RSVP: what we do
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RSVP exists to promote healthy gender relations in the Univeristy of Chicago community. We provide education, and facilitate conversations about sexual violence and its prevention through the following activites:
Free Workshops: for students by students
Are you a member of a fraterity, sorority, RSO, house, or other campus organization? Educate your group! Sign up to have our peer educators facilitate a workshop. Workshops provide a safe place to discuss sensitive topics including: acquaintance rape prevention, gender in the media, sexual communication, and the role of alcohol and other drugs in sexual assault.
The Peer Education Group
Apply to be a peer educator! Applications are accepted each year in September, and qualified applicants attend a weekend training retreat in October. RSVP is open to all U of C students, regardless of year. We encourage students of color, male students, and graduate students to get involved.
Sexual Violence Awareness Week
RSVP dedicates one week each November to hosting events that promote education, awareness, and expression about the challenges surrounding sexual assault and its reduction.
Annual SpeakOut Against Sexual and Domestic Violence
Each February for the past 16 years, RSVP has sponsored SpeakOut Against Sexual and Domestic Violence, a supportive space for survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, and dating violence. At this unique and powerful event, spoken word artists/performers, survivors and their supporters are provided a safe space in which to share their stories of violence, survival, and recovery.
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
It's April and spring is in the air...RSVP has spent the winter months organizing to bring you national speakers, special workshops, panel discussions, and opportunities for activism on issues of sexual assault.
Additional Events
Throughout the year RSVP coordinates with other groups on campus and in the Chicago area to provide a variety of programming on the topic of sexual violence and its prevention.
