Anyone can attend the Name it, Face it, End it: Educating to End Sexual Violence and Harassment symposium. We especially encourage educators--those within the Harvard community and those not--to attend the symposium in order to gain practical advice, tangible skills, and meaningful resources for continuing to prevent and respond to sexual violence in their work.
We also hope that members of the Harvard community--students, staff, administrators and faculty--will attend in order to increase their own awareness about individual roles in preventing and responding to sexual violence.
Where is the symposium being held?
The symposium is being held on Friday, September 21st from 12-7PM at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (Appian Way, Cambridge, MA). This location is easy to access via the Red Line (Harvard Square) and all symposium sessions will take place in either Gutman Library (6 Appian Way) or the Longfellow building (13 Appian Way).
Do I have to attend all of the sessions in order to attend?
While we certainly hope you can attend a majority of the symposium in order to experience the full effect of naming, facing and ending sexual violence in K-12 and higher education, we understand that you may not be able to attend for the entire symposium schedule. If you would like to attend the Jackson Katz keynote only (5:30-7:00), there are ticket options to indicate that you will not be attending other sessions.
Is registration required to attend the symposium?
We prefer that you do register in advance of the symposium in order to give an accurate head count to speakers and panelists about who we will be expecting. Registration will close on the day before the event, however, walk-ins will not be turned away.
What type of sessions will be at the symposium?
The planning committee is working to prepare a great lineup of experts and practitioners that are ready to share insights, skills, and resources with all attendees. Realizing the sexual violence presents itself differently based on context, we will have two workshop tracks throughout the day: K-12 and higher education.
While many attendees will find a natural fit in one of these two tracks, it is possible to switch tracks throughout the day in order to take advantage of any sessions that you are interested in learning more about. Session specifics and panelists will be posted on our website and communicated to registered attendees prior to the event.
HOW DO I DECIDE WHICH TRACK OF THE WORKSHOP TO ATTEND?
The K-12 track will focus on providing insights and highlighting experiences of K-12 educators, policies and environments where sexual violence and harassment might take place. The organizations and speakers for this track are uniquely positioned to convey tips and advice about this area in particular; any educator, student, or practitioner that is interested in K-12 setting will find valuable information throughout this track.
The higher education track will focus on college and campus-based experiences of sexual violence and harassment. In particular, practitioners, administrators, and students will learn more about the evolving landscape of sexual assault prevention and Title IX policies on college campuses, as well as be exposed to useful resources and strategies for designing and implementing high-quality programs in the college setting.
WHERE CAN I FIND RESOURCES AND HANDOUTS FOR THE EVENT
When you check in at registration, you will receive a folder with some resources inside, however, we encourage you to collect additional resources and take notes throughout the day. We will also have a Community Literature table for shared information/fliers/swag located near registration. You can also find pdf versions of some of the resources on our resources tab.