Submissions to the Decolonizing Native American Survivor Advocacy track should highlight advocacy efforts that center Indigenous knowledge, leadership, and activism in the movement to end sexual violence. We are seeking proposals that expand cultural awareness and resources for Indigenous survivors, while advancing the work of Indigenous leaders and partnerships with Indigenous-led organizations. Proposals should introduce innovative approaches to healing and justice that challenge colonial systems and uplift non-Western, community-centered practices. This track is dedicated to decolonizing survivor advocacy by embracing the richness of Indigenous traditions and creating pathways for Indigenous survivors to thrive and heal on their own terms. 

Submissions to the Disability Justice in Action track should spotlight bold, innovative strategies that enhance support for survivors with disabilities and strengthen the connection between Disability Justice and preventing sexual violence. We seek proposals that challenge existing barriers, center the voices and leadership of people with disabilities, and address the unique risks faced by those at the intersection of multiple marginalized identities. Proposals should highlight practices that are rooted in justice, equity, and accessibility, and that foster inclusive environments where efforts reflect the full spectrum of lived experiences within disability communities. 

Submissions to the Healing Through Activism track must feature survivors of sexual assault as the main presenters, showcasing how they use activism as a powerful tool for healing and transformation. We are seeking innovative approaches that highlight the ways survivors harness their lived experiences to drive meaningful change in their communities, challenge systems of power, and build collective resilience. This track focuses on the intersection of healing and activism, demonstrating how survivor-led efforts are central to shaping the future of justice and liberation.

Submissions to the Immigrant Communities and Systemic Transformation track should highlight innovative and community-driven approaches that go beyond survival to create safe, dignified spaces where immigrant survivors can thrive. We are particularly interested in grassroots movements led by immigrant communities and survivors, aimed at driving systemic change and advancing reforms in immigration policy. Proposals should honor the culture, language, and rich contributions of immigrant communities while fostering resilience, autonomy, and empowerment. We welcome submissions that expand access to critical support services and resources, while advocating for systemic transformation to challenge the barriers that impact immigrant survivors. This track seeks to uplift the leadership and activism within immigrant communities, focusing on how collective efforts can reshape the future of immigration justice.

Submissions to the Innovative Advocacy and Support for Survivors track should describe forward-thinking approaches that enhance and build upon existing practices, while imagining new ways to support survivors. Proposals to this track should strengthen community-centered, survivor-driven networks of care, expanding resources to foster healing and resilience. This track focuses on the collective power of advocates and survivors working together to create spaces of dignity and empowerment. We encourage survivor-led submissions to elevate the voices and leadership of survivors.  

Submissions to the Liberation from Carceral Systems and Cultures should explore innovative efforts to provide support and advocacy to survivors of sexual abuse and harassment in all forms of detention, including state and federal prisons, jails, youth facilities, and immigrant detention centers. We are seeking strategies that not only offer critical institutional advocacy and transform the culture of detention facilities, but also explore strategies that push for the release of survivors from carceral systems, highlighting organizers and advocates working to dismantle carceral structures. Submissions may include efforts to transform the culture of detention facilities, all while centering the goal of liberation from these systems. Presentations that elevate the voices and leadership of incarcerated or formerly incarcerated survivors are especially encouraged.

Submissions to the Prevention track should focus on innovative efforts in the primary prevention of sexual violence. We are looking for proposals that explore strategies or advancements in prevention that address not only sexual violence but also the root causes of violence. These efforts should seek to create change on a population level, offering solutions that reach beyond individuals to impact entire communities and societies.

We welcome submissions that draw on evidence-based or evidence-informed practices or new research, while also pushing the field forward with new ideas. Culturally specific prevention strategies are especially encouraged, as we aim to highlight approaches that are grounded in the unique needs and strengths of diverse communities. Proposals should also emphasize how these strategies can contribute to long-term, systemic changes by addressing the larger social and cultural conditions that allow violence to persist.

In addition, we are particularly interested in proposals that offer insights for planning, implementing, and evaluating prevention programs, especially those connected to the Rape Prevention and Education (RPE) program and their partners. This track seeks to drive the future of prevention by focusing on equity, innovation, and community-based solutions that foster large-scale impact.

Submissions to the Queering the Movement to End Sexual Violence track should explore how LGBTQ+ perspectives challenge and transform traditional approaches to sexual violence prevention, advocacy, and justice. This track calls for proposals that center the experiences and leadership of LGBTQ+ communities, offering new ways to reshape the movement to end sexual violence. We seek submissions that encourage participants to rethink anti-violence work through an intersectional, anti-oppression lens, addressing the unique barriers faced by queer and transgender individuals, especially in the face of ongoing attacks on trans rights. Proposals should highlight strategies that disrupt heteronormative and cisnormative frameworks, while advancing justice, inclusion, and resilience for all genders and sexual orientations.

Submissions to the Radical Pathways to Preventing Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) track should focus on reframing conversations around CSA to prioritize prevention. This track invites innovative, non-carceral approaches that challenge public misconceptions about CSA prevention, specifically the need to focus on preventing the conditions that lead to abuse, rather than responding after harm has occurred. We seek proposals that address the root causes of CSA, expand our understanding of prevention strategies, and offer new models that move beyond criminalization and carceral systems. Presentations that engage in public education, policy critique, and community-led approaches are especially encouraged, with a focus on building a future where children are protected through systemic and cultural transformation.

