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Our Mission

The Portland Women’s Crisis Line is committed to ending domestic and sexual violence by providing confidential support services and education to empower our community.

Get Involved By Attending One of These Fabulous Events!

Please RSVP to events@pwcl.org or by calling 503-232-9751

April 1st SAAM Kickoff Celebration:
> 2-4 pm In Other Words Bookstore, 8 NE Killingsworth Street
Join advocates from PWCL's Sexual Assault Program for some food and conversation about what we've planned for the month and how you can get involved. We'll provide materials to create shirts to be added to the Clothesline Project. The project focuses on providing healing for survivors of violence, educating the public about violence, and providing solutions through individual action to prevent violence.

April 3rd Portland Proclaims April SAAM:
> 9:30a @ SE Multnomah County Building, 501 SE Hawthorne Boulevard
A proclamation of support and acknowledgement of April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The Board of County Commissioners will also be honoring OHSU's Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner's Program who has pioneered the medical response to sexual assault in Portland.
Presented by the Multnomah County Sexual Assault Response Team

April 4th - 6th Sally Tomato's Toy Room:
> 7p & 9p, Sunday matinee at 1p Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russell Street
A multimedia rock opera in four acts, "Toy Room" chronicles the life of the enigmatic Sally Tomato. Portland's creative community makes up the cast. Proceeds benefit PWCL.

April 9th Sexual Harassment: What Every Employer Needs to Know:
> 12-1p, 111 SW 5th Ave, Suite 1250.
A workshop for supervisors and human resource managers about appropriate policies and response to workplace sexual harassment.
This workshop is facilitated by Rachelle Hong Barton and Jennifer Kirkland. Rachelle is an associate in the Portland office of Fisher & Phillips, LLP. She represents management in all aspects of state and federal employment law, including workplace discrimination and harassment, wrongful termination, wage and hour law, and family and medical leave laws. Jennifer is a paralegal in the Law Office of Randall Vogt, PC which specializes in effective legal representation in all cases of sexual misconduct. Sponsored by the Law Office of Randall Vogt, PC

April 11th Communities Against Rape and Abuse Present : Positive Sexuality:
> 12-2p @ Portland State University's Multicultural Center, SMSU Room 223
Communities Against Rape & Abuse is a Seattle-based organization created to undermine the root causes of sexual violence and is driven by survivors who are marginalized from mainstream sexual assault services.
Presented by the Tri-County Sexual Assault Task Force

April 17th Trauma and Recovery:
> 12:30-2 pm SE Health Center, 3653 SE 34th Avenue
A presentation that focuses on dealing with some of the effects of childhood abuse that extends into adulthood. Information will be useful for survivors as well as the advocates who work with them.
This workshop is facilitated by Jenny Johnson-Riley. Jenny is the Crisis Line Program Coordinator at Portland Women's Crisis Line where she works with survivors of many forms of gender based violence. She has a special interest in supporting the healing of Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse and works with a local therapist to facilitate a therapy group for this population. She has a background in writing and is currently involved in a project to create a "writing to heal" program at PWCL.
Sponsored by the Law Office of Randall Vogt, PC

April 24th Bike Back the Night Ride:
> 5pm Colonel Summer's Park, 20th & SE Belmont Street

RSVP TODAY TO JOIN THE RIDE! A spin on Take Back the Night, riders will take to the streets to demonstrate their commitment to a world without sexual violence. The ride will end at Portland State University in time to join in and celebrate their campus Take Back the Night.

April 29th Confronting Sexual Violence in the Workplace:
> 7p @ Liberty Hall, 311 N Ivy Street
A discussion forum that explores the reality of sexual assault and harassment in our workplaces, as well as what unions and employers can do to prevent and address it.

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