This week, the Boston University’s Sexual Assault Awareness Week (SAAW) kicks off to educate the community about the prevalence and prevention of sexual assault. Starting Monday, April 1st, workshops and panels will be presented throughout campus. Various on-campus and off-campus organizations have worked to make this week possible, including the Sexual Assault Response and Prevention Center (SARP), Boston Area Rape Crisis Center, BU’s Voices for Choice (VOX), BU’s Women of Color Coalition (WOCC), BU’s Feminist Collective, BU’s Queer Activist Collective and the Center for Gender, Sexuality and Activism.
Here’s what the week looks like:
April 1st
VOX’s Hollaback! Boston presents “Anti-Street Harassment” Workshop
5:30 – 7:30 pm in the Center for Gender, Sexuality and Activism
How can we end street harassment in which LGBTQ and people of color are targets?
Respond to the Facebook event here
SARP’s Clothesline Project Kickoff
10 AM – 4 PM in the George Sherman Union Link
How has SARP worked with students to create a clothesline to represent and empower survivors of sexual assault?
April 2nd
Queer Activist Collective’s Panel on Sexual Assault in the Queer Community
5 PM in the Center for Gender, Sexuality and Activism
How does sexual assault affect the queer community?
Respond to the Facebook event here
April 3rd
Kelly Tsai presents “Art as Healing Poetry” Workshop
7-9 PM in SAR 102
How do we experiment with poetry to assist in healing from sexual violence?
Respond to the Facebook event here
April 4th
Katie Koestner presents “She Just Sexted Me an Hour Ago!”
7:30 PM in School of Hospitality Administration Auditorium
How do we become proactive bystanders in our technology-heavy environments?
April 5th
Feminist Collective’s Take Back the Night
5-8 PM beginning in GSU’s 5th floor Faculty Dining Room, then Marsh Plaza
How do we energize students to take action, share their stories, and partake in the feminist movement?
April 7th
Boston Area Rape Crisis Center’s (BARCC) Walk for Change
Registration at 8:30 AM ($25), Walk Kick-Off at 9:30 AM at Canal Park, Cambridge
How can we raise funds to support survivors in the Greater Boston community?
Register here: http://www.barcc.org/join/events/walk
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/143431389166428/
All of the events from April 1st to 5th are free and heavy with information and excitement. I hope you take some time out to attend a workshop, panel, or Take Back the Night’s empowering action-packed march. The more awareness BU has, the better!
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