…..ACTION ALERT..…ACTION ALERT…..ACTION ALERT.…. Dear Friends, Our campaign to overturn discriminatory regulations of the California Victim Compensation Program (CalVCP) urgently needs your action. We are coming down to the wire and pressure is needed for the final push. The CalVCP board … Continue reading →

San Francisco Chronicle  Effort seeks to help all rape victims get state aid Stephanie M. Lee Tuesday, November 12, 2013 A woman who is raped in California may be able to receive financial compensation for wage losses, health care and … Continue reading →

For immediate release…What:  Press conference and Community  Forum When: Tuesday, November 12, 5:30pm; Community Forum at 6pm Re:  Denying sex worker victims of rape from compensation from CalVCP Where:  SF Public Library, Latino/Hispanic room, lower level, 100 Larkin, SF Contact:  … Continue reading →

Save the Date Community event:  Stop Discrimination in Compensation for Rape Victims: Justice for Sex Workers is Justice for All Tuesday, November 12, 6pm to 7:30pm, SF Public library, Latina/Hispanic Meeting Room, lower level, 100 Larkin Street (Civic Center BART), … Continue reading →

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On September 9, at an open meeting in Sacramento called by the California Victim Compensation Program (CalVCP), women came or called in by phone from San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Santa Cruz, Los Angeles.  They gave moving testimony, most as survivors … Continue reading →

Statement from Rachel West of the US PROStitutes Collective at public hearing of the California Victim Compensation program, February 28, 2013 We support compensation for all women who have been victims of rape and other violence including women who have … Continue reading →

May 13, 2013 To: California Victim’s Compensation and Government Claims Board (CalVCP) P.O. Box 48,  Sacramento, CA 95812-0048 Compensation is official acknowledgement of what victims suffer and is money which can help with security and recovery. It must be available … Continue reading →