Thank you to the Sioux Falls Rollerdollz for their $1000 donation to The Network.

Our next quarterly meeting will be on April 23, 2009 at Colorado Technical Institute in Sioux Falls. Please check the Calendar (see below for link) for more details.

National Victim Rights Weeks is April 26 - May 2, 2009. For ideas on how to promote this week, go to www.ncvc.org.

Our Mission Statement:
Working together to promote victim rights
for a safer South Dakota
The Network is a state-level non-profit agency comprised of caring people dealing with the

 

concerns of domestic violence and sexual assault victims. Our member programs employ and support individuals of all racial, social, religious and economic groups, ages, and lifestyles. Rural, urban and tribal areas are proudly represented.

The Network believes that the abuses of power in society foster domestic violence, rape, gender inequality, racism, and poverty by perpetuating conditions which certain groups benefit from the domination of others. We believe that violence results from the use of force or threat to achieve and maintain control over others in intimate relationships.

The Network opposes the use of violence as a means of control over others and supports equality in relationships. All of our programs and services are rooted firmly in the belief that people victimized by crime have the absolute right and responsibility to assume power over their own lives by making their own informed choices regarding their empowerment journey.

The Network is dedicated to the empowerment of those victimized by domestic or sexual violence. Therefore, we are passionate about eliminating personal and societal violence and welcome the help of all people as allies. We believe in a world free of violence and we are committed to turning this dream into a reality.

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