Inclusion, Equity & Diversity

OAESV is proud to be part of collaborative efforts in our state to address the public policy, advocacy, and prevention needs of underserved and marginalized communities in Ohio. OAESV is committed to confronting and eliminating all forms of oppression against Ohioans, including sexual and intimate partner violence. Below is information regarding the caucuses and task forces in which OAESV participates. We welcome interest and participation in these collaborative efforts from professionals, concerned citizens and survivors of violence throughout Ohio.


Anti-Oppression Committee

OAESV is proud to convene the statewide Anti-Oppression Committee (AOC), formed in 2014 and comprised of OAESV staff, rape crisis center staff, and allied professionals from across Ohio.

Women of Color Caucus

The Ohio Women of Color Caucus is a group of diverse women concerned about the violence against women of color. We are committed to developing leadership in women, community education, and efforts that will influence policy and systems to more effectively respond to improving the lives of all women. This group is open to all women who self-identify as Asian/Pacific Islander, Arab/Middle Eastern, Black/African American/Caribbean/West Indies, Native/Indigenous, and Hispanic/Latin descent. Our values include:

  • Ethical communication
  • Safe spaces for women of color
  • Support and problem-solving
  • Mutual respect
  • Community trust
  • Appreciation for the whole person

Men of Color Caucus

The Men of Color Caucus is a statewide network to provide on-going support to advance the recruitment and retention of men of color who volunteer or work professionally in crisis intervention, prevention, and/or emergency response to intimate partner and sexual violence(s).

Ohio Co-Conspirators in Ending Oppression

The Ohio Co-Conspirators in Ending Oppression (CIEO) is a subcommittee of the Statewide Anti-Oppression Committee, comprised of individuals working in various crime victim services capacities in Ohio’s five regions. As beneficiaries of white privilege, our members strive to honor our responsibility to dismantle racism. It is on us, not people of Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), to actively work against oppression. This work requires humility, self-examination, and self-reflection. As we aspire to be co-conspirators and take anti-racist actions, we acknowledge that we have benefited from and normalized racism, that we are not the experts and we make mistakes. To reflect this commitment, this group has made structural changes, including a name change made official in 2021, from the previous name Aspiring White Allies.

LGBTQI Taskforce

The LGBTQI Task Force is a multidisciplinary collaborative of professionals and individuals dedicated to developing resources and best practices addressing domestic violence and sexual assault in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and questioning communities. Goals of the task force include:

  • To provide information about domestic violence and sexual assault in LGBTQI communities;
  • To provide training to mainstream service providers and advocates about domestic violence and sexual assault in LGBTQI communities;
  • To increase the capacity of advocates and service providers to provide effective service to LGBTQI survivors; and
  • To facilitate the networking process between taskforce members and appropriate agencies to form collaborative efforts to effectively serve LGBTQI survivors

Abilities Taskforce

The mission of the Abilities Caucus is to create awareness about all forms of abuse including domestic, intimate partner, sexual violence and oppression and to advocate for initiatives in upholding human rights and needs of all Ohio survivors/co-survivors with varying abilities through national multi-disciplinary collaboration. Goals of the Abilities Task Force include:

  • To advocate for the human rights and needs of survivors/co-survivors with varying abilities in Disability and Deaf/Hard of Hearing/Deaf Blind communities
  • To increase public awareness on abuse, domestic violence, intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and oppression and the impact of prevalence among survivors/co-survivors in these respective communities
  • To facilitate Anti-Oppression training sessions for Ohio regions in partnership with the Ohio Domestic Violence Network (ODVN).
  • To develop accessible online information for survivors/co-survivors in these communities within Ohio
  • To educate political entities in Ohio on the human rights and needs of survivors/co-survivors in these communities in partnership with ODVN
  • To engage in educational activities designed to aid in the development of legislation supportive in reinforcing human rights of survivors of abuse, domestic, intimate partner, and sexual violence in partnership with ODVN
  • To advocate for transformation into culturally sensitive and accessible services within service delivery systems to fully address the issues related to abuse, domestic, intimate partner, and sexual violence for survivors with varying abilities in these communities
  • To provide leadership in development of best practice protocols on effective multi-disciplinary response to crime victims with varying abilities who disclose abuse, domestic violence, intimate partner violence, and sexual violence in the state of Ohio
  • To encourage collaboration among Abilities Task Force members and agencies serving these communities in a partnership to secure funding streams in addressing these issues for survivors/co-survivors of these communities in Ohio
  • To strengthen collaborative efforts in implementing the goals and objectives of the Abilities Task Force through facilitation of a statewide networking process between task force members and agencies serving these communities
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