2026 MNCASA Symposium
Our 2026 symposium, Real-World Healing: Tools for Supporting Survivors and Sustaining Ourselves, will focus on practical tools and creative strategies that help advocates support victims/survivors while also caring for themselves and their teams.
Join us at Chase on the Lake in Walker, MN, May 6-7, 2026.
About the Symposium
This event will bring together about 150 participants, most of whom are MNCASA members at advocacy organizations who provide direct services to victims/survivors of sexual assault. Sessions are designed with advocates in mind, people who support victims/survivors through crisis intervention, legal and medical advocacy, shelter, support groups, prevention work, and community education. Participants should leave the Symposium with tangible tools, real-world strategies, and examples that reflect the diverse communities advocates serve.
Notifications about whether a proposal was accepted or not were sent on February 11. If you did not receive an update, please check your spam folder or contact us at [email protected].
Yes! Scholarships are available to Partner Program Members to cover the registration fee. If the registration fee will prohibit you from attending the Symposium, please reach out to us at [email protected] to request a scholarship to waive the fee. Scholarships are unable to cover lodging or mileage.
| Day 1: May 6 | Day 2: May 7 | ||||||||
| 8:00 a.m. | Registration Opens | 9:00-10:15 a.m. | Workshops | ||||||
| 9:00-10:15 a.m. | Pre-Con for Advocates New to the Movement | 10:30-11:45 a.m. | Workshops | ||||||
| 10:30-11:45 a.m. | Welcome and Plenary Session | 12:00-1:15 p.m. | Lunch | ||||||
| 12:00-1:15 p.m. | Lunch | 1:30-3:15 p.m. | Plenary and Closing | ||||||
| 1:30-2:45 p.m. | Workshops | ||||||||
| 3:00-4:15 p.m. | Workshops | ||||||||
| 4:30-5:00 p.m. | Wellness Activities | ||||||||