April Sexual Assault Awareness and Child Abuse Prevention Month Events, 2025
April 1 @ 8:00 am - April 30 @ 11:30 pm
Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2025:
Together We Act, United We Change
Tuesdays in April 2025, Teal Tuesday: Show your support for survivors and help us create awareness about sexual assault awareness month by wearing teal on Tuesdays. Gather your coworkers or take a selfie dressed in teal or teal accessories and share it on your favorite social media platform and tag The Women’s Community.
Wednesday, April 2, 2025, Start by Believing Day: On this day we gather to end the silence and change the way we respond to sexual assault. We Start by Believing. Please join us on social media for information about how you can show support for survivors. The next step is to speak out. We invite you to make a personal commitment to Start by Believing at https://startbybelieving.org/pledge/
Friday, April 4, 2025, WearBlue4Kids Day: Every child deserves to grow up in a safe, stable and nurturing environment. Show your support by strengthening prevention efforts in our community. We invite you and your family, colleagues, and friends to wear blue and share it on your favorite social media platform. Use the #familystrengthening
Friday, April 4, 2025, 10:00am-12:00pm, Café CVA: Meet the staff from the Sexual Assault Victim Services Program over coffee & tea in the beautiful gallery setting. Enjoy the art, chat with CVA Staff, grab a coffee sleeve and other helpful information about The Women’s Community services from our resource table. 427 North Fourth Street, Wausau, WI.
Saturday, April 5, 2025, 11:00-1:00pm, Buzzed: Grab a coffee sleeve to go with your coffee, meet staff, learn about volunteer opportunities, and check out the plants while supporting this fun new shop in downtown Wausau! 529 N. 3rd Street, Wausau, WI.
Thursday, April 10, 2025 5:15pm, Award Ceremony: Join us as we recognize outstanding community members for their dedication to supporting survivors of sexual assault. The event is located at Timekeeper Distillery, 720 Grant Street, Wausau, WI.
Saturday, April 12, 2025, 6:00pm, 11th Annual Dani’s Journey Bowling Event: 9-pin tap, 1 shift at 6:00pm. Registration begins at 5:00pm. Live music from 8:00pm-midnight. The bowling event will be held at Dale’s Weston Lanes, 5902 Schofield Ave., Weston, WI. Proceeds will go to The Women’s Community to help educated youth about teen dating violence and sexual assault. For more information about the fundraiser or how to get involved with Dani’s Journey, please contact DanisJourney@yahoo.com
Friday, April 18, 2025, 5:00pm-7:00pm, Kin & Kind’s Food Truck “Old Reliable” and “Evermore by Andrea” Permanent Jewelry: Come get to know the staff from the Sexual Assault Victim Services Program as you check out Kin & Kind’s delicious food truck “Old Reliable” and browse through their unique and tantalizing drink menu. While you’re at it, scope out the amazing selection of permanent jewelry from Evermore by Andrea! This is a great opportunity to get more information or ask questions from our staff while you do something different and local with friends, family or just for YOU! 2108 Grand Ave, Wausau, WI.
Wednesday, April 23, 2025, Dollars for Denim on Denim Day: A symbolic gesture–Denim Day is an international protest responding to the Italian Supreme Court’s overruling of a rape conviction in 1999. Although the assailant had been found guilty at trial, the Supreme Court argued that because jeans are difficult to remove, the assailant couldn’t have done so without the victim’s help. Sounds outrageous, yet all over the world, women and men who are victims of sexual assault continue to be disbelieved and accused of causing the assault due to their behavior… or fashion sense. Everyone is invited to wear denim and help raise funds and awareness as an individual or in your workplace. Donations in any amount can be made on our website. Denim Day 2025 Post a photo of yourself or your workplace group to your social media page and tag us on Instagram or Facebook. Denim Day Displays made by local survivors will be held at UWSP at Wausau Campus and NTC Campus from 11:00am-1:00pm.
Thursday, April 24, 2025, 5:00pm-7:00pm, We Step Into the Light Art Exhibit Open House: Enjoy art work created by volunteer survivors who collaborated together through We Step Into the Light, a project raising awareness about sexual assault, relationship and gender based violence, and stalking. Artists are paired with survivors who act as a muse for the art created. All artwork focuses on celebrating survivors and their ambition, goals, and passions of the survivor. Food and refreshments will be provided. Enjoy art, music and food. A formal presentation on the project and artwork will take place at 5:45pm. The event will be held at UWSP at Wausau, 625 Stewart Ave, Wausau, WI 54401 in the UW Center for Civic Engagement building.
Saturday, April 26, 2025 Awareness Tattoo Flash Event: For one-day only, it’s your chance to get a beautiful new tattoo while also making a meaningful difference in our community. Dani Girl Tattoos will be offering a special selection of flash tattoos. Dani Girl Tattoo 1699 Schofield Ave. Ste. 107, Schofield, WI.