Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence

Quarterly Prevention Pop-in
2023-05-04 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom
Quarterly Prevention Pop-in: May

The Quarterly Prevention Pop-in is an opportunity for preventionists throughout Ohio to build community and collective strength, discussing the unique perspectives of the sexual violence prevention field. It is a space for preventionists shaped by preventionists. Come as you are when you can! Register for the May session by April 24, 2023.

Additional accommodations available by request.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

OAESV Monthly Legislative Update: May First Friday Call
2023-05-05 13:00 - 14:00
OAESV Monthly Legislative Update: May First Friday Call

Join us for the May First Friday Call to discuss state and federal legislative/public policy updates.

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OAESV Spring 2023 40-Hour Training Institute for Sexual Violence Advocates
2023-05-15 10:00 - 2023-05-19 15:30 | Online
MEMBERS ONLY

OAESV Spring 2023 40-Hour Training Institute for Sexual Violence Advocates
Registration Days
March 31 – April 30, 2023
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 is to be completed before live virtual trainings hosted May 15th-19th. This training is scheduled to be offered again in Fall 2024.
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May Advocate Roundtable
2023-05-17 12:00 - 13:30
Advocate Roundtable
Advocate Roundtable is an opportunity for direct service advocates to pull their seat up to the table and discuss and be in community with direct service advocates all over the state. Having a safe space to come and take a break from their work and relight that advocacy fire. This is only for direct service advocates so please no upper level management staff.
This space is only for the direct service advocates within our field. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

Thirsty Thursday's SART/CCRT Call
2023-05-18 14:00 - 15:00
Thirsty Thursday’s SART/CCRT Call
SART chairs and co-chairs, join us for a monthly space to be in community with other leaders and to raise our glasses to team successes across our state!
To join, please email Nicole, Director of Coordinated Community Responses, at ncolvin@oaesv.org and request to be added to the SART Coordinators and Co-Chairs Contact List. We will share the call link via this contact list.

OAESV's 3-Part Seasonal Training Series (Spring): How to Talk About Trauma Within Supervisory Relationships
2023-05-24 10:00 - 12:00
OAESV’s 3-Part Seasonal Training Series (Spring): How to Talk About Trauma Within Supervisory Relationships
The final part of this series is designed to help leaders gain skills in trauma informed supervision. During this session, participants will learn about trauma-informed care and how it relates to the supervisory relationship, understand what secondary trauma is and how to identify self-care strategies to manage secondary trauma symptoms, and discussing strategies to address trauma-related concerns with supervisees. Training presented by Suzanne M. Rutti, MSW, LISW-S of Rutti Counseling & Consultation, LLC.
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State Prevention Plan Town Halls
2023-05-25 10:00 - 13:00 | State Library of Ohio, 274 E. First Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43201, 274 E. First Avenue, Columbus, OH, 43201, United States
May 25, 2023
Two session options:
Morning session: 10-1 pm
Afternoon session: 2-5 pm
OAESV is excited to invite your feedback on the State Prevention Plan recommendations for action and future convening in one of two town hall settings. The State Prevention Plan is a set of strategies, goals, and communities designed to align sexual and intimate partner violence prevention work across the state. Early in 2020, the State Prevention Plan Planning Committee, then a limited group of representatives from statewide organizations and some local programs, enlisted the expertise of Sankofa Circle International to develop recommendations for the integration of an anti- oppressive framework into the statewide strategic action plan’s goals, objectives, strategies and key activities to ensure its inclusive, accessible and successful implementation by the organizations who provide direct serves to the community.
These town halls will be opportunities to re-introduce the State Prevention Plan, review Sankofa Circle International’s recommendations and provide feedback, and begin designing communities of practice around the State Prevention Plan’s goals. These are open to anyone working in violence prevention and we welcome your open participation.
You will only need to register for one of the two sessions. Each session will be the same material. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

Q&A with Jay!
2023-05-25 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Q&A with Jay!

