2012 ACTION DAY TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

MARCH 5TH: LISTENING SESSIONS AND TRAINING MARCH 6TH: RALLY & LEGISLATOR RECEPTION
Action Day to End Violence Against Women is a collective effort by six statewide coalitions to raise awareness about the prevalence and devastating impact of violence against women in Minnesota. The two-day event includes listening sessions with legislators, training on each coalitions policy agenda, youth involvement events, networking opportunities, and meetings with legislators, culminating in a powerful rally at the State Capitol Rotunda at 12 noon on March 6, 2012.

For details, please visit: www.mncasa.org

SPONSORED BY
Minnesota Indian Womens Sexual Assault Coalition Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women Minnesota Network on Abuse in Later Life Sacred Hoop Coalition Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault

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THEME:

We cant afford to compromise on public safety and health: Stop violence against all women and children.
Public safety and public health are government responsibilities. Violence against women and children is a public safety and public health issue. We need to support programs working to end violence in order to protect the safety and health of our communities.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

This year there are new events as part of Action Day. Listening Sessions with legislators will be held on Monday afternoon, policy training on Monday evening, the Tuesday noon Rally will be followed by a meet and greet with legislators. We encourage people to come for all of the events but it is OK to come for just a part. Spread the word. Invite others to join us. This is our day to have a presence at the Capitol and to raise awareness on Violence Against Women.

MONDAY MARCH 5TH 2012

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LISTENING SESSIONS WITH LEGISLATORS March 5, 2012 2:00 to 4:30 p.m.

State Office BuildingRoom 300N 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, St. Paul Listening Session 2:00 2:45pm Prevention Listening Session 2:45 3:30pm Culture of Silence Listening Session 3:30 4:15 pm Collaboration for Public Safety
BUFFET DINNER & NETWORKING March 5, 2012 5:006:00pm Best Western Kelly Inn161 St. Anthony Blvd, St. Paul

TRAINING on COALITIONS POLICY AGENDAS March 5, 2012 6:00 to 8:00 pm

Best Western Kelly Inn 161 St. Anthony Blvd, St. Paul

Overview of Policy Agenda for each Coalition Information for Legislator Meetings & Legislator Reception

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TUESDAY MARCH 6TH 2012

YOUTH EVENTS March 6, 2012 State Office Building 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.

Release of Communities of Color Policy Roundtable Report Room 229 at State Capitol 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Sponsored by MCBWs Women of Color & Native Womens Leadership Project

MENS PRE- RALLY, 11:30 to 11:55 a.m. Steps of the State Capitol

RALLY, 12 noon to 12:30 p.m. State Capitol Rotunda

MEET AND GREET LEGISLATORS 12:30 TO 1:30 p.m. Room 318 at State Capitol

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LODGING & LOGISTICS INFORMATION

Registration:
PLEASE FILL OUT REGISTRATION FORM FOR THE LISTENING SESSIONS, DINNER, TRAININGS AND RALLY AT THE END OF THIS PACKET or go to www.mncasa.org. There is a separate registration form for the Youth Events. The Youth Events registration form is the last page and should be completed separately from the general Action Day registration form.

Lodging information
You must make YOUR OWN hotel reservations. There are a block of rooms reserved for Coalition members at the Best Western Kelly Inn. The DEADLINE FOR HOTEL RESERVATIONS is February 13, 2012 for the special room rate $99.99 (plus tax). When reserving your room, it is important to refer to the block of rooms for MNCASA to get the reduced rate. Best Western Kelly Inn - St. Paul 161 St. Anthony Ave. St. Paul, MN 55103 651.227.8711 or 1.800.63.KELLY

Scholarship Information:
The coalitions offer some scholarship assistance for individuals to be able to attend Action Day. For information on potential scholarships, please contact the coalition offices directly.

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REGISTRATION FORM
Please Note: We ask that a separate form be filled out for each person attending from your program. Please feel free to make copies of this form. You can also register online at: https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07e5iiq6t3e004ac18&oseq= Contact information:

Name:___________________________________________________________________________________ Program:_________________________________________________________________________________ Address: _________________________________________________________________________________ Email: ________________________________ Phone: _____________________________________

We are members of:

MCBW

MNMAN

MNCASA

MIWSAC

MNALL

SACRED HOOP Coalition

I am registering for:
1. March 5, 2012, Legislative Listening Sessions (2pm4:30pm) 2. March 5, 2012 Dinner & Networking (5:006:00 pm) 3. March 5, 2012 Policy Training (6:008:00 pm) 4. March 6, 2012, Mens Pre-RALLY on the Capitol Steps (11:3011:55 am) 5. March 6, 2012, RALLY at the Capitol Rotunda at NOON. 6. March 6, 2012, Meet & Greet with Legislators at Capitol (12:301:30 pm) Please contact your coalition directly regarding member scholarship information.

Special registration needs:

I will need an ASL interpreter: (ASL interpretation will be provided for Listening Sessions & Rally) Please indicate here if needed for the

Dinner & Networking Policy Training

PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM TO MNCASA NO LATER THAN March 1, 2012 to:

Megan McKinnon Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault Phone: 651.209.9993/Fax: 651.209.0899 or email: megan@mncasa.org 161 St. Anthony Ave. Suite 1001 St. Paul, MN 55103

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REGISTRATION FORM for YOUTH EVENTS

Note: This is sent to a different address than Action Day registration

Youth Events Tuesday March 6th 9:3011:30 a.m.

Name:____________________________________________________________________________ Program:_________________________________________________________________________ Address: __________________________________________________________________________ Email: ______________________________ Phone: _____________________________________

I am registering for:

myself a youth group Name of Group: ____________________________________ Range of ages in group: ______________________________ Number of youth in group: ___________________________ Special registration needs (please specify): _______________________
If you have any questions specific to the Youth Events, please contact Sasha Cotton at scotton@mcbw.org or 651-646-6177 ext. 27

PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM TO MNCASA NO LATER THAN March 1, 2012 to: Sasha Cotton Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women Phone: 651.646.6177/Fax: 651.646.1527 or email: scotton@mcbw.org 60 E. Plato Blvd. Ste. 130 St. Paul, MN 55107