Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) is an international movement each April to bring about awareness of sexual violence and contribute to prevention efforts. In 2021, the Consent Peer Education Program (CPEP) and Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Diversity are hosting a series of initiatives to engage the Humber College and University of Guelph-Humber community in conversations around consent and sexual violence. We look forward to seeing you at our events, and encourage you to share with your students!
From: Survivor To: Survivor (April 5th 3pm to 4pm)
Join our Lead Consent Peer Educator, Alex Martin, as she speaks about her experience with sexual violence and how students can be a part of the sexual violence prevention movement. This event is for students only; register for From: Survivor To: Survivor online.
SEEDS Yoga (April 6 - 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.)
Join us for some gentle movement and connection. This trauma-informed/healing-centred hatha yoga class will centre choice and connection. All levels welcome. Facilitated by Yami Msosa (Ze/Hir), a movement based practitioner who works at the intersections of gendered and racial violence, based in Tkaronto. Register here
CPEP Salt & Sugar Podcast (April 7 - 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.)
Join Alex Martin (Lead Consent Peer Educator) and Aaron Brown (Coordinator, Sexual Violence Prevention & Education) for a conversation about intimate partner violence. This event will be hosted live on the CPEP Instagram account @cpepteam.
SEEDS Yoga (April 8 - 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.)
Join us for some gentle movement and connection. This trauma-informed/healing-centred hatha yoga class will centre choice and connection. All levels welcome. Facilitated by Yami Msosa (Ze/Hir), a movement based practitioner who works at the intersections of gendered and racial violence, based in Tkaronto. Register here
Love in the Time of Corona: Digital Dating & Connection (April 13 - 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.)
After a year of isolation, how can we continue to form and sustain intimate connections virtually? How can we meet our romantic and sexual needs when we’re having to keep six feet apart? Join us for a conversation about how dating apps are allowing people to foster healthy connection and maintain intimacy while we navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. Well be featuring special guest, Chris Dietzel, PhD candidate at McGill University researching sexual consent related to dating app use and sexual violence against 2SLGBTQ+ people; Chris will provide a brief presentation before out panelists join him in a fireside chat to understand how dating apps are being used to navigate the pandemic and how intersecting factors influence our experiences. Register here
Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (April 14 - 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.)
Join Cayla Meredith, founder of the Move to Heal Project, for a trauma-informed yoga session, which will emphasize choice in how you decide to move. Register here.
Sexual Assault & Sexual Violence Policy Training (April 20 - 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.)
Stay tuned for a description and registration link. This event is for staff and faculty only.
What’s the Tea? (April 20 - 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.)
Join us for a conversation about the ways we ask for consent from our peers, dates, hookups, partners, friends, etc. How do we navigate pressure to consent? How can we assert ourselves? Come spill some tea! This event is for students only. Register here
Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (April 28 - 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.)
Join Cayla Meredith, founder of the Move to Heal Project, for a trauma-informed yoga session, which will emphasize choice in how you decide to move. Register here
Sexual Assault & Sexual Violence Policy Training (April 29 - 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.)
Stay tuned for a description and registration link. This event is for staff and faculty only.
