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REPORTING VIOLENCE

• AVP introduces new Hate Violence Public Awareness Campaign and secure online reporting form

• AVP introduces new Domestic Violence Public Awareness Campaign

WHAT'S NEW

• NEW: LGBTQ Sexual Violence Focus Group at AVP

• NEW: Domestic Violence Legal Clinic at AVP

• NEW: Hate Violence Support Group at AVP

• Join the Anti-Violence Project's Facebook page!

EVENTS

• February 15th: Theater Event to support AVP

• 13th Annual Courage Awards a Great Success

ALERTS

• John Lea’s alleged murderer Justin Waller arrested in Vermont

• AVP is deeply saddened by the murder of John Lea and seeks to raise awareness of LGBTQ Domestic Violence

• AVP Statement on Transgender Day of Remembrance and the Murders of Jorge Steven López Mercado and Jason “Jaysen” Mattison, Jr.

• AVP Statement on the Murder of Jorge Steven López Mercado

• El Proyecto Contra-Violencia de la Ciudad de Nueva York Declama su Indignación Publica Ante el Asesinato Brutal de Jorge Steven López Mercado

AVP IN THE MEDIA

• The New York Times: Gay-Bias Attacks Fewer in 2008, but More Severe, Report Says

• Gay City News: East Side Assault Reflects Larger Trend

• Advocate: Anti-LGBT Violence Worsens in NYC

• Towleroad (blog): Anti-LGBT Hate Crimes Highest at Ten Year High

• The New York Times: Preventing Hate Crimes (Letter to the Editor)

USEFUL INFORMATION

• NCAVP Releases National Report on LGBTQ Domestic Violence (full report)

• NCAVP Releases National Report on LGBTQ Domestic Violence (media release)

• NCAVP 2008 National Hate Violence Report

• 2008 National Hate Violence Report Maps

• Know Your Rights: LGBTQ People and Orders of Protection in New York

• SAFE is Not Just About SEX: Download NCAVP's Safe Dating Handout

• Tips for Safe Online Dating

• General Tips for Safe Dating