We Create Consent: Strategies for Preventing and Responding to Sexual Violence Module 

In the module, students will explore the following key concepts:  

• What gender-based and sexual violence entails 
• Consent as a daily practice   
• How to be an active bystander  
• How to respond with care when someone discloses an experience of sexual violence
• Available resources on and off campus  

At the end of the module, students will be able to:  

• Define gender-based violence and sexual violence, including different forms (e.g., harassment, assault, coercion, online abuse)  
• Identify how power and social identities impact people’s experience of gender-based and sexual violence  
• Deepen understanding of consent and differentiate between consent, coercion, pressure, and manipulation in everyday situations  
• Demonstrate ways to communicate and respect boundaries in relationships and social settings  
• Explain the role and importance of an active bystander in preventing sexual and gender-based violence
• Apply a range of safe bystander intervention strategies (e.g., direct, distract, delegate, delay)  
• Practice the steps to provide a supportive response to a disclosure of sexual violence  
• Identify available on-campus and off-campus resources for survivors of sexual violence  

For those interested in learning more about the module and/or uploading it to their Brightspace pages, please contact Equity and Inclusive Communities (equity@carleton.ca).