UCI CARE Narrative Project

"Welcome to #LoveWITHAccountability® where we center diasporic Black survivors, and focus on radical healing and accountability.  It is possible to disrupt and end the inhumane scourge of childhood sexual abuse and adult rape, humanely. Survivor-centered healing and accountability without relying on policing and prisons is love and radical justice." 

UCI CARE provides free and confidential support services to members of the UCI community who have been impacted by sexual assault, relationship abuse, family violence, and/or stalking.  Programs and services are available to people of all identities and regardless of status. UCI CARE aims to end these forms of power-based personal violence by engaging the campus community in education, programming, and transformative action.

After Hour Support:

You can find information about resources, options, or programs online at www.care.uci.edu or http://soinfo.uci.edu; by phone at (949) 824-7273; or, through social media on Facebook or Instagram (ucicare).   Additionally, the following resources are available to provide assistance:

1) UCI Counseling Center at (949) 824-6457 offers 24 hour access to counselors by phone.

2) Waymakers' 24-hour hotline at (949) 831-9110 (South OC)  or (714) 957-2737 (North OC) provides resources & referrals for survivors of sexual assault.

3) Human Options 24-hour hotline at (877) 854-3594 provides resources, safety and support for individuals experiencing relationship abuse.

4) Office of Equal Opportunity & Diversity (OEOD) at (949) 824-5594 provides information about filing a criminal complaint or pursuing a complaint through the campus disciplinary process as well as resource information.

5) The UCI Police Department at (949) 824-5223 is available to take reports 24 hours a day.

6) Please call 911 if there is an immediate threat to safety.

Other resources: RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) (800) 656-4673 (HOPE)

Suicide Prevention Hotline (800) 273-8255

In this episode of the Narrative Project, Nhi, Melissa, Candace, Abby, and Angelica discuss the relationship between media and sexual violence, and how the various media mediums have affected perceptions surrounding sexual violence. They talk about how normalized and even romanticized sexual violence is in shows and movies, and how this perpetuation in the media translates into real life. The group continues by discussing the nuances of the #MeToo Movement and how it has affected conversations surrounding sexual violence and supporting survivors. They conclude the discussion by outlining what their reimagined world would look like.

Content Warning: Mention of Sexual Violence, Sexual Assault, Rape

CONNECT WITH UCI CARE:

1) UCI Counseling Center at (949) 824-6457 offers 24-hour access to counselors by phone.

In this episode of the Narrative Project, Nhi, Melissa, Candace, Abby, Angelica, and Hazal discuss the relationship between media and sexual violence, and how the various media mediums have affected perceptions surrounding sexual violence. They talk about how normalized and even romanticized sexual violence is in shows and movies, and how this perpetuation in the media translates into real life. The group continues by discussing the nuances of the #MeToo Movement and how it has affected conversations surrounding sexual violence and supporting survivors. They conclude the discussion by outlining what their reimagined world would look like.

Content Warning: Mention of Sexual Violence, Sexual Assault, Rape

CONNECT WITH UCI CARE:

1) UCI Counseling Center at (949) 824-6457 offers 24-hour access to counselors by phone.

In this episode of the Narrative Project, Kaeleigh, Eli, Michelle, and Rasta discuss socialization, implicit biases, and how those two concepts affect our worldviews, and how we can confront those concepts to be better allies. They discuss how we grow up affects how we view the world as adults and how we can unlearn what we were taught by our family and peers. They continue the conversation by bringing up how we can educate ourselves to be better allies and to uplift those who are marginalized and oppressed. The terms the group defines and discusses are the white savior complex, implicit bias, and socialization.

CONNECT WITH UCI CARE:

1) UCI Counseling Center at (949) 824-6457 offers 24-hour access to counselors by phone.

In this episode, Nhi, Melissa, Cheng, and Kayden will discuss the different ways their cultural identities play a role in their lived experiences. They will also discuss the role of power and structural violence.

CONNECT WITH UCI CARE:

1) UCI Counseling Center at (949) 824-6457 offers 24-hour access to counselors by phone.

In this podcast session, some of the members of UCI CARE share their thoughts and concerns around the recent Red Table Talk episode on sexual consent. In the "Sexual Consent" episode on the Red Table Talk, Smith expresses her thoughts on there being a "gray area" in consent. Red Table Talk is a Facebook web television hosted by Willow Smith, Pinkett Smith, and Adrienne Banfield-Norris.

To hear part one of this podcast episode, check out last week's episode!

Content Warning: sexual assault, sexual violence

CONNECT WITH UCI CARE:

1) UCI Counseling Center at (949) 824-6457 offers 24-hour access to counselors by phone.

In this podcast session, some of the members of UCI CARE share their thoughts and concerns around the recent Red Table Talk episode on sexual consent. In the "Sexual Consent" episode on the Red Table Talk, Smith expresses her thoughts on there being a "gray area" in consent. Red Table Talk is a Facebook web television hosted by Willow Smith, Pinkett Smith, and Adrienne Banfield-Norris.

To hear part two of this podcast episode, tune in next Wednesday!

Content Warning: sexual assault, sexual violence

CONNECT WITH UCI CARE:

1) UCI Counseling Center at (949) 824-6457 offers 24-hour access to counselors by phone.

In this episode of the Narrative Project, Nhi, Melissa, Cheng, Terri, and Jason discuss ways in which we can navigate trauma and anxiety through different lenses and roles and how our communities have changed through this pandemic. They outline how COVID-19 has affected and changed the way we define our boundaries and what support systems we may or may not have. Because of the nature of our remote environment, we see changes in our communities, which leads to a subsequent reassessment of whom we consider our community. They later converse about how each one of us experiences various struggles and the different ways we grapple with trauma.

Content Warning: Mention of Suicide

CONNECT WITH UCI CARE:

1) UCI Counseling Center at (949) 824-6457 offers 24-hour access to counselors by phone.

“Safe spaces are for yourself as much as they are for other people.”

In this episode of the Narrative Project, Nhi, Melissa, Cheng, and Jason discuss the important role of safe spaces and the ways in which we can cultivate these safe spaces. They discuss how safe spaces go beyond a physical realm–they are created through our language and how we support one another and ultimately ourselves. They talk about how safe spaces are not, and should not be, defined by one set idea of what “safety” is, and this concept changes from individual to individual depending on our lived experiences and unique backgrounds. What is your safe space?

Content Warning: Mention of Sexual Assault

CONNECT WITH UCI CARE:

1) UCI Counseling Center at (949) 824-6457 offers 24-hour access to counselors by phone.

The UCI CARE Office provides free and confidential support services to members of the UCI community impacted by sexual assault, relationship abuse, family violence, and/or stalking. UCI CARE aims to end these forms of power-based personal violence by engaging the campus community in education, programming, and transformative action.

Website: care.uci.edu