CARE at SARC

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Join us on Friday, Oct 5 at 11:30am for a conversation about the impact of national events on survivors and allies within our community. Thanks @ucsdcrossculturalcenter for hosting us in your space. Counselors from CARE at SARC and CAPS will be available for anyone who needs support. #ucsd #ucsandiego #metoo (at UCSD - University of California San Diego) https://www.instagram.com/p/Boc1tYcnVcV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1jp6u62t5j0ga

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We know so many in our community have been impacted by national news this week. Please stay connected with us on social media for details regarding a community gathering for survivors and allies next week. Details coming soon. (at UC San Diego) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoSvCKFnzmr/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=dxz4t6w2ib8j

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So many news stories about #domesticviolence and #sexualassault can be triggering. If you’re a survivor in our @ucsandiego community, please reach out to confidential resources like CARE at SARC. • • • • • • • • • • #metoo #ucsd #ucsandiego #sandiego #survivor #advocate (at UC San Diego) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn-arN4ncwe/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=12f4lwntzj2jd

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In case anyone needs a reminder... #ucsd #ucsandiego #supportsurvivors #changecampusculture #sandiego #ucsd2022 #ucsd2021 #ucsd2020 #ucsd2019 (at UC San Diego) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn5TDgNn59e/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=19ckla5qncvau

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First RA Training of the year complete! Thanks @tmcreslife for inviting us and being an amazing group ready to support a new batch of residents! #ucsd #ucsd2022 #marshallcollege #ucsandiego #tmc #reslife #ratraining #consent #preventioneducation https://www.instagram.com/p/BnF2BYiH7XD/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1luxbrf2wqat4

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Spread the word about this new professional staff position! 🙌🏽 Job link in bio. Applications due: 9/26/18 (at UCSD - University of California San Diego)

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Shout out to Marshall RA’s for inviting us to present on bystander intervention through our collab workshop Sun God IDEAS with @ucsdsha and also showing off their denim for Denim Day! We loved seeing y’all in your denim!

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CARE students Annie, Hannah, Taylor and Megan with Take Back the Night speaker Kamilah Willingham. A big thank you to Kamilah for sharing her experience as a survivor, to CARE volunteer and ASWC Chair Brittany for her hard work in coordinating the event, and to all the survivors and allies we shared space with tonight. We are in awe of your courage and strength. Please remember CARE at SARC is here for you. (at UC San Diego)

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We had fun at Day of Action today! Thanks to all who stopped by Library Walk for your support 🙌🏽 We’ll post more pictures but in the meantime... here are some of the members of our team, all smiles as we recognize SAAM and celebrate 30 years of CARE at SARC! #bestteamever #weCARE #ucsd #tritons #ucsandiego #saam #ucsdsaam #sandiego #sexualassault #supportsurvivors #consent (at UC San Diego)

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Welcome back UCSD! As you may know, April is National Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), a month nationally recognized for raising awareness of sexual violence and educating communities and individuals on how to prevent sexual violence. We have a great number of programs and events planned for the next few weeks. Please show your support by attending and being a part of the movement! Here are the programs and events for Week 1! #SAAM #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth #care #ucsdcare #careatsarc #wecare #programs #ucsd #ucsandiego #muir #revelle #sixth #erc #warren #marshall

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3/1 Before #MeToo - Opening Remarks

Our event earlier in the month was a complete success! Thanks to all who attended. It was great to have the support of students, staff, faculty, and community members at our event. 

In this post, we wanted to highlight the opening remarks of this event, written by CARE at SARC Assistant Director Jessica Heredia. These words capture the vision behind the event title and the work of past advocates and activists that we hope to continue in years to come. 

Opening Remarks

Welcome to Before #MeToo: the History of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response at UC San Diego. My name is Jessica Heredia and I am the Assistant Director of CARE at the Sexual Assault Resource Center. Today’s panel is just one of the events taking place this year on campus to commemorate CARE at SARC’s 30th Anniversary. 

