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January is Sexual Assault Awareness Month at UBC!

Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) is a UBC community initiative that was developed to help put an end to sexual violence and make our campus safer for everyone! We want to engage and inform the UBC community to spread awareness about this important issue. Our focus is a positive one – we intend to inspire people to realize that stopping sexual assault is everyone’s responsibility, and that as friends and bystanders, there are important and concrete actions we can all take to raise awareness and stop violence. For more information please email us at sa.awareness@ubc.ca.

Current Featured events:

Thursday, January 26th Sexual Assault Awareness Month Info Fair in the English Language Institute, 2121 West Mall, UBC

Join us to learn about Sexual Assault Awareness Month at UBC. What can we do as a community to help make our campus safer and more inclusive?  Stop by our booth and find out!

Thursday, January 26th Krav Maga class in in Hillel House, 6145 Student Union Boulevard, UBC from 4-5pm

Sexual Assault Awareness Month is partnering with Jewish Students Association and UBC Hillel House to offer a free Krav Maga class to UBC students. Learn from two ex-military specialists about how to defend yourself and also gain more knowledge on the issue of Sexual Assault after the class.

Monday, January 30th AUS Presents: Myths and Realities of Sexual Abuse, Meekison Arts Student Space (MASS) Buchanan D, 2-4PM

As part of SAAM, the AUS invites two speakers to discuss rape myths, the limitations of the law, and the trauma associated with sexual violence. Angela Marie MacDougall, the Executive Director of Battered Women’s Support Services (BWSS) and Dalya Israel, the Coordinator of the Victim Services Program at Women against Violence against Women- Rape Crisis Centre (WAVAW) will engage in a dialogue with students, faculty and staff.

Light Refreshments will be provided! RVSP at wellness.aus@gmail.com

Background

SAA was a program that emerged from a student-driven initiative in the Winter 09/10 session, Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). Responding to what they saw as a lack of information on issues of sexualized violence on campus, students acted with the support of the Dean of Arts, Access & Diversity, and other campus partners to establish SAAM as an annual series of events. SAAM is intended to raise awareness and educate the campus community about the issues behind sexual assault and violence and urges us all to make positive social change.

 This Website

Here on the SAAM website, you will find information and materials on both upcoming and past campaigns, you’ll find links to resources and discover ways you can get involved with SAAM 2012. By coming together as a community we can build awareness around sexual assault and take positive action towards education and prevention.