April 18-24 is National Crime Victims' Rights Week! This year's celebration of victims' rights is particularly special here in Wisconsin, where our state is celebrating the one-year anniversary of the passage of Marsy's Law for Wisconsin with an overwhelming 75% of the vote.

This year's NCVRW theme is, "Support Victims. Build Trust. Engage Communities." This theme emphasizes the importance of leveraging community support to help victims of crime. In Wisconsin, we know firsthand how important community support is in ensuring support for victims of crime, in particular, through the overwhelming community support which led to the passage of Marsy's Law for Wisconsin last April, and the real and lasting impact the new crime victims' constitutional amendment has had for Wisconsin victims.

We hope you'll join us in this observance of the importance of victims' rights! Get more information below on events that you can participate in throughout the week, and check out our media kit for shareable images that you can use on your own social media accounts to join us in a digital celebration of the power of community support of victims of crime.

Events

In an effort to educate Wisconsinites about their rights if they are ever a victim of crime, we have organized three virtual roundtable discussions during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. The regional roundtables will include survivors, victim advocates, and law enforcement leaders. The conversation will provide practical tips to break down barriers to accessing rights and demystify the process.

We hope you can join us for one of these virtual events. Here is the information on each roundtable and a link you can follow to learn more and RSVP:

• April 19, 2021 at 12pm - 1pm: Milwaukee County National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Roundtable hosted by Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin. Click here to learn more and RSVP.
• April 21, 2021 at 12pm - 1pm: Eau Claire County National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Roundtable hosted by Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin. Click here to learn more and RSVP.
• April 23, 2021 at 12pm - 1pm: Dane County National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Roundtable hosted by Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin. Click here to learn more and RSVP.

Even if you don’t RSVP, you can watch the event on Facebook Live on our Facebook page. We hope you can join us for one or more of the events. Please also help spread the word by sharing information about the events with your network.

Media Kit

Sample Posts:

Check out some sample posts for your own recognition of National Crime Victims' Rights Week!

• This week is National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. This year we are celebrating one year of Marsy's Law in action! Last April, Wisconsin voters overwhelmingly approved Marsy's Law for Wisconsin, ensuring equal rights for Wisconsin crime victims. #NCVRW2021

• #NCVRW2021 emphasizes the importance of leveraging community support to help victims of crime. We see the impact here in Wisconsin, where we are celebrating one year since voters overwhelmingly approved Marsy's Law for Wisconsin, granting equal rights to crime victims.

• The #NCVRW2021 theme is, "Support Victims. Build Trust. Engage Communities." We've been seeing this powerful message firsthand here in Wisconsin, where we're celebrating one year of Marsy's Law in action after passage of the crime victims' constitutional amendment last April.

• It's National Crime Victims' rights week and it's the perfect time to thank the 1.1 million Wisconsin residents who, one year ago this April, voted overwhelmingly in favor of strengthening the rights of Wisconsin crime victims! #NCVRW2021 #MLWI

Shareable Images:

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NCVRW 2021 Theme: "Support Victims. Build Trust. Engage Communities" Shareable Images:

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