What is SAAM? > A Day to End Sexual Violence
The NSVRC selects one day during April, based on feedback from the field, to encourage all individuals, groups and organizations to organize and/or participate in an awareness-raising or prevention-focused activity in their community. In 2008, the NSVRC is promoting Shop to End Sexual Violence (see Featured Event for details) as a possible event to take place on the Day to End Sexual Violence.
By having many events occur simultaneously throughout the country on this day, we hope to raise awareness, media attention, and national momentum for ending sexual violence. Please see the Featured Event insert in the SAAM packet for information on hosting a SAAM film screening in your community.
The annual SAAM packet also includes other activity/event ideas that may be used on A Day to End Sexual Violence, in April, and throughout the year. Please review the Community Activities insert in the SAAM packet for additional information. We encourage you to contact your state, territory or tribal coalition for any coordinated activities they may have planned.
If you have photographs from A Day to End Sexual Violence 2008 that you are willing to share, please send a copy to the NSVRC (Contact NSVRC). Events from across the nation may be spotlighted in the NSVRC events calendar, future SAAM materials, newsletters, or on our website.
