Safer Learning Community
Safer is committed to engaging every discipline on campus in the work of violence prevention and trauma-informed response. To do this, we have developed the Safer Learning Community, with quarterly book circles specifically geared towards faculty and staff on campus, to empower you to join this work alongside us.
Read through our offerings below and register at the bottom of this site!
Fall Quarter 2023: Girls and Sex by Peggy Orenstein
Co-facilitated by Ila Moncrief, Coordinator for Womxn and Gender Equity Initiatives
Drawing on in-depth interviews with over seventy young women and a wide range of psychologists, academics, and experts, renowned journalist Peggy Orenstein goes where most others fear to tread, pulling back the curtain on the hidden truths, hard lessons, and important possibilities of girls’ sex lives in the modern world.
While the media has focused—often to sensational effect—on the rise of casual sex and the prevalence of rape on campus, in Girls and Sex Peggy Orenstein brings much more to the table. She examines the ways in which porn and all its sexual myths have seeped into young people’s lives; what it means to be the “the perfect slut” and why many girls scorn virginity; the complicated terrain of hookup culture and the unfortunate realities surrounding assault.
Fall Quarter 2023 Sessions
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Session |
Date |
Time |
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1 |
10/26/2023 |
12:10-1pm |
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2 |
11/2/2023 |
12:10-1pm |
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3 |
11/9/2023 |
12:10-1pm |
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4 |
11/16/2023 |
12:10-1pm |
Winter Quarter 2024: Our Women On The Ground: Essays by Arab Women Reporting from the Arab World by Zahra Hankir (Editor)
Co-facilitated by Bianca Silva, International Student Coordinator
A growing number of intrepid Arab and Middle Eastern sahafiyat—female journalists—are working tirelessly to shape nuanced narratives about their changing homelands, often risking their lives on the front lines of war. From sexual harassment on the streets of Cairo to the difficulty of traveling without a male relative in Yemen, their challenges are unique—as are their advantages, such as being able to speak candidly with other women at a Syrian medical clinic or with men on Whatsapp who will go on to become ISIS fighters, rebels, or pro-regime soldiers.
In Our Women on the Ground, nineteen of these women tell us, in their own words, about what it’s like to report on conflicts that (quite literally) hit close to home. Their daring and heartfelt stories, told here for the first time, shatter stereotypes about the region’s women and provide an urgently needed perspective on a part of the world that is frequently misunderstood.
Winter Quarter 2024 Sessions
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Session |
Date |
Time |
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1 |
2/13/2024 |
12:10-1pm |
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2 |
2/20/2024 |
12:10-1pm |
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3 |
2/27/2024 |
12:10-1pm |
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4 |
3/5/2024 |
12:10-1pm |
Spring Quarter 2024: Truth and Repair: How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice by Judith Hermann
Co-facilitated by Brittany Blunk, Credential Analyst/Advisor, School of Education
Part manifesto, part exploration of what justice truly means for survivors of trauma and abuse, Judith Herman forces us to reconsider our perspective on victims, revealing uncomfortable truths about our justice systems and proposing new ways to implement justice.
Truth and Repair is a profound and timely commentary that lies at the intersection of several cultural moments including the #MeToo movement, a resurgent interest in trauma, and the global movements focusing on racial injustices and abuses of power towards people of color. Thoughtful, visceral and moving, Truth and Repair is a necessary call to action that invites us to envision a new approach to justice-one that centers on healing and solidarity to stand with survivors everywhere
Spring Quarter 2024 Sessions
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Session |
Date |
Time |
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1 |
5/1/24 |
12:10-1pm |
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2 |
5/8/24 |
12:10-1pm |
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3 |
5/15/24 |
12:10-1pm |
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4 |
5/22/24 |
12:10-1pm |
Registration
Please note - there are limited seats (10) for each book circle. Therefore, we will be prioritizing participants who are able to attend all sessions. Please let us know in advance if you are not able to attend every sessions.
