SAAM calendar 2013

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SAAM Calendar 2013

SAAM 2013 is on the way!

The folks at the Women and Gender Advocacy Center are hard at work planning more than 15 events for April's Sexual Assault Awareness Month!

We will be using this blog to update information about time/location/etc, so be sure to check back here frequently for more information!

This year our events include some of the following:

CTMO campaign!

Screening of the award winning film, The Invisible War

The Clothesline Project

 

CTMO Photobooth!

SAAM Plaza Day

and more!

(2012) more CTMO picts! - 2012

(2012) SAAM Plaza Day 2012!

(2012) CTMO Consent Carnival #1

Each year for Sexual Assault Awareness Month CSU hosts the CTMO (consent turns me on!) campaign. CTMO asks folks to share the fabulous ways they either ask for or give consent in the moment.
We believe that healthy communication and asking for consent before sex can help reduce rates of sexual assault. Sometimes folks have the misconception that asking for consent is a "mood killer" so check out the awesome submissions below (from CSU students, staff and faculty) which offer lots of great ways to ask for consent in a hot and sexy way!



So... how do YOU give or get consent?!

(2012) End of SAAM Carnival tonight!

SAAM 2012 culminates with tonight's CTMO Consent Carnival! hope to see you there!!

(2012) SAAM keynote Mia Mingus!! Wednesday April 25, 2012

we are SUPER excited about this week's SAAM keynote events with Mia Mingus!

Women at Noon Keynote Lecture
Wednesday April 25th
12:00 - 1:00
LSC Grey Rock Room
Blurb:
It is always better to speak. Come to this lunchtime session to learn about the survivor experience, on-going work to end sexual violence and what bystanders can do to shift conditions that perpetuate violence. This session is designed to serve as an introduction that will leave participants with an understanding of why survivor leadership is critical for our movements.

About Mia:

Mia Mingus is a queer physically disabled woman of color, korean transracial and transnational adoptee writer, organizer and community builder. She was raised in St. Croix, USVI, lived 12 years in Atlanta, GA and has recently moved to Oakland, California. Through her work on disability justice, reproductive justice, queer liberation, and transformative justice; she recognizes the urgency and barriers for oppressed communities to work together and build alliances for liberation.

She believes in building community and queer family, healing and transformation. She knows that love, care and how we treat each other (including ourselves) are political. As her work for liberation evolves and deepens, her roots remain firmly planted in ending sexual violence. Mia is currently working at generationFIVE, an organization working to end child sexual abuse within five generations. At gen5, she is working to create transformative justice responses to child sexual abuse that do not rely on the state (i.e. police, prisons, the criminal legal system) and actively cultivate community safety, resiliency and healing. Before gen5, Mia was a co-founder and Co-Director of SPARK Reproductive Justice Now, in Atlanta, GA.

Take Back the Night (TBTN)

Wednesday April 25th
6pm
LSC Sculpture Garden
This internationally recognized rally and protest creates an atmosphere of empowerment, while raising awareness about sexual violence. The event begins with a speak-out at the LSC and ends with a march to Old Town Square where keynote speakers include Mia Mingus and Denver’s own Suzie Q!

(2012) (April 16-20, 2012)

Here is a list of this week's events for Sexual Assault Awareness Month!
Monday April 16th-
Film: The Price of Pleasure
Location: Clark A102
Time: 7-9p

This eye-opening and disturbing film places the voices of critics, producers and performers alongside the observations of men and women as they candidly discuss the role pornography has played in shaping relationships. Going beyond the debate of liberal versus conservative so common in the culture, this film provides a holistic understanding of pornography as it debunks common myths. check out the trailer by clicking HERE (warning: NSFW)



Tuesday April 17th-
Workshop: Tips for Faculty on How to Support Survivors
Facilitated by: Jennifer Babos
Location: LSC 203
Time: 12-1:30

This workshop will explore tips for faculty who wish to learn more about how to best support survivors of interpersonal violence in thier classrooms.



Tuesday April 17th -
Workshop: Queering Gender: How the Social Construction of Gender Leads to Verbal, Physical and Sexual Violence
Location: LSC 210
Time: 2-3:30
This participatory session with Thomas Walker, PhD from the University of Denver will critically examine gender as it intersects with other identities. Participants will be encouraged to think complexly about the social construction of gender with an aim of "queering" contemporary notions of gender to help prevent the stifling gender socialization that leads to violence in its many forms.


Wednesday April 18th-
Clothesline Project Display and T-shirt Making
Location: LSC Sunken Lounge
Time: 11-4

 

The clothesline project is a visual display of shirts with messages and illustrations that have been designed by survivors (or thierthier experiences for the exhibit.

(2012) (April 9-13, 2012)

Check out the great events we have this week for SAAM! 

Monday April 9th -
Film Screening: Boys and Men Healing from Sexual Violence
Partner with GUIDE
Location: Clark A102
Time: 7-9p



One in six men in the United States are survivors of childhood sexual abuse. 'Boys and Men Healing' documents the impact that sexual abuse has on individuals and society. Three men will tell their stories of survival and recovery and revel how speaking out helped them heal and reclaim their lives.


Tuesday April 10th-
SAAM Day on the Plaza
Location: LSC Plaza
Time: 10-4

SAAM awareness on the plaza will include games, prizes, community and campus resources, the Clothesline Project, the Red Flag Campaign, CTMO and more!


Wednesday April 11th-
WGAC Open House.... with FREE BREAKFAST!
Location: Women and Gender Advocacy Center, 112 Student Services Building
Time: 9-4

Stop by WGAC to grab some grub (we will have FREE breakfast burritos while supplies last), say hi, meet the staff and check out some of our great resources. We will have games, raffles and refreshments all day.


Friday April 13th-
Workshop: Lean on Me- How to Support Survivors of Sexual Violence
Location: LSC 227
Time: 11:15 - 12:15

This workshop  will explore the experiences of secondary survivors. We will discuss how to best support the survivors in our lives while also taking care of our own emotional needs.