Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Upcoming Project Safe Events
Staff are welcome to join Project Safe during Sexual Assault Awareness Month for the events below. In particular, please consider attending the Supporting a Survivor workshop if have not done so as professional development.
Ashlee Haze, Poet and Spoken Word Artist — Thursday, April 15, 7 PM
Ashlee Haze is a poet and spoken word artist from Atlanta by way of Chicago. Earning the nickname “Big 30″ because of her consistency in getting a perfect score, she is one of the most accomplished poets in the sport of poetry slam. She has been a part of the Atlanta Poetry circuit for over a decade and has been writing over 15 years. Ashlee Haze is a 3-time Queen of the South poetry Slam Champion, 2-time Women of the World Poetry Slam Finalist and 2- time National Poetry Slam semi-finalist. She recently appeared on NPR’s Tiny Desk series alongside Queen & Slim composer Blood Orange. Her sophomore book “Smoke” is available now. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.
(In)Visible Portraits Documentary Screening and Roundtable — Friday, April 16
(In)Visible Portraits, the feature documentary directorial debut from Oge Egbuonu, shatters the too-often invisible otherizing of Black women in America and reclaims the true narrative as told in their own words. Join Project Safe as we view and facilitate round table discussion regarding the (In)Visible Portraits documentary. The film illuminates the history of how we got here, dismantles the false framework of the present-day reality, celebrates the extraordinary heritage of exceptional Black women, and ignites hope for the next generation.
- The documentary screening will be from 11:30AM-1PM CST on Zoom CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
- The roundtable discussion will be from 2PM-3PM CST on Zoom. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE ROUNDTABLE.
Faith, Sexual Assault, & Survivorship: Exploring the Intersections — Monday, April 19, 4 PM
Emily Cohen, Statewide Director of Training for the Nashville Sexual Assault Center and Consultant with the FaithTrust Institute, a national, multi-faith, multicultural training and education organization with global reach working to end sexual and domestic violence, offers this program discussing the challenges and opportunities at the intersection of faith and survivorship. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.
Supporting a Survivor Workshop —Tuesday, April 20, 11 AM & 5 PM
Do you have someone important in your life who has been impacted by intimate partner violence? Do you have a hard time knowing how to be supportive? Then this is the workshop for you. Come and learn about how trauma impacts survivors, as well as how to be a supportive friend, family member, or partner. Lucine Markarian, Victim Resource Specialist and Prevention Educator with Project Safe, will offer this workshop offering strategies for proactively supporting survivors in our community. She will provide an overview of the neurobiology of trauma, to help participants better understand why the brain and body respond different ways during and after trauma, and outline tactics for avoiding victim-blaming and retraumatizing those who have experienced sexual assault. Join us to learn how to better care for the survivors in your life and affirm them on their path of coping and healing.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE 11 AM SESSION.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE 5 PM SESSION.
Trauma-Informed Yoga — Thursday, April 22, 4:30 PM
In collaboration with the University Counseling Center, Sarah Jordan Welch will be offering this free one-hour trauma-informed yoga session via Zoom from 4:30 to 5:30 PM. CLICK HERE TO JOIN.