Tuesday: Public Apology to Sexual Assault Survivors
Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2024 12:58 pm
Dear Colleagues,
On Tuesday, the City of Austin will offer a public apology to the survivor plaintiffs in the class action lawsuits that City Council voted unanimously to settle two years ago. The apology will take place at 2 PM at City Hall and I want to encourage my colleagues to join me in attending to support the survivors and show our commitment to improve our sexual assault response system.
We have come a long way thanks to the bravery of these women and to investments and actions taken by Council over the years. We are making real progress under the current APD leadership and engaged community partners, through an important and new collaborative process called the Collective Sex Crimes Response Model Project (CSCRM). The work remains ongoing and I hope you will join me in reaffirming our promise to make lasting systemic change.
For more information on the CSCRM, see this Community Impact Article - https://communityimpact.com/austin/cent ... e-reviews/ or this presentation from the fall https://services.austintexas.gov/edims/ ... ?id=418580.
Regards,
Alison Alter
On Tuesday, the City of Austin will offer a public apology to the survivor plaintiffs in the class action lawsuits that City Council voted unanimously to settle two years ago. The apology will take place at 2 PM at City Hall and I want to encourage my colleagues to join me in attending to support the survivors and show our commitment to improve our sexual assault response system.
We have come a long way thanks to the bravery of these women and to investments and actions taken by Council over the years. We are making real progress under the current APD leadership and engaged community partners, through an important and new collaborative process called the Collective Sex Crimes Response Model Project (CSCRM). The work remains ongoing and I hope you will join me in reaffirming our promise to make lasting systemic change.
For more information on the CSCRM, see this Community Impact Article - https://communityimpact.com/austin/cent ... e-reviews/ or this presentation from the fall https://services.austintexas.gov/edims/ ... ?id=418580.
Regards,
Alison Alter