Accessibility Statement Skip Navigation
  • Why PRWeb
  • How It Works
  • Who Uses It
  • Pricing
  • Login
  • GDPR
  • Create a Free Account
Return to PRWeb homepage
  • News
  • Resources
  • Contact
When typing in this field, a list of search results will appear and be automatically updated as you type.

Searching for your content...

No results found. Please change your search terms and try again.
  • News in Focus
      • Browse News Releases

      • All News Releases
      • Multimedia Gallery

      • All Multimedia
      • All Photos
      • All Videos
  • Business & Money
      • Auto & Transportation

      • Aerospace, Defense
      • Air Freight
      • Airlines & Aviation
      • Automotive
      • Maritime & Shipbuilding
      • Railroads and Intermodal Transportation
      • Supply Chain/Logistics
      • Transportation, Trucking & Railroad
      • Travel
      • Trucking and Road Transportation
      • View All Auto & Transportation

      • Business Technology

      • Blockchain
      • Broadcast Tech
      • Computer & Electronics
      • Computer Hardware
      • Computer Software
      • Data Analytics
      • Electronic Commerce
      • Electronic Components
      • Electronic Design Automation
      • Financial Technology
      • High Tech Security
      • Internet Technology
      • Nanotechnology
      • Networks
      • Peripherals
      • Semiconductors
      • View All Business Technology

      • Entertain­ment & Media

      • Advertising
      • Art
      • Books
      • Entertainment
      • Film and Motion Picture
      • Magazines
      • Music
      • Publishing & Information Services
      • Radio & Podcast
      • Television
      • View All Entertain­ment & Media

      • Financial Services & Investing

      • Accounting News & Issues
      • Acquisitions, Mergers and Takeovers
      • Banking & Financial Services
      • Bankruptcy
      • Bond & Stock Ratings
      • Conference Call Announcements
      • Contracts
      • Cryptocurrency
      • Dividends
      • Earnings
      • Earnings Forecasts & Projections
      • Financing Agreements
      • Insurance
      • Investments Opinions
      • Joint Ventures
      • Mutual Funds
      • Private Placement
      • Real Estate
      • Restructuring & Recapitalization
      • Sales Reports
      • Shareholder Activism
      • Shareholder Meetings
      • Stock Offering
      • Stock Split
      • Venture Capital
      • View All Financial Services & Investing

      • General Business

      • Awards
      • Commercial Real Estate
      • Corporate Expansion
      • Earnings
      • Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
      • Human Resource & Workforce Management
      • Licensing
      • New Products & Services
      • Obituaries
      • Outsourcing Businesses
      • Overseas Real Estate (non-US)
      • Personnel Announcements
      • Real Estate Transactions
      • Residential Real Estate
      • Small Business Services
      • Socially Responsible Investing
      • Surveys, Polls and Research
      • Trade Show News
      • View All General Business

  • Science & Tech
      • Consumer Technology

      • Artificial Intelligence
      • Blockchain
      • Cloud Computing/Internet of Things
      • Computer Electronics
      • Computer Hardware
      • Computer Software
      • Consumer Electronics
      • Cryptocurrency
      • Data Analytics
      • Electronic Commerce
      • Electronic Gaming
      • Financial Technology
      • Mobile Entertainment
      • Multimedia & Internet
      • Peripherals
      • Social Media
      • STEM (Science, Tech, Engineering, Math)
      • Supply Chain/Logistics
      • Wireless Communications
      • View All Consumer Technology

      • Energy & Natural Resources

      • Alternative Energies
      • Chemical
      • Electrical Utilities
      • Gas
      • General Manufacturing
      • Mining
      • Mining & Metals
      • Oil & Energy
      • Oil and Gas Discoveries
      • Utilities
      • Water Utilities
      • View All Energy & Natural Resources

      • Environ­ment

      • Conservation & Recycling
      • Environmental Issues
      • Environmental Policy
      • Environmental Products & Services
      • Green Technology
      • Natural Disasters
      • View All Environ­ment

      • Heavy Industry & Manufacturing

      • Aerospace & Defense
      • Agriculture
      • Chemical
      • Construction & Building
      • General Manufacturing
      • HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning)
      • Machinery
      • Machine Tools, Metalworking and Metallurgy
      • Mining
      • Mining & Metals
      • Paper, Forest Products & Containers
      • Precious Metals
      • Textiles
      • Tobacco
      • View All Heavy Industry & Manufacturing

      • Telecomm­unications

      • Carriers and Services
      • Mobile Entertainment
      • Networks
      • Peripherals
      • Telecommunications Equipment
      • Telecommunications Industry
      • VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol)
      • Wireless Communications
      • View All Telecomm­unications

