APRIL 2025 EVENT CALENDAR
Local events listed include:
Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) | National Crime Victims Rights’ Week (NCVRW) | National Youth Violence Prevention Week (NYVPW)
TUESDAY APRIL 1
Wear Teal Day! (SAAM)
April 1 is Sexual Assault Awareness Month Day of Action.
Wear TEAL to show your support for survivors of sexual violence, and do whatever you can to support them EVERY day.
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
SATURDAY APRIL 5
11am -4 pm Sexual Health Education and Rights Block Party
Corner of St. Claude & Fats Domino
5523 St. Claude Ave, New Orleans
SUNDAY APRIL 6
9:30 am Prayer Service (NCVRW)
St. James Methodist Church
1925 Ursulines St, New Orleans LA 70116
MONDAY APRIL 7
Wear Blue Day (NCVRW)
Wear Blue for Child Abuse Awareness Day
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
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!