Events

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

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!

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 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)

Presented by UWAG and UW Fine Arts in conjunction with the UW Sexual Violence Prevention Response Office

When: Thursday March 2, 6:00-7:30 pm

Where: University of Waterloo Art Gallery, East Campus Hall 1239

Please join us for a discussion between visiting artist Laura Magnusson and Meaghan Ross, Sexual Violence Response Coordinator at the Sexual Violence Prevention Response Office, University of Waterloo. They will discuss themes relating to trauma and resilience in relation to the artist’s current exhibition I was Wearing Golden Clamshell Earrings on display at the University of Waterloo Art Gallery through March 4.

In addition to the discussion there will be a participatory activity inspired by the artist’s drawing installation 74 Minutes.

Ranging from video and sculpture, to drawing and archival materials, the artworks in the exhibition collectively express a form of “embodied testimony” based on the artist’s research and her lived experience as a sexual assault survivor. Drawing parallels between her own experience of gender-based violence with the violence routinely inflicted upon the ecology of the ocean floor, Magnusson’s work invites empathy and contemplation of difficult, often suppressed topics.

Please be advised that this exhibition includes themes of sexual violence and trauma, which some viewers may find distressing. It may also be the case that some viewers may not notice any impact until after engaging with the exhibit. A list of available resources and supports will be available at the front desk of the gallery, and we encourage you to consider accessing these as needed.

The artist acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.

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

As part of Sexual Violence Prevention Month (SVAM), join us for an evening of discussion on creating a culture of consent in sports with former OHL and professional hockey player Brock McGillis.

What does it look like to build an equitable and safe sports community? With many stories coming to light about sexual violence and other harms experienced in sports communities, we are bringing folks together to discuss how to do better. After a talk by Brock McGillis, our panel of community experts will share their perspectives on sexual and gender-based violence in athletics.

Doors open at 5:30pm, with the event beginning at 6:00pm. Light refreshments will be provided.

Paid parking is available behind Lazaridis Hall off of Balsam Street. There is also a bus stop outside of Lazaridis Hall on University Ave accessible by the 12, 29, and 202 buses. A Wilfrid Laurier University campus map can be found here: https://map.concept3d.com/?id=638#!ct/6784,21459,6789,6779,6787,6781,6785,6783,13903,11451,67867?s/

Brock McGillis is a former OHL and professional hockey player and is the first openly gay men's professional hockey player and a leading activist in the LGBTQ+ space. His continuous work to shift the conversation around sports and the LGBTQ+ community earned him recognition as one of The Hockey News's 100 most influential people in hockey for 2022.

The Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office presents this event in partnership with the Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region (SASC - www.sascwr.org), Wilfrid Laurier Consent is Golden,and Conestoga College Student Engagement Office.

To register, please visit: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/creating-safer-spaces-in-sport-with-brock-mcgillis-tickets-591651314007

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:
Click here to join the meeting

Tackling the stigmas about dating that involve neurodiverse people created through ableism by typically developing members of society will be the main outcome and focus of this workshop. It will also shine light on misconceptions and provide best practices for dating for people who are, or are in a relationship with, neurodivergent people.

Register at: https://uwaterloo.gosignmeup.com/public/Course/browse?courseid=7424

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