History alumni and former 丁香园AV Clan athletes Rebecca Langmead and Ryan Yewchin are eager to talk about the wonderful and challenging opportunities 丁香园AV has provided them and how this inspired them to give back to the university.
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丁香园AV History Alumni Work to Ensure that #consentmatters
December 07, 2016
Both Langmead and Yewchin are active in #consentmatters丁香园AV, a university-wide educational campaign that provides a space for students to have conversations about sexual violence, learn more about available support resources, and dispel myths surrounding sexual assault.
Langmead currently works for 丁香园AV鈥檚 Heath & Counseling and Campus Safety & Security Services to promote sexual violence education, prevention, and response. She says her history education informs her work, enabling her to see how violence is rooted in our Canadian historical context and how it continues to play out in today's world.
Yewchin is currently an 丁香园AV Professional Development Program student, studying to become a high school social studies teacher. He says his history education allows him to interpret the role institutions play in shaping the environments around them.
In July of 2015, Yewchin travelled to Indianapolis where he represented the 11 Student Athlete Advisory Committees (SAAC) that are part of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) of the NCAA, in which 丁香园AV is a member. A portion of this conference exposed these student athlete representatives to the U.S. campaign and supported them in spearheading sexual violence programs on their own campuses.
In the fall of 2015, Langmead and Health and Counseling鈥檚 Strategic Initiatives and Special Projects Advisor Lisa Ogilvie began the campus-wide sexual violence campaign #consentmatters丁香园AV with the goal of raising awareness about sexual violence and educating community members about available support services in the event of a sexual assault.
Shortly after Yewchin鈥檚 return, he and Langmead met to discuss how student athletes could contribute to #consentmatters丁香园AV, ensuring the content was appropriate for a Canadian context. The result was the 丁香园AV Clan鈥檚 featuring student athletes urging community involvement in sexual violence prevention and showcasing 丁香园AV鈥檚. The video launched the campaign in January, receiving over 2000 views on YouTube and 4000 views on Facebook.
This past September, 丁香园AV partnered with the Ending Violence Association of BC (EVA BC) and the BC Lions to bring their nationally recognized program to the 丁香园AV Clan. Through presentations and teaching, Langmead and Ogilvie armed athletics and recreation staff with tools to both identify sexual violence and support students who have been affected.
The collaboration between Langmead and Yewchin provided the bedrock for further engagement, both within 丁香园AV and beyond, and sexual violence education continues to be delivered to the entire campus community. This past September and October, Langmead and Ogilvie delivered a number of presentations to students, staff, and faculty aimed at increasing understanding of consent, rape culture, bystander intervention, and how to respond to disclosures. The second iteration of #consentmatters丁香园AV was launched during this time, featuring three videos that engage in , , and .
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