Carleton University’s Sexual Assault Support Centre (CUSASC) is excited to announce Consent Awareness Week, a rebranded initiative replacing the #CUriousAboutConsent campaign. Consent Awareness Week is a national campaign held annually across Canada during the third week of September, designated as the ‘Red Zone’.

From September 16-20, 2024, we’ll offer a range of workshops, discussions, and events to raise awareness about consent as a daily practice and commitment, sexual violence prevention, and bystander intervention as a means of taking action and care of one another.

Join us as we kick off this week-long campaign and continue our commitment to fostering a safer and more informed campus community.

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

We Believe You Day
Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Location: The Wing, 4th floor Nideyinan

Take part in #WeBelieveYou day to show your support for survivors of sexual assault. On September 17, Carleton will partner with post-secondary campuses across Ontario to stand with survivors and send an important message: when a survivor discloses, we start by believing.

We will be joined by CUSA in The Wing, 4th floor Nideyinan, to share resources and showcase our support for survivors.

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Your Good Body: Healing Through Movement
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Location: 270 Teraanga Commons
Register: https://forms.office.com/r/3iEk0gG9ew

This is an all-level yoga class taught from a trauma-sensitive lens, allowing participants choice and agency over their bodies and practice. The first half hour of class will be dedicated to discussing and practicing some somatic tools and techniques and will be followed by an hour asana (physical) yoga class.

Yoga can be extremely beneficial in helping regulate your nervous system, find safety within your body, and can contribute to post-traumatic growth. It can also offer a safe container to explore feelings and sensations & can help us connect to a sense of community.

This class is suited for all levels of yogis and will offer variations and chose to best suit everyone’s personal yoga practice.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

IG Live: Unfiltered: Tech-Facilitated Harm
Time: 12:30 p.m.
Location: CUSASC Instagram

In today’s digital age, technology has become an integral part of our lives, but as it expands there become more ways for folks to facilitate harm.  Join us for an unfiltered conversation with OCTEVAW about Tech-Facilitated Harm as we explore how technology is being used to perpetrate violence and what accountability can look like in an online world.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Friendship Bracelet Making (CUSASC Version)
Time: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: EIC Office (3800 CTTC)

Come meet friends or bring friends for an afternoon of connecting and crafting! This is a drop-in event where you and your friends can make bracelets, explore our quiet space or just chill with a treat and a tea! We will supply all your beads and bracelet making needs!

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TBTN Poster Making
Time: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: EIC Office (3800 CTTC)

Planning on attending Take Back The Night? Come by our office to make some posters. We will have all the materials you need.

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Take Back The Night
Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Location: Minto Park/Ottawa City Hall

Take Back the Night (TBTN) is an annual rally and march against sexual and gender-based violence. The community comes together to celebrate, support and empower survivors, while creating safer communities and healthier relationships through awareness, activism and advocacy.

TBTN2023 Ottawa will start with a rally in Minto Park (102 Lewis St) at 6 p.m. The march will start at 6:45 through Downtown Ottawa and end at City Hall for refreshments.

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Plant and Sip
Time: 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: Fenn Lounge

This event for Residence Students will be a drop-in event held in Fenn Lounge. Come by and pick up a plant, decorate a pot and connect with some other students in Residence.