Gender Justice Commission
Do you want to learn more about gender violence? Are you an activist? The Gender Justice Commission (formerly the Gender Violence Prevention Task Force) is looking for students, staff, and faculty to join in discussing the issue and educating the CU community. For an application, contact Davian Gagne email: davian.gagne@colorado.edu or 303.492.5951.
Addressing a Campus Epidemic: Preventing Gender Violence
[caption id="attachment_271" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Click Here Gender Violence Prevention List"][/caption] This piece was originally published in the Colorado Higher Ed News, October 2008, by our own Davian Gagne, MSW; Gender Violence Prevention & Education Coordinator in the Office of Victim Assistance in Boulder. I am often asked, "What exactly is gender violence?" Calling someone a slut or fag and any unwanted sexual activity are a few examples of behaviors that fall along the continuum of gender violence. According to the United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women, gender-based violence takes many forms - physical, sexual, psychological, violence ...
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Gender Justice Commission
Do you want to learn more about gender violence? Are you an activist? The Gender Justice Commission (formerly the Gender Violence Prevention Task Force)...
Addressing a Campus Epidemic: Preventing Gender Violence
Click Here Gender Violence Prevention List This piece was originally published in the Colorado Higher Ed News, October 2008, by our own Davian Gagne,...
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Are you new to campus? Here is some helpful information.
Information for New CU-Boulder Students While it’s hard to imagine bad things happening when you are starting college, this is a large community with...
