Virginia Sexual & Domestic Violence Action Alliance

Youth Connection Zoom
2021-02-18 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual- Zoom
Hosted 1-2 times per quarter and open to YOUTH ages 18-24. This is a brand new space and we need your help getting this info to young people you work with. These Zooms are an opportunity for young activists, advocates, and artists in Virginia to connect with their peers across the state, build new skills, learn more about anti-oppression, and strategies to end sexual & intimate partner violence.
Register: http://bit.ly/VAYOUTHCONNECTION

State and Local Partners Meeting
2021-02-16 13:00 - 15:00 | Virtual- Zoom
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Holiday- President's Day
2021-02-15
The Action Alliance office is “closed”. The Virginia Statewide Hotline continues to run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

POC Caucus Meeting
2021-02-09 15:30 - 17:00, 2021-01-26 15:30 - 17:00, 2020-12-22 15:30 - 17:00, 2020-11-24 15:30 - 17:00

Quarterly Prevention Meeting
2021-02-05 11:00 - 12:30, 2020-11-06 08:00 - 17:00 | Virtual- Zoom

Legislative Advocacy Day 2021
2021-01-27 08:00 - 13:00 | Virtual- Zoom
We’re thrilled to have you join us (virtually!) for our annual Legislative Advocacy Day on Wednesday, January 27, 2021! It’s always an amazing experience to see survivors, advocates, and allies filling the halls of the General Assembly. This year, we’re asking advocates and preventionists to join us from every corner of Virginia to fill the VIRTUAL halls of the General Assembly as we lift survivor voices and advocate for policies that will respond to and prevent violence.
In 2020 we successfully advocated for the passage of new protective order and firearms laws, housing protections for survivors, and the initiation of a first ever state sexual and domestic violence prevention fund. However, given the state’s emergency need to redirect funds to COVID-19 response efforts, final deposits were never made in our new prevention fund.
NOW more than ever, as we have seen violence, evictions, and job insecurity on the rise for survivors, it is time for our policy leaders to invest in sexual and domestic violence prevention. Policy leaders want to hear from you about how our prevention efforts help to create a Virginia where ALL families and individuals can fully thrive!
Register online here.
SCHEDULE OF DAY’S EVENTS:
Welcome & Virtual Legislative Reception
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Attend Virtual Visits with your Legislators
9:00 AM – NOON
Be sure to make appointments with your legislators in advance! You can find your legislators here: http://ow.ly/tCG330mRiwW
Zoom breakout space available
9:00AM – NOON
This is a virtual space available for participants to connect with Action Alliance staff, take breaks, debrief visits, and recharge before the next meeting!
Sexual & Domestic Violence Advocates virtually gather in House Gallery to be recognized by the Virginia House of Delegates.
12:00 PM NOON
Join a Committee meeting!
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Please note that scheduling visits with your legislators is done on your own and in advance! You can begin reaching out to schedule visits now. The earlier the better. To find out who your representatives are, or to find their contact information, please click here: https://whosmy.virginiageneralassembly.gov/
Need help reaching out to your representatives? Looking for a script? Refer to our handy Legislative Advocacy Guide for answers to these questions and more!
Want a refresher course of Legislative Advocacy 101? Check out our recorded presentation here.
Click here to register for Virtual Legislative Advocacy Day!

Legislative Advocacy Day Prep Webinar
2021-01-26 15:00 - 17:30 | Virtual- Zoom
We’re thrilled to have you virtually join us for our annual Legislative Advocacy Day on Wednesday January 27th, 2021! This year, we’re asking advocates and preventionists across Virginia to fill the VIRTUAL halls of the General Assembly as we lift survivor voices and advocate for policies that will respond to and prevent violence.
NOW more than ever, as we have seen violence, evictions, and job insecurity on the rise for survivors, it is time for our policy leaders to invest in sexual and domestic violence prevention. Policy leaders want to hear from you about how our prevention efforts help to create a Virginia where ALL families and individuals can fully thrive!
To help prepare for virtual Legislative Advocacy Day, we’re hosting a webinar to provide a Legislative Briefing and storytelling workshop.
Register online here.
Schedule of Day’s Events:
Legislative Briefing and Q & A with Action Alliance Policy Committee
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Virtual Workshop: Storytelling for Change.
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM

Virtual Training Modules Office Hours
2021-01-21 00:00
We hold monthly Office Hours each month for participants in each of our three virtual training modules: Principles of Primary Prevention, Advocacy Core Training, and Trauma, Justice, and Oppression. These Office Hours are a space for participants to connect with each other and a technical assistance (TA) provider/trainer from the Action Alliance staff and Training Institute Faculty. Attending at least one Office Hour session is required to receive your course completion certificate. You may use this time to ask questions, get new resources, and discuss the material.
WHEN: The first Tuesday of the month from 3-4pm EST
WHERE: Virtually, on Zoom
REGISTER: To register for Office Hours, click here. To sign up for our Virtual Training Modules, click here.

