Violence Prevention Involvement Opportunities

Consider joining any of these UW-Madison student organizations or committees: 

• Promoting Awareness Victim Empowerment (PAVE)-UW | PAVE-UW is a student organization dedicated to preventing sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking through education and activism
• EmBark | EmBark unites survivors of sexual assault and dating violence with the shelter animal of their choice
• Sex Out Loud | Sex Out Loud promotes healthy sexuality through sex-positive education and activism
• Gender and Sexuality Campus Center | The Gender and Sexuality Campus Center provides education, outreach, advocacy, and resources for UW-Madison student communities and their allies to improve campus climate and their daily intersectional experiences.
• Planned Parenthood Generation Action at UW-Madison (PPGA-UW) | PPGA-UW exists to both educate the university community about, and advocate for, the right of all people to have access to comprehensive, unbiased, medically accurate, and respectful sexual and reproductive healthcare and education.
• Student Title IX Advisory Committee (STIXA) | STIXA is a committee of students charged with advising the Dean of Students and the campus Title IX Coordinator on a range of Title IX and Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) issues

Take some time to educate yourself with some of these great UW-Madison educational resources:

• Constructive Conflict (Gender & Sexuality Campus Center)
• UHS Survivor Services (includes information about sexual assault, dating violence and stalking)
• Stalking: The difference between healthy behavior and harassment (UHS Mental Health Services, via the UHS blog)
• Consent Hearts Campaign (Gender & Sexuality Campus Center)
• Dating Bill of Rights (Gender & Sexuality Campus Center)
• Relationship Checklist (Gender & Sexuality Campus Center)

• Dating & domestic violence power and control wheel |  LGBTQ+ -specific power and control wheel
• AAU Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault & Misconduct (2019)
• Wisconsin state-wide data on sexual assault (Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault)
• State-wide data on dating violence among Wisconsin teens (End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin, via Wisconsin Public Radio)

• Resources for UW-Madison students
• UW-Madison Campus Resource Guide
• Victim Rights at UW-Madison

• UW-Madison’s Policy on Sexual Harassment & Sexual Violence
• Alcohol at UW–Madison
• Amnesty through responsible action

• Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network | Anti-sexual violence organization with survivor resources and information about sexual assault in the United States
• I Ask for Consent, Consentimiento 101 &  I Ask for Digital Consent (NSVRC) | Information to ensure consent is a part of all interactions, including in digital spaces
• Navigating Consent While Drinking (UC-Davis) | A flowchart to help navigate consent when alcohol is involved
• Let’s Talk About It: A Guide to Consent and Sexcessful Communication (UC-Davis) | An interactive guide for college students about consent, healthy relationships, and sexual communication
• I Ask How Power Impacts Consent (NSVRC) | Information about power dynamics and how they affect consent
• Love is Respect  | Contains information to help young adults prevent and end abusive relationships
• Men Can Stop Rape | Resources to mobilize men to help create cultures free from violence
• Myths and Facts about Sexual Violence Committed Against Men (1 in 6.org) | Information to counter common myths about sexual violence committed against men and boys
• About Abuse in the LGBTQ+ Community (Room to be Safe) | LGBTQ+-specific information about sexual and relationship violence
• The Body is Not an Apology | A site on radical self-love for everybody and every body with information on sexuality, weight/size, race, men, disability, and more
• Scarleteen | Contains inclusive identity, relationship, and sexuality info for teens and emerging adults
• 7 Ways Survivors of Sexual Violence Can Practice Self-Care When Retraumatized During Tragedy (NSVRC) | Information for survivors who might be re-traumatized during a tragedy
• TransformHarm | A resource hub about ending violence, offering an introduction to transformative justice
• Know Your IX | Resources and info about Title IX policy and violence prevention to help empower college students to end sexual violence
• The Revolution Starts at Home | Zine about confronting intimate violence in activist communities, compiled by INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence

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