OAS Events

OAS Sponsored Events:

The Office of Advocacy and Support offers a variety of trainings and events throughout the year! Be sure to follow us on instagram (gw_oas) for live updates! 

Past OAS Sponsored Events

Sisters in the Academy: Come As You Are (Black and Brown women at GW)

What Is It?

“Come As You Are” is a space designed for GW Black and Brown women to provide community support, reflection, and direction. Virtual sessions will take place once a month with a series of topics including: identity exploration, intersectionality, societal expectations, and more. Each meeting will include networking opportunities for GW Black and Brown women including undergraduate, graduate, staff and faculty. 

When Is It?

The “Come As You Are” space will take place on the fourth Monday of each month at 8:00pm (EST) during the Spring 2021 semester. 

  • Monday, January 25th 
  • Monday, February 22nd
  • Monday, March 22nd 
  • Monday, April 26th

Important Note: Engagement is not required in this space, as it is centered in empowering Black and Brown women, thus you are welcome to simply just show up.

This event is hosted by: Office of Advocacy and Support, the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Community Engagement, and Student Life.

 

Campus Events (Not OAS Sponsored)  

The Office of Advocacy and Support works with a variety partners and stakeholders. There are no current Community or Campus Events listed. Check back soon!

Past Campus Events

Processing Space for Trauma and Trauma Informed Care for GW Faculty and Staff

In these sessions we covered how to support yourself and those who may be experiencing trauma. We explored terms such as trauma, it's impact on functioning and the brains, and ways to successfully engage with those who are experiencing trauma. This session is great for staff and faculty to build additional skills to work with those experiencing trauma and to address the trauma staff and faculty may experience. 

Dates
  • November 23 at 4:30 pm EST
  • January 4 at 4:30 pm EST
  • January at 12:30 pm EST
  • January 13 at 10:00 am EST

 

Election Safety Planning

Office of Advocacy and Support and the Office of Emergency Management conducted a training on Election Safety Planning on October 22nd, 2020 at 9:00 pm EST. We covered planning and preparation, voting safety, lockdown and shelter in place, response procedures and emotional and mental safety planning.

You can view the recorded training online.

 

Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2020

Live Trainings

 

Mutual Aid Fundraiser

Mutual Aid Project:

OAS alongside SASA hosted a month long community collective action fund that seeks to take care of each other’s needs. Throughout the month of October we collected monetary donations to deliver much needed resources to survivors of domestic violence in DC. People donated to our cosponsor GW SASA on venmo at GW-SASA or you dropped off items at the Marvin Center! To learn more feel free to email us at [email protected].

Here are the items we collected and donated to three local non profit organizations:

  • Pampers 
  • Burner phones 
  • Masks  
  • Uber gift cards  
  • Food cards  
  • Pregnancy tests
Facts and Statistics
  • One in three women and one in six men will experience sexual violence in their lifetime. 21% of TGQN (transgender, genderqueer, nonconforming) college students have been sexually assaulted. (Statistics from RAINN)
  • SAAM Day of Action is the first Tuesday in April, and is a day to focus on bringing awareness to sexual violence prevention and the steps to eradicating sexual violence. You can also spread awareness and take steps to eradicate violence all year long!
  • Denim Day is a day to wear jeans with a purpose. It started in 1999 and was inspired by a show of solidarity for a survivor. Now, thousands of people all over the world wear jeans on this day in April. 
  • One way to spread awareness and show your support to survivors is to speak up against sexist, racist, classist, homophobic, etc. language and behavior. All oppression is connected and by speaking up, you are showing your support for survivors and helping to change the culture.
  • Many cases of sexual violence go unreported, but that does not mean that survivors are not engaged in healing in other ways. Survivors have the autonomy to choose how to engage in processes. OAS can support survivors in discussing their options and connecting with resources.

 

Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2020

The Clothesline Project

SASA, Sigma Psi Zeta Sorority Inc., and many other community members participated in The Clothesline Project for SAAM 2020. This project honors the experiences of survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, incest or child sexual abuse. Explore a virtual gallery to view the shirts and read some facts about sexual violence. We want to give a shout-out to Tammy Wang from Sigma Psi Zeta Sorority Inc. for her hard work on creating this virtual gallery and researching this information. Below, you can find some more facts about Sexual Assault Awareness Month from the Office of Advocacy and Support.

A Note from OAS

Please note that some of the content displayed can be difficult to view. We encourage you to engage in this project in a way that is best for you. You may want to take a break when viewing the shirts, listening to a favorite song or calming sound while going through the virtual gallery, etc. OAS isalso a resource for you. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you would like to speak with one of our confidential advocates. We also want to acknowledge that the bodies presented wearing some of these shirts appear to be white and biologically male. All bodies can and do experience violence. The bodies represented here are part of Custom Ink’s design lab and not chosen by OAS or project participants.

Facts and Statistics
  • One in three women and one in six men will experience sexual violence in their lifetime. 21% of TGQN (transgender, genderqueer, nonconforming) college students have been sexually assaulted. (Statistics from RAINN)
  • SAAM Day of Action is the first Tuesday in April, and is a day to focus on bringing awareness to sexual violence prevention and the steps to eradicating sexual violence. You can also spread awareness and take steps to eradicate violence all year long!
  • Denim Day is a day to wear jeans with a purpose. It started in 1999 and was inspired by a show of solidarity for a survivor. Now, thousands of people all over the world wear jeans on this day in April. 
  • One way to spread awareness and show your support to survivors is to speak up against sexist, racist, classist, homophobic, etc. language and behavior. All oppression is connected and by speaking up, you are showing your support for survivors and helping to change the culture.
  • Many cases of sexual violence go unreported, but that does not mean that survivors are not engaged in healing in other ways. Survivors have the autonomy to choose how to engage in processes. OAS can support survivors in discussing their options and connecting with resources.

 

SASA Call to Action

On June 16th, 2020 Students Against Sexual Assault hosted a call to action in which they discuss the DOE's proposed changes to Title IX. You can find a video recording of the call on SASA's Facebook page. This video is a resource for those who are looking to get involved and advocate for survivors! While OAS was not a sponsor of this event, The Office of Advocacy and Support is featured on this call to highlight our services for folks and be available for confidential support.