[Uwhistory] Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence Awareness Week (fwd)

[Lori Anthony]

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Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 11:10:13 -0800 (PST)
From: saris at u.washington.edu
To: sauf_news at u.washington.edu, advisers at u.washington.edu,
     asuw_news at u.washington.edu
Subject: [Advisers] Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence Awareness Week

The Committee Organizing Rape Education (CORE) would like to let you all 
know about next weeks line up of exciting events. Not just a student event 
the Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence Awareness (SARVA) Week April 
4-8, 2005, is for all UW community members. It's an opportunity for us all 
to raise awareness and take a stand against violence.

Throughout the week we will have several anti-violence campaigns:

Take Back the Night Rally Tuesday, April 5, 6:00 p.m. featuring Alix Olson HUB 
Auditorium (free admission)

The Take Back the Night Rally historically symbolizes and resists many 
women’s sense of increased vulnerability at night.  Today, the rally takes 
place around the world to raise awareness of the impacts of sexual 
violence for all members of society. If not for you, in support of all the 
partners, family members and survivors of sexual assault and relationship 
violence. The event will feature keynote speakers Professor Kari Tupper, 
Senior Lecturer in Women Studies and Comparative History of Ideas and Max 
Walsh, Community Advocate with Northwest Network of Bi, Trans, Lesbian and 
Gay Survivors of Abuse and JoJo from Asian Pacific Islander Women and 
Family Safety Center followed by an Open Mic speak-out for students, 
faculty and staff. Headlining this year's event Alix Olson will be 
performing her spoken word poetry.

If not for yourself....

This campaign asked campus community members to write statements about why 
they are involved in anti-violence work and personal testimonials 
regarding sexual assault and relationship violence. We are highlighting 
these responses in a poster campaign which will be distributed on sandwich 
boards throughout campus. We received several powerful responses from 
students faculty and staff which will also be on display at the Take Back 
the Night Rally.


The Washington State Silent Witness Exhibit honors 30 women murdered in 
1995 due to domestic violence. The exhibit includes 30 life- size 
two-dimensional figures which will be on display on the HUB Lawn. Each 
figure carries a badge naming the women memorialized and brief information 
regarding her murder. The Silent Witness Exhibit will be located on the 
HUB Lawn.

“Fear: A project on rape and recovery” will be displayed in the HUB Art 
Gallery from April 4-15, 2005.  According to the artist, Tim Matsui, “Fear 
is a documentary project combining both photo and radio journalism in a 
video production to tell personal stories of sexual violence.  Not simply 
an exercise in rape recollection, FEAR documents real people coping with 
the lasting effects of sexual assault.  The purpose of the project is to 
build an understanding and compassionate community less likely to silence 
survivors”.

For more information about any of the events contact the CORE office
at(206)543-4238 or e-mail asuwcore at u.washington.edu

Special thanks to our sponsors: Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence 
Information Service (SARIS), The Office of the Vice President for Student 
Affairs, Ethnic Cultural Center, ASUW Women’s Action Commission,ASUW Gay, 
Bisexual, Lesbian and Transgender Commission, Graduate and Professional 
Student Senate, ASUW Arts and Entertainment, Soundbites and The Alumni 
Association.


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    		         SARIS
    Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence Information Service
 		University of Washington
 	Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs
 	(206) 685-HELP, saris at u.washington.edu, HUB 204-L
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