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Last updated: <\/strong> December 8, 2017<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
October 15, 2014
\n<\/strong>Time: 7:30 p.m.
\nPAST EVENT<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n		Act Out
\n<\/em><\/b>Hosted by Operation Jungle Red in the Student Center Theater (Midtown). Actors working with the Women’s Center of Greater Danbury<\/a> will act out performance scenarios about dating violence, sexual harassment and sexual assault. After each scenario, the audience will be able to talk to the actor\/character about the scene in order to have a better understanding of red flags and warnings, bystander intervention options, where to get help, spotting healthy relationships and risk-reduction strategies. Open to the campus community only<\/i>. For more information, email havelockr@wcsu.edu<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 22, 2014\u00a0 <\/strong>
\nTime: 8 p.m.
\nWarner Hall
\nPAST EVENT<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n		Take Back the Night
\n<\/em><\/strong>An event to raise awareness about domestic and sexual violence at 8 p.m. in Warner Hall (Midtown).\u00a0 The program will include guest speakers, followed by a candlelight ceremony. Sponsored by the Women’s Center of Greater Danbury and the Delta Gamma Phi sorority.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 11, 2014<\/strong>
\nTime: TBD
\nPAST EVENT<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n		Walk A Mile in Her Shoes
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November 12, 2014<\/strong>
\nTime: 8 p.m.
\nPinney Hall
\nPAST EVENT<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n		Alcohol and Sex: Dangerous Duo
\n<\/strong> <\/em>This presentation explores the reasons why alcohol is a leading risk factor in sexual assaults on college campuses.\u00a0 This workshop helps students understand Blood Alcohol Concentration, impaired judgment and the legal issues of intoxication and sexual assault.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 25, 2015
\n<\/strong>Clothesline Project
\n11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
\nPAST EVENT<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n		Clothesline Project <\/strong>– Bringing Sexual assault awareness to campus.\u00a0 Students will write comments on T-shirts which will be hung up in the Student Center.
\nMovie showing in the Student Center Theater at the same time called “The Invisible War<\/a>.”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 9, 2015 <\/strong>
\nWestern “STEP UP” against
\nSexual Assault
\nPAST EVENT<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n		Western “STEP UP” against Sexual Assault – <\/strong>Students will write on Flags which will be placed in the Quad.\u00a0 Raffle which will include $50 Amex gift card<\/strong>, Fit bit wrist band and others. Food and Fun<\/strong><\/span>.<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Sponsored by the Women’s Center and SGA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 29, 2015<\/strong>
\nVOICES
\nPAST EVENT<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n		VOICES<\/strong> – Orientation Leaders perform vignettes about Life on Campus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 2, 2015<\/strong>
\nACT OUT
\n8:15 p.m.
\nPAST EVENT<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n		ACT OUT – <\/strong>Actors working with the Women’s Center of Greater Danbury<\/a> will act out performance scenarios about dating violence, sexual harassment and sexual assault. After each scenario, the audience will be able to talk to the actor\/character about the scene in order to have a better understanding of red flags and warnings, bystander intervention options, where to get help, spotting healthy relationships and risk-reduction strategies. Open to the campus community only<\/i>. For more information, email havelockr@wcsu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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September – October, 2015<\/strong>
\nWednesdays\/Thursdays
\n4 – 5:30 p.m.
\nPAST EVENT<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n		Girl Talk Support Group
\n<\/strong>Free and Confidential meetings for 8 weeks on either Wednesdays or Thursdays from
\n4 – 5:30 p.m.\u00a0 Sign-up is required.
\nContact Rayna Havelock of the Women’s Center at havelockr@wcsu.edu<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 8, 2015<\/strong>
\n7:30 p.m.
\nIves Concert Hall, WH
\nPAST EVENT<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n		Speaker Laci Green
\n<\/strong>Internet personality Laci Green<\/a> will discuss “Taking Down Rape Culture” at 7:30 p.m. in Ives Concert Hall in White Hall (Midtown). Green is host of the popular “Sex+” Web series. Her talk, open only to WCSU faculty, staff and students<\/i>, will be part of “Operation Jungle Red” activities on campus.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 2015
\n<\/strong>various times – PAST EVENT<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n		Operation Jungle Red (OJR)
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November 10, 2015
\n<\/strong>7:30 p.m.
\nStudent Center Theater
\nPAST EVENT<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n		“The Hunting Ground” <\/strong>
\nOne in five college women is sexually assaulted, yet only a fraction of these crimes are reported, and even fewer result in punishment for the perpetrators.\u00a0 In the new film “The Hunting Ground,” Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering reveal the shocking epidemic violence and institutional cover-ups sweeping college campuses across America.\u00a0 The film is a scorching expos&eacute of the startling prevalence of sexual assault on college campuses and the powerful interests that re-victimize vulnerable students while shielding perpetrators.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February – March, 2016<\/strong>
\nTuesdays, starting Feb. 2
\n4 – 5:30 p.m.
