Join NOVA for the 2022 Crime Victims’ Rights Week training series
April 25 – 29, 2022
National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Keynote and Q&A: The Myth of “Closure”
4/25/22 at 1pm
“Victims of crime are led to believe that once the initial trial is over, then we will have closure. Nothing could be further from the truth. We are rarely explained the ins and outs of the criminal justice process and therefore are unprepared for what happens next in the post conviction setting. Instead we are taken into another journey that for many of us has no end, leaving us re-traumatized and without support.”
National Crime Victims’ Rights Week: Cold Case Advocacy
4/26/22 at 1pm ET
‘This National Crime Victims’ Rights Week webinar, presented by a survivor of an unsolved homicide, will focus on providing advocacy to families of cold case homicide victims.”
Developing Collaborative Partnerships & Services in Rural Communities
4/27/22 at 1pm ET
“Join Victoria Shanklin, Hallie Bongar White, and María Limón for this National Crime Victims’ Rights Week panel discussion on Developing Collaborative Partnerships & Services in Rural Communities.”
Victim Rights for American Indian/Alaska Native Survivors of Violent Crime Victimization
4/27/22 at 3pm ET
“Participants will learn how these crimes can often trigger “complex jurisdictional quagmires” with the possibility of state, federal, and/or tribal investigation, prosecution, and services. The presentation will include a discussion of inter-jurisdictional collaboration, attorney and non-attorney admission to practice law in tribal courts, creative civil remedies for victims, and innovative sentencing, release, restitution, and protection order provisions.”
Incorporating Anti-Ableism into Victim Services
4/28/22 at 1pm ET
“Drawing from lived experience and the work of disability activists, “Incorporating Anti-Ableism into Victim Services: Serving Disabled Survivors” will introduce victim advocates to Disability Justice in order to understand how systemic ableism impacts survivors and compounds with other forms of systemic oppression.”
Wellness for Advocates
4/28/22 at 3pm ET
“In this presentation, Licensed Therapist and Yoga Instructor Brianna Rose will lead participants through a series of instantly applicable and effective body-based self-care practices. These tools are designed to help you recover from chronic stress or anxiety and ease the effects of burnout and exhaustion.”
2022 Candlelight Vigil
4/28/22 at 6:30pm ET
“Since 1981, National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW) has challenged the Nation to confront and remove barriers to achieving justice for all victims of crime. Join OVC for this NCVRW tribute to victims of crime and the many dedicated professionals and volunteers who advocate on their behalf.”
The Perils of Cultural Competency
4/29/22 at 9am ET
“Cultural competency has become a buzz phrase in social justice. It is often used without definition which makes it problematic. It is an idea that has roots in Nineteenth Century comparative ethnology and other related fields such as anthropology. Unfortunately, the roots are sometimes misunderstood. Etan will discuss the issues surrounding cultural competency and will offer some practical suggestions about how we can work with racially diverse victims as victim advocates.”