Our Manager of Engaging Men Initiatives, Jayvon Howard, will go live on Instagram to answer common technical assistance questions on engaging men in violence prevention or working with male survivors.

You can view the live broadcast by tapping on our profile picture at 12pm. The live will be shared on our Instagram feed afterward, but if you want to ask questions or interact with Jay in real-time, be sure to tune in! Questions can be sent to jhoward@oaesv.org.

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OAESV Monthly Legislative Update: June First Friday Call
2023-06-02 13:00 - 14:00
OAESV Monthly Legislative Update: June First Friday Call

Join us for the June First Friday Call to discuss state and federal legislative/public policy updates.

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Putting Conversations into Action
2023-06-08 13:00 - 15:00
Webinar series centering on anti-racism education, practice, and action within the anti-violence fields in Ohio. Hosted by the statewide working group, Co-Conspirators in Ending Oppression (CIEO). Visit www.oaesv.org/cieo to learn more.
Announcement: March 1st Event – Postponed, will be rescheduled for a future date to be determined

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2023 Annual Conference: Forging New Pathways
2023-06-20 09:00 - 17:00
2023 Annual Conference: Forging New Pathways
This year, we’ve seen an increase in services for survivors and shifts in what survivors need. We’ve seen the continued need for prevention in our communities as violence against our loved ones has persisted. This increased awareness of our work, intersecting with an increased knowledge of public health, has fostered exciting innovation, but has also exposed new barriers. It feels like we’re at a crossroads — can we overcome the barriers and find a new path? Join OAESV as we explore these new pathways and how to make them possible.
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Rural Resiliency
2023-07-18 10:00 - 12:00
Join Tri-County Help Center and OAESV as we discuss how advocacy and resources differ in rural areas compared to robust cities! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

July Advocate Roundtable
2023-07-19 12:00 - 13:30
Advocate Roundtable
Join the legal teams from OAESV & ODVN to learn more about applying for coalitions legal services!
Advocate Roundtable is an opportunity for direct service advocates to pull their seat up to the table and discuss and be in community with direct service advocates all over the state. Having a safe space to come and take a break from their work and relight that advocacy fire. This is only for direct service advocates so please no upper level management staff.
This space is only for the direct service advocates within our field. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

OAESV/ODVN Legal Application Training
2023-07-19 12:00 - 13:30
Join the legal teams from OAESV & ODVN to learn more about applying for coalitions legal services!
Two virtual opportunities:
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
12:00PM @ OAESV’s Advocate Roundtable
Friday, July 28, 2023
10:00AM @ ODVN’s Advocate Check-in

Seasonal Training Series (Summer): K-12 Education and Support
2023-07-24 10:00 - 12:00
3-Part Seasonal Training Series (Summer): K-12 Education and Support
While school is out for summer, let’s take some time to reflect how we can best show up for young people in our anti-violence movement.
Part 1, July 24: From Policy to Practice: Erin’s Law Implementation
This webinar will cover Erin’s Law implementation in Ohio, including the current law governing K-12 sexual violence prevention education, best practices for developmentally-appropriate education, and more. Training facilitated by Emily Gemar, Director of Public Policy, OAESV.
Part 2, August 7: Proactive Strategies to Overcome School-Based Program Barriers
In this collaborative training, participants will explore the impacts of an increasingly divisive legislative landscape on primary prevention education in school-based settings and how to proactively plan to meet these moments. Participants will work together to identify common prevention barriers, build adaptable strategy toolboxes, and begin the development of their primary prevention sustainability plans. Training facilitated by Sarah Ferrato, Manager of Sexual Violence Prevention & Public Health Initiatives, OAESV.
Part 3, August 14: Reports Aren’t Supports: Mandatory Reporting Harm Reduction
From direct services providers and social workers to policy makers, this training supports participants to learn more about the landscape of mandatory reporting in Ohio and why mandatory reporting harm reduction is essential to building strong, survivor centered programs. We will explore the impacts of current mandatory reporting policies and practices, build mandatory reporting harm reduction skills, and discuss policies and practices to help our advocacy align with our values. Training facilitated by Shannon Perez-Darby
Founding Member, Accountable Communities Consortium. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

OAESV Monthly Legislative Update: August First Friday Call
2023-08-04 13:00 - 14:00
OAESV Monthly Legislative Update: August First Friday Call

Join us for the August First Friday Call to discuss state and federal legislative/public policy updates.

