Sexual Assault Awareness Month
For more than 10 years at UBC, Sexual Assault Awareness Month has raised awareness and encouraged people to take action to prevent sexualized violence. As we come together to do this work on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Sylix Okanagan Peoples, we recognize that sexualized violence is systemic and rooted in colonialism. We strive to eliminate this violence on a cultural, institutional, and personal level by addressing all forms of oppression.
The theme for SAAM 2023 is “Healing the Planet through Community”.
Healing the Planet through Community
Join us this January to raise awareness and take action!
Events
Restful Reflection: Rest as Resistance
Open to: All
We will gather to understand the building body of work that considers rest as resistance with Tricia Hersey’s newly published book Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto as our guiding resource. Join Metis-Settler Master’s student, Dani Pierson, for a presentation on the concept of Rest as Resistance and a reflective question period for participants to begin thinking about how to bring this kind of rest into their lives. There will be no pressure to share your thoughts. judge
Please come as you are. You do not have to read Tricia Hersey’s book to participate.
Hosted in partnership with Dani Pierson and UBCO Library.
Sncewips Tour
Hosted in partnership with Student Experience Office and Indigenous Programs and Services
Open to: Everyone
In spirit of this year’s SAAM Theme, Healing the Planet Through Community, we are inviting participants to connect with Syilx culture and community in a guided tour of Sncewips Heritage Museum. Transportation to and from the museum will be provided.
Responding to Disclosures in the Classroom: A workshop for Graduate Students
with Johannah Black
Hosted in partnership with College of Graduate Students
Open to: all graduate students
Learn skills and knowledge on how to best respond and support survivors. It begins by listening, upholding confidentiality, asking for what people need, respecting their decisions believing and validating. In this training, folks will also learn about the policy, the difference between a disclosure and a report, the investigations office and resources both on and off-campus.
This opportunity is open to all graduate students. Registration required (maximum 30 students).
Planting Seeds that Heal our Ecosystems
with Liz Jonas and Amman Shahi
Hosted in partnership with Student Wellness
Open to: Everyone
Inspired by the work of Ecofeminist Dr. Vandana Shiva, Student Wellness Counsellors, Liz Jonas and Amman Shahi, will hold workshop space to promote the ideas of healing ourselves and our ecosystems through diversity. The diversity of seed, of biodiversity, of ideas, and healing forms. Liz and Amman wish to open up the space to a system of circular thinking versus cyclical thinking, integrated a healed and holistic space to think of all future possibilities of healing ourselves and our accountability to one another, and earth itself.
Registration required (20 spots available)
Cookies and Consent
Hosted by SUO Women’s Centre
Open to: Everyone
Come Drop by to get cookies and learn about consent
Residence Self-Care Painting and Planting
Partnership with Housing
Open to: All students in residence.
UBCO’s Residence Life are collaborating to bring you Healing Through Hobbies, a drop-in event full of fun hobbies and de-stressing activities. Stop by the Nechako Gathering Room on January 22nd from 1-3pm to participate in: painting pots and jars, crocheting a yarn succulent, propagating and taking home plants, embroidering and colouring. Supplies will be on a first-come first serve bases and you welcome to bring your own supplies, unfinished projects, and hobbies.
You don’t need to register, just drop by!
Smudge Don’t Judge Film Screening with Audrey Huntley & Jeffrey McNeil
Open to: All
Smudge, Don’t Judge: Assisting Two Spirit/Trans Survivors of Violence shares the lived experience and recommendations of Toronto’s Indigenous community members to illuminate their experience and provide a point of reflection and direction for better care to Trans, Two Spirit and Non-Binary Indigenous Community members who have been impacted by violence.
It was created out of collaboration between No More Silence and Maggie’s Toronto Sex Worker Action project. There will be a Q&A session afterwards where we may ask questions and reflect on the learning from the screening.
Hosted in partnership with No More Silence’s Audrey Huntley and with Jeffrey McNeil, a two-spirit community member to raise awareness of the violence Indigenous communities still face
Yoga and Reiki Healing
Hosted by UBC Yoga Club
Open to: Open to Everyone
In Support of SAAM, the UBC Yoga club is offering a healing session of guided meditation and reiki.
Drop in or sign up to ensure your spot at ubco_yoga on Instagram.
Man Enough Discussion
Hosted by Student Wellness
Open to: Open to Everyone
Are you a fan of the “Man Enough” Podcast?
Are you interested in topics of gender, relationships or mental health?
Join Rob Giardino, Student Wellness & Healthy Masculinity Facilitator, as we read and review Justin Baldoni’s hit book Man Enough, which is also the title of his hit Podcast. All levels of engagement are welcome whether you are a newcomer to these ideas or are well-versed in the topic. This group comes from the lens of inviting all human beings to thrive in today’s world.
Healthy masculinity affects all of us and is a collective issue. It affects our relationships as men and with men in many ways. All students, staff and faculty are encouraged to join our fireside conversation.
You are welcome to register ahead of time or drop in! Pizza and other snacks will be available.
Sexual Misconduct, Vulnerability and Institutional Violence in Higher Ed
Hosted by SFU
Open to: All
The SAAM 2023 keynote will address the ways in which post-secondary institutions respond to complaints of sexual violence
Restful Reflection: Rest as Resistance (Part 2)
Hosted in partnership with Dani Pierson and UBCO Library.
Open to: Everyone
In the second part of this workshop, we will discuss concrete ways to bring rest into our lives and communities. We will review a few forms of rest that Dani has curated in her Rest as Resistance Guidebook and practice a few of these low-stakes forms of rest together. We will further discuss the challenges of prioritizing rest as a busy person in a busy world.
Please come as you are. You do not have to attend Part 1 or have read Tricia Hersey’s Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto to participate.
Cookies and Consent
Hosted by SUO Women’s Centre
Open to: Everyone
Come Drop by to get cookies and learn about consent
Food in Healing Across Cultures
Open to: Everyone
Home-cooked food can be a form of healing and a connection to our communities and nature. Registration is required, 15 spots available.
Join us in a cooking workshop and a communal dinner. Ingredients provided. Enjoy a moment of comfort as we approach the end of January!
Beyond Bystander Intervention: Creating a Culture of Care and Accountability in Sport
Hosted in partnership with UVIC, SFU and Capilano
Open to: Everyone
Join panelists Damen Bell, Georgette Reed and Brennan Bastyovanszky for a virtual event on sexualized violence prevention and intervention in sport. Creating a culture of care and accountability requires new ways of thinking and a commitment to change. Panelists will share stories and answer questions related to how the skills and values of athletes can be utilized to take bystander intervention from one moment of action to an ongoing practice.
Artwork for SAAM
This artwork was created by Coralee Miller, Syilx Okanagan Artist and UBC Okanagan Bachelor of Fine Arts’ Alum.