In the newest episode of SAPE Speaks, first-years Noa Offman and Alison Karki sit down with Sirajah Raheem of Groundsheet as a part of SAPE's Sexual Assault Awareness Month programming. The three of them explore the intersection of race and sexual violence, including concepts of intersectionality, how race factors into barriers to reporting or accessing resources, and what can be done to dispel stereotypes or myths that perpetuate interpersonal violence within communities of color.  

To learn more about Sirajah and her work, please visit Groundsheet's website.

For the episode's transcript, visit here.

On this episode of SAPE Speaks, junior Esme Kalbag is joined by Health Education Services' Brit Egan and Val Tovar Malloy to discuss sexual assault on Georgetown's campus. They debunk some myths around interpersonal violence, answer Frequently Asked Questions from SAPE facilitations, and define signs of unhealthy relationships. Leading up to the return to campus, the conversation also covers the various resources available to students at Georgetown.

For information regarding the 2019 Climate Survey, please visit Georgetown's Sexual Misconduct dashboard.

If you want to learn more about the work that SAPE is doing, check out @gu_sape on Instagram and georgetownSAPE on Facebook. Also, you can access the Virtual SAPE Resource list here.

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In the fourth and final episode of this academic year, graduating SAPE seniors sit down together to reflect. They discuss their experiences in SAPE, their years at Georgetown, and what they have learned through facilitating conversations about sexual assault and healthy relationships on campus. They also touch on what they would like to see change in the coming years. Thank you to our seniors for all that they have done!

If you want to learn more about the work that SAPE is doing, check out @gu_sape on Instagram and georgetownSAPE on Facebook. Also, you can access the Virtual SAPE Resource list here.

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In the third installment of SAPE Speaks, sophomores Sarah Watson and Esme Kalbag meet with Adrien Lawyer, a co-founder of the New Mexico Transgender Resource Center. Lawyer explains the intersection between identities and interpersonal violence within the trans community, community-based resources, barriers to reporting, and how individuals can better be allies and supporters to survivors of sexual violence.

If you want to learn more about the work that SAPE is doing, check out @gu_sape on Instagram and georgetownSAPE on Facebook. Also, you can access the Virtual SAPE Resource list here. 

For immediate assistance, to talk to someone, or learn more about how to help a friend, please check out Georgetown Sexual Misconduct Resource Center. The website consolidates all the confidential, semi-confidential and nonconfidential resources that are available to Georgetown University students. It also provides information about the process of reporting an incident of sexual misconduct. Additionally, if you or someone you know have concerns relating to sexual assault, relationship violence, and stalking, the Sexual Assault Response Prevention team has several experienced clinicians who you can confidentially talk to. Please email [email protected] to reach a confidential clinician.

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Seniors Katarina Watson and Courtney Smith connect with Jimanekia Eborn in the second episode of SAPE Speaks. Jimanekia is a queer media consultant, comprehensive sex educator, and sexual assault and trauma expert. Katarina, Courtney, and Jimanekia explore activism and survivorship, how to navigate relationships after trauma, and how to best implement trauma-informed practices. We will continue to have these crucial conversations in Jimanekia’s SAPE-hosted workshop, “Moving from Ally to Accomplice: Self-Preservation in Survivor Activism,” on April 21st at 3:30 PM EST. Make sure to register for the event now at https://tinyurl.com/allytoaccompliceevent.

If you want to learn more about the work that SAPE is doing, check out @gu_sape on Instagram and georgetownSAPE on Facebook.

For immediate assistance, to talk to someone, or learn more about how to help a friend, please check out Georgetown Sexual Misconduct Resource Center. The website consolidates all the confidential, semi-confidential and nonconfidential resources that are available to Georgetown University students. It also provides information about the process of reporting an incident of sexual misconduct. Additionally, if you or someone you know have concerns relating to sexual assault, relationship violence, and stalking, the Sexual Assault Response Prevention team has several experienced clinicians who you can confidentially talk to. Please email [email protected] to reach a confidential clinician.

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In the first episode of SAPE Speaks, seniors Katarina Watson and Courtney Smith sit down to talk with Professor Deborah Stearns. As a professor in the psychology department at Georgetown University, Professor Stearns teaches courses in sexuality, intimate relationships, and consent. This episode’s conversations dive into questions of what healthy sexuality looks like, the hookup and club culture at Georgetown, how alcohol complicates consent, and power dynamics in relationships.

If you want to learn more about the work that SAPE is doing, check out @gu_sape on Instagram and georgetownSAPE on Facebook.

For immediate assistance, to talk to someone, or learn more about how to help a friend, please check out Georgetown Sexual Misconduct Resource Center. The website consolidates all the confidential, semi-confidential and nonconfidential resources that are available to Georgetown University students. It also provides information about the process of reporting an incident of sexual misconduct. Additionally, if you or someone you know have concerns relating to sexual assault, relationship violence, and stalking, the Sexual Assault Response Prevention team has several experienced clinicians who you can confidentially talk to. Please email [email protected] to reach a confidential clinician.

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