If you missed our 5th Annual Event, Justice: Survivor Defined last week, check out this special video that we made to show our attendees why survivor defined justice is so important. Stay tuned for photos from the event and a video that showcases some of the highlights of the night!
Read MoreNVRDC’s 5th Annual Event, Justice: Survivor Defined, is right around the corner! This year’s event is shaping up to be our best yet, and we are looking forward to seeing our partners, supporters, and friends at Hogan Lovells on November 10th.
Read MoreDid you know that September is National Campus Safety Awareness Month? Thousands of college and graduate students across the District headed back to school this fall, and while for many this means navigating their class schedule, juggling work and extra curricular commitments, and making new friends, unfortunately some students may also find themselves recovering from sexual assault or harassment.
Read MoreTwo weeks and more have passed since the Pulse shooting ended the lives of 49 individuals out for Latin night at the Orlando LGBTQ nightclub, and there are those of us still feeling the heaviness of this vast loss of life and chilling act of aggression. Speculation on the shooter’s motive varies, but for those within the lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender/queer community it requires no leap to recognize it as an act of bias against us -- it is all too familiar, fits all too well in a long history of violence targeting sexual minorities for terror, marginalization and extinction.
Read MoreSince it was published on Palto Alto Online and BuzzFeed, Emily Doe’s letter to her assailant, Brock Turner, has been shared and read by hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. Her searing account of the upheaveal of her life since being sexually assaulted has sparked outrage at Turner’s mere 6-month prison sentence and ignited a national conversation about how our criminal legal system handles sexual violence and what we can do to support survivors.
Read MoreThis guest blog post was written by Courtney Knox, who interned with NVRDC from January through May of 2016.
Read MoreEach and every day people who I am fortunate enough to call colleagues and friends show me what it means to truly advocate for survivor defined justice. These are just a few of that they inspire me.
Read MoreThanks to everyone who joined us for the event!
Read MoreRead on to learn about one survivor’s experience at the hearing.
Read MoreThe Survivor Support Fund aims to empower and foster resiliency among survivors of crime through their healing process by providing a supplemental fund to advance their access to resources and opportunities not otherwise available for them, in the hopes of minimizing the impact of trauma and alleviating any basic barriers towards recovery.
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