Healthy Dating Series: THEM
As part of our Sexual Assault Awareness Month programming, we are partnering with The Ion Center For Violence Prevention to bring local teens a Healthy Dating Series, open to everyone ages 13-17. Come to one night or all three!
In the final session, we’ll use dynamic activities and discussions to:
recognize the predatory behaviors that often lead to sexual assault.
learn the “4Ds” of bystander intervention, so we know what to do if we see someone else in trouble.
evaluate our level of responsibility to others to help our community stay safe.
identify when it’s safe for us to intervene and when we need help from others.
Registration: FREE. Donations of personal-care products (soap, toothpaste, shampoo, lotion, etc.) will be collected for the ION Center’s domestic violence shelters and are much appreciated.
Pizza, snacks, and drinks provided!.
Miami University SAAM Workshop: Hear My Voice
This workshop—sponsored by the Miami University Police Department and the MU Office of Student Wellness—is presented by Women Helping Women in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. It is being offered at no cost to all Miami University students, faculty, staff, and the Oxford community.
One of the most powerful self-defense tools we have is our voice, yet it’s also the one many people find most difficult to use. In this 2-hour class, we will discuss and practice
effective ways to set physical and emotional boundaries, both with strangers and people we know and care about
granting and withholding consent
navigating uncomfortable conversations and deescalating tense encounters
recognizing the warning signs of dangerous relationships and how to remove ourselves from them
simple releases from unwanted touch
On-campus location to be announced. Pre-registration is encouraged.
Healthy Dating Series: US
As part of our Sexual Assault Awareness Month programming, we are partnering with The Ion Center For Violence Prevention to bring local teens a Healthy Dating Series, open to everyone ages 13-17. Come to one night or all three!
In the second session, we’ll use dynamic activities and discussions to:
decide what positive qualities we want in our relationships.
recognize red-flag behaviors in our own relationships and in others’.
identify strategies for avoiding, addressing, or escaping red-flag behaviors.
learn three simple physical self-defense techniques we can use if we feel we’re in danger.
Registration: FREE. Donations of personal-care products (soap, toothpaste, shampoo, lotion, etc.) will be collected for the ION Center’s domestic violence shelters and are much appreciated.
Pizza, snacks, and drinks provided!.
Healthy Dating Series: YOU
As part of our Sexual Assault Awareness Month programming, we are partnering with The Ion Center For Violence Prevention to bring local teens a Healthy Dating Series, open to everyone ages 13-17. Come to one night or all three!
In the first session, we’ll use dynamic activities and discussions to:
define and recognize personal boundary setting and consent.
learn how to express our own physical and emotional boundaries.
understand what IS consent and what is NOT consent.
learn simple physical techniques to get away from unwanted hugs, hand-holding, and other types of unwelcome touch, which are often initiated to test a person’s boundaries.
Registration: FREE. Donations of personal-care products (soap, toothpaste, shampoo, lotion, etc.) will be collected for the ION Center’s domestic violence shelters and are much appreciated.
Pizza, snacks, and drinks provided!