited a commitment to empowering and helping people improve their quality of life. She currently represents Ohio’s 44th House District, which includes central Toledo. Rep. Hudson’s purpose has centered on improving the quality of her community through her hard work in the public and private sectors. During her 35-year professional career, she has worked as an assistant Lucas County prosecutor, assistant public defender, and assistant state attorney general. From 1998-2002, she served as the legislative director of the Toledo City Council. Following that, she served as the director and deputy director of the Lucas County Board of Elections and chief legal counsel to the Ohio Office of Budget and Management under Governor Ted Strickland. Rep. Hudson’s commitment to community empowerment and revitalization has also led her to serve on the following boards and organizations: the NAACP, the YWCA, the Frederick Douglass Community Center, Toledo Youth Hostel, the African American Law Enforcement Agents, Lucas County Land Reutilization Corporation, and the state and national Federations of Business and Professional Women, Inc. She is also the past president of the Thurgood Marshall law Association and the Toledo Women’s Bar Association.

Congressman David Joyce has represented Ohio’s 14th Congressional District since 2012. During his third term, Congressman Joyce co-founded the Bipartisan Task Force to End Sexual Violence and continues to co-chair the Task Force today. Congressman Joyce actively supported VAWA reauthorization amid the pandemic and voted for its passage in the House on March 17.

Serving House District 31, Rep. Brigid Kelly focuses on issues impacting children and families, including investing in local schools, supporting paid sick and family leave, creating and sustaining good wages and affordable health benefits, and maintaining worker safety. In the 133rd and 134th General Assemblies, Rep. Kelly has worked with Rep. Lipps to introduce Erin’s Law, House Bill 321. One of OAESV’s top legislative priorities, Erin’s Law would require age-appropriate sexual abuse prevention education in Ohio schools. This year, Rep. Kelly introduced House Bill 55, which would allow virtual testimony, enabling increased access to participation in the legislative process.

Congressman Anthony Gonzalez represents Ohio’s 16th District. This year, he co-sponsored VOCA Fix legislation critical to sustaining Ohio sexual violence services.

State Senator Teresa Fedor is a Democratic member of the Ohio Senate, representing the 11th District. She returns to the Senate, where she previously served from 2002-2010, following eight years as the Ohio Representative for the 45th and 47th House Districts. Throughout her legislative career, Senator Fedor has championed responsive and responsible government. She brings with her both expertise and an accomplished body of legislative work focused predominantly on education, health care, and human trafficking where she is considered the state’s preeminent legislative voice in the fight to combat it. A proud veteran of the U.S. Air Force and Ohio Air National Guard, Senator Fedor spent 18 years in the classroom at Toledo Public Schools before first pursuing elected office in 2000 (Ohio House of Representatives, 52nd District). She received her Bachelor’s of Science (B.S.) in Education from the University of Toledo.

Monika Johnson Hostler is a founding Managing Partner of RALIANCE. She has served as the Executive Director of the North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NCCASA) since 2003. In addition to working on behalf of 90 rape crisis centers in North Carolina, Monika is a pivotal asset to the national sexual assault movement. Johnson Hostler, serves as the president of the National Alliance Ending Sexual Violence (NAESV). She received her master’s degree in public administration from NC Central University. Her leadership in the anti-sexual violence movement and the public education field are examples of her commitment to social justice and equality.

Terri Poore is the Policy Director of the National Alliance to End Sexual Violence. Advocating for social justice, especially for survivors and sexual violence prevention, is her passion. Terri has shared her expertise through positions at the Resource Sharing Project, the Florida Council Against Sexual Violence, where she served as Director of Public Affairs for 13 years. In the 90’s, Terri worked as a sexual violence counselor and program coordinator at a rape crisis center in North Florida and as a victim advocate in the Office of the State Attorney.

OAESV's April 2021 Monthly Member Webinar
2021-04-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
MEMBERS ONLY

Updates on Applying for Legal Services and the Ohio Survivor Legal Assistance Clinic
Join the Ohio Survivor Legal Assistance Clinic’s Paralegal April Carter and OAESV’s Legal Advocacy Coordinator Becca Getson to preview our new application and learn about the Clinic’s new website, process, and resources.
This event is for OAESV members. Please log in with your member portal password to register.
Not a member? Learn more about how to become one.

OAESV's 2021 Advocacy Day Prep Webinar
2021-04-12 09:00 - 17:00 | Online
We’re very excited to connect with you to talk all about Advocacy Day! Come find out all that you need to know in order to make sure we all get the support we need from the Ohio legislature — #TheTimeIsNow!
Registration information coming soon. Please note that if you are registering to attend Advocacy Day, it’s very important for you to attend this webinar or to watch the recording. Let’s all get on the same page so we can be even more powerful at the statehouse!

Advanced Advocacy Training: Innovation in Remote Advocacy, Part 1
2021-01-28 10:00 - 12:00 | Online
Advanced Advocacy Training: Innovation in Remote Advocacy, Part 1
OAESV is hosting a 3-part Advanced Advocacy Training. In Part 1 of this training series, we will learn more about the technology that is available and explore innovative ways of using this technology to meet the needs of survivors and your community.
We will also dive deeper in learning how to adapt your protocols to ensure a smooth transition to virtual advocacy. You can look forward to hearing first-hand from a program who has implemented the use of tele-advocacy services using tablets, and some of the challenges that accompanied this, along with how they worked through those challenges.
Part 1 of this training series is open to all who are working in the anti-violence and related fields. Parts 2 and 3 of this series will only be open to members of OAESV. To learn more about becoming a member, please visit our Membership page.
The last day to register for this event is January 19, 2021. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
