Sexual Assault Awareness Month
SVSPO talks masculinity for sexual assault awareness month
January 30, 2024By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer Editor’s Note: This article was updated on January 31, 2024 to correct that Karsen and Quirós-Cruz are SVSPO staff members, and not executives. Also, to correct that the Black Student Support & Healing Space event is not hosted by SVSPO, but rather, hosted by Health & Counselling Services (HCS). HCS is one of SVSPO’s SAAM event partners. Content warning: mentions of sexual assault. January is acknowledged as Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). The SFU Sexual Violence Support and Prevention Office (SVSPO), alongside Fraser International College, collaborated this month to empower staff and students to learn…
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Active Bystander Network holds consent workshop during Sexual Assault Awareness Month
January 26, 2021by Karissa Ketter, News Writer Content warning: mentions of and links to videos that discuss sexual violence. The Active Bystander Network (ABN) held a workshop on January 20, 2021 for SFU and Fraser International College (FIC) students to discuss how to…
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Everything you need to know about SFU’s sexual assault resources
November 5, 2019By: Winona Young, Features Editor CW: Mentions of sexual assault It’s been roughly two months since two SFU students were assaulted on Burnaby campus. With this in mind, care and sensitivity is still needed to address sexual assault in…
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SFU hosts a discussion about consent and bystander intervention
February 4, 2019Written by: Henry Tran, Coordinating News Editor On January 30, Simon Fraser University’s Sexual Violence Support and Prevention Office (SVSPO), SFU Athletics, and SFU Residence and Housing, hosted a community dialogue about the importance of consent and bystander intervention. The…
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