| ABOUT
SDCADVSA
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| Mission and Our Work
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| Principals
of Unity
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| History
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Upcoming Events
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| PROJECTS
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| Domestic Violence Awareness
Month |
| Sexual
Assault Awareness
Month |
| Silent
Witness Exhibit |
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| DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE SHELTERS & PROGRAMS
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| Coalition Members |
| MEMBERSHIP
BENEFITS
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| PUBLIC
POLICY
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| Overview
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| Legislation
Awareness
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| SD
Legislation
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| Federal
Legislation
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| TOPICS,
TRAININGS & LINKS
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| Links
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| Law
Enforcement Training
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| Technical
Assistance & Advocate Training
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| RESOURCES
& PUBLICATIONS
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| Confidentiality
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| Date
Rape
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| Statistics
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| WRITINGS
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The
South Dakota Coalition Against Domestic violence and Sexual Assault (SDCADVSA)
is dedicated to
the empowerment of battered women and their children and therefore is committed
to the elimination of personal and societal violence in the lives of women
and their children
The
SDCADVSA believes violence against women and their children results from
the use of force or threat to achieve and maintain control over others
in intimate relationships and societal abuses of power and domination in
the forms of sexism, racism, homophobia, classism, anti-semitism, ablebodyism,
ageism, and other oppressions. The
SDCADVSA recognizes the abuse of power in society fosters battering by
perpetuating conditions that condone violence against women and children.
Therefore, it is the mission of SDCADVSA to work for the major societal
changes necessary to eliminate both personal and societal violence against
all women and their children.
The
SDCADVSA’s work includes: Coalition building at the state, local, regional,
tribal and national levels; support for the community-based nonviolent
alternatives, such as safe home and shelter programs for battered women
and their children; public education and technical assistance; policy development
and innovative legislation; focus on the leadership of SDCADVSA’s caucuses
and task forces developed to represent the concerns of organizationally
under represented groups; and efforts to eradicate societal conditions
which contribute to violence against women and children. |
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The
South Dakota coalition Against Domestic violence and Sexual Assault comprises
people dealing with concerns of battered women and their children. We represent
both rural and urban areas. Our programs support and involve battered women
of all racial, ethnic, religious and economic groups, ages and lifestyles.
We oppose the use of violence as a means of control over others, and support
equality in relationships and the concept of helping women assume power
over their own lives. We strive towards becoming independent community-based
groups in which women make major policy and program decisions.
In
recognizing that hierarchy is the root cause of violence against women,
we are committed to maintaining and nurturing grassroots programs, organizations
and communities. We must never lose sight that this movement was born through
grassroots women who have been victimized by violence. We strive to ensure
grassroots leadership and involvement in all matters, especially, policy-making
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October
is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
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The
Silent Witnesses
Lorna
Amiotte
Lynelle
Fallis
Doris
Holland
Jackie
Johnson
Marlin
McLaughlin
Wendy
Powell
Sylvia
Plumb
Donna
Swanson
Joel Swanson
Tabitha
Swanson
Darya
Dawn Wika
The Uncounted
Women
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Witnesses are red because it is the color
of our life's blood, the one way in which we are all united . . .
no matter our race, creed, or culture. The shields are placed over
our the heart, our life's rhythm.
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This
exhibit is dedicated to using a visual message to further the cause of
reducing violence against women and children. The central theme is
the promotion of healing and peace in committed relationships by remembering
and honoring the women and children who were murdered in acts of domestic
violence, by raising awareness in our communities of the extent of domestic
violence, by helping connect people with local resources for ending violence
in their lives, and by encouraging community action to end violence in
our society.
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Please contact us for more
information on displaying the Silent Witness Exhibit
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