Ending violence in Virginia isn't done in isolation. Attend an event to show your support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer communities.

Next Event

Annual Capital Pride Street Festival

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Sunday, June 12, 2011

11:00AM to 6:00PM

Come by and visit the Virginia Anti-Violence Project's table at the Capital Pride Street Festival! Speak with one of our representatives or take a look at the informational materials that we have available.

Upcoming Events

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Past Events

June 8 - 10, 2010

The Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance Retreat

Sweetbriar College

Capturing the inspiration of the Maya Angelou poem Still I Rise, this three-day retreat will feature opportunities to bear witness to triumph over adversity. The VAAVP will present several workshops.

Learn more or register...

November 20, 2009

The Transgender Day of Remembrance

The Transgender Day of Remembrance was set aside to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. The event is held in November to honor Rita Hester, whose murder in 1998 kicked off the “Remembering Our Dead” web project and a San Francisco candlelight vigil in 1999. Since then, the event has grown to encompass memorials in dozens of cities across the world. (from http://www.gender.org/remember/day/)

The International Transgender Day of Remembrance web site has chronicled 113 deaths this year through October 15, 2009 with twelve of those within the United States.