#ConsentMatters

As part of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, join SVPRO, in collaboration with SASC, for a virtual workshop as they explore what a healthy or unhealthy relationship can look like, sound like, and feel like. This workshop will have a focus on building consent culture awareness with tactics and tips to practicing healthy consent in all aspects of our lives, intimate relationships, or otherwise. 

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Teams link to join workshop: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_N2E0YWQ2M2QtZWU4OC00NzcwLWJiNzUtOWRjY2IxODJkZjJm%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22723a5a87-f39a-4a22-9247-3fc240c01396%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2234511a57-a295-45a8-9792-01bd367c2fef%22%7d

Join the Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office (SVPRO) and Sexual Assault Centre for Waterloo Region (SASC) for the What Were You Wearing? art installation. What Were You Wearing? is an art exhibit based on student-survivor descriptions of the clothes they were wearing when they were sexually assaulted. Sexual assault survivors are often asked, “what were you wearing?”, implying that what someone wears can cause a sexual assault.

This myth about sexual violence is used to blame survivors and justify the actions of those who cause harm. Survivors are never to blame for their experience(s) of sexual violence. We all have the right to wear what we want. 

The “What Were You Wearing?” Survivor Art Installation originated at the University of Arkansas in 2013. Created by Jen Brockman and Dr. Mary Wyandt-Hiebert, the project was inspired by Dr. Mary Simmerling’s poem, What I Was Wearing. Oregon State University interpreted and recreated a virtual exhibit.

This semester, the SVPRO in partnership with SASC is recreating the exhibit to highlight the pervasiveness of victim-blaming and the harm and trauma it causes survivors.
 

When

Tuesday February 28, 10am to 8pm

Wednesday March 1, 10am to 5pm
 

Where

Student Life Centre, Multi-Purpose Room (SLC - MPR)

Join Healing from Sexual Violence, 6-week closed group that will mix psycho-education, processing, and skills development for survivors of sexual violence. Open to women-identified, non-binary, and gender non-conforming students at the University of Waterloo - presented by the Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region and the Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office. 

Register at: groups@sascwr.org 

Join the Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office (SVPRO) on Monday, February 13th in the Student Life Centre (SLC), Multi-Purpose Room to meet some furry friends and take a stand against street harassment!

As part of the Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office's (SVPRO) Winter Consent Week, visit our Consent Booth in STC Atrium on Thursday, January 26th from 10AM-3PM. Learn about consent, the Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office (SVPRO), and collect free SVPRO swag! Together, let's build a #ConsentCulture on campus.

As part of Consent Week, the Sexual Violence Prevention & Response Office (SVPRO), is hosting a virtual Lunch & Learn to discuss and answer questions about how and why it is important to teach young children about consent and boundaries. We will also discuss the power and importance of language and politeness conditioning and provide resources.

Audience: staff and faculty 

Register: https://uwaterloo.gosignmeup.com/public/Course/browse?courseid=7202

For more information, please contact Stacey Jacobs at s3jacobs@uwaterloo.ca

Open to engineering undergraduate and graduate students, join SVPRO for Active Bystander Intervention training, which equips you with the knowledge and skills to be a proactive bystander in situations of harm or imminent harm, with a focus on those related to sexual violence. A certificate of completion will be distributed upon completion. 

Register at: https://uwaterloo.gosignmeup.com/public/Course/browse?courseid=7114

Join the Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office's (SVPRO) and Athletics and Recreation at the Men's Volleyball Game Consent Booth. Happening on Saturday, January 21st from 5-8PM in Physical Activities Complex (PAC), Upper East. Learn about consent, the Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office (SVPRO), and collect free SVPRO swag! Together, let's build a #ConsentCulture on campus.

As part of the Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office's (SVPRO) Winter Consent Week, visit our Consent Booth in SLC Marketplace on Tuesday January 24th from 10AM-3PM. Learn about consent, the Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office (SVPRO), and collect free SVPRO swag! Together, let's build a #ConsentCulture on campus.

In this workshop, we will discuss tools to improve communication in our sexual relationships. Using a want/will/won’t list can help us talk about our boundaries, wants, and needs with a partner. This workshop focuses on themes of pleasure, consent, and intimacy to encourage in healthy sexual relationships.  

Register at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/sexual-communication-tickets-350569100617