APRIL 2025 EVENT CALENDAR

National Crime Victims' Rights Week and New Orleans Crescent City Courage Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Local events listed include:

Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM)

National Crime Victims Rights’ Week (NCVRW)

National Youth Violence Prevention Week (NYVPW)


TUESDAY APRIL 1

7-9pm Survivor Art Night (SAAM)

Tigermen Den

3113 Royal St, New Orleans, LA 70117

Contact Jordan for more info


WEDNESDAY APRIL 2

Start by Believing Day (SAAM)

https://startbybelieving.org/start-by-believing-day/

START BY BELIEVING survivors of sexual violence.

“Every response matters. Your response matters. Stop the cycle of silence and Start by Believing.”


SATURDAY APRIL 5

11:00 am Butterfly Release (NCVRW)

Longue Vue House and Gardens

7 Bamboo Rd, New Orleans, LA 70124


SUNDAY APRIL 6

9:30 am Prayer Service (NCVRW)

St. James Methodist Church

1925 Ursulines St, New Orleans LA 70116


TUESDAY APRIL 8

6:00 pm Silence is Violence Peace Walk (NCVRW)

Armstrong Park

701 N. Rampart St, New Orleans LA 70116


WEDNESDAY APRIL 9

3-7 pm NOPD’s Adopt-a-Block Rise & Thrive Extravaganza (NCVRW)

Rosenwald Recreation Center

1120 S. Broad St, New Orleans LA 70125


THURSDAY APRIL 10

10 am Partner & Service Organization Recognition (NCVRW)

City Hall

1300 Perdido St, New Orleans LA 70112


FRIDAY APRIL 11

6pm All White Lantern Event* (NCVRW)

Bayou St. John

Near the Sculptural Tree

*Similar to past Balloon Release Event to Honor Loved ones Lost to Violence (you can bring a photo of your loved one and wear white)


SATURDAY APRIL 12

10am-2pm Covenant House RESOURCE FAIR* (NCVRW)

1922 Poland Avenue, New Orleans LA 70117

*Free resources from the local groups who help people after violence…and much more!


SATURDAY APRIL 12

11am-3pm Ubuntu Village HEAL THE BLOCK* (NCVRW)

1416 S. Liberty St, New Orleans 70113

*Health Screenings, Resource Connections, Free Food and Beverages, Giveaways, Music, Entertainment!


WEDNESDAY APRIL 16

5:30 pm Know Your Rights Workshop (SAAM)

New Orleans Healing Center

2372 Saint Claude Ave, New Orleans LA 70117


TUESDAY APRIL 22

5-7pm Movie Screening - “Not that Kind of Guy” (SAAM)

Prytania Theater

5339 Prytania St, New Orleans LA 70115


FRIDAY APRIL 25

4-5pm Yoga (SAAM)

Magnolia Art Studio

5339 Prytania St, New Orleans LA 70115


TUESDAY APRIL 29

6pm Art as Voice Panel Discussion (NYVPW)

For National Youth Violence Prevention Week, Discussion around “I Gotta Tell You Something About Me” Art Exhibit

Diboll Gallery & Auditorium, Tulane University Tidewater Building (1st Floor)

1440 Canal Street, New Orleans


WEDNESDAY APRIL 30

12pm Denim & Teal Fashion Show

New Orleans Family Justice Center

701 Loyola Ave Suite 201, New Orleans LA 70113


WEDNESDAY APRIL 30

4:30-7pm Game Lounge (NYVPW)

Video Game Competition & Board Game Party - Ages 14-19

Big Couch

1045 Desire St, New Orleans


THURSDAY MAY 1

5-7pm This is New Orleans (NYVPW)

Film Screening of “This is New Orleans: Stories of Truth and Hope,” Panel Discussion, AND Gun Lock Giveaway

Algiers Library

3014 Holiday Drive, New Orleans


NATIONAL OR VIRTUAL EVENTS:

Visit The Office for Victims of Crime and The National Organization for Victim Assistance

Partners and Organizers of local new orleans events include:

New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) Victim Witness Assistance Unit (VWAU) / Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office (OPSO) / Orleans Parish District Attorney (OPDA) / United States Department of Justice (DOJ) / Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) / New Orleans Family Justice Center (NOFJC) / Silence is Violence (SIV) / Southern University New Orleans (SUNO PD) / Crimestoppers GNO / Office of Gun Violence Prevention (OGVP) / NOLA Health Department / Ubuntu Village / Tulane University Violence Prevention Institute (VPI) - and MORE!

Crime Survivors NOLA pulls this info together into one location to raise awareness amongst local crime survivors, and we’d like to thank the above organizations for putting on great these events!