April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. Join us and Vent Over Tea on April 13th from 5:45-7:30 p.m. EST for a free, interactive virtual workshop on how to support someone impacted by sexual and gendered violence. Participants will learn about the various effects that sexual violence can have on individuals and communities and about the key components to providing trauma-informed support when someone discloses. By using appropriate tools and approaches, participants are empowered to apply this new learning through group activities and case scenarios. In addition, participants will become familiar with the many different support resources available on and off-campus.
This workshop will be conducted online and will include closed captioning. Please let us know if you have any accessibility needs that we can work to accommodate!
Background: The OSVRSE provides support for all members of the McGill community who have been impacted by sexual violence and works to foster a culture of consent on campus and beyond. If you've been impacted by sexual violence, whether it be sexual harassment or assault, gender-based or intimate partner violence, or cyber violence, know that you are not alone. The Office for Sexual Violence Response, Support and Education (OSVRSE) is here for you. Visit our
OSVRSE website for a full list of support resources.
To learn more about our upcoming events, visit www.mcgill.ca/osvrse and follow us on Facebook or Instagram @OSVRSE_McGill
Vent Over Tea offers a free and confidential active listening service to all members of the local community to promote mental wellness connection. To learn more or to get involved visit
https://ventovertea.com/about/
** McGill is located on unceded lands which have traditionally served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst diverse indigenous peoples. The Kanien’kehá:ka, a founding nation of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, and the Anishinabeg are recognized as the traditional stewards of the lands and waters on which Tiohtià:ke/Montréal is located. Learn more about the land you’re on
here and commit to taking action to support the ongoing resistance and thriving of local Indigenous communities.**
Online Event Instructions
A zoom link to access the workshop will be emailed to you the day of the event.
