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OAESV Advocacy Day 2023
April 20, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
OAESV Advocacy Day 2023 – Shape Ohio Together
Apart, we can only do so much; together, we can do a lot more. Together we can make a difference in the movement. We can provide comprehensive, coordinated rape crisis services to survivors. We can emphasize primary prevention, including efforts to change social norms, behaviors, and practices to cultivate a community climate free from violence. There is power and strength in the collective.
How can we use what we learn to shape the future? How can we take our collective ideas and strengths and turn them into action? Can we shape legislation? Can we shape school policies? Can we shape ideas, beliefs, and misconceptions?
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!
You can access the agenda for this year’s Advocacy Day event here.
ASL Interpreters will be present.
Registration for this event is now closed.
Legislative Meeting Resources:
- Tip Sheet for Talking to Lawmakers
- In Spanish
- Fact Sheet for House Bill 124
- In Spanish
- Fact Sheet for House Bill 143
- In Spanish
- Fact Sheet for Rape Crisis Centers State Budget Increase
- In Spanish
- 2023 Advocacy Day Prep Webinar Slides
- 2023 Advocacy Day Prep Webinar Recording
Ohio Statehouse Resources:
You can find information about all state policymakers, including a bio,
committee assignments, press releases, and more, online here:
https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/
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