Gleeson Library Observing Sexual Assault Awareness Month

The first of April marks the first day of National Sexual Assault awareness month. The purpose of the Sexual Assault Awareness Month is to raise awareness about what Sexual Assault is and to educate our communities on how to prevent sexual violence. The organization of this campaign is created by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center. They collaborate every year with assistance from various anti-sexual assault organizations throughout the United States. Sexual Assault Awareness Month officially got its start in 2001, when the National Sexual Violence Resource Center founded the campaign. Continue reading Gleeson Library Observing Sexual Assault Awareness Month

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Sexual assault affects countless numbers of people every day, every month, every year. April is the month specifically set aside to focus on knowledge, support, and healing. Several offices on campus, including Gleeson Library, have created displays and activities to inform, comfort, prevent. A list of these campus-wide activities can be found here. In the library, … Continue reading April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Keep the Conversation Going…

April was Sexual Assault Awareness Month, but sexual assault is something that is with us every single day. During this past month, Gleeson Library participated in raising awareness, during a month-long, campus-wide series of events by featuring a display of tee shirts made by students USF, based on the work of the Clothesline Project, along … Continue reading Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Keep the Conversation Going…