Events Mark Sexual Assault Awareness Month
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The Sexual Assault Prevention Calvin College, the team took a number of possibilities, in a creative way, count Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the tomb in April. The demonstrations for community awareness Calvin especially his men on the establishment of a secure system, emotional and sexual abuse on the campus of the atmosphere. “Rape happens, because it is a part of our culture, this set-up of male domination,” said Anna Marie Joosse, Broene Counseling Center adviser and member of the team of Sexual Assault Prevention (TAS) . “It’s always a norm in our society to diminish women and men. We try to incorporate them into a major cultural route to understand what we have learned and free. We want to educate people to be available for women Respect. ” It is a speaker for the event this year is Keith Edwards, the director of student life at Macalester College, and an expert on men on their role in the reduction of sexual violence. Edwards spoke at several meetings on the role of different members of the Community College of disassembly, on the campus of “rape culture” and the promotion of healthy relationships. The first event is Fac-noon, and learn what happened, Monday, April 7 from 12:30 to 1:30 in the Salle Alumni Association Board. During the meeting, co-sponsor with the head office, Edwards will be devoted to the faculty about their role in preventing sexual harassment on campus. Since both teachers and mentors, two powerful Faculty have to reduce on-campus sexual violence, Jossee said: “In the classroom, they can engage students for more enlightened our culture, when it ’s acts of myths, rape, in order to continue “, says she. “And when a student comes from a member of the faculty and discussions on sexual violence, they can be made on the resources of the community to cope with the situation.” Free Lunch tickets for the option, prior to registration of the event. In addition, on Monday at 7:45 in the chapel of Calvin, Edwards spoke to the issue of fear it. “The subject is confrontational, Joosse admitted, but important for the understanding of the element of compulsion in many reports.” We must get away from the way of thinking of the idea that this is someone skip shrubs or a dark alley with a knife. It is a rape of knowledge, “she said. (Edwards is also these issues in a special session for athletes men Calvin.) From 1 until April 10, Break the Silence of the campaign, victims of sexual violence and their love of the possibility of setting up a T-shirt, to make them aware of the problem. (Participants may T-shirts adorn 9-1: 30 pm April 2 and 9 in Conference Room Student Life, 5-8 pm, April 1, 2 and 8 am and 2 pm, 8 pm, April 3, 4, 7, 9 and 10 of meditation in the chapel.) T-shirts are on a washing line on the Commons Lawn 9 to April 11. Break the Silence, following the example of a similar event held last year, with an important difference, Joosse, said: “This year we are clear that men also are welcome, survivors and a T-shirt, and we have great children-T-shirts for those who may have children that had been misappropriated. The finals Sexual Assault Awareness Week event, a prayer vigil will be held at 10 am on April 9 Commons on the lawn, are also in the variation. Although traditionally, this vigil is considered observed a moment of silence for the victims of sexual abuse, in the year SAPT aims to break the silence and prayer. “We want that for a moment in the care of victims of sexual coercion and sexual abuse,” said Joosse. |