There are many ways to get involved and learn more about shifting the culture at UW-Madison. Here are some opportunities to get connected with other students, staff and faculty working to end violence on campus and get educated about how to prevent violence.
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How can I get involved in shifting the culture at UW-Madison?
Consider joining any of these UW-Madison student organizations or committees:
- Promoting Awareness Victim Empowerment (PAVE)-UW | PAVE-UW is a student organization dedicated to preventing sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking through education and activism
- Relationship FLAGS | Relationship FLAGS is a team of researchers and student facilitators working to end relationship violence through peer-facilitated workshops
- EmBark | EmBark unites survivors of sexual assault and dating violence with the shelter animal of their choice
- Sex Out Loud | Sex Out Loud promotes healthy sexuality through sex-positive education and activism
- Campus Women’s Center | The Campus Women’s Center educates the campus community on a number of feminist issues and serves as a resource and referral center for all students
- Student Alliance for Reproductive Justice (SARJ) | SARJ educates the university community about, and advocates for, the right of all people to have access to comprehensive, unbiased, medically accurate, and respectful sexual and reproductive healthcare and education
- Student Title IX Advisory Committee (STIXA) | STIXA is a committee of students charged with advising the Dean of Students and the campus Title IX Coordinator on a range of Title IX and Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) issues
- UW-Madison Culture of Respect Initiative | An initiative to advance UW-Madison’s approach to addressing sexual and relationship violence through assessment and programmatic and policy changes.
Take some time to educate yourself with some of these great UW-Madison educational resources:
- UHS Survivor Services (includes information about sexual assault, dating violence and stalking)
- Stalking: The difference between healthy behavior and harassment (UHS Mental Health Services, via the UHS blog)
- Consent Hearts Campaign (Gender & Sexuality Campus Center)
- Dating Bill of Rights (Gender & Sexuality Campus Center)
- Relationship Checklist (Gender & Sexuality Campus Center)
- Constructive Conflict (Gender & Sexuality Campus Center)
What does sexual and relationship violence look like for students at UW-Madison?
- Dating & domestic violence power and control wheel | LGBTQ+ -specific power and control wheel
- AAU Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault & Misconduct (2019)
- 2019 AAU Campus Climate Survey Data Visualization
- Wisconsin state-wide data on sexual assault (Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault)
- State-wide data on dating violence among Wisconsin teens (End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin, via Wisconsin Public Radio)
Sexual and relationship violence campus and community resources
UW-Madison policies & resources on sexual and relationship violence
Take it a step further: educational resources about healthy sex, healthy relationships, sexual violence, and relationship violence
- Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network | Anti-sexual violence organization with survivor resources and information about sexual assault in the United States
- I Ask for Consent, Consentimiento 101 & I Ask for Digital Consent (NSVRC) | Information to ensure consent is a part of all interactions, including in digital spaces
- Navigating Consent While Drinking (UC-Davis) | A flowchart to help navigate consent when alcohol is involved
- Let’s Talk About It: A Guide to Consent and Sexcessful Communication (UC-Davis) | An interactive guide for college students about consent, healthy relationships, and sexual communication
- I Ask How Power Impacts Consent (NSVRC) | Information about power dynamics and how they affect consent
- Love is Respect | Contains information to help young adults prevent and end abusive relationships
- Healthy Sex, Love, and Intimacy in College | Learn more about keeping healthy relationships during college, including safe sex and sexual health tips & resources to help you navigate the turbulent times
- Relationships & Sexual Health During COVID-19 (Cal Poly) | Information on how to keep your relationships and sex healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 and Sexual Health Factsheet (National Coalition for Sexual Health) | Factsheet with information on how COVID-19 intersects with sexual health and intimate relationships, including steps to reduce risk of contracting or spreading COVID-19
- Men Can Stop Rape | Resources to mobilize men to help create cultures free from violence
- Myths and Facts about Sexual Violence Committed Against Men (1 in 6.org) | Information to counter common myths about sexual violence committed against men and boys
- About Abuse in the LGBTQ+ Community (Room to be Safe) | LGBTQ+-specific information about sexual and relationship violence
- The Body is Not an Apology | A site on radical self-love for everybody and every body with information on sexuality, weight/size, race, men, disability, and more
- Sexability (University of Illinois) | A resource highlighting student voices in the area of relationships, intimacy, identity, and disability
- Scarleteen | Contains inclusive identity, relationship, and sexuality info for teens and emerging adults
- 7 Ways Survivors of Sexual Violence Can Practice Self-Care When Retraumatized During Tragedy (NSVRC) | Information for survivors who might be re-traumatized during a tragedy
- TransformHarm | A resource hub about ending violence, offering an introduction to transformative justice
- Know Your IX | Resources and info about Title IX policy and violence prevention to help empower college students to end sexual violence
- The Revolution Starts at Home | Zine about confronting intimate violence in activist communities, compiled by INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence