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News / Health / Clark County Health

Hilton Vancouver to host national anti-violence conference

The Columbian
Published: December 13, 2016, 6:01am

Next month the Hilton Vancouver Washington will host the No More National Anti-Violence Summit. The two-day event happening Jan. 12 and 13 will address topics such as sexual assault, domestic violence, policing in America, human trafficking and gun violence in America.

YWCA Clark County, the National Women’s Coalition Against Violence and Exploitation and the Community Foundation for Southwest Washington are locally-headquartered nonprofits involved in the national summit.

Speakers include Brenda Tracy, a rape survivor and 2016 National Crime Victims’ Service Award recipient; Donnell Turner, who played Curtis Ashford on “General Hospital”; Sharon Wylie, who is a Democratic state representative and a rape survivor; and Lt. Scott Creager, who retired from the Vancouver Police Department and now works for the Port of Portland Police Department.

For a complete list of speakers and to register for the event, visit www.nomoresummit.org or call 360-852-8019. In the past, the national conference has attracted as many as 600 people from 21 states.

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