S.A.V.E. MINSTRY
Sexual Assault Victim Empowering Ministry
S.A.V.E. Ministry
Lavinia continues to advocate for victims. She and her husband has been invited and shared in South Africa for 2 weeks in the "DNA for Africa" movement. She has assisted in efforts with Attorney General Lisa Madigan in a law to push their rape kit backlog, Senator John Cornyn and RAINN on the SAFER Act, Dallas Police Department SECAP Iniative and so many more honorable but too many to mention.
ADVOCATE FOR VICTIMS, DNA, SAFER ACT, JUSTICE
· March 2006 Speaker Guest: Genesis Crimes Against Women Hyatt Regency Dallas, TX
· April 2006 Spoken Word Guest: Take Back the Night & Poetry Slam Denton, TX
· June 2006 Speaker: DNA Media Briefing w/ Debbie Smith Dallas, TX
· July 2006 Speaker Guest:: Gulf States/LECC/Victim Witness Conference Renaissance Hotel Dallas, TX
· September 2006 DFW Close Up w/ Joanne Castaneda
· April 2006 CNN’s live w/ Fredricka Whitfield
· April 2006 CNN’s Paula Zahn Now
· April 2006 Insights w/ Shaun Rabb
· January, May & July 2007 CNN’ s Nancy Grace as a Sexual Assault Victim Advocate
· April 2007 Keynote Speaker: (Collin County) Turning Point Annual Candlelight Vigil
· April 2007 Keynote Speaker: KnoW Prevention Begins w/ Enlightment w/ DCFOF.org
· May 2007 DFW Close Up w/ Joanne Castaneda
· June 2007 Guest Speaker: Taking Back Our Community Passion of Christ 1st Community Church
· Dallas Police Department SECAP Press Conferences ( Channels 4, 5,8,11,33)
· December 2007 “Rally for Justice” Keynote Speaker: Texarkana, Texas
· April 2008 CNN’s Nancy Grace Appearance as a Sexual Assault Victim Advocate
· March 2008 “ I Choose Respect” Keynote Speaker: Duncanville ISD
· May 2008 CNN’s Nancy Grace…Sexual Assault Victim Advocate
· March 2009 Witness & advocate for HB2932 in Texas 81st Legislation (use of DNA from cold cases)
· 2009 CNN Justice “Victim Fights to Eliminate Rape Kit Backlog”
· 2009 CNN Live w/TJ Holmes “Push to Fight RapeKit Backlog w/DNA”
· 2009 CNN Nancy Grace
· 2010 CNN Nancy Grace, CNN Live