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Sexual Assault Awareness Month
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month!
Sacramento State has been working diligently to create a campus culture of safety and inclusion. In keeping with this commitment, Student Health and Counseling Services (SHCS) and WEAVE have partnered to co-host a lineup of events and activities to celebrate Sexual Assault Awareness Month. This year's theme is Liberating Survivors. During the month of April, many Sacramento State Departments and Centers will come together to educate, offer resources, workshops, self-care opportunities, movie showings, and more. Sexual Assault Awareness Month is here to stand in solidarity with survivors and promote a shift in culture that acknowledges them, believes them, and supports them.
For more information on activities, events or accommodations, email Sac State’s Confidential Campus Advocate: Laura Swartzen at weave@csus.edu or SHCS Healthy Relationships Health Educator: Astin Williams at Astin.Williams@csus.edu
Wisdom Wednesdays
Every week on Instagram, the Dreamer Resource Center’s Wisdom Wednesday campaign educates students from immigrant backgrounds and their allies about issues and topics that are top-of-mind for these communities. During Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the center will collaborate with Student Health and Counseling Services to bring attention to sexual assault among undocumented and immigrant communities. Every Wednesday, the center’s posts will focus on facts and statistics, resources available, how to be an ally for survivors, etc.
Follow the Dreamer Resource Center on Instagram (@sacstatedrc) to view these posts.
Trivia Nights
Join Weekly Trivia Nights with University Housing Services! During the month of April, there will be a portion of this event that will test your skills about facts and truths around consent and sexual assault awareness. Thursdays in April at 7 pm (except April 8th).
For more information, contact Adam Dowrie at adam.dowrie@csus.edu.
Navigating Sexual Assault on Campus
The Office for Equal Opportunity (OEO)
What happens when a sexual assault occurs to a member of the Hornet family? Or when a member of the Hornet family is accused of sexual assault? Learn more about how the Office for Equal Opportunity responds to allegations of sexual assault, including reporting options, resources, and how the process works. Tuesday, April 13, 3 pm - 4 pm.
Please register by Monday, April 12 at 12 pm. For more information, contact Kevin Pereira Kevin.pereira@csus.edu
What’s Consent Got To Do With It?
The Martin Luther King Jr. Center
Join the MLK Center in holding conversations about boundaries and consent within the African American community. Tuesday, April 13th at 1 pm.
For more information, contact Kaifa Yates kaifa.yates@csus.edu.
Chanel Miller
The Women’s Studies Department, CEC, and My Sisters House (Link Coming Soon)
Sacramento State is organizing a talk by Chanel Miller, author of the book Know My Name: A Memoir. Miller's talk will focus on healing as a member of the AAPI community and as a survivor of sexual assault. This event will require registration and is restricted to the first 250 people who register. Hosted by the Women’s Studies Department, CEC, and My Sister’s House. Monday, April 19th, 4:30 -5:30 pm.
For additional information, please contact the Department of Women's Studies at womensstudies@csus.edu.
The Hunting Ground Movie Showing
The Hunting Ground is a documentary that focuses on incidences of sexual assaults on college campuses in the United States. It also highlights the failure of college administrations to deal with reports of sexual assaults adequately. Wednesday, April 21st at 6 pm.
For more information, contact Skyler Rodriguez at csus.axo.vpp@gmail.com.
To Whom It May Concern
Zoom Meeting ID: 945 793 4334
Join Zeta Sigma Chi on April 22nd at 7:00 pm in a cathartic conversation about surviving sexual assault and pursuing multiple pathways to justice. For questions, contact Heavenly Khosa at hkhosa@csus.edu.
Consent and Substances
Student Health & Counseling Services (Consent & Substances)
Join SHCS’s Peer Health Educators for an interactive conversation about substances and consent. Participants will learn what consent is, how substance use affects the mind and body, and how to navigate situations related to substance use and consent. Friday, April 23rd from 11:30 am-12:30 pm. To sign up, current students need to sign into their Patient Portal, click the groups/workshops tab on the left, and sign up for the event!
Please reach out to Rachel at Rachel.Alvarez@csus.edu if you have any questions or are having trouble registering.
Stigma Fighter: Ending Stigma for Survivors
Student Health and Counseling Services (Stigma Fighter)
This presentation will look at language use and how it can relate to the perpetuation of rape culture. We will cover the ways we can adjust our language to shift from blaming survivors to supporting survivors. Tuesday, April 27th at 2:00pm-3:00pm.
For more information, contact Jessica Lemos at sacstatehrphestudentmanager@gmail.com
Denim Day
WEAVE and Student Health and Counseling Services
Take a picture of yourself rocking your denim and tag us on social media @shcsssacstate and @weaveatsacstate! You will be automatically entered to win a prize. All Day on April 28th.
Hope Through Hardships
This is a Sexual Assault Awareness Workshop put on by the Muslim Student Association, Student Health & Counseling Services, WEAVE, MAS-SSF, and Amala Hopeline. It is dedicated to providing the CSUS community with a new understanding of Sexual Assault Awareness through the lens of the Muslim community. After exploring this information, we'll have an open dialog about the topic. Thursday, April 29th, 6:30pm - 7:30pm.
For more information, contact Madeline Rose Waters at msa@csus.edu
Take Back The Night (Weekend)
Wear your Blue and Teal!
This will be a night where we uplift survivors, cultivate a safe community, and come together. Community, resources, information, and liberation will be a theme for the night! Join us on April 30th from 5:30 - 8 pm.
More information coming soon!
Additional Resources
As students navigate through Sexual Assault Awareness Month it’s important for them to know they have resources and options to report or get help. This list provides students with additional services that they can access either on campus or within the community.
On-Campus Resources:
Sac State’s Confidential Campus Advocate
916-278-5850
Student Health & Counseling Services- Substance Abuse
916-278-6461
Student Health & Counseling
916-278-6461
Women’s Resource Center
916-278-7388
Crisis Assistance & Resources Education Support (CARES)
916-278-5138
Office of Equal Opportunity- Title IX
916-278-5770
Academic Advising
916-278-6351
Mental Health Urgent Care
916-278-6461
Sacramento State Main Campus
916-278-6011
Sac State’s Confidential Campus Advocate
916-278-5850
Sac State Campus Police
916-278-6000
Off-Campus Resources:
WEAVE- Local Domestic Violence & Rape Crisis Center
24/7 Support Line: 916-920-2952
RAIIN Community Rape/ Sexual Assault Center
1800-656-HOPE
Well Space Health- Suicide Prevention Center
916-368-3111
Trevor Project- National Crisis & Suicide Prevention for LGBTQ Youth
1-866-488-7386
Local Alcohol Anonymous
916-454-1000
Sacramento County CPS
916-875-KIDS
Sacramento Food Banks
916-456-1980
National Crisis & Suicide Prevention Canter
1-800-273-TALK
National Alliance on Mental Illness- Sacramento
916-890-5467
Sacramento County Police Department
916-264-5471
My Sister’s House
916-930-0626