Suspended Students' Study Spaces
weekly study spaces for students with suspended status
Consent Workshops
collaboration with
Oxford SU
Prevent
Consent Training
establishing high-quality standards for consent and sexual violence awareness training for students and staff across the university
Sports Clubs
(inactive) collaboration with Beyond Equality to provide awareness training for university and college sports clubs
Resource Building
building our online and offline resources for survivors and their supporters, including our Need Support? pages
Policy Change
working with the university on policies, including non-academic disciplinary procedures
Staff-Student Relationship Ban
(2019-2023) successful campaign to ban staff-student relationships across the university
Protect
Suspended Students Study Spaces
(ongoing) many students who have experienced sexual or intimate partner violence at university suspend their studies for a year or more, during which time they have limited access to facilities. this project offers regular study spaces in a safe environment for those who need it.
Safe Spaces
(inactive) a peer-led community healing project for survivors of sexual violence, involving regular wellbeing events such as arts and crafts, yoga, awareness talks and film nights
Safe Lodge Scheme
a street safety initiative and collaboration with University Security Services and Colleges. The goal is to give every student the right to find shelter and support at any college lodge, regardless of their college affiliation.
Solace Taxi Scheme
an initiative raising awareness of and aiming for every college to offer students free taxis to the local sexual assault referral centre (SARC), Solace, which is the only service that offers forensic medical examinations (FMEs) (collecting forensic evidence after an incident of sexual violence)
STI Testing
a collaboration with the Oxford SU, LGBTQ+ Campaign and Terrence Higgins Trust to provide termly STI testing for students, confidential and free-of-charge
NDA Ban
(2021-2023) successfully stopped the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) against students reporting cases of sexual violence, harassment, bullying or abuse. effective across all universities in England.
Empower
Still I Write
termly open-mic and arts event focused on expressing and celebrating survivorship. for survivors, supporters and allies.
@survivingoxford
anonymously share testimonials of sexual violence at Oxford University on Instagram
Letters from Survivors
online magazine for the expression of survivorship through writing and art
Changemaking Workshops
(inactive) training student representatives in how to enact policy change
Clothesline Project
(2022) live art exhibit in Oxford for members of the university and the public to anonymously share their experiences of sexual violence