Action Day to End Violence Against Women

Rally will start at 12:00 p.m. on February 11th, 2009 in the Capitol rotunda.

Action Day to End Violence Against Women is a joint Coalition collaboration

of the Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition, the Minnesota

Coalition for Battered Women, the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual

Assault and the Minnesota Network on Abuse in Later Life.

Evolving from Battered Women’s Action Day to include sexual violence,

trafficking and prostitution, Action Day to End Violence Against Women has

become an annual tradition for victim service agencies, survivors, and

allies to come together and raise our collective voice to policy makers on

the importance and impact of violence against women in Minnesota.

Action Day agenda is informed by the members of each Coalition and

survivors of sexual and domestic violence. Our focus is on the key policy

issues affecting the individuals and communities we serve.

We will gather at Noon on February 11, 2009 in the

Capitol Rotunda to reflect on our work and the impact of violence, as

well as rally our base and thank our many legislative supporters who

stop by throughout the event. The Rally presents an important

opportunity for the movement to end violence against women to unify

and focus our energy for long term work throughout the 2009

Legislative Session. Let’s show policy makers our collective power

and fill the rotunda with our voices!