2. The Jean Nidetch Women’s Center
The only on campus resource for referrals to
community organizations
Four on-staff, certified advocates
Members of ASERTAV task force
Oversee all violence prevention programming on
campus
Provides twice yearly peer education training on
domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
3. P.A.A.V.E
Peers Advocating for Anti-Violence Education
Formerly known as
SAFE Team
Began in 2002
Volunteers complete
an 18-hour training
on domestic violence
and sexual assault
4. P.A.A.V.E. Spring 2011
11 presentations, 4 to student orgs
Spoke to classes and at Greek Leadership Day
Reached 456 students
34 total volunteer hours
During summer orientations, 1692 students were
reached with resource information.
5. What do PAAVE volunteers learn?
Since January 2009 training included cultural
competency
Members of the Anti-Violence Community such as
NCASV, RCC, FACT, Safe House, and
JNWC/UNLV present information on specialized
topics including:
Power and Control, Submission vs. Consent, Media
Literacy, Rape Culture, Pornography, Sexuality, Sexual
Assault, The Role of Alcohol & Rape Drugs, Masculinity and
Violence, Male Victims & Marginalized Communities, Sexual
Assault, Domestic Violence, Effects on Victims, Stalking and
Cyberstalking, and Sexual Harrassment
6. Presentation Topics
1. Rape Culture, Gender and the Media: The focus
of this presentation is to give a larger social context to the
epidemic of violence and sexual assault. It uses media
outlets, primarily in popular culture, to analyze the
connection between gender roles in the media and
violence.
2. Drug Facilitated Rape: This provides an overview
of drug facilitated rape by providing examples of the
multiple forms of drugs used in rape cases. It also
includes statistical information from LV Metro and The
Rape Crisis Center of Southern Nevada.
3. Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Facts
and Resources: This is a straight forward, lecture
formatted presentation that includes state and federal
definitions of battering, domestic violence, sexual assault
and rape and provides an overview of campus and
community resources.
7. Presentation Topics
4. Understanding "No": The presentation is
interactive and gives scenarios in which the audience will
judge whether the sexual act was consensual or by force.
Also discusses dating violence & healthy relationships.
5. Same Sex Violence: This presentation goes over the
lack of adequate resources available to LGBT victims of
violence and also addresses misconceptions about
violence in the LGBT community.
6. “Why do they stay?”: This is an interactive game
formatted presentation and is best suited for groups of no
more than 15. The “game” places participants in the real-
life choices of victims of violence, highlighting limited
access to resources and funds, with the ultimate goal of
addressing the victim-blaming stigmatized question of,
“Why do they stay? Why don’t they just leave?”
8. Why engage Men and Boys?
Nevada is 4th in the nation for Sexual Assault, and
1st for Death as a result of Domestic Violence
25% of women and 7% of men will be victims of
domestic violence or partner rape.
Six months following an experience of domestic
violence, 32% of battered victims are victimized
again
9. UNLV Police Services
Reports of Forcible Sex Offenses on Campus
2005 - 4
2006 - 0
2007 - 3
2008 – 2
2009 – 1
2010 – 1
*Often times these crimes occur and are reported
outside of the jurisdiction of UNLV.
15. Questions? Comments?
Call the Jean Nidetch Women’s Center at
http://womenscenter.unlv.edu
jnwc@unlv.edu 702.895.4475
Twitter: http://twitter.com/JNWC_UNLV
Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/unlvjnwc
Website: http://womenscenter.unlv.edu
Christina Hernandez, 702.895.0689
Crystal Jackson, 702.895.0343
Karoline Khamis, 702.895.0605
Editor's Notes
ASERTAV
Student initiative, evolved because of theory and educator experience
PAAVE reaches a variety of student audiences, orgs, classes, orientations, tabling, we want to encounter students in different settings.
Not just one session, but throughout the training we include information about marginalized communities What models do you use?Introducing masculinity as a social construct, not a biological determinant. – revamping our manualReworking our event programming as a student initiativeInstead of a program, we have a council this year…
Our topics range from interactive activities, various sizes and lengths of lectures, and topic specified presentations – injury epidemiology, athelte, sciences, etc..
Consent most popular, sex is popular, having a safe sex space is popular.
Because violence is a human epidemic and affects many kinds of menBecause allies can be as powerful as outreachb/c the violence that is reported is perpetrated by men on different kinsd of victimswe see men as clients, men as allies, and men as people who want to stop violence.