Submissions to the Reciprocal Advancement track should reflect VALOR’s vision of intentionally linking social movements and people working on interconnected issues to amplify awareness and foster collective progress. We seek proposals that highlight how the anti-sexual violence movement intersects with and supports other transformative movements. This may include examples like sexual assault advocates working with climate justice advocates to address how climate change disproportionately affects marginalized communities, increasing their vulnerability to violence, and current mobilization efforts, relationship building, and joint policy development aimed at advancing shared goals. Proposals should demonstrate clear and innovative connections between the anti-violence movement and broader efforts for social justice, emphasizing how these collaborations create stronger, more unified movements for change.

Submissions to the Reinventing Ourselves to Sustain Our Movement track should answer the question, “What are we doing differently to ensure our organizations are surviving and thriving in the next era of activism?” Sessions can include ways that organizational leaders are ensuring sustainability and leadership succession, reimagining benefits to truly sustain an energized, diverse, and survivor-led workforce, and more. Sessions can also include organizational innovations that reinvent the movement as a workforce and uproot the nonprofit paradigm and unjust expectation of doing critical work in our communities underpaid, understaffed, and overwhelmed. We must ensure that, no matter the circumstances, our organizations and our movement will always be around, to help every survivor, with the best equipped staff to serve all survivors in every community. The status quo has got to go.

Submissions to the Restorative Practices track should focus on innovative and community-centered approaches that prioritize restorative and/or transformative justice and accountability in addressing sexual violence. We are particularly interested in proposals that uplift the needs of communities disproportionately impacted by the criminal legal system, offering forward-thinking strategies that center healing, justice, and long-term community resilience. Proposals should explore how restorative practices can create pathways to healing that move beyond punitive models, emphasizing community-driven solutions that foster safety, accountability, and sustained well-being.

The Sex Work track should explore sex work through the lens of labor rights, addressing the systemic criminalization, stigma, and misconceptions that sex workers face. Session proposals should emphasize progressive and community-driven approaches to supporting sex workers, with a focus on decriminalization, harm reduction, and advocacy for policy change. Topics may include the intersections of racism, exploitation, and navigating the porn industry, while also acknowledging the nuanced and complex realities of being a sex worker. Submissions should center the voices and experiences of sex workers.

Submissions to the Working with People Who Caused Sexual Harm track should foster a deeper understanding of those who have caused harm, including sexual violence, by exploring the complex factors behind harmful behavior, such as trauma and cultural influences. This track encourages proposals that promote restorative justice practices and accountability, with a focus on transforming how the anti-sexual violence movement engages with those who cause harm. The goal is to shift away from punitive responses and embrace progressive, healing-centered approaches that prioritize justice, accountability, and long-term change. Proposals should offer innovative strategies for fostering accountability and promoting healing within communities impacted by violence.

Today’s youth are defining the future of the movement to end sexual assault—they are the embodiment of the next era of activism. Submissions to the Youth-Led Leadership track should highlight the values, priorities, and innovative solutions that young people bring to the anti-sexual violence movement. We are seeking proposals that explore why younger generations are joining this movement and how the movement can evolve to be more inclusive of their perspectives. Proposals should also address how to bridge generational experiences and create safe spaces that foster youth leadership. Primary presenters for this track should be between the ages of 18-29, as we aim to amplify the voices of those leading the charge for change.

Potential topics can include but are not limited to issues related to:

1. Alternative Justice 
2. Bystander Intervention
3. Campus/University
4. Child Sexual Abuse
5. Community Mobilization and Organizing
6. Creative Expression
7. Culturally-Specific Strategies
8. Economic Justice
9. Equity Self-Defense
10. Evaluation
11. Faith-Based
12. Health Promotion (including healthy sexuality)
13. Human Trafficking
14. Immigration
15. Intersectionality *
16. LGBTQ+
17. Media Development
18. Norms Change
19. Organizational Policies and Practices
20. Promoting Gender Equality
21. Restorative Justice
22. Racial Justice
23. Sex Offender Management
24. Sexual Assault in Incarceration
25. Sexual Assault in the Armed Services
26. Sexual Assault in the Workplace
27. Sexual Assault in Underserved Communities
28. Sexual Assault of Men or Boys
29. Sexual Assault of People with Intellectual Disabilities
30. Sexual Assault of Elders
31. Social Justice
32. Survivors with Disabilities
33. Transformative Justice
34. Trauma-Informed Interventions

*(Crenshaw, K. (1991). Mapping the margins: Intersectionality, identity politics, and violence against women of color. Stanford Law Review, 43(6), 1241-1299.)

1. By submitting a proposal, you agree to allow your presentation and materials to be sent to interpreters to help them translate presentations and materials at the conference.
2. By submitting a proposal, you agree to allow NSAC conference staff to take photographs and record your session unless you otherwise notify NSAC conference staff in writing. Notification may be done by sending an email indicating that you wish to opt-out of having photographs or videos taken of your presentation to NSAC@valor.us.
3. By submitting a proposal, you agree to have your presentation and/or materials posted on the NSAC website following the conference unless you otherwise notify NSAC conference staff in writing. Notification may be done by sending an email indicating that you opt-out of having your presentation and materials uploaded to the website to  NSAC@valor.us.

Before completing the Call for Proposal Submission Form, please make sure that you have all of the requested information and materials handy and ready for submission:

To submit a proposal, please complete the proposal submission form. The Submission form will be open November 7, 2024- January 17, 2025: