Throughout the course of the last year, we at SAFER have proudly watched numerous student sexual assault prevention activists speak out against the prevalence of sexual assault on their campuses and call for changes to college and universities policies regarding sexual violence.
In honor of Sexual Assault ACTIVISM Month, SAFER will highlight 10 student sexual assault prevention activists around the nation who are creating change on their campus!
#10 Emma Halling, Kansas University
As a response to an Al Jazeera video of Kansas University students discussing their drunken sexual encounters, student Emma Halling, Vice President of the KU Student Body and committee member with KU’s Institutional Opportunity and Access office, worked with administrators to put together a training on consent and sexual violence that emphasizes peer accountability and bystander intervention. The training will ultimately consist of a series of 30 second videos on sexual violence and consent made with the help of the university’s Interactive Theatre Troupe, a group of actors, writers and directors who use improvisation and other techniques to tackle difficult issues.
SAFER provides student activists with a variety of resources, including the Activist Resource Center, which is our online library of sexual assault-related information and resources; on-campus Teach-Ins for student activists, which are led by skilled facilitators and equip students with the skills and information needed to bring about policy reforms and change; and, our Activist Mentoring Program (AMP!), which is our free mentoring service that provides students with continued support after they have completed an on-campus Teach-In.
