Intimate Partner and Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October is Intimate Partner & Domestic Violence Awareness Month (IPDVAM) at SJSU. While prevention efforts are year-round, we specifically devote #SJSUIPDVAM to spotlighting the issues of gender and power based violence. This is achieved through educational programs, workshops, and online campaigns. We all deserve to be respected, to be treated with dignity, and live free of violence. 

The programs and events listed below offer opportunities to educate ourselves, support survivors, and connect our community to create change. Check back throughout the month for updates. Please consider using our Zoom background and sharing this information with your communities.

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Follow us on Instagram for the latest updates: #SJSUIPDVAM @sjsugenec @sjsuwellness @sjsupride @sjsuconductcrew @sjsu_survivoradvocate

2024 Event Schedule

💜 Purple Tuesdays 💜 

Wear purple to show support and tell us why you are in solidarity about this issue. Post on social media and remember to use #sjsuipdvam and #sjsupurpletuesday.

 

💜 Resource Fair - Launch of Intimate Partner & Domestic Violence Awareness Month 💜

October 1st | 11am - 1:30pm
7th Street Plaza, in front of the Student Wellness Center

Stop by to learn more about #SJSUIPDVAM programs happening throughout the month and connect with campus and community resources.

 

💜 Feminist Self-Defense Workshop 💜

Dates: October 22nd and October 23rd
Location: TBD
Times: 10/22 - 6:00PM and 10/23 - 9:00AM

Join Survivor Advocacy Services and the Wellness Center for a Feminist Self-Defense Workshop! This workshop welcomes people of genders, ages, and abilities. Sessions provide verbal, emotional and physical strategies based in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to navigate a range of threatening interactions through a combination of interactive discussion, role-plays, boundary-setting exercises and hands-on physical self-defense instruction.

Workshop includes instruction on how to:

  • Harness the power of body language
  • Recognize and interrupt micro boundary violations
  • Understand and communicate boundaries
  • Stay out of the “danger zone” in a violent encounter
  • Escape physical control and get to safety

Information about how to sign-up will be coming soon!

 

💜 Wicked Wellness 💜

Date: October 30th, 2024
Location: Wellness Center Lounge
Time: 10am - 2pm

You're invited to come BOOst your mental and physical well-being at our first-ever Peer Health Educator (PHE) created event! Trick or treat yourself to a hauntingly fun lineup of activities that foster relaxation, creativity, and community connection.

DIY Mocktails: Sip on our eerie-sistable non-alcoholic drinks made from flesh ingredients and wicked flavor combinations that are to die for!

Zombie Burnout: Feeling overwhelmed? Shuffle on over to the burnout outbreak zone. We’ll equip you with the tools to slay burnout and reanimate your spirits

De-stress with Slime: Dive into séance-ory relaxation at our slime-making station. This hands-on activity is a fang-tastic way to unwind and practice mindfulness

Poke the Pumpkin: Dare to take a stab at our violence prevention pumpkin and find what spooky prizes await? Come learn about effective strategies for consent, communication, and fostering a safer community.

 

💜 Gender Equity Center Ambassador Training 💜

Every Monday from 3:00 - 4:30 pm
September 25th - October 23rd

  • September 25th - Consent 101 & 102
  • October 2nd - Fostering Healthy Relationships
  • October 9th - Challenging Sexual Violence Culture
  • October 16th - Reproductive Justice 101
  • October 23rd - Active Bystander Training

The Gender Equity Center Ambassador program provides in-depth training on the topics of gender equity and gender-based violence prevention, with the goal of creating a community of students at SJSU who have an interest in working together to end gender-based violence. This is a 5 part series that takes place on Mondays from 3:00PM-4:30PM. Students are welcome to attend as few or as many sessions as they would like.

Register and find more information here.

 

Community Based Events (not affilitated with SJSU)

💜 Domestic Violence Conference of Santa Clara County 💜

Date: October 25th, 2024
Location: Holiday Inn San Jose – Silicon Valley, 1350 N. 1st Street, San Jose, CA 95112
Time: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm


Information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/31st-annual-domestic-violence-conference-tickets-976945358867?aff=oddtdtcreator

Resources

 

#SJSUIPDVAM is co-sponsored by: Gender Equity Center, PRIDE Center, Student Conduct and Ethical Development, Student Involvement, Survivor Advocacy Services, Office for Title IX and Equal Opportunity, Student Wellness Center