Violence Prevention in Action ECHO Clinic
2021-01-20 10:30 - 12:00
Hosted once per quarter and primarily open to prevention staff at SDVAs. Project ECHO is an international model for training and peer-to-peer learning that was originally developed for use by doctors and other medical providers, and we’ve adapted it for sexual & intimate partner violence prevention. This virtual learning space is the most structured of our Zooms, more like a highly interactive webinar or brainstorming session where everyone participates in real time. Each ECHO Clinic includes a case presentation from a local preventionist and a brief training component related to best practices. Come prepared to ask questions, make recommendations, and connect with other prevention staff across Virginia.

Click here to register!

Governing Body Meeting
2021-01-18 09:00 - 17:00
The Governing Body is comprised of 21 members who are responsible for the governance of the Action Alliance and guide its policies. Under Action Alliance by-laws, the Governing Body has representation from all geographic areas of Virginia, at least one-third of representatives are from member sexual and domestic violence agencies, at least one-third of representatives are survivors, and at least one-third of representatives are of historically oppressed communities in Virginia.

Holiday- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
2021-01-18

Membership Meeting: Accountability in SV/IPV Context
2021-01-13 14:00 - 16:00 | Virtual- Zoom

Holiday- New Years Day
2021-01-01

Youth Connection Zoom
2020-12-17 18:00 - 19:30 | Virtual- Zoom
Hosted 1-2 times per quarter and open to YOUTH ages 18-24. This is a brand new space and we need your help getting this info to young people you work with. These Zooms are an opportunity for young activists, advocates, and artists in Virginia to connect with their peers across the state, build new skills, learn more about anti-oppression, and strategies to end sexual & intimate partner violence.
The event is December 17, 2020 from 6-7:30 pm EST. It will be hosted on zoom with live captioning. Our host is Kalia Harris from the Virginia Student Power Network and co-host on the podcast, Race Capitol. She will be taking the young people through an organizing 101 training.
Register: http://bit.ly/VAYOUTHCONNECTION

Project ECHO
2020-12-16 10:30 - 12:00 | Virtual- Zoom

Prevention Connection Zoom- December 2020
2020-12-08 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual- Zoom

Act.Honor.Hope.
2020-12-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Virtual- Zoom
Each year, we invite folks from across the state to gather together as we celebrate and honor the work of individuals and organizations that embody change and empower the communities around them to promote conditions in which every person can thrive. These agents of change provide an example for us all.
This year, we honor Delegate Charniele Herring (46th district) who during the 2020 Virginia General Assembly Session sponsored and successfully championed legislation establishing the first-ever sexual and domestic violence prevention fund in Virginia. As a member of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus, Del. Herring has also been instrumental in the ongoing development of policies to support the advancement of racial justice, housing justice, criminal justice reform, and recognizing and advancing the needs of Black and Brown survivors of state and interpersonal violence in Virginia.
Due to COVID-19, this year’s event will be virtual. Learn more and register online here.

Campus Connection Zoom- December 2020
2020-12-04 10:30 - 12:00

State and Local Partners' Meeting
2020-11-19 13:00 - 15:00 | Virtual- Zoom

Prevention Connection Zoom - November 2020
2020-11-17 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual- Zoom

Virtual UPLC Statewide Gathering
2020-11-17 09:30 - 2020-11-18 14:00

Black Preventionist Space
2020-11-13 11:00 - 12:00, 2020-10-30 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual- Zoom

Governing Body Meeting
2020-11-12 13:00 - 16:00 | Virtual- Zoom

What About the Kids?: Shelter Staff Conversation
2020-11-12 13:00 - 14:30

Directors' Forum
2020-11-05 13:00 - 16:00 | Virtual- Zoom
