Advocates to the Front! 2024 WSCADV Conference: Full Schedule

Calling all hotline advocates, legal advocates, shelter advocates, bilingual advocates, prevention advocates, directors, and all those who support domestic violence survivors! We are so excited to invite you to our annual conference, September 23-24 in Yakima, WA!

Whether you’re a seasoned advocate or new to the field, you have a place in this movement. Join us as we journey through the roots of our movement, envision our path ahead, and explore the heart of our work.Through learning, connection, workshops, and inspiring speakers, we’ll reflect on what drives us, what sustains us, and how we can continue to show up for survivors and each other.

The 2024 WSCADV Annual Conference has officially sold out! See you in Yakima!

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12:30pm PDT

Thinking Like an Advocate About Mandatory Reporting

Tuesday September 24, 2024 12:30pm - 2:00pm PDT

South Ballroom (100/200/300)

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Increase your understanding of how mandatory reporting impacts survivors and their children; decision making and advocacy questions beyond report or don't report. Come learn about best practices, practical skills & tools for advocates.

Speakers

Margaret Hobart

Advocate in the wild

Margaret Hobart, PhD. has been an activist and advocate for survivors of DV/SA for decades. She’s worked on hotlines, in emergency shelters and community-based advocacy programs. During her 15 years at WSCADV, she focused at first on the DV Fatality Review, then shifted to children... Read More →

Think like an advocate MR 2024 pdf

Tuesday September 24, 2024 12:30pm - 2:00pm PDT
South Ballroom (100/200/300)

Workshop

Subject Advocacy Skills

2:30pm PDT

No Targets on Our Backs: Supporting Reproductive Justice and Access in Resistant Communities

Tuesday September 24, 2024 2:30pm - 4:00pm PDT

South Ballroom (100/200/300)

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Historically remote and rural communities have had limited access to reproductive health care and as a result survivors experience lifelong impacts that can undermine their health and choices. Rural Resources Victim Services created strategic messaging about Reproductive Justice and health care options while making sure neither survivors nor staff had a target on their backs.

Speakers

Alison Price

Director, Rural Resources Victim Services

Alison Price is the director at Rural Resources Victim Services and Children's Advocacy Center, an agency that serves survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, and other types of crime in Stevens, Ferry, and Lincoln Counties. Since joining the movement over a decade... Read More →

No Targets on Our Backs WSCADV pptx

Tuesday September 24, 2024 2:30pm - 4:00pm PDT
South Ballroom (100/200/300)

Workshop

Subject Advocacy Skills, Leadership & Managers & Directors, Rural Advocacy & Organizing, Reproductive Justice