Office of Victim Assistance Accepted as a Pilot Site for the Transgender Sexual Assault Survivors Project
The Office of Victim Assistance, in partnership with the GLBTQ Resource Center and MESA (Moving to End Sexual Assault), is one of four recipients selected in the country to receive training by FORGE staff. FORGE is a progressive organization whose mission is to support, educate, and advocate for the rights and lives of transgender individuals and SOFFA’s (significant others, friends, family and allies). The goal of receiving technical assistance is; to develop sexual assault provider/transgender community coalitions on campus and within the Boulder/Denver community, and to identify and address barriers keeping transgender sexual assault survivors from accessing services. Our work in OVA is to continue exploring ways of being allies and advocates, and to strive towards providing accessible and meaningful services to transgender survivors of sexual assault.
FORGE website: http://forge-forward.org
Please contact OVA at 303-492-8855 or assist@colorado.edu for more information and/or feedback.
NCAVP releases National Report on anti-LGBTQ Hate Violence
The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) released the national report on anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) violence.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 12, 2011
Media Contact: Roberta Sklar 917.704.6358
REPORT ON HATE VIOLENCE AGAINST LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER AND HIV-AFFECTED COMMUNITIES RELEASED TODAY:
Report shows second highest murder rate ever recorded. Transgender people and people of color are most targeted communities for severe hate violence.
To download the full Report please visit NCAVP online
For the rest of this press release please click here
Stalking Awareness
Watch a few short and different videos on You Tube about Stalking.
The first video is an interview with Jessica Ladd-Webert, LPC, on the difference between stalking and harassment and how to use CU’s Office of Victim Assistance to help you. This video was created by Community Health, a division of Wardenburg.
This second video is a some what humorous, yet realistic video on stalking and facebook.
Last this third video is a news cast from CBS interviewing an expert on stalking who is talking about what to do if you are experience stalking.
For more information on stalking visit:
http://cuvictimassistance.com/issues/stalking/
National Stalking Center http://www.ncvc.org/src/Main.aspx
Gender Violence Prevention Plan
In the spring of 2009 the Gender Violence Prevention Plan was developed by the Sexual Assault/Sexual Harassment committee on campus. The plan includes key recommendations and initiatives for the entire campus and uses a holistic, systematic, and comprehensive approach for preventing gender violence.
Click here to view the Gender Violence Prevention Plan
Gender Justice Commission
Do you want to learn more about gender violence? Are you an activist? The Gender Justice Commission is looking for students, staff and faculty to join in discussing the issue and educating the CU community. For an application, contact Davian Gagne email: davian.gagne@colorado.edu or 303.492.5951.
