S.C. Coalition Against Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault (SCCADVASA)

Sex and intimacy with your partner always require consent. If you’ve experienced sexual violence with your partner, help is available in your community. ➡️ Find resources and support by visiting sccadvasa.org/get-help for an interactive map of SCCADVASA member organizations. #SAAM2025 #FindLocalHelp #EndSexualViolence

This Sunday! A reminder to join us at 11am as we introduce the “Sacred Space” traveling art installation at the Aiken Unitarian Universalist Church. The project is a collaboration between SCCADVASA, Interfaith Partners of SC, and Aiken artist Wendelin Russell to offer hope and healing to survivors of domestic and sexual violence. “Survivors walk into the space, look up at the sky and clouds, and write something on a ribbon that is a release for them — a hope, a prayer, an appeal," Russell said. "The ribbon stays and their story is not forgotten.” ➡️ Learn more from The Post and Courier: https://loom.ly/IVKeCl4 #SupportSurvivors #SurvivorHealing #EndDV #EndSexualAssault #CommunityCollaboration #FaithBasedCommunities #Prevention #Healing #YouAreNotAlone

1 in 10 high school students experience physical violence from a dating partner each year. Today we share a Tech Talk from The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV)'s Safety Net offering tips for teens on understanding the differences between healthy and unhealthy relationships and how to create a plan for safely ending an abusive relationship in an online space. ➡️ Listen to the Tech Talk: https://loom.ly/YgPAGBo #EndDV #TechSafety #SurvivorSafety #EndTeenDatingViolence #TechTalk

Join us tomorrow for the 4th Annual Victims Matter Rally as SC Victim Assistance Network and SCCADVASA, along with partners, victims, survivors, friends, and allies gather at the South Carolina State House at 9am to raise awareness about the challenges faced by victims of violent crime. EVERY crime victim deserves nothing less than full justice. ➡️ Learn more: https://loom.ly/GsANaKs ➡️ Watch the live stream: https://loom.ly/GUAX3Pc #VictimsMatter #VictimsRights #StandWithVictims #StandWithSurvivors #NCVRW #NationalCrimeVictimsRightsWeek

A yes today doesn’t mean a yes tomorrow... even with a partner. If you’ve experienced sexual violence, help is available near you. ➡️ Find resources and support by visiting sccadvasa.org/get-help for an interactive map of SCCADVASA member organizations. #SAAM2025 #FindLocalHelp #EndSexualViolence

On Sunday, April 13, an outdoor traveling art installation offering survivors of violence, particularly domestic and sexual violence, a safe place to reflect on their stories and start to heal will be introduced during the 11:00 am service at the Aiken Unitarian Universalist Church. The public is invited to attend. The “Sacred Space” project is a collaboration between Aiken artist Wendelin Russell, SCCADVASA, and Interfaith Partners of South Carolina to invoke hope and healing for survivors of violence and foster community connection. The installation will travel throughout the state appearing at places of worship and multi-cultural community events. Russell created the 8’ tall open-air structure by attaching dozens of multi-color ribbons to a square metal frame with each ribbon color representing a different type of violence. Survivors can enter the installation for a moment of reflection and share their story on a ribbon as a way of releasing it and beginning to heal. ➡️ Learn more: https://loom.ly/uULcgx4 #EndDV #EndSexualAssault #CommunityCollaboration #FaithBasedCommunities #Prevention #Healing #YouAreNotAlone

Most sexual assaults are perpetuated not by strangers but by someone the person knows and trusts in a place they feel safe. The Post and Courier has published a commentary by SCCADVASA Executive Director Sara Barber on the prevalence of sexual assault and the responsibility that we ALL have in preventing sexual violence. “We are raised to believe that rape is a horrifying but rare occurrence. A crime that happens in dark alleys. A crime committed by terrifying strangers. A crime that the victim could probably have been prevented if they weren’t out at night, hadn’t been drinking, were dressed differently or had fought back harder. That is a lie.” ➡️ Read the full article: https://loom.ly/SYd2aUI #SAAM #SAAM2025 #EndSexualViolence #EndSexualAssault #FindLocalHelp

We’re one week away from the 4th Annual Victims Matter Rally! On Wednesday, April 9th, join the SC Victim Assistance Network and SCCADVASA, along with partners, victims, survivors, friends, and allies at the South Carolina State House to raise awareness about the challenges faced by victims of violent crime. EVERY crime victim deserves nothing less than full justice. ➡️ Learn more: https://loom.ly/qZuPsNU #VictimsMatter #VictimsRights #StandWithVictims #StandWithSurvivors

SCCADVASA is participating in the Central Carolina Community Foundation's #MidlandsGives Day, a one-day online giving event for the Midlands region on May 6th. Early giving is now open and we are currently seeking matching funds. Dollar-for-dollar matching funds inspires donors to give and can help us meet our goal! If you or your organization is planning to give and would like to learn more about making a matching gift, please email us today: communications@sccadvasa.org. ➡️ Learn more + donate: https://loom.ly/FzO8iLM #ViolenceFreeSC #SupportSurvivors #EndDomesticViolence #EndSexualAssault

It’s easy to think that rape only happens in other communities to people we don’t know. The reality is that EVERY 68 seconds, someone we know and love – a daughter, wife, son, friend, or coworker – is sexually assaulted. Help for sexual assault survivors is available near you. On today’s #SAAM2025 Day of Action, take the time to visit sccadvasa.org/get-help to learn about the resources available in your community to help sexual assault survivors. #FindLocalHelp #EndSexualViolence #SAAMDayofAction #SAAM