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Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Join UHS to “Connect & Reflect” in recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month each April.

Connect: A day of connection events will be hosted on April 29 to promote healing and solidarity with survivors. Events are open to all student survivors and allies.

Reflect: Throughout the month of April, UHS will open a physical and digital pop-up art gallery featuring student survivor art and a historical review of campus sexual assault activism over the last 50 years. Student survivors are welcomed to submit their art by Sunday, March 15.

Connect & Reflect Events

Connect

April 29 | Day of Connection: Spaces for Survivors & Allies

Drop in to connect with other student survivors through expressive outlets. See the full schedule:

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Coffee & Consent Resource Fair | 10am-2pm on East Campus Mall

Stop by for a cup of coffee and explore campus, student-led, and community resources available to survivors. Visit different tables to connect with groups and take part in hands-on activities and conversations hosted by each organization in a welcoming, informal space.

ARTivism: Live Portrait Illustration & Bystander Intervention | 10am-2pm on East Campus Mall

We all play a role in preventing sexual assault. Find your role by taking the bystander intervention quiz and get your portrait drawn!

Film Screening of Documentary Roleplay | 4-6pm at Mitchell Theatre in Vilas Hall

Gather for a screening of Roleplay, a documentary about college students confronting sexual violence on their campus.

View the trailer: 

Panel Discussion | 6-6:30pm at Mitchell Theatre in Vilas Hall

Close out the month with a panel discussion focused on survivorship and advocacy.

Student speaking with a representative of an off campus organization at tabling event outside for Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
Button pins on a black table with different designs that say "Believe Survivors", "Sexual Assault Awareness Month", and "Badgers Against Rape Culture"
Student speaking with a service handler of a service dog while petting the dog.
Friendship bracelet making materials including beads and bracelets on a red table.
Students smiling together at the Reflect Closing Ceremony

Reflect

Person standing in front of art that is leaned against a window ledge.
Sofia More posing with their art exhibit titled "What were you wearing." Clothing is hung on a rack next to Sofia.
Students looking at vertical banners explaining the history of sexual assault activism.
Student posing and smiling with their art submitted to the Reflect Art Gallery.
Person viewing art gallery pieces including pieces of clothing, community arts project, and a large piece of art.

Reflect: Art & History Gallery

April 6 – 30 on the 1st floor of 333 East Campus Mall

An art gallery spotlighting student survivor art and a historical review of campus sexual assault activism over the last 50 years.

View the online version of the exhibit

Thank you to our partners!

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UHS Partners

UHS Survivor Services | UHS Violence Prevention

Campus Partners

Coming soon!

Student Organizations

PAVE-UW | Sex Out Loud

Off-Campus Partners

Domestic Abuse Intervention Services (DAIS)

Events from Community Partners

Past Year Events

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2025

Connect & Reflect 

In spring 2025, UHS Survivor Services and Violence Prevention revisited and expanded the Sexual Assault Awareness Month series. A series of “Connect” events were hosted on the Day of Connection, and the “Reflect” gallery was established as a month-long event that included art by student survivors. 

Connect Events

  • Coffee & Consent with UHS and partners
  • ARTivism: Bracelets and Bystander Intervention with UHS Violence Prevention
  • Crafty Coping Community with UHS Survivor Services & Wheelhouse Studios
  • Survivorship Through Art with RCC Sexual Violence Center
  • Strength for Survivors with Rec Well
  • Bedazzle your Briefs with Sex Out Loud

Reflect Events

  • Reflect: Art and History Gallery on the 4th floor of the Student Activity Center
  • Reflect Gallery Closing Reception with speaker Lauren Hasselbacher, Associate Director of Title IX Coordinator.

2024

Connect & Reflect 

In spring 2024, UHS Survivor Services and Violence Prevention revisited and expanded the Sexual Assault Awareness Month series. A series of “Connect” events were hosted throughout the spring semester, and the “Reflect” gallery was established as a month-long event that included art by student survivors. 

Connect Events

  • Art Evening with Wheelhouse Studios
  • Embodied Resilience with UHS Survivor Services
  • Coffee & Consent with RCC
  • Trauma-informed Yoga with UHS Survivor Services and Insight Counseling
  • Collective ARTivism Project: Denim Day

Reflect Events

  • Sexual Citizens: A Conversation
  • Reflect: Art and History Gallery at the Discovery Building

2023

Ground & Reflect 

In spring 2023, UHS Survivor Services and Violence Prevention hosted a series of “grounding” events throughout the spring semester, culminating in April with a mobile silent gallery experience spotlighting significant historical events related to campus sexual assault activism throughout the last 50 years.

Grounding Events

  • Create: Art Evening with Wheelhouse Studios 
  • Embody: Trauma-Informed Yoga with Jamie Priti Gratrix 
  • Connect: Collective ARTivism Project 

Reflect Events

  • Fluno Center – hosted by PAVE 
  • Bascom Hall – hosted by the Dean of Students Office
  • Student Activity Center – hosted by University Health Services 
  • Red Gym – hosted by the Multicultural Student Center

Questions?

Email survivorservices@uhs.wisc.edu