Register now.

Quarterly Prevention Pop-in
2023-08-10 10:00 - 11:00 | Zoom
Quarterly Prevention Pop-in: August

The Quarterly Prevention Pop-in is an opportunity for preventionists throughout Ohio to build community and collective strength, discussing the unique perspectives of the sexual violence prevention field. It is a space for preventionists shaped by preventionists. Come as you are when you can! Register for the August session by July 31, 2023.

Additional accommodations available by request.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

OCCAP: Summer Summit
2023-08-15 10:00 - 15:30 | Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center 890 West 4th Street Mansfield, OH 44906, 890 West 4th Street, Mansfield, OH, 44906, United States
The Ohio Campus Coalition for Advocates and Preventionists (OCCAP) is a community of practice for advocates and preventionists working on college and university campuses across the state. Open to college/university-employed staff, nonprofit-employed staff, and volunteers who work with survivors and/or violence prevention programming on college/university campuses.
Join us for our first in-person meeting since 2020 for a day of training and connection with anti-violence workers across the state. Coraly León Morales and Clara Valadares Kientz of NOVA’s Campus Training and Technical Assistance Program will deliver a keynote address titled “Coordinated Community Response: Building Trusted Relationships for Collective Impact.” Following the keynote, *panelists working on Ohio campuses will discuss their experiences building partnerships, collaboration, and relationships to promote meaningful access for students, especially students who are a part of marginalized communities. The afternoon will feature space to engage in community conversation with fellow advocates and preventionists.
Coffee, breakfast pastries, and lunches will be catered by Panera. Please note any dietary restrictions in your registration. 2 hours of Counselor/Social Work CEUs will be available. Masking is encouraged but not required.
*Panelists in alphabetical order:
Celeste Hurley – Community-based advocate working in southwest Ohio
Julius Payne – Program Coordinator for the Center for Sexual And Relationship Violence Support Services at Kent State University
Olivia Snyder – Student activist with SHARE group at Denison University
Susan Wismar – Violence Against Women Project Director & Sexual Violence Prevention Specialist at Otterbein University
Talia Raider-Roth – Student activist with SHARE group at Denison University

Keynote Training Objectives:
1. Identify common challenges to an effective coordinated community response.
2. Explore the role of the advocate and victim service staff in the CCR Team.
3. Review practical strategies to strengthen campus and community partnerships. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

August Advocate Roundtable
2023-08-16 12:00 - 13:30

StoryCenter x OAESV
2023-08-19 09:00 - 12:00
Starting August 19, we will be hosting storytelling workshops with StoryCenter to empower survivor storytellers in rural Ohio communities (Morgan, Athens, Vinton, Meigs, Jackson, Gallia, Ross, Fayette, Knox, Coshocton, Logan, Darke, and Mercer) to create video/digital stories that can be utilized to increase awareness, support, and resources for survivors of sexual violence in Ohio.
We will have three sets of workshops with around five survivor storytellers in each set. Workshops will be once a week for six weeks, from 9-12 on Saturday mornings. Survivors will be compensated for their time.
We’re very excited for this opportunity! If you or anyone you know is interested, we encourage survivors to email storytelling@oaesv.org as soon as possible or to secure a spot.

OAESV Monthly Legislative Update: September First Friday Call
2023-09-01 13:00 - 14:00
OAESV Monthly Legislative Update: September First Friday Call

Join us for the September First Friday Call to discuss state and federal legislative/public policy updates.