  • Lifestyle & Health
      • Consumer Products & Retail

      • Animals & Pets
      • Beers, Wines and Spirits
      • Beverages
      • Bridal Services
      • Cannabis
      • Cosmetics and Personal Care
      • Fashion
      • Food & Beverages
      • Furniture and Furnishings
      • Home Improvement
      • Household, Consumer & Cosmetics
      • Household Products
      • Jewelry
      • Non-Alcoholic Beverages
      • Office Products
      • Organic Food
      • Product Recalls
      • Restaurants
      • Retail
      • Supermarkets
      • Toys
      • View All Consumer Products & Retail

      • Entertain­ment & Media

      • Advertising
      • Art
      • Books
      • Entertainment
      • Film and Motion Picture
      • Magazines
      • Music
      • Publishing & Information Services
      • Radio & Podcast
      • Television
      • View All Entertain­ment & Media

      • Health

      • Biometrics
      • Biotechnology
      • Clinical Trials & Medical Discoveries
      • Dentistry
      • FDA Approval
      • Fitness/Wellness
      • Health Care & Hospitals
      • Health Insurance
      • Infection Control
      • International Medical Approval
      • Medical Equipment
      • Medical Pharmaceuticals
      • Mental Health
      • Pharmaceuticals
      • Supplementary Medicine
      • View All Health

      • Sports

      • General Sports
      • Outdoors, Camping & Hiking
      • Sporting Events
      • Sports Equipment & Accessories
      • View All Sports

      • Travel

      • Amusement Parks and Tourist Attractions
      • Gambling & Casinos
      • Hotels and Resorts
      • Leisure & Tourism
      • Outdoors, Camping & Hiking
      • Passenger Aviation
      • Travel Industry
      • View All Travel

  • Policy & Public Interest
      • Policy & Public Interest

      • Advocacy Group Opinion
      • Animal Welfare
      • Congressional & Presidential Campaigns
      • Corporate Social Responsibility
      • Domestic Policy
      • Economic News, Trends, Analysis
      • Education
      • Environmental
      • European Government
      • FDA Approval
      • Federal and State Legislation
      • Federal Executive Branch & Agency
      • Foreign Policy & International Affairs
      • Homeland Security
      • Labor & Union
      • Legal Issues
      • Natural Disasters
      • Not For Profit
      • Patent Law
      • Public Safety
      • Trade Policy
      • U.S. State Policy
      • View All Policy & Public Interest

  • People & Culture
      • People & Culture

      • Aboriginal, First Nations & Native American
      • African American
      • Asian American
      • Children
      • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
      • Hispanic
      • Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual
      • Men's Interest
      • People with Disabilities
      • Religion
      • Senior Citizens
      • Veterans
      • Women
      • View All People & Culture

  • Hamburger menu
  • Cision PRWeb provides efficient communication tools to continuously engage with target audiences across multiple online channels
  • Create a Free Account
    • ALL CONTACT INFO
    • Contact Us


      11AM ET Sunday – 8PM ET Friday

  • Send a Release
  • Sign up
  • Log in
  • Resources
  • RSS
  • GDPR
  • News in Focus
    • Browse All News
    • Multimedia Gallery
  • Business & Money
    • Auto & Transportation
    • Business Technology
    • Entertain­ment & Media
    • Financial Services & Investing
    • General Business
  • Science & Tech
    • Consumer Technology
    • Energy & Natural Resources
    • Environ­ment
    • Heavy Industry & Manufacturing
    • Telecomm­unications
  • Lifestyle & Health
    • Consumer Products & Retail
    • Entertain­ment & Media
    • Health
    • Sports
    • Travel
  • Policy & Public Interest
  • People & Culture
    • People & Culture
  • Send a Release
  • Sign up
  • Log in
  • Resources
  • RSS
  • GDPR
  • Send a Release
  • Sign up
  • Log in
  • Resources
  • RSS
  • GDPR
  • Send a Release
  • Sign up
  • Log in
  • Resources
  • RSS
  • GDPR

Largest Gathering of Crime Survivors from California and Across the U.S. to Convene at Survivors Speak During National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
  • USA - English


News provided by

Change Consulting LLC

Apr 06, 2018, 19:20 ET

Share this article

Share toX

Share this article

Share toX


SACRAMENTO, Calif. (PRWEB) April 06, 2018 -- Almost 700 crime survivors from across California and the country will join national, state and community leaders in Sacramento on April 9-10 for “Survivors Speak: Healing Through Action.” Hosted by Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice, a national movement of more than 10,000 survivors, the event will be the largest convening of crime survivors in the U.S.

Hosted by Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice, a national movement of more than 10,000 survivors, Survivors Speak will be the largest convening of crime survivors in the U.S.

Post this

Survivors Speak will open on Monday, April 9 with a morning plenary session featuring national leaders of a growing and diverse crime survivors movement including Tarana Burke, founder of the #MeToo movement, and Parkland survivor Samantha Fuentes representing March for Our Lives. The speakers will focus on how to transform trauma into organizing power.

