Workshop

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

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: students, staff, and faculty

Register: https://uwaterloo.gosignmeup.com/public/Course/browse?courseid=7549

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

Using the latest research, this workshop will attempt to uncover how pornography changes our thought patterns, teaches us views both consciously and unconsciously, and we will discuss whether or not it is possible to ethically consume pornographic content. This workshop will not show explicit photos or videos, but will discuss adult themes from an academic lens.

Register at: https://uwaterloo.gosignmeup.com/public/Course/browse?courseid=7363

Join via Teams on your computer, mobile app or room device:
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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: students, staff, and faculty

Register: https://uwaterloo.gosignmeup.com/public/Course/browse?courseid=7357

Join via Teams on your computer, mobile app or room device:
Click here to join the meeting

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

Join Chris Martin (he/him) with the Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office for a Male Allies workshop, a drop-in, virtual workshop for men-identifying students seeking to understand and practice male allyship. The objective of these workshops is to engage and encourage men, with their unique privilege and responsibility, to address systemic and everyday forms of gender-based violence.

Learning objectives:

1. Understand how to address systemic and everyday forms of gender-based violence
2. Recognize and understand what characterizes effective male allyship
3. Understand how to practice male allyship and engage in alternative narratives of masculinity
4. Recognize the complex roots of gender-based and sexual violence
5. Understand how to identify and address privilege, gender stereotypes, biases, and existing systems of inequity.
6. Encourage men to understand their unique and important role in shaping a safe and healthy campus community.

Join virtually via Teams on your computer, mobile app or room device:

Click here to join the meeting
Meeting ID: 213 388 504 037
Passcode: oRAWoT

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The Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office (SVPRO), in partnership with the Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region (SASC) is providing Responding to a Disclosure of Sexual Violence workshop as part of the art exhibit, What Were You Wearing?

This training will help prepare participants to supportively respond to a disclosure of sexual violence, and build confidence in their ability to respond. It will also unpack sexual violence myths, including victim blaming associated with survivors based on what they were wearing - let's dispel this myth. 
 

The workshop will be held on Tuesday February 28th, from 5:30PM to 7:30PM in the Student Life Centre, Multi-Purpose Room (SLC, MPR).

Link to register: https://uwaterloo.gosignmeup.com/public/Course/browse?courseid=7266
 

We hope to see you there!

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 

A creative and interactive workshop about love and relationships. Start preparing for Valentine’s Day by making some cute feminist valentines with us! While we craft, participants will have the opportunity to join in on meaningful discussion about what we all want and deserve from partnerships and friendships.

Register at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/you-deserve-love-tickets-350576944077

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

This is a workshop for survivors of sexual violence to learn more about the ways in which trauma impacts our mind and bodies. We will discuss strategies for getting through the hard days and explore pathways to healing.