PACT Programming

Denim Day

Denim Day was started after an Italian Supreme Court case that overturned a rape conviction on the grounds that a survivor was wearing tight jeans and must have helped her attacker remove them, thereby implying consent. The community, including the women in the Italian Parliament, was outraged. In a demonstration of support and solidarity with the survivors, all the women in the Italian Parliament wore jeans to work the next day. Denim Day is now celebrated annually to reject victim blaming and support survivors.

Escalation Workshop

PACT will be offering the Escalation Workshop created by the OneLove Foundation. This workshop includes a 40-minute video of a couple's relationship and the way abuse can escalate. A guided discussion takes place after viewing the film to help participants identify the warning signs they witnessed in the fictional couple's relationship, as well as work through their personal bystander strategies. PACT offers this workshop to the whole campus community once a year in October but will host it for specific groups if requested.

Please note that this workshop includes multiple trigger warnings that are given at the start of the workshop. PACT encourages participants to practice self-care and encourages them to step out if they need to. 

ROAR Away the Red Zone

The first six weeks of a semester, particularly in the fall semester, is when the highest amount of sexual assaults take place on a college campus. To encourage students to be active bystanders during this time, we table and/or host events every week for these six weeks focusing on our ROAR-empowered bystander campaign. We also highlight ROAR around campus through grass signs, and ROAR-themed give aways! These tables or events also feature on and off-campus resources for survivors of domestic/dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

Sexversations

Created by the OneStudent organization, Sexversations is an interactive card game filled with conversation prompts about sexual health, consent, gender roles, sexual assault, and sexuality as a whole. Sharing ideas around these topics helps to tackle the taboos that can hinder reporting or seeing a health professional. This casual and informative program can be adapted for large or small groups. PACT offers Sexversations about once a semester, but could host for a specific group if requested.

Take Back the Night

Every April, PACT and the Title IX Office present Take Back the Night. Take Back the Night was founded after a survivor of sexual assault on campus experienced victim blaming. She and her community rose up and decided to take back the night, stating that everyone has the right to feel safe. This event includes keynote speakers, creative partnerships from students, a march, and a speak-out where the mic is opened to survivors or anyone who wishes to share their story.