UMass Dartmouth's Center for Women, Gender & Sexuality (CWGS) have organized a series of events in recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month this April.
UMass Dartmouth's Center for Women, Gender & Sexuality (CWGS) have organized a series of events in recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month this April. The goal of Sexual Assault Awareness Month is to raise public awareness about sexual violence and to educate communities on how to prevent it.
Originally founded in 1970 as the Women's Center, CWGS is a voice for women and the LGBTQIA+ community, with the purpose of eliminating barriers, diminishing prejudices, and creating a supportive climate and space for all. The center is located in the UMass Dartmouth Campus Center, Suite 207.
Events Include:
April 1
Taking Down Rape Culture
Keynote speaker: Laci Green
6 pm Angus T. Bailey Auditorium, Campus Center
Co-Sponsored by CWGS, Livewell: Health Education, Promotion & Wellness, and The SAIL Office
April 2
Take Back the Night
7 pm Campus Center Quad
Co-sponsored by CWGS and The Active Bystanders Care Program
April 6, 13, 20, 22
R.A.D. (Rape Aggression Defense)
Self-Defense Class for Women
6-9 pm
April 6 Pine Dale multi-purpose room
April 13, 20, 22 Woodlands Commons
To sign up please contact lcabral1@umassd.edu
April 7
5 (Dirty, Little) Secrets from the Science of Women's Sexuality
Keynote speaker: Emily Nagoski
12:30 pm
Stoico-FirstFed Grand Charitable Foundation Reading Room, Claire T. Carney Library
Co-Sponsored by CWGS and Livewell: Health Education, Promotion & Wellness
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Keynote speaker: Emily Nagoski
Stoico-FirstFed Charitable Foundation Grand Reading Room, 6 pm Claire T. Carney Library
Co-Sponsored by CWGS and Livewell: Health Education, Promotion & Wellness
April 8
Safe Zone Training
2 pm
Must register prior to training by contacting kpereira@umassd.edu
April 9
Human Trafficking: Victims & Perpetrators
Keynote speaker: Donna Hughes
4-6 pm
Stoico-FirstFed Charitable Foundation Grand Reading Room, Claire T. Carney Library
Sponsored by Women & Gender Studies Department
RSVP to Paula Cabral by contacting (508)-910-4586 or pcabral2@umassd.edu
April 15
The Hunting Ground Film Screening
6 pm Stoico-FirstFed Charitable Foundation Grand Reading Room, Claire T. Carney Library
Co-Sponsored by CWGS, Livewell: Health Education, Promotion & Wellness, Department of Women's and Gender Studies, Student Government Association, and Sociology/Anthropology Department
April 16
Safe Zone Training
3:30 pm
Must register prior to training by emailing kpereira@umassd.edu
April 22
Walk to Class in Her Shoes (all day) and Relay in Her Shoes
5 pm Campus Center Quad
To sign up please contact kpereira@umassd.edu
April 29
Denim Day
Wear denim in solidarity for the Italian Supreme Court case where a rape convictionwas overturned; the justices deciding that because the victim's jeans were tight, she must have helped remove them, implying consent.