Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion : WCSU Campus Response & Resource Team (“CaRRT”)

Past Events

Last updated: December 8, 2017

October 15, 2014
Time: 7:30 p.m.
PAST EVENT
Act Out
Hosted by Operation Jungle Red in the Student Center Theater (Midtown). Actors working with the Women’s Center of Greater Danbury will act out performance scenarios about dating violence, sexual harassment and sexual assault. After each scenario, the audience will be able to talk to the actor/character about the scene in order to have a better understanding of red flags and warnings, bystander intervention options, where to get help, spotting healthy relationships and risk-reduction strategies. Open to the campus community only. For more information, email havelockr@wcsu.edu.
October 22, 2014 
Time: 8 p.m.
Warner Hall
PAST EVENT
Take Back the Night
An event to raise awareness about domestic and sexual violence at 8 p.m. in Warner Hall (Midtown).  The program will include guest speakers, followed by a candlelight ceremony. Sponsored by the Women’s Center of Greater Danbury and the Delta Gamma Phi sorority.
November 11, 2014
Time: TBD
PAST EVENT
Walk A Mile in Her Shoes
November 12, 2014
Time: 8 p.m.
Pinney Hall
PAST EVENT
Alcohol and Sex: Dangerous Duo
This presentation explores the reasons why alcohol is a leading risk factor in sexual assaults on college campuses.  This workshop helps students understand Blood Alcohol Concentration, impaired judgment and the legal issues of intoxication and sexual assault.
March 25, 2015
Clothesline Project
11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
PAST EVENT
Clothesline Project – Bringing Sexual assault awareness to campus.  Students will write comments on T-shirts which will be hung up in the Student Center.
Movie showing in the Student Center Theater at the same time called “The Invisible War.”
April 9, 2015
Western “STEP UP” against
Sexual Assault
PAST EVENT
Western “STEP UP” against Sexual Assault – Students will write on Flags which will be placed in the Quad.  Raffle which will include $50 Amex gift card, Fit bit wrist band and others. Food and Fun.
Sponsored by the Women’s Center and SGA
August 29, 2015
VOICES
PAST EVENT
VOICES – Orientation Leaders perform vignettes about Life on Campus
September 2, 2015
ACT OUT
8:15 p.m.
PAST EVENT
ACT OUT – Actors working with the Women’s Center of Greater Danbury will act out performance scenarios about dating violence, sexual harassment and sexual assault. After each scenario, the audience will be able to talk to the actor/character about the scene in order to have a better understanding of red flags and warnings, bystander intervention options, where to get help, spotting healthy relationships and risk-reduction strategies. Open to the campus community only. For more information, email havelockr@wcsu.edu.

 

September – October, 2015
Wednesdays/Thursdays
4 – 5:30 p.m.
PAST EVENT
Girl Talk Support Group
Free and Confidential meetings for 8 weeks on either Wednesdays or Thursdays from
4 – 5:30 p.m.  Sign-up is required.
Contact Rayna Havelock of the Women’s Center at havelockr@wcsu.edu.
October 8, 2015
7:30 p.m.
Ives Concert Hall, WH
PAST EVENT
Speaker Laci Green
Internet personality Laci Green will discuss “Taking Down Rape Culture” at 7:30 p.m. in Ives Concert Hall in White Hall (Midtown). Green is host of the popular “Sex+” Web series. Her talk, open only to WCSU faculty, staff and students, will be part of “Operation Jungle Red” activities on campus.
October 2015
various times – PAST EVENT
Operation Jungle Red (OJR)
November 10, 2015
7:30 p.m.
Student Center Theater
PAST EVENT
“The Hunting Ground”
One in five college women is sexually assaulted, yet only a fraction of these crimes are reported, and even fewer result in punishment for the perpetrators.  In the new film “The Hunting Ground,” Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering reveal the shocking epidemic violence and institutional cover-ups sweeping college campuses across America.  The film is a scorching expos&eacute of the startling prevalence of sexual assault on college campuses and the powerful interests that re-victimize vulnerable students while shielding perpetrators.
February – March, 2016
Tuesdays, starting Feb. 2
4 – 5:30 p.m.
PAST EVENT
Girl Talk Support Group
Free and Confidential meetings for 8 weeks on Tuesdays from 4 – 5:30 p.m. 
Starting February 2, 2016.  Sign-up is required.
Contact Rayna Havelock of the Women’s Center at havelockr@wcsu.edu.
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
11 a.m. – 2 p.m. – PAST EVENT
Clothesline Project – Bringing Sexual assault awareness to campus.  Students will write comments on T-shirts which will be hung up in the Student Center.
April 6, 2016
Western “STEP UP” against
Sexual Assault
11 a.m. – 2 p.m. – PAST EVENT
Western “STEP UP” against Sexual Assault – Students will write on Flags which will be placed in the Quad.  Raffle for great prizes! Food and Fun.
Sponsored by the Women’s Center and SGA
September – October, 2016
Tuesdays
4 – 5:30 p.m.
PAST EVENT
Girl Talk Support Group
Free and Confidential meetings for 8 weeks on Tuesdays from
4 – 5:30 p.m.  Sign-up is required.
Higgins Annex 105C
Contact Rayna Havelock of the Women’s Center at havelockr@wcsu.edu.
October 4 , 2016
Silent Witness Initiative
Midtown Student Center
11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
PAST EVENT
The Silent Witness Initiative honors the lives of domestic violence homicide victims through family support, community connections, and advocacy for change. Many men and women die each year in acts of domestic violence in the United States. Each one has a story. Join the Women’s Center in sharing and honoring the stories of Connecticut residents who have lost their lives to acts of domestic and dating violence.

 

October 5, 2016
Silent Witness Initiative
Westside Campus Center
11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
PAST EVENT
The Silent Witness Initiative honors the lives of domestic violence homicide victims through family support, community connections, and advocacy for change. Many men and women die each year in acts of domestic violence in the United States. Each one has a story. Join the Women’s Center in sharing and honoring the stories of Connecticut residents who have lost their lives to acts of domestic and dating violence.

 

February 7
11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
PAST EVENT
Relationship Screener
The Women’s Center will have tables in the Midtown Student Center to screen couples on the health of their relationships.
February 8
11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
PAST EVENT
Relationship Screener
The Women’s Center will have tables in the Westside Campus Center to screen couples on the health of their relationships.
February 1 through March, 2017
Tuesdays
3:45 – 5:15 p.m.
PAST EVENT
Girl Talk Support Group
Free and Confidential meetings for 8 weeks on Tuesdays from
3:45 to 5:15 p.m.
 in Higgins Annex 105C. Sign-up is required.
Contact Jill Daddona of the Women’s Center at daddonaj@wcsu.edu.
March 21, 2017
11 a.m. – 2 p.m. – PAST EVENT
Clothesline Project – Bringing Sexual assault awareness to campus.  Students will write comments on T-shirts which will be hung up in the Midtown Student Center.
April 4, 2017
11 a.m. – 2 p.m. – PAST EVENT
Western “STEP UP” against Sexual Assault – Students will write on Flags which will be placed in the Quad.
April 17, 2017
11 a.m. – 2 p.m. – PAST EVENT
“Say yes to Denim Day” – Westside Campus Center
April 18, 2017
11 a.m. – 2 p.m. – PAST EVENT
“Say yes to Denim Day” – Midtown Student Center
April 26, 2017
11 a.m. – 2 p.m. – PAST EVENT
“Denim Day” – Students, faculty and staff wear jeans to raise awareness for Sexual Assault Month

2015 STEP UP Program

2015 Clothesline Project

2014 Clothesline Project