Before our discussion begins, I wanted to provide a little bit of context about the scope of today’s discussion and why we chose to address #MeToo in our event title.  In the past few months, #MeToo has shined a spotlight on the prevalence of sexual harassment and sexual violence across various industries and institutions in a way that has sent shockwaves through society.  But with any spotlight, some voices and individuals are left in the dark while others are amplified and magnified with a heightened focus. #MeToo is the timeliest example. In 1997, Tarana Burke, a Black woman with a passion for serving survivors, specifically women of color survivors of sexual harassment and sexual assault created the “Me Too” movement. It was born out of encounter with a young girl of color who shared a story of sexual abuse. Burke knew she had to do something and went on to create her own non-profit, “Just Be Inc.” and started to spread her “Me Too” message.  It wasn’t until this past year, 2017, when the message #MeToo was tweeted by a white woman with celebrity status that the movement was designated as “being born” but Burke’s name wasn’t even associated with it in those early weeks. 

For those of us who live and breathe this work on a daily basis, we weren’t surprised. Whenever something is hot or new, there’s an erasure, sometimes intentional and sometimes not, of all the work that precedes and informs it. The voices of a particular type of survivor are heard louder than others. The work of the grassroots activists is often appropriated, re-packaged and commodified without their consent. So when we needed an attention grabbing title for this event… why not use the popularity of #MeToo to our advantage in order to amplify those who could give voice to our own history? Like Tarana Burke, we have been doing this work long before Twitter even existed. The work that we do as advocates and activists is rooted in decades of anti-violence work that goes much farther back than #MeToo, The Hunting Ground, Title IX, and even the second wave feminist movement. 

In an effort to prevent the erasure of our own history, today we spotlight the history of CARE at SARC. If we could have made it possible, we would have shined that spotlight on all of the the passionate students who’ve led our education efforts, the dedicated staff who’ve jumped out of bed at 2am on a Saturday morning to respond to a crisis call, and the brave survivors who gave us the honor of hearing their stories and holding space for their pain. 

Thus today, is just a glimmer of that light, shared through the stories and discussion of our amazing panel members.  So without further ado, let’s get started. I’d like to introduce our wonderfully gracious moderator, Liora Kian-Gutierrez who will take it from here.    

A huge THANK YOU again to our friends and partners who attended. We are so appreciative of your continued support! 

In closing, here is a fun picture of our team. 

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It’s not about going to bed early and getting a full 8 hours... sometimes taking care of yourself means getting a few hours of sleep or just a little bit more rest, especially during and after finals. 😴 #ucsd #tritons #boringselfcare #ucsandiego #sandiego #sleep #finalsweek #30yearsofCARE #Repost @makedaisychains (at UC San Diego)

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Finals can be a stressful time... 😰 But it can also be an opportunity to show support to the people you care about! 💕🤝 What does a healthy and supportive relationship look like to you? 🤔🤗🙌🏽#healthyrelationships #supportsurvivors #communication #tritons #uc #ucsd #ucsandiego #sandiego #prevention (at UC San Diego)

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When the team gets together for a lunchtime webinar on Assessing Patterns of Coercive Control in Abusive Relationships hosted by @thenorthwestnetwork 💻✏️📖💡Continuous learning helps us continue to effectively support survivors and change campus culture as advocates and prevention educators! #30yearsofCARE #ucsd #ucsandiego #finalsweek #tritons #sandiego #advocates #preventioneducation #bestteamever (at UC San Diego)

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Thanks to AS Marshall Senator Jackie for organizing a collaborative tabling event on self-CARE and CARE services! 😊 Jackie is also a CARE peer educator and we are so proud to have her on our team. Hope you all got a chance to win some awesome prizes. We know you couldn’t get enough of our giveaways, which included totes, journals, and washi tape! 😝🎉 Week 10 is halfway over, but don’t worry UCSD, you got this! 🙌🏽 #tritons #ucsd #ucsandiego #sandiego #wellnesswednesday #selfCARE #weCARE #marshallcollege (at UC San Diego)

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Just finished a workshop to some amazing women from @thetaucsd 🙌🏽thanks to Chief Learning Officer Gabby for inviting us to present about bystander intervention and supporting survivors! @greeklifeatucsd #tritons #ucsd #ucsandiego #sandiego #kappaalphatheta #ucsdgreeklife (at UC San Diego)

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It’s Week 10! And we have a consent pun to get your week started! Wishing you luck as we count down to finals! #ucsd #tritons #ucsandiego #consent #puns #sandiego #education (at UC San Diego)