Events on Tuesday, April 10 will include a conversation on access to victims’ services and funding featuring the voices of survivors and decision makers, in addition to a march to the California State Capitol. Following the march will be a Healing Festival featuring keynote speakers, entertainment, powerful testimonies from crime survivors, and a healing resource fair.

Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice, a growing national movement with five chapters across California and developing chapters in eight states across the country, recognizes that survivors deserve a safety and justice system that works for everyone — a system that prioritizes prevention, accountability and recovery from harm. For the past five years, crime survivors have been a guiding force for justice reform in California and across the country. Key to their success is the common sense economics of prioritizing crime prevention and recovery over punishment and prison.

Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice was instrumental in helping pass key legislation in California, such as Proposition 47 and Proposition 57, measures putting the State at the forefront of justice reform. To date, Proposition 47 has has saved the State $103 million, funding that has been reallocated to community-based crime prevention programs. The network also advocated for the reinvestment of government dollars from punitive and ineffective measures and incarceration to recovery services, such as Trauma Recovery Centers. There are now 15 trauma recovery centers providing comprehensive services to survivors of violent crime with more on the way.

Now the movement has gone nationwide, bringing together crime survivors of all stripes to drive extraordinary action for social change under unifying themes, including a call for healing and trauma recovery, and investments into prevention, treatment and community empowerment.

WHAT: Survivors Speak 2018: Healing Through Action

TIME AND LOCATION:

Monday, April 9:

A Dialogue with Survivor Leaders from Across the Country: How survivors are turning pain into power and organizing to transform the nation.
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Location: Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel Ballroom, 1230 J St, Sacramento

Speakers will include:
-Tarana Burke, Founder, #MeToo Movement
-Samantha Fuentes, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Senior, Parkland shooting survivor
-Robert Rooks, Vice President and Co-Founder, Alliance for Safety and Justice; Associate Director, Californians for Safety and Justice; Co-Founder, Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice
-Aswad Thomas, Chapter Development and Membership Director, Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice
-sujatha baliga, vice president and director, Restorative Justice Project

Opening Dinner and Reception: Crime Survivors from across California and the nation will gather to celebrate five years of accomplishments with a gala reception featuring remarks from elected officials, a survivors’ panel and dinner.
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Location: Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel Ballroom

Speakers will include:
-Senator Steven Bradford (D-Gardena)
-Assemblymember Shirley Weber (D-San Diego)
-Survivors of crime

Tuesday, April 10

Conversation on Victims’ Services: Decision makers committed to this movement will share their ideas and vision for extending victims’ services to more survivors in California.
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Location: Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel Ballroom

Participants will include:
-Leigh Bills, Division Chief of Victim Services, California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services
-Julie Nauman, Executive Officer, California Victim Compensation Board
-Katie Howard, Executive Director, Board of State and Community Corrections
-Nolice Edwards, Chief of Office of Victim and Survivor Rights and Services, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
-Undersecretary Ralph Diaz, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Operations

Survivors Speak March: Survivors will march through the streets of downtown Sacramento to the Capitol on Tuesday.
Time: 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Location: Starting point - Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel

Healing Festival: The march will culminate in a Healing Festival at the California State Capitol, with remarks from policy and movement leaders, entertainment, and a Healing Resource Fair.
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: California State Capitol

Speakers will include:
-Aqeela Sherrills, Community Activist and Co-Founder, Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice
-Xander Schultz, Founding Partner, One Tribe Ventures
-Mayor of Stockton Michael Tubbs
-Assemblymember Phil Ting
-Survivors of crime
-Victim service providers and trauma recovery experts
-Community and faith leaders

Media interested in attending should RSVP to Layla Crater at layla(at)change-llc(dot)com by Monday, April 9.

About Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice:

Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice is a flagship project of the Alliance for Safety and Justice, a national organization that aims to win new safety priorities in states across the country. ASJ partners with leaders and advocates to advance state reform through networking, coalition building, research, education and advocacy. Online at cssj.org and on Twitter @CSSJustice.

Layla Crater, Change Consulting LLC, http://www.change-llc.com, +1 (310) 804-3107, [email protected]

Modal title

Contact PRWeb

  • 11AM ET Sunday – 8PM ET Friday
  • Contact Us

About PRWeb

  • About PRWeb
  • Partners
  • Partnership Programs
  • Editorial Guidelines
  • Resources

Why PRWeb

  • Why PRWeb
  • How It Works
  • Who Uses It
  • Pricing

Accounts

  • Create a Free Account
  • Log in
  • Contact Us

Do not sell or share my personal information:

  • Submit via [email protected] 
  • Call Privacy toll-free: 877-297-8921

Contact Cision

Products

About

My Services
  • All News Releases
  • Online Member Center
  • ProfNet
Cision Distribution Helpline
888-776-0942
  • Legal
  • Site Map
  • RSS
  • Cookie Settings
Copyright © 2025 Cision US Inc.