Sexual Assault Awareness Week

One week each September brings an annual opportunity to focus awareness on sexual violence and its prevention. It is also an opportunity to highlight the efforts of individuals and agencies that provide rape crisis intervention and prevention services while offering support to sexual assault survivors and their families. SAAW raises awareness of sexual violence and its prevention through special events while highlighting sexual violence as a major public health issue and reinforces the need for prevention efforts.

The SAAW Committee arranges for various events that occur throughout the week in September that culminates in a Take Back the Night march on Friday evening.

If you are interested in being a committee member for our SAAW 2009, please email Dr. Victoria Christofi at victoria-christofi@ouhsc.edu.

September 8 – September 12, 2008

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
GOT SELF DEFENSE?
Learn tips from the OUHSC Police Department, who will demonstrate self-defense techniques.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
TEA & COFFEE
Come enjoy free tea & coffee between 7:30-9 a.m. and get information to increase awareness of sexual violence.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
PLEDGE TABLE & COOKIES
Enjoy free cookies and join us in pledging to never commit an act of violence against another person. Trace your hand onto our S.A.A.W pledge paper and sign your name.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
CLOTHESLINE PROJECT
Test your creativity and paint t-shirts to show your support for ending domestic & sexual violence.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
LUNCHTIME SMOOTHIES
Grab a free smoothie during lunch.

TAKE BACK THE NIGHT WALK
We invite you to take a stand and break the silence to end sexual violence.
Booths including free food will be set up on the Robert Bird Library veranda beginning at 5 p.m. We will walk from the Clock Tower to the Seed Sower three times at the heart of campus.

All EVENTS WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE DLB STUDENT UNION AT NOON UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE.

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