Healthy Relationships Session

Date

Monday March 18, 2024
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Ever wanted to learn more about building healthy relationships and how to support someone who might be in an unhealthy relationship? In this peer-facilitated workshop we’ll discuss what healthy relationships look like and what are some social barriers that impact how we view healthy relationships. We’ll cover how we can build healthy romantic, sexual, platonic, and professional relationships and how to recognize if a relationship might be unhealthy. We’ll also cover how we can support a friend who might be in an unhealthy or abusive relationship and where we can go for resources and support. After attending this workshop you’ll be able to:

Learning Outcomes

  1. Identify what a healthy relationship looks like.
  2. Describe signs of an unhealthy relationship.
  3. Identify how to support a friend in an unhealthy relationship.
  4. Increase your knowledge of resources available for support and further education.

To register for this session, visit the HREO Training Registration Portal.

If you have any questions about this session, please contact us at svbystander@queensu.ca

Healthy Relationships Session

Date

Wednesday March 6, 2024
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Ever wanted to learn more about building healthy relationships and how to support someone who might be in an unhealthy relationship? In this peer-facilitated workshop we’ll discuss what healthy relationships look like and what are some social barriers that impact how we view healthy relationships. We’ll cover how we can build healthy romantic, sexual, platonic, and professional relationships and how to recognize if a relationship might be unhealthy. We’ll also cover how we can support a friend who might be in an unhealthy or abusive relationship and where we can go for resources and support. After attending this workshop you’ll be able to:

Learning Outcomes

  1. Identify what a healthy relationship looks like.
  2. Describe signs of an unhealthy relationship.
  3. Identify how to support a friend in an unhealthy relationship.
  4. Increase your knowledge of resources available for support and further education.

To register for this session, visit the HREO Training Registration Portal.

If you have any questions about this session, please contact us at svbystander@queensu.ca

Healthy Relationships Session

Date

Thursday February 29, 2024
1:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Ever wanted to learn more about building healthy relationships and how to support someone who might be in an unhealthy relationship? In this peer-facilitated workshop we’ll discuss what healthy relationships look like and what are some social barriers that impact how we view healthy relationships. We’ll cover how we can build healthy romantic, sexual, platonic, and professional relationships and how to recognize if a relationship might be unhealthy. We’ll also cover how we can support a friend who might be in an unhealthy or abusive relationship and where we can go for resources and support. After attending this workshop you’ll be able to:

Learning Outcomes

  1. Identify what a healthy relationship looks like.
  2. Describe signs of an unhealthy relationship.
  3. Identify how to support a friend in an unhealthy relationship.
  4. Increase your knowledge of resources available for support and further education.

To register for this session, visit the HREO Training Registration Portal.

If you have any questions about this session, please contact us at svbystander@queensu.ca

Healthy Relationships Session

Date

Thursday February 15, 2024
11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Ever wanted to learn more about building healthy relationships and how to support someone who might be in an unhealthy relationship? In this peer-facilitated workshop we’ll discuss what healthy relationships look like and what are some social barriers that impact how we view healthy relationships. We’ll cover how we can build healthy romantic, sexual, platonic, and professional relationships and how to recognize if a relationship might be unhealthy. We’ll also cover how we can support a friend who might be in an unhealthy or abusive relationship and where we can go for resources and support. After attending this workshop you’ll be able to:

Learning Outcomes

  1. Identify what a healthy relationship looks like.
  2. Describe signs of an unhealthy relationship.
  3. Identify how to support a friend in an unhealthy relationship.
  4. Increase your knowledge of resources available for support and further education.

To register for this session, visit the HREO Training Registration Portal.

If you have any questions about this session, please contact us at svbystander@queensu.ca

Responding to Disclosures Training Session

Date

Monday February 12, 2024
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

In this workshop, learn how to respond empathetically to disclosures of sexual violence. We’ll cover how to build approachability, receiving a disclosure, resources, and caring for yourself. 
 
