As the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence comes to an end, where are we as an institution?<\/p>\n
Hopefully you will have noticed that lots of different staff and students from various teams and departments at the University of Kent all came together to declare their solidarity for the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence campaign. Most women who experience violence do so at the hands of a partner or potential partner. Eradicating violence against women\u00a0means obtaining\u00a0consent in all situations.<\/p>\n
How is the University of Kent walking the walk on this issue? We have launched a sex-positive\u202fcampaign<\/strong> to cultivate and strengthen a culture of consent<\/strong> in our community of staff and students. Everyone should be able to explore their sexuality with confidence, and we know that consent is key and necessary for all sexual activity. Getting consent might at first seem tricky so, we have created a consent webpage<\/a> where you can learn about what consent is and read some tips on how to ensure you have it, and how you can give it clearly to your partner(s).<\/p>\n As a University and with the collaboration of Kent Union, we are actively working on making sure that we\u2026<\/p>\n Check out our YouTube video on the launch of the Consent campaign at Kent:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n