THE STALL SEAT JOURNAL
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WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A MAN.
ince 1991, the White Ribbon Campaign has asked men and boys to join the fight to prevent violence against women and girls, and to promote gender equality, healthy relationships, and a new vision of masculinity. This masculinity includes letting go of harmful stereotypes that view men as naturally aggressive or, if they show emotion, weak. The campaign believes that men and boys are an integral part of the solution in promoting healthy relationships and ending violence. Here at VCU, Men Against Violence (MAV) in partnership
with SAVES (Students Advocating Violence Education and Support) promotes the idea that ending intimate partner violence, sexual assault, stalking, and other forms of abuse should be everyone’s goal. MAV believes that maleidentified folks can use their strength and position in society to make positive social
change that creates healthy ways communicate consent. relationships and ends victim • Be a good role model: blaming. Show those around you that SAVES encourages students respect is important. from all genders to work togeth- • Learn about the impact of er to foster a safer and healthier violence against women in VCU community. our communities. • Challenge and speak out What you can do: against hurtful language, • Be true to yourself: What sexist jokes, and bullying. kind of man do you want to • Understand that violence be? affects everyone. • Respect women, girls, and • Join MAV or SAVES at other guys. Sexism, hoVCU. mophobia, and transphobia Visit whiteribbon.ca for hurt us all. • Never use force, threats, or more information on the interviolence in your relationships national White Ribbon Campaign or for more information with others. on MAV go to The Well’s • Ask first. From holding hands to kissing, or more, al- website.
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ver wondered how you can have healthier relationships with your partners, friends, lovers, and family? Then check out the Relationship Skills Class for LGBTQ Students! This is a six-week class on Fridays from 12:30 to 2 pm starting Oct 10, 2014. To register for the fall class or to sign up to receive more information about future classes, contact Kaylin Tingle at tinglekm@ vcu.edu or 804-828-7695.
“Engage the person, not the disability.”
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ur student organization uses this maxim to provoke thought about how we, as a culture, often see those with physical disabilities and make assumptions. In recognition of Disability Awareness Month in October, we encourage everyone reading this to imagine how you would want others to treat you. Would you rather be acknowledged as a peer, or as a person who is in need of help? Please use this month to pause before you engage another student with a disability. Chances are, you’ll realize that you have more in common than you think. The barriers that separate us from each other can be dissolved by small acts of empathy, not sympathy. — Submitted by Jenson Larrimore, president,
Students for Disability Advocacy and Awareness
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For 24/7 confidential help with sexual, domestic, dating violence and stalking abuse, call the Richmond Regional Hotline.
Find out what VCU and the Richmond community are doing to improve access to healthy, affordable local food. Attend Food Day events. Oct 21–24 www.thewell.vcu.edu
and figure out your biological response to alcohol.