Events
It is possible to prevent sexual assault.
And prevention is happening in our community during and beyond Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Through conversations, programs, policies, and research-based tools that promote safety, respect, and equality, we can reduce the risk of sexual harassment, misconduct, and abuse. Here is a glimpse into some of the programs that we are offering for SAAM 2024.
Disability-Related Accommodations and Services:
If you need a disability-related accommodation or wheelchair access information, please contact the SHARE: Education team at phone: (650) 725-1056 or email: shareeducation@stanford.edu. Requests should be made at least one week in advance of the event.
2024 SAAM Events
Denim Day
For SAAM 2024, we will celebrate Denim Day on Wednesday, April 24th from 10:30am-1:30pm in White Plaza and through Digital Programming.
Denim Day grew out of a 1998 Italian Supreme Court Decision where a rape conviction was overturned because the justices felt that since the victim was wearing tight jeans she must have helped the person who raped her remove her jeans, thereby implying consent. Since then, wearing jeans on Denim Day has become a symbol of protest against erroneous and destructive attitudes about sexual harassment, abuse, assault and rape.
Post-Take Back the Night Processing and Healing Space
For SAAM 2024, the SHARE office will offer a processing circe after TBTN for anyone impacted by sexual/interpersonal violence that needed a confidential space to share in a more intimate setting.
This will be co-sponsored by the Confidential Support Team.
Take Back the Night
Take Back the Night (TBTN) is an event that happens on college campuses across the United States to bring awareness to sexual violence issues and provide an opportunity for survivors and others to share their experiences with violence in a powerful space after rallying and marching together. TBTN is composed of three campus events: the Rally at Meyer Green, the Campus March, and the Speak-Out.
The Rally is an opportunity to hear from survivors, experts, and activists in the Stanford community about sexual violence and what Take Back the Night means to them.
The March is an opportunity to unite as a community against sexual violence and share messages of hope and empowerment. By marching, we show solidarity and support for survivors and reinforce our commitment to ending sexual violence.
The primary goals of Take Back the Night are to uplift the voices of survivors and raise awareness about the issue of sexual violence. The Speak Out accomplishes these goals in an incredibly powerful way. It is an opportunity for survivors to share their stories with the community and it showcases healing, vulnerability, and support.
TBTN Poster Making and Tabling in White Plaza
As a pre event to TBTN, the SHARE office is offering a space for community members to create their own protest sign for our annual Take Back the Night march.
Please come to White Plaza between 12-2PM on Thursday April 11th to use materials to make posters for the March!
GLO TBTN Poster Making & Lunch
As a pre event to TBTN, in collaboration with the Graduate Life Office, the SHARE office is hosting a poster making event for our annual Take Back the Night march.
Focused specifically on grad students, this GRAD201 event will be held from 12-1 at Kingscote 140, with lunch available!
SAAM 2024 Day of Action
Find SHARE: Education at our Day of Action Table in White Plaza on April 3rd, 2024 at 11am-1pm
To kick off SAAM, the SHARE office will host a Day of Action on April 3rd to collectively take action as a community to raise awareness for sexual assault. SHARE encourages community members to wear teal and visit SHARE Ed’s Day of Action Table to show their support for sexual assault survivors across the world.