STAND

Survivors Taking A New Direction

STAND is a network created by survivors around the state ofIndianaand coordinated by the Director of Victim Advocacy at the Indiana Coalition Against Sexual Assault. The purpose of STAND is to provide a forum for survivors to join together in a united voice to speak out against all forms of sexual violence in our communities.

Each year we hold a Walk in My Shoes Survivors Mini-Conference in order to bring the survivors together for a day and a half of wonderful speakers, networking and many other activities to refresh and empower.  As part of the mini-conference we also collaborate with one another to create STANDs agenda for the upcoming year.

Some of our goals for 2012 include:

• Educating the media on reporting sexual violence
• Policy changes such as pushing for an offenders’ prior record being available during the court process and,
• Getting more involved in cases around the state ofIndiana.

If you or someone you know is a survivor of sexual violence and would like to be a part of STAND please contact Leslie N. Lukes at or 317-423-0233 ext 15.