2012 Annual Report--Virginia Sexual & Domestic Violence Action Alliance Published August 2013 | Page 9

4 Drive Peace Home Site & Videos Designer Stefanie Lutz worked with the Action Alliance pro bono to create a temporary “microsite” to promote the new “Peace Begins at Home” special license plate to support primary prevention work in Virginia. We also created 4 spectacular short videos to promote the new license plate, featuring 4 of our colleagues’ brilliant and adorable children explaining what “healthy relationships” mean to them. 7 Leadership for Underrepresented Groups Project Our staff participated in the creation and implementation of the Leadership Academy as part of the National Women of Color Network’s Expanding Leadership for Underrepresented Groups Project. Two staff were leads on the project, 2 were in the Leadership Academy, and 4 in the Aspiring Allies project. Academy Fellows graduated in April! 5 Red Flag Campaign: Finalist in Avon Worldwide Communications Awards The Red Flag Campaign was honored to be a finalist in the Worldwide Avon Foundation Communications Awards for outstanding use of communications to end violence against women. We were 1 of only 5 of the nineteen nominees headquartered in the U.S! The Red Flag Campaign spread into our 43rd U.S. state and into Ontario, Canada this year! 8 LGBTQ Cross-Training Academy Our cross-training academy (with the National Coalition of AntiViolence Programs and the Virginia Anti-Violence Project) was attended by 70 people from across VA and the U.S. 9 Support to Local Programs We instituted new “staff liaison” connections to our member Domestic Violence Programs and Sexual Assault Crisis Centers, answered 1,300 requests for technical assistance and distributed 14,000 resources! 10 6 Teen summit We held a Teen Summit in Richmond in March, which was attended by 100 teens ages 13 to 19 and 30 chaperones. A listening panel of key stakeholders and legislators provided an opportunity for professionals from the community to address any concerns or needs that were reported out from the small group discussions. “Protective Orders A to Z” Statewide Conference The Action Alliance sponsored the statewide Protective Order Conference in June in Richmond. The conference was campus staff, victim/witness, department of corrections staff, and other professions. Featured speakers included: Jeff Dion of the National Center for Victims of Crime, Leslye Orloff of the National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project, Tonya Turner of Break the Cycle, and Glenna Tinney and Monica Player of the National Battered Women’s Justice Project. attended by 102 advocates, law enforcement personnel, 2012 ANNUAL REPORT VIRGINIA SEXUAL & DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACTION ALLIANCE Virginia’s leading voice on WWW.VSDVALLIANCE.ORG sexual & domestic violence. WWW.VSDVALLIANCE.ORG [email protected] #VACTIONALLIANCE 804.377.0335