Fall Welcome
Each fall the CWG participates in Orientation programs to welcome new
students to Dartmouth. Later in the term the CWG presents an array of
programs to highlight the various facets of our work on campus specifically
supportive of Domestic Violence Awareness Month and National Coming Out Month
(both October.)
Sexual Health and Healthy Sexuality
Throughout the year we offer a range of programs addressing and exploring sexual health and healthy sexuality. The
goal of these programs is to resist and counter culturally prevalent attitudes
and behaviors that denigrate female sexuality and sexual determination. We also
hope to promote frank discussion on campus about sexuality. Silence and taboo
surrounding sexuality have negative consequences for all people. They inhibit
effective communication and engender myths about sex that can lead to
confusion, unwanted pregnancy, disease/infection transmission and abuse.
Through playful, interactive workshops, lectures and demonstrations,
performances and more, we seek to engage everyone -- straight, lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender people -- in healthy and informed thinking about their
own sexuality.
Visionary-in-Residence
The CWG's annual Visionary-in-Residence program involves a wide and diverse
collection of campus constituencies. Honorees - in residence 3-5 days - are
chosen on the basis of their demonstrated ability to increase understanding of
the nature of different and intersecting aspects of individual and cultural
identity. They also bring with them experience and a commitment to fostering
collaboration among diverse constituents, as well as a distinctive ability to
engage a range of communities and enrich interaction among them. Past honorees
include author/educator Dorothy Allison, writer/activist Rebecca Walker, Green
Party VP candidate and environmental activist Winona LaDuke, and Third Wave
activists Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards. For more information about the
Visionary program, e-mail CWG@Dartmouth.edu.
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
In April, the Sexual Abuse Awareness Program and the CWG coordinate
Dartmouth's annual participation in national Sexual Assault Awareness Month
with a week of educational programs and activities, including The Clothesline
Project, a Take Back the Night March, films, discussions and more.
Awareness Campaigns
Throughout the year, these term-long, campus-wide campaigns are designed to
raise awareness about issues of significance to women or related to gender.
Topics have included "Gender and Work," "Community and
Conflict," and "Dating Violence," and our outreach involves
postering, information tables in key locations, banners in the Collis Center,
table tents in dining facilities, electronic-based quizzes, "myths of the
week," and closing events.
Campaigns
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