Provide instruction on relevant skills addressing topics related to sexual violence, including bystander intervention, trauma and healing, and combating victim blaming.

• Introduce these teaching skills through bi-monthly webinars.

  • Invite speakers to share insights and expertise.

  • Host interactive discussions with coalition members to foster engagement and collaboration.

Utilize social media as an educational platform.

• Concentrate on addressing stigmatized or underemphasized topics.

Organize cross-campus events to facilitate open discussions about consent and sexual violence.

Direct survivors to survivor-centered resources, including:

• Mental and physical healthcare

• Relevant justice systems

• Hotlines and support groups

• Confidential off-campus resources

• Student survivor funds

Facilitate academic, social, and emotional support systems, utilizing a cross-campus virtual affinity space. Collaborate with on-campus affinity spaces and initiate a survivor mutual aid fund.

• Collaborate with existing on-campus affinity spaces

• Initiate a survivor mutual aid fund

  • Acknowledging the financial burden of recovery faced by survivors, we aim to raise funds to support emergent needs. Strengthening survivor-centered justice is a priority.

Strengthen survivor-centered justice

• Engage in communication with local representatives to foster impactful dialogue about legislative bills concerning sexual violence, as part of a coalition-wide effort.

  • Campaign and draft petitions that align with demands

Establish effective systems of accountability by taking the following steps:

• Issue a public acknowledgment and apology to those affected by discrimination, lack of support, and gender inequality on-campus.

Integrate principles of effective sexual violence prevention into social thinking and academic curriculums, including:

• Comprehensive consent program

• Bystander intervention workshop

Enhance accessibility to survivor-centered services by:

• Creating a survivors' resource office on-campus in collaboration with the Health Department. If not feasible, provide on-campus resources for survivors to promote mental and emotional well-being, ensuring students are aware of these resources at no additional cost.

• Employ or train current mental health professionals specializing in trauma response and establish an anonymous reporting system. ISESVC recommends Ethicspoint, a confidential reporting tool for activities involving misconduct or violations.

• Address structural flaws in mandatory reporting systems.

• Mandate comprehensive training for all faculty members in sexual violence topics, such as red flag identification, bystander intervention, victim blaming, institutional systems and harm, gaslighting and institutional gaslighting, gender equity in school, liability and rule enforcement, empathetic classroom cultivation, etc. Ensure that the training is consistent with public health guidance from reputable organizations such as the CDC, APHA, EROC, NASPA, NSVRC, Know Your IX, SVPA, and SAMHSA.

• Mandate the discussion of sexual assault and consent beyond orientation due to its comedic portrayal.

• Establish communication with partner independent schools through organized sports leagues and academic associations (e.g., TABS, WBSA, NAIS) to serve as foundations for communicating resources and the efficacy of consent programs.