Register now.

Proactive Strategies to Overcome School-Based Program Barriers
2023-09-05 10:00 - 12:00
Part 2 of the Summer Seasonal Training Series (RESCHEDULED date)
In this collaborative training, participants will explore the impacts of an increasingly divisive legislative landscape on primary prevention education in school-based settings and how to proactively plan to meet these moments. Participants will work together to identify common prevention barriers, build adaptable strategy toolboxes, and begin the development of their primary prevention sustainability plans. Training facilitated by Sarah Ferrato, Manager of Sexual Violence Prevention & Public Health Initiatives, OAESV. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

2023 Northwest Regional Meeting
2023-09-08 10:30 - 14:30 | The Leipsic Community Center, 120 E. Main St., Leipsic, OH, 45856, United States
2023 Northwest Regional Meeting
Join us for Regional meetings, a series of in-person events to connect with folks within your respective region! The day will be filled with opportunities to grow skills, network, and talk with others in the field about topics relevant to your region. The Northwest Regional Meeting registration deadline is August 28, 2023. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

2023 Southwest Regional Meeting
2023-09-15 10:30 - 14:30 | West Carrollton Library, 300 E Central Ave, West Carrollton, OH, 45449, United States
2023 Southwest Regional Meeting
Join us for Regional meetings, a series of in-person events to connect with folks within your respective region! The day will be filled with opportunities to grow skills, network, and talk with others in the field about topics relevant to your region. The Southwest Regional Meeting registration deadline is September 4, 2023. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

State Prevention Plan Community of Practice Session
2023-09-20 09:30 - 12:00
State Prevention Plan Community of Practice Session
This Community of Practice (CoP) session seeks to bring together preventionists across the state of Ohio to implement a statewide prevention plan, centering those organizations and programs that provide direct services to community members who experience sexual and/or intimate partner violence. CoP members will represent their respective organizations and contribute through their participation in caucus groups, each following an anti-oppressive approach to statewide strategic priorities. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

September Advocate Roundtable
2023-09-20 12:00

2023 Coordinated Community Response Team Summit
2023-09-21 11:00 - 15:00 | Puskarich Public Library, 200 E. Market St., Cadiz, OH, 43907, United States
Join us for the 2023 Coordinated Community Response Team Summit! At OAESV, we believe that there is power in the collective. When we join together in community, our shared perspective, experience, wisdom, and work creates even better responses to sexual violence. Sexual Assault Response Teams (SARTs), Coordinated Community Response Teams (CCRTs), and other community partnerships create best practice, holistic responses to sexual violence. When these teams get together in community, we build even more power in ending sexual violence. On September 21, we will join together in southeast Ohio to be in community with other teams and prospective teams, and share the work that each team is doing so we can learn from one another. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

2023 Southeast Regional Meeting
2023-09-22 10:30 - 14:30
2023 Southeast Regional Meeting
Join us for Regional meetings, a series of in-person events to connect with folks within your respective region! The day will be filled with opportunities to grow skills, network, and talk with others in the field about topics relevant to your region. The Southeast Regional Meeting registration deadline is September 11, 2023. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

2023 Central Regional Meeting
2023-09-28 10:30 - 14:30
2023 Central Regional Meeting
Join us for Regional meetings, a series of in-person events to connect with folks within your respective region! The day will be filled with opportunities to grow skills, network, and talk with others in the field about topics relevant to your region. The Central Regional Meeting registration deadline is September 18, 2023. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

2023 Northeast Regional Meeting
2023-09-29 10:30 - 14:30 | Cuyahoga Falls Library, 2015 3rd St., Cuyahoga Falls, OH, 44221, United States
2023 Northeast Regional Meeting
Join us for Regional meetings, a series of in-person events to connect with folks within your respective region! The day will be filled with opportunities to grow skills, network, and talk with others in the field about topics relevant to your region. The Northeast Regional Meeting registration deadline is September 19, 2023. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW
