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 2024: Raising Sexually Intelligent Kids by Anisa Varasteh
Co-facilitatead by Courtney Moore, Coordinator of the Students with Dependents Program
Many parents feel uncomfortable with the thought of having ‘the talk’ with their children, especially teenagers. But what many people don’t realize is how much of sexuality education has nothing to do with sex itself.
In this book, Clinical Sexologist Anisa Varasteh teaches the foundations of a comprehensive sexuality education for children and teenagers and answers the most common questions young people have about sex and sexuality.
Fall Quarter 2024 Sessions
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10/31/2024 |
12:10-1pm |
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11/7/2024 |
12:10-1pm |
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11/14/2024 |
12:10-1pm |
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4 |
11/21/2024 |
12:10-1pm |
Winter Quarter 2025:
Co-facilitated by Danielle Dilger, Library Administrative Services Assistant
Title To Be Announced
Winter Quarter 2024 Sessions - Dates TBD
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12:10-1pm |
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12:10-1pm |
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12:10-1pm |
Spring Quarter 2025: Birth Control: The Insidious Power of Men Over Motherhood by Allison Yarrow
Co-facilitated by Stacey Shimizu, Assistant Director of the International Center
Modern medicine should make pregnancy and childbirth safer for all. But in Birth Control, award-winning journalist Allison Yarrow reveals how women are controlled, traumatized, injured, and even killed because of the traditionalist practices of medical professionals and hospitals.
Ever since doctors stole control of birth from midwives in the 19th century, women have been steamrolled by a male-dominated medical establishment that has everyone convinced that birthing bodies are inherently flawed and that every pregnancy is a crisis that it alone can “solve.” Common medical practices and procedures violate human rights and the law, yet take place daily. Misogyny and racism, not scientific evidence and support, shape the overwhelming majority of America’s four million annual births.
Spring Quarter 2025 Sessions - Dates TBD
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12:10-1pm |
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12:10-1pm |
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12:10-1pm |
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12:10-1pm |
Registration now open for Fall Quarter 2024!
Please note - there are limited spots (12) 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.
