(Also see Sexual Abuse Awareness Program at Health Resources)
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Shouting, Name-Calling, Isolation, Pushing?
** HOW IS YOUR RELATIONSHIP **
Lets Talk About Relationship Abuse!
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2 Events Coming Up....
Wednesday, October 14
SCREENING OF "SIN BY SILENCE"
Center for Women and Gender, 6:00-8:00 pm
Open to All Dartmouth College students!
This is an awesome documentary and a great way to break the silence around Domestic Violence!
Get information on Dartmouth & Upper Valley Resources that support victims of relationship abuse. Participate in an informative dialogue with professors, SAPAs, MAVs, and other students. Bring a friend. Meet new friends. Why not?
Questions? Want to get involved? Blitz Michelle de Sousa in Health Resources/Center for Women & Gender or "SAPA"
** Special thank you to SAPAs, MAV, WGST, and the Sexual Abuse Awareness Program for making this event possible! **
Wednesday, October 21
"JUST BETWEEN US: TALKING ABOUT UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS"
Tindle Lounge, 4:00-5:00 pm
Open to All Dartmouth College Students!
It is important to break the silence around violence and learn how to have supportive conversations with friends.
Get information on Dartmouth & Upper Valley Resources that support victims of relationship abuse. Participate in an informative dialogue with SAPAs, MAVs, and other students. Bring a friend. Meet new friends. Why not?
Questions? Want to get involved? Blitz Michelle de Sousa in Health Resources/Center for Women & Gender or "SAPA"
** Special thank you to SAPAs, MAV, and the Sexual Abuse Awareness Program for making this event possible! **
Check out our Domestic Violence Awareness Month Bulletin Board for more information and post it where appropriate!
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Michelle de Sousa, 2008Meet Michelle “Meesh” de Sousa: Coordinator for the Sexual Abuse Awareness Program here at Dartmouth College.
de Sousa earned her B.A. at University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, and has a master's degree in Student Personnel Administration in Higher Education from Springfield College.
de Sousa joins our staff from the University of San Francisco, where she held the position of a Residence Hall Director for an all-female residence hall. Because of her passion around issues of sexual and relationship violence, de Sousa received her certification as a Rape Crisis Counselor from San Francisco Women Against Rape, the city’s rape crisis center.
Working to raise awareness around women’s issues, reproductive rights, sexual violence, domestic violence, and body image has been a passion and part of her life for many years. de Sousa has enjoyed providing educational and fun programming for students, staff, and faculty during her higher education journey which includes her undergraduate, graduate, and professional experiences.
de Sousa has volunteered and worked at a variety of Women’s Resource Centers where she was able to partake in events such as the Vagina Monologues, Take Back the Night, the Clothesline Project, and group discussions around a variety of topics affecting women. She also sat on the President’s Advisory Council on the Status of Women at the University of San Francisco. She currently is a member of the ACPA Standing Committee for Women and the NASPA Women in Student Affairs committee.
When asked why de Sousa chose this work, she said “I do it as a way to pay it forward to those who have brought me to where I am today. Without their support and faith in me, I’m not sure if I would be here to support, embrace, and advocate for the students of Dartmouth.” “It is an honor to be a part of a survivor’s healing process, no matter what that looks like.”
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The Dartmouth College Sexual Abuse Awareness Program (SAAP) is jointly housed in the Center for Women and Gender and the Health Resources Department of the College Health Service. The Coordinator will be responsible for:
Michelle de Sousa is our new Sexual Abuse Awareness Program (SAAP) Coordinator. You may reach her by dialing (603) 646-3477 (M-T), (603) 646-9430 (W-F), or by email to Michelle.M.de.Sousa@Dartmouth.edu.
