CONNSACS’ College Consortium to End Sexual Violence’ has announced the meeting dates for the 2014–2015 school year.
The Alliance
Join us for a Sneak Preview of “The Hunting Ground”
Trinity College, with the support of CONNSACS and other sponsors, will host two sneak previews of The Hunting Ground, two weeks before its theatrical release. On Wednesday March 4th at 7:30 and Sunday March 8th at 4:00pm.
In Sexual Relations, No Substitute for ‘Yes’
This week, lawmakers will hear public testimony on making affirmative consent a state standard on CT campuses. CONNSACS intern, Meg Grant, speaks to the issue in today’s Hartford Courant!
CONNSACS Advocates Learn more about New CT Laws
CONNSACS advocates are spending the morning learning more about Connecticut’s new Civil Protective Orders from the Office of Victim Services.
CONNSACS Testifies in Support of HB 6498
CONNSACS staff, advocates and interns went to CT’s Legislative Office Building yesterday to testify in support of HB 6498, An Act Concerning the Timely Transfer and Processing of Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits.
The Vagina Monologues
Join us at the University of Hartford for The Vagina Monologues.
Consent 101 with Laci Green
The CT legislature is considering a bill to require campuses to define “affirmative consent”. To help with some of the confusion around what consent looks like, we thought we’d share this helpful video by Laci Green!
Rape, By Any Other Name, Is Still Rape
“…men who are motivated to rape would do well with personalized prevention programs – but first the men have to admit that “forcible sexual intercourse” is and always will be rape.”
President Obama delivers PSA at the Grammy’s
“It’s on us – all of us – to create a culture where violence isn’t tolerated, where survivors are supported, and where all our young people – men and women – can go as far as their talents and their dreams will take them.”
This Video of an Indian Girl Confronting her Alleged Harasser on a Flight is going Viral
“You decide the action, I will decide the reaction.”
Women’s Day 2015
All are encouraged to attend PCSW’s Women’s Day on March 11, 2015.
“It Happened Here” Documentary Screenings
A second documentary, “It Happened Here”, follows women from Amherst College, Vanderbilt University and the University of Connecticut who went public about how their schools mishandled their sexual assault cases. Screenings will be held on college campuses as part of the White House’s It’s On Us Campaign.
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