by Guest Blogger | Apr 25, 2018 | Intellectual, Social, Wellness Blog, Winona
As many of you all know, April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. As a Peer Educator and Victim advocate, it is my duty to Winona State to educate our students and staff about Gender-Based Violence, and provide assistance to those who have experienced GBV. This is...
by Emma Cavanaugh | Apr 16, 2018 | Emotional, Physical, Social, Wellness
What is Take Back The Night? Starting in the late 1970s in England, women protested against the violence they had experienced by walking through the streets at night, calling them Take Back the Night marches. This spread to other countries, and these protests grew....
by Michaela Gaffke | Apr 12, 2018 | Wellness
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and is also the month Take Back the Night takes place. This month is meant to raise awareness about sexual assault and educate communities and people to prevent sexual violence. What is sexual assault? Sexual assault is any...
by Michaela Gaffke | Mar 30, 2018 | Social, Wellness
This month we are discussing Bystander Intervention. What is being a bystander? You are a bystander when you are watching a situation happening, and do not intervene. If you are a bystander, you can choose to become an active bystander to intervene into the situation....
by Michaela Gaffke | Oct 4, 2017 | Social, Wellness
September was National Campus Safety Month, and an integral part of the month includes recognizing campus sexual violence. National Campus Safety Month encourages conversation on violence prevention at colleges and universities. The prevalence of sexual assault on...