Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Join Us as we create a custom stacking game full of positive affirmations, illustrations, and support for Survivors of Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence. The completed game will be gifted to the YWCA Safehouse, which provides safe, temporary shelter and supportive services to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault and their minor children. CGS Confidential Advocate CJ, and YWCA Advocate Shella will be on hand to provide support and resources during this event focused and healing, and uplifting others.

Denim Day Fashion Event: Where Fashion, Art, and Activism take the stage to Support Survivors!

Join us for a powerful Denim Day Fashion Event, where students, faculty, and staff turn denim into a bold statement of support, awareness, and activism. Customize your denim in solidarity with Denim Day and showcase it on our social media campaign. No fashion or modeling experience is needed—just a passion for creativity and social change. Prefer to keep it simple? Rock your favorite denim and show your support. Use the #DenimDay and post your own photo, or stop by CGS to have your photo taken for you.

Patches, Paint, and Accessories available to customize your denim at our LTT Event on April 9th in the Loving Lounge at 4pm!

What is Denim Day? Denim Day is a global movement that raises awareness about sexual violence and victim-blaming, inspired by a historic case that sparked international outrage. Wearing denim is a symbol of solidarity with survivors and a stand against harmful myths about assault.

Sign up to express interest and stay updated on how to participate.

Hosted by the Center for Gender and Sexuality

Take Back the Night: Rise, Speak, March

Join us for an unforgettable evening of strength, resilience, and action as we take a stand against sexual violence. The night begins with an empowering keynote from award-winning documentary filmmaker Byron Hurt at 4:00 PM in The Kiva. Known for his fearless storytelling on gender, race, and culture, Hurt will challenge perspectives, spark critical conversations, and inspire us to reclaim our voices.

From there, we take it to the streets. Our march will be a thunderous declaration that survivors will not be silenced and that our community stands united against sexual violence. With every step, every chant, and every voice raised, we send a powerful message: we believe survivors, we demand change, and we will not back down.

This is more than an event—it’s a movement. Stand with us. March with us. Take Back the Night.

Join Flint Poet Laureate Semaj Brown discuss the impact of her international Poem Black Dandelion. For more information visit https://poets.org/dear-semaj-brown-2022

Join us for a powerful creative space where activism meets self-expression!

In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, we’re inviting you to customize your denim for Denim Day or create bold protest posters for Take Back the Night. Whether you paint, stitch, or design, this is your chance to make a statement and stand in solidarity with survivors.

🖌 Materials Provided | No Experience Needed | All Are Welcome

📅 Date: Tuesday April 1st, 2025
📍 Location: The Loving Lounge
⏰ Time: 4pm-5pm

Why Attend?
✔ Transform your denim into a symbol of resistance, and join the Denim Day Movement
✔ Create impactful posters for Take Back the Night
✔ Use art as a tool for empowerment and advocacy
✔ Connect with a community committed to change

Show up. Speak out. Create for a cause. 💙

Join us for a special Let Talk Tuesday Event, kicking off Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Participants will have the opportunity to create and customize their own trucker style hat. Come learn about all the empowering events we have planned for this month, meet Advocate CJ from CGS, and Advocate Shella from YWCA, and create a custom fashion piece to wear in solidarity and support to survivors of gender-based violence. Hats Off to Survivors is a free event, all materials provided. Limited Spaces available, register today to reserve your spot!