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April 24, 2013 is Denim Day - Dia de la Tela vaquera Denim Day

April 24, 2013 is Denim Day - Dia de la Tela vaquera Denim Day is a rape prevention campaign that takes place every year during Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The first Denim Day was organized in 1999 by Peace Over Violence, a Los Angeles-based non-profit dedicated to building communities free from sexual, domestic and interpersonal violence. The day grew out of 1998 Italian Supreme Court decision that overturned a rape conviction because the victim wore tight jeans. You can also create your own multilingual outreach tools to share on social media pages. For more info and obtain a toolkit go to http://shop.peaceoverviolence.org/

To obtain a copy of Arte Sana No hay excusas para violar image and other images and go to their Gallery at http://arte-sana.com/images_gallery.htm

April is National Child Abuse and Sexual Assault Prevention Month

April As part of Alianza’s recognition of April as National Child Abuse and Sexual Assault Prevention Month we would like to list a few readings and resources:

Preventing Child Maltreatment and Promoting Well-Being: A Network for Action 2013 Resource Guide supports service providers in their work with parents, caregivers, and their children to strengthen families and prevent child abuse and neglect. It focuses on the six protective factors, which have been proven to reduce the risk of abuse and neglect, and provides tools and strategies to integrate the protective factors into existing programs and systems. See Working With Families: The Six Protective Factors. Lea en Español/Read in Spanish).
The Goal of Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) is to raise public awareness about sexual violence and to educate communities and individuals on how to prevent sexual violence. For more information go to: http://www.nsvrc.org/saam/sexual-assault-awareness-month-home
We recommend two blogs by Olga Trujillo, an attorney, child abuse survivor and women’s advocate: How to Help Someone who has been Sexually Abused or Raped at www.olgatrujillo.com and The Power of Culture at http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-sum-my-parts/201304/the-power-culture
For SAAM outreach tools in Spanish see Arte Sana’s work on http://pinterest.com/creactivista/saam-actividades/ including their new digital outreach tool SAAM! Dichos or popular sayings that can be used for discussing & dismantling rape culture assumptions with Spanish-speaking populations. You can also visit and Like Arte Sana’s Face Book page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Arte-Sana/394771965120
Learn about Working to End the Rape Kit Backlog (a project of the Joyful Heart Foundation) at http://www.joyfulheartfoundation.org/advocacy_rapekitbacklog.htm Every year, more than 200,000 individuals report their rape to the police. Almost all are asked to have a rape kit collected in order to help identify unknown perpetrators, confirm the presence of a known assailant, corroborate the victim's account of the rape, and exonerate innocent suspects. To accomplish these things, the kits must be tested. Yet, in the United States, it is estimated that there are hundreds of thousands of untested rape kits in police storage and crime lab facilities simply waiting to be tested. Untested rape kits represent lost justice for rape victims, as they often mean a rape investigation was cut short before the offender could be brought to justice. Joyful Heart is seeking justice for survivors by working in partnership with government, nonprofits, advocates and survivors to bring attention, funding and new legislation to reduce the backlog of untested rape kits across the country.

Homenaje a Jenni Rivera

phoca thumb l jenni rivera 1 Alianza—the National Latino Alliance for the Elimination of Domestic Violence joins the countless people on both sides of the border who are mourning the death of Jenni Rivera. The Banda Diva and La Gran Señora, as she was known to her millions of fans, died in a plane crash in the early hours of December 9, 2012. At 43, in addition to being a mother and grandmother, Jenni was a highly acclaimed and much loved singer, songwriter, performer, producer, realty TV star, radio show host, fashion designer and a successful and savvy businesswoman.

And as though that were not enough, Jenni was also an outspoken advocate for causes that were close to her heart. She used her celebrity status to bring attention to and champion the rights of survivors of domestic violence and sexual abuse. On August 6, 2010, she was named national spokesperson for the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. That same year she marched against Arizona's SB 1770, calling the law racist and discriminatory and performed for supporters on the state capitol steps.

Arte Sana and IowaCASA Invite You to Attend Their:
Nuestras Voces (Our Voices) 2013
National Bilingual Sexual Assault Conference

A national gathering of Latin@ victim advocates, prevention specialists, survivors, and allies promoting the engagement of Latin@s as agents of change in addressing sexual violence.

April 1-2, 2013
Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites
Des Moines - Northwest
Des Moines, Iowa

Early Bird registration now open!

More Than 100 Participated in the 12th Annual Brides March Against Domestic Violence in New York City

Marchers crossing from Manhattan into the Bronx

More than 100 women, men, and youth marched through the streets of Washington Heights, the South Bronx, Harlem and East Harlem, on September 26, 2012, to remember Gladys Ricart, Jessica Ibe, her 2 young daughters, and numerous other women and children who have been killed in domestic violence incidents. The march aims to raise awareness about the devastating effects of domestic violence on Latinas/os and other families and communities. As the many posters carried by the marchers show, the march also serves to let communities know that services and resources are available to help them. Help is also available for men who want to change their violent behavior.

Many of the women in the march wore wedding gowns (in memory of Gladys Ricart who was killed on her wedding day in September 1999) and the men dressed in black as a symbol of mourning. The marchers included members of the Ricart and Ibe families, survivors, advocates, elected officials, union organizers, and many supporters from the community. This year, because school was out, many children joined the march.



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