\nPAST EVENT<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n		Girl Talk Support Group
\n<\/strong>Free and Confidential meetings for 8 weeks on Tuesdays from 4 – 5:30 p.m.\u00a0
\n<\/strong>Starting February 2, 2016. \u00a0Sign-up is required.<\/span>
\nContact Rayna Havelock of the Women’s Center at havelockr@wcsu.edu<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
\n<\/strong>11 a.m. – 2 p.m. – PAST EVENT<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n		Clothesline Project <\/strong>– Bringing Sexual assault awareness to campus.\u00a0 Students will write comments on T-shirts which will be hung up in the Student Center.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 6, 2016<\/strong>
\nWestern “STEP UP” against
\nSexual Assault
\n11 a.m. – 2 p.m. – PAST EVENT<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n		Western “STEP UP” against Sexual Assault – <\/strong>Students will write on Flags which will be placed in the Quad.\u00a0 Raffle for great prizes! Food and Fun<\/strong><\/span>.<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Sponsored by the Women’s Center and SGA<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September – October, 2016<\/strong>
\nTuesdays
\n4 – 5:30 p.m.
\nPAST EVENT<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n		Girl Talk Support Group
\n<\/strong>Free and Confidential meetings for 8 weeks on Tuesdays from
\n4 – 5:30 p.m.\u00a0 Sign-up is required.
\nHiggins Annex 105C
\nContact Rayna Havelock of the Women’s Center at havelockr@wcsu.edu<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 4<\/strong> , 2016<\/strong><\/span>
\nSilent Witness Initiative<\/em>
\nMidtown Student Center
\n11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
\nPAST EVENT<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n		The Silent Witness Initiative <\/strong>honors the lives of domestic violence homicide victims through family support, community connections, and advocacy for change. Many men and women die each year in acts of domestic violence in the United States. Each one has a story. Join the Women\u2019s Center in sharing and honoring the stories of Connecticut residents who have lost their lives to acts of domestic and dating violence.<\/p>\n

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October <\/strong>5, 2016<\/strong><\/span>
\nSilent Witness Initiative<\/em>
\nWestside Campus Center
\n11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
\nPAST EVENT<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n		The Silent Witness Initiative<\/strong> honors the lives of domestic violence homicide victims through family support, community connections, and advocacy for change. Many men and women die each year in acts of domestic violence in the United States. Each one has a story. Join the Women\u2019s Center in sharing and honoring the stories of Connecticut residents who have lost their lives to acts of domestic and dating violence.<\/p>\n

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February 7<\/strong>
\n11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
\nPAST EVENT<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n		Relationship Screener<\/strong>
\nThe Women’s Center will have tables in the Midtown Student Center to screen couples on the health of their relationships.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 8<\/strong>
\n11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
\nPAST EVENT<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n		Relationship Screener<\/strong>
\nThe Women’s Center will have tables in the Westside Campus Center to screen couples on the health of their relationships.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February<\/strong> 1 through March, 2017<\/strong>
\nTuesdays
\n3:45 – 5:15 p.m.
\nPAST EVENT<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n		Girl Talk Support Group
\n<\/strong>Free and Confidential meetings for 8 weeks on Tuesdays from
\n3:45 to 5:15 p.m.<\/span>\u00a0in Higgins Annex 105C. Sign-up is required.
\nContact Jill Daddona of the Women’s Center at daddonaj@wcsu.edu<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 21, 2017 <\/strong>
\n11 a.m. – 2 p.m. – PAST EVENT<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n		Clothesline Project <\/strong>– Bringing Sexual assault awareness to campus.\u00a0 Students will write comments on T-shirts which will be hung up in the Midtown Student Center.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 4, 2017<\/strong>
\n11 a.m. – 2 p.m. – PAST EVENT<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n		Western “STEP UP” against Sexual Assault – <\/strong>Students will write on Flags which will be placed in the Quad.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 17, 2017
\n<\/strong>11 a.m. – 2 p.m. – PAST EVENT<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n		“Say yes to Denim Day” <\/strong>– Westside Campus Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 18, 2017
\n<\/strong>11 a.m. – 2 p.m. – PAST EVENT<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n		“Say yes to Denim Day” <\/strong>– Midtown Student Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 26, 2017
\n<\/strong>11 a.m. – 2 p.m. – PAST EVENT<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n		“Denim Day” <\/strong>– Students, faculty and staff wear jeans to raise awareness for Sexual Assault Month<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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2015 STEP UP Program <\/strong><\/p>\n