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NNEDV and NAESV Advocacy Days 2025

Be Heard, Take Action, End Violence

We are pleased to be co-hosting Advocacy Days again this year with the National Alliance to End Sexual Violence (NAESV) in Washington, DC, June 24 and 25.*

Advocacy Days on June 24-25 are open to domestic violence coalitions, sexual assault coalitions, dual coalitions, and invited guests.

*Single-issue sexual assault and dual coalitions will be invited to a June 23 event hosted by NAESV.

Registration

We welcome the participation of as many state and territory coalition members as possible. We encourage coalitions to invite survivors who want to speak from their lived experience, and first-time participants, as well as those of you who join us each year in DC.

Please click here to register.

Agenda

(Draft agenda — information will be updated as more details become available.)

Pre-Advocacy Days Trainings over Zoom:
  • Date and time TBD
  • The Advocacy Days pre-training session will be conducted via Zoom, and Zoom information is forthcoming. This session will be closed captioned in English. ASL and Spanish interpretation are available upon request.
NAESV Dual and Single-Issue SA Coalition Event:
  • Monday, June 23: NAESV meeting for sexual assault and dual coalitions
Advocacy Days in Washington, DC at the Washington Plaza Hotel:
  • Tuesday, June 24: Policy forum (more details to come on additional events for the day)
  • Wednesday, June 25: Congressional meetings (more details to come on additional events for the day)

Scheduling Meetings with Your Members of Congress

NNEDV and NAESV will send a template scheduling letter for Congressional meetings and explain how to set up these meetings at our pre-Advocacy Days trainings.

Travel and Hotel

Events on June 23-24 will take place at the Washington Plaza Hotel, which has a room block for coalitions to book directly with the hotel. Hotel and travel costs are not included in registration rates, and details on booking your hotel rooms within the block will be provided upon completion of registration. Hotel reservations within our block must be booked no later than May 23!

Wednesday Congressional meetings will be in the U.S. House and Senate buildings on Capitol Hill. We will provide maps to help you navigate. Coalitions will be responsible for transportation to and from these events and staff will be available to help you navigate should you need help.

*** We have a room block reserved with 100 rooms available on the night of Sunday, June 22 and 150 rooms for the remainder of the block. To ensure you secure your space, we recommend booking your room as soon as possible. While we do not have official overflow hotels, if our room block fills up, we will provide a list of alternative options for you to book independently. Please note, we cannot guarantee the same rate as the Washington Plaza.

Accessibility

Language interpretation (including, but not limited to, ASL and spoken languages) will be provided upon request and can be requested in the registration form. Requests after May 23 cannot be guaranteed.

Other mobility and learning accessibility needs can be indicated in registration as well. (For example: materials in Braille, wheelchair access, materials in large print, etc.)

Every effort will be made to accommodate advance requests; on-site requests cannot be guaranteed. Reasonable accommodations will be provided during meeting sessions. Please contact us at Advocacy@NNEDV.org with any questions or for more assistance.

Health and Safety

We want to acknowledge the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on our nation and survivors and understand it is still very much an ongoing crisis. The best way to protect oneself from COVID-19 is to wear a proper mask, complete a full vaccine schedule, and test when appropriate. We want to make sure you understand this is a multi-day, in-person event where social distancing is not guaranteed and masking is not required.

Questions

If you have any questions about Advocacy Days, please don’t hesitate to email NNEDV at Advocacy@NNEDV.org or Maureen Gallagher, NAESV Policy and Programs Manager, at Maureen@EndSexualViolence.org. We are looking forward to seeing you in Washington, DC this summer!

Advocacy Days is brought to you by:

Amazon (Platinum Sponsor)