*Note: This workshop is facilitated by a student facilitator and Rebecca Rappeport, who is the SVPR Community Outreach and Student Support Worker.

Learning Outcomes

  1. Recognize the importance of being approachable and open to receiving a disclosure from those who have experienced sexual violence.
  2. Respond to a disclosure with an emphasis on listening, believing, and support.
  3. Identify resources available on campus for those who have been impacted by sexual violence.

To register for this session, visit the HREO Training Registration Portal.

If you have any questions about this session, please contact us at svbystander@queensu.ca

Responding to Disclosures Training Session

Date

Wednesday March 20, 2024
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

In this workshop, learn how to respond empathetically to disclosures of sexual violence. We’ll cover how to build approachability, receiving a disclosure, resources, and caring for yourself. 
 
*Note: This workshop is facilitated by a student facilitator and Rebecca Rappeport, who is the SVPR Community Outreach and Student Support Worker.

Learning Outcomes

  1. Recognize the importance of being approachable and open to receiving a disclosure from those who have experienced sexual violence.
  2. Respond to a disclosure with an emphasis on listening, believing, and support.
  3. Identify resources available on campus for those who have been impacted by sexual violence.

To register for this session, visit the HREO Training Registration Portal.

If you have any questions about this session, please contact us at svbystander@queensu.ca

Building a Consent Culture Session

Date

Tuesday March 12, 2024
10:00 am - 11:30 am

What is a “consent culture”, and how can you contribute to creating more consensual and affirming spaces? In this peer-facilitated workshop, you’ll learn about how you can play a part in building a consent culture, the importance of recognizing positionality and power dynamics in relation to consent, and how you can apply what you learn to your personal and professional life. After attending this workshop you’ll be able to:

Learning Outcomes:

  1. Identify what a consent culture looks like.
  2. Build awareness of the social barriers to building consent cultures.
  3. Identify what sex positivity is and how it relates to consent culture.
  4. Increase your knowledge of resources available for support and further education.

To register for this session, visit the HREO Training Registration Portal.

If you have any questions about this session, please contact us at svbystander@queensu.ca

Bystander Intervention Training Session

Date

Wednesday March 27, 2024
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Using an intersectional, community-based approach, Bystander Intervention Training Sessions give students, faculty, and staff the tools needed to recognize and respond to sexual violence. Facilitated by the Division of Student Affairs, the programming is administered by a trained team of undergraduate and graduate student leaders.

Learning Outcomes:

  1.  Articulate the definitions of sexual assault and consent.
  2.  Identify myths and facts about sexual assault.
  3.  Understand the bystander effect and barriers to active intervention.
  4.  Safely intervene when witnessing unsafe or inappropriate behavior.

To register for this session, visit the HREO Training Registration Portal.

If you have any questions about this session, please contact us at svbystander@queensu.ca

Lead, Include, Transform Session

Date

Thursday March 14, 2024
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

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Using an intersectional, community-based approach, Lead Include Transform Training gives students, faculty and staff an opportunity to reflect on personal privileges and oppressions and how they show up on campus. Facilitated by the Division of Student Affairs in collaboration with the Human Rights and Equity Office, the programming is administered by a trained team of undergraduate and graduate student leaders.

During the session, participants will learn how to recognize various degrees of oppression at Queen’s, understand their role in challenging it and learn how to engage in activism on a leadership level.

To register for this session, visit the HREO Training Registration Portal.

If you have any questions about this session, please contact the LIT Student Lead at lit@queensu.ca

Weekly Off-Campus Community Lounge Hours

Start Date

Monday April 1, 2024

End Date

Friday April 5, 2024

Time

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

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Please note that this event is open only to Queen's students registered with the SEO FYOCC 

Here are the long-awaited OCL hours for the OCC Lounge space in the Queen's Centre! Our hours will be consistent each week, and reminders will be posted on our Insta story.

Wondering what the Lounge is? Check out our "What is the OCC Lounge?" post on Instagram @queensuocc

To learn more, visit the First-Year OCC web page.