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Youeal Abera October 14, 2018

  The GSS partners with the SVSPO Graduate student Council speaker Nathan Lodewyk announced that the Graduate Student Society (GSS) will partner with SFU’s Sexual Violence Support and Prevention Office (SVSPO) for Sexual Assault Awareness Month in January 2019. The GSS and the SVSPO will be working together to create and run events directed towards teaching about what sexual violence looks like, as well as what resources are available for SFU faculty, staff, and students who have experienced it. Lodewyk also noted that this collaboration between the GSS and the SVSPO may lead to a graduate research colloquium geared towards…

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SVSPO brings annual #ConsentMatters campaign to all three SFU campuses

Youeal Abera October 1, 2018

  SFU’s annual #ConsentMatters campaign took place this year from September 24 to 28. With items such as consent toolboxes (developed by the SFSS’s Women’s Centre), and pamphlets explaining the services of the SVSPO, #ConsentMatters informed individuals on the resources…

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B.C. government launches campaign addressing sexual misconduct in post-secondary institutions

Srijani Datta September 19, 2018

  A new campaign launched by the provincial government aims to address sexual violence and misconduct in post-secondary institutions. The campaign is based largely on social media and via posters which focus on male students while highlighting the message that…

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Removal of at-large representative linked to sexual misconduct allegations

Amneet Mann September 17, 2018

  The removal of former Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) at-large representative Wareez Ola Giwa as a director, which was previously attributed to him missing two board meetings, has now been linked to sexual misconduct allegations. The allegations have been…

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CJ Rowe talks SVSPO, Sexual Violence Awareness Month, and more

Jennifer Low March 9, 2018

Fast facts on CJ Rowe Name: CJ Rowe Pronouns: They/them/theirs Position: Director of the Sexual Violence Support and Prevention Office Education: Doctorate in Education (UBC), a Master of Arts in legal studies (Carleton University), and Bachelor of Arts degrees in…

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