Thursday, September 18 | 12 - 2pm
WLRC, 1700 Student Services Building
Audience: UIC Students, Staff, Faculty

Join us for our Fall Open House! Meet our staff; check out our warm and welcoming space at SSB; learn about feminist activism at UIC; and connect with other students, staff, and faculty!

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Tuesday, September 23 | 5:30 - 7pm
242 ARC
Audience: UIC Students

Come play Sex Toy Bingo and learn how consent and communication make intimacy more fun and fulfilling. We’ll chat about building healthy sexual relationships while giving away condoms, Plan B, snacks, and other prizes. Don’t miss a night of laughter, learning, and free goodies!

[ID: A series of sex toys on a bingo card, with details about the Sex Toy Bingo event below.]

Thursday, September 25 | 3 - 4:30pm
Commuter Center & Zoom
Audience: UIC Students

Are you interested in building connections, healing, and working towards justice with survivors at UIC? Join our drop-in gathering space for UIC students who have experienced gender-based violence.

At our opening session, we will get to know each other and explore what we want and need from this survivor-centered space. You’ll leave with a stronger community and growing toolkit of strategies for caring for yourself and others.

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Monday, October 6 | 12:30 - 2pm
Location shared upon registration
Audience: UIC Students

Learn why professional growth also means showing up as your authentic self in the workplace. Hear from engineering alumnae on how culture and community play a role in their careers.

[ID: Headshots of four engineers, with details about the PERSIST(Σ) Authentic and Empowered event below them.]

Survivors, we are here for you! Please reach out to the Campus Advocacy Network any time you need support, information, resources, answers, and/or advocacy related to safety, healing, or gender-based violence (sexual assault, domestic/dating violence, stalking, harassment, family abuse).

Our services are free, confidential, and open to all members of the UIC community.

We can help you

We're also here for allies! Please reach out to us if you are in a role where you may need to support survivors on campus (instructors, mentors, advisors, student leaders, friends, or colleagues) or have questions about resources, mandated reporting, and more. 

To connect with an advocate:

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If you are a student leader, instructor, or supervisor, please consider inviting CAN to speak to your class through our Don’t Cancel Your Class! program, or request a training for your department, college, student organization, or other campus unit. 

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Faculty, please include info about us in your curriculum and syllabus:

"If you have experienced sexual assault, domestic/dating violence, stalking, or harassment, there is help available. The Campus Advocacy Network provides free and confidential services to UIC students, faculty, and staff who have experienced or are experiencing interpersonal violence. 

Pregnant and parenting students are also welcome to contact CAN for resources, information, and support.

If you would like to speak with an advocate, please email CAN at can-appointment@uic.edu, call (312) 413-8206 and leave a voicemail message, text (312) 488-9784, or fill out CAN's Ask An Advocate form online at can.uic.edu/ask. To learn more, visit CAN's website at can.uic.edu."

[ID: A CAN team member standing next to a presentation screen and facilitating a discussion on how to respond to a disclosure of gender-based violence.]

At our Open House on Thursday, we'll be inviting guests to share their latest feminist movie, TV, and book recs.

What are your current feminist movie, TV, and book recommendations?

Check back next week for your responses and a new question!

Last week, we asked, "How were the first two weeks of your semester? Which Weeks of Welcome events or classes have you enjoyed the most?" Here are some of your responses:

Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us!

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Healing to Action: Healing Solidarity Night
Thursday, September 18 | 6-7:30pm, Virtual
Honor the power of survivor-leadership and our collective resilience in addressing the root causes of gender-based violence at this political moment. 

The Network: Technology-Facilitated Abuse: Community Panel
Friday, September 26 | 10-11:15am, Zoom
Got questions about technology, digital safety, and how you can support survivors experiencing tech-facilitated abuse? Join our panel of experts to help you better understand—and navigate—the challenges and risks of our digital world. 

Between Friends: Light Up the Lakefront
Wednesday, October 1 | 6-8pm, Ohio Street Beach
To mark Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Between Friends will gather at Ohio Street Beach to light candles in a striking visual tribute to all those affected by domestic violence. Volunteers also needed!

DV/SA organizations across Chicagoland: You Are Not Alone
Tuesday, October 7 | 12-1pm, Daley Plaza
Come be part of a united front as organizations from across our communities come together to share resources, offer support, and show their unwavering commitment to survivors. 

UIC Student Affairs: Shaping the Future of Lactation Spaces on Campus: A Needs Assessment to Support Student-Parents
Monday, November 17 | 2pm, SSB Conference Room A
During this presentation, Dr. Jessica Rothstein, Assistant Professor of Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, will share key findings highlighting participants’ satisfaction with various aspects of UIC's existing lactation rooms and identifying areas for improvement.

KAN-WIN & UIC AARCC: Domestic Violence Training
November 8-16 | AARCC, 723 W. Maxwell
Participants will complete 20 hours of self-paced modules provided by the Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ICADV), followed by 20 hours of in-person training provided by KAN-WIN. 

CAASE: Upcoming Events
The Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation (CAASE) addresses the culture, institutions, and individuals that perpetrate, profit from, or support sexual exploitation through prevention, policy reform, community engagement, and legal service.

Resilience: Upcoming Events
Resilience works to end rape culture and empower sexual assault survivors through advocacy, education, and healing.

Check out what's happening at all our sibling centers this week!

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In light of actual and potential threats to our communities, both here at UIC and throughout the Chicago area, it's important to know what our rights are when interacting with immigration and other law enforcement officers.

WHAT TO DO

UIC's administration has shared official protocols for such interactions on campus. In short: 

If you need assistance or suspect ICE presence anywhere in IL, you are also encouraged to call the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) Hotline: 1-855-435-7693.

CAMPUS RESOURCES

UPCOMING TRAININGS

We are here for you and will continue to share resources and information with our campus community.

UIC Women’s Leadership and Resource Center
& Campus Advocacy Network

1700 Student Services Building (MC 363)
1200 W. Harrison St., Chicago, IL 60607

(312) 413-1025 ∙ wlrc@uic.edu ∙ wlrc.uic.edu

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