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Millennials look to the future of the Rape Crisis Movement

August 30, 2011

posted in: CALCASA,prevention

During CALCASA’s 2011 Leadership Conference, in Sacramento, Calif., Millennials represented the endnote address. Hugo Rios and Ashleigh Klein, who were both born while the Rape Crisis Movement was already gaining momentum, talked about the future of this work and why they are a part of this movement.

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Leah Aldridge speaks about the evolution and revolution of the rape crisis movement

August 19, 2011

posted in: CALCASA,prevention

During CALCASA’s 2011 Leadership Conference, Leah Aldridge, an activist who has been in the rape crisis movement for almost 25 years, gave the keynote presentation about the past, present and future of this work. This year’s conference theme, The Evolution and Revolution of Our Movement, celebrates the 40 years of how the California Rape Crisis

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Leadership conference focuses on confidentiality and survivor rights

August 16, 2011

posted in: CALCASA

During CALCASA’s 2011 Leadership Conference at the Basics of Confidentiality workshop, a roomful of advocates came together to become more informed about the importance of protecting the privacy of survivors. A survivor’s story is very powerful and, ultimately, their own. Many times, in what seems like an environment of aid, our society tries to take

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Prevention In Action: California Primary Prevention Practice

August 11, 2011

posted in: prevention

At last week’s CALCASA Leadership Conference, several California Rape Crisis Centers gave presentations about the primary prevention work they are doing in their communities.  The stories we heard described how these prevention programs supported people in their communities to become agents of change.  As we were recognizing 40 years of a movement to end sexual

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Developing Your Staff Through an Effective Performance Review

August 4, 2011

posted in: CALCASA

At the 2011 Leadership Conference in Sacramento, Calif., CALCASA will host a variety of workshops dedicated to Management for advocates working with survivors of sexual violence. Among those workshops is Developing Your Staff Through an Effective Performance Review. Performance reviews — you either tolerate them or dread them. As a manager who may supervise other

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How Intergenerational Differences Impact and Inform Our Work

August 4, 2011

posted in: CALCASA

At the 2011 Leadership Conference in Sacramento, Calif., CALCASA will host a variety of workshops dedicated to Special Focus Areas for advocates working with survivors of sexual violence. Among those workshops is How Intergenerational Differences Impact and Inform Our Work. For the first time in history, there are four distinct generations in the workforce: Traditionalists,

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