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Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2024

April is designated as National Sexual Assault Awareness Month(SAAM). Sexual assault is an issue that affects our entire community. The goal of SAAM is to raise awareness about sexual violence and to educate communities and individuals about their role in prevention. SAAM has been recognized at UC San Diego since 2007 with efforts led by CARE at the Sexual Assault Resource Center and campus partners.

SAAM Materials

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Click here to download and use our SAAM Branding Toolkit and Zoom backgrounds.

SAAM Events

Some of the key dates and events during SAAM include:

WEEK 1

CARE at SARC | Day of Action (Wear Teal Day) 

  • Date: Tuesday, April 2nd
  • Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
  • Modality: In person
  • Location: Farmers Market at the Epstein Family Amphitheater
  • Activity type: Tabling
  • Description: Come win CARE at SARC swag and learn more about SAAM! Pick up a free teal ribbon to wear all throughout the month. 
  • Registration: N/A
  • Limited to: N/A

WEEK 2

CARE at SARC Healing Program | CARE Anchor: Healing Through Grounding

  • Date: Tuesday, April 9th
  • Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
  • Modality: In person
  • Location: Farmers Market at the Epstein Family Amphitheater
  • Activity type: Healing program tabling
  • Description: Please stop by our CARE Anchor interactive tabling event outdoors. Visit our table to pause, learn and practice grounding skills that you can use anytime for coping, managing stress, and staying in the present moment.
  • Population: Campuswide
  • Registration: N/A
  • Limited to: N/A

CARE at SARC and The Zone | Succulents for SAAM 

  • Date: Wednesday, April 10th
  • Time: 12:00 - 2:00 pm
  • Modality: In person
  • Location: The Zone
  • Activity type: Event
  • Description: Join us in taking a break and recognizing the resilience of sexual assault survivors by planting succulents. We are partnering with The Zone to raise awareness and honor survivors this SAAM. All supplies and materials will be provided free of charge.
  • Population: All students 
  • Registration: N/A
  • Limited to: two round of 20 participants

CARE at SARC and OPHD | UC Learning Center Course - Empowering Employees to Intervene: Sexual Harassment 

  • Date: Friday, April 12th
  • Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm 
  • Modality: In person
  • Location: TBD
  • Activity type: Staff training
  • Description: An interactive workshop that will explore the barriers for intervention and empower participants to move from a bystander to an upstander. Participants will have an opportunity to apply the IDEAS model, developed by CARE at SARC for students, to workplace sexual harassment scenarios.
  • Population: Staff and faculty
  • Registration: UC Learning Center 
  • Limited to: 30 participants

WEEK 3

CARE at SARC and OPHD | UC Learning Center Course - Empowering Employees to Intervene: Sexual Harassment 

  • Date: Friday, April 19th
  • Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm 
  • Modality: Virtual
  • Location: Zoom
  • Activity type: Staff training
  • Description: An interactive workshop that will explore the barriers for intervention and empower participants to move from a bystander to an upstander. Participants will have an opportunity to apply the IDEAS model, developed by CARE at SARC for students, to workplace sexual harassment scenarios.
  • Population: Staff and faculty
  • Registration: UC Learning Center 
  • Limited to: 30 participants

WEEK 4

CARE at SARC and CSI SFL | Denim Day Tabling

  • Date: Wednesday, April 24th
  • Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
  • Modality: In person
  • Location: Sun God Lawn
  • Activity type: Tabling
  • Description: Come win CARE at SARC swag and learn more about SAAM and Denim Day! Pick up a free teal ribbon to wear all throughout the month. 
  • Population: Campuswide 
  • Registration: N/A
  • Limited to: N/A

Women’s Center | Denim Day Workshop

  • Date: Wednesday, April 24
  • Time: 4:00 - 5:00 pm
  • Modality: In person 
  • Location: Women’s Center
  • Activity type: Workshop
  • Description: UCSD Students are invited to attend the Women's Center Denim Day Workshop. Attendees will learn more about the history of Denim Day, Consent in a Digital Age, and Naming Rape Culture. Light refreshments will be provided.
  • Population: All students 
  • Registration: N/A
  • Limited to: N/A

CARE at SARC Healing Program and LGBT Resource Center| Rainbow Reef on Consent, Boundaries and Beyond in observation of SAAM and Out & Proud Week

  • Date: Thursday, April 25th
  • Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm 
  • Modality: In person
  • Location: LGBT Resource Center
  • Activity type: Healing program 
  • Description: Rainbow Reef is a space that centers the intersections of LGBTQIA+ folx and topics of sexual violence, relationship violence and stalking. Join us for LGBT Resource Center Out and Proud Week for an interactive workshop that will center art as healing while discussing consent and boundaries. 
  • Population: All students
  • Registration: TBD
  • Limited to: N/A

CARE at SARC Healing Program and Raza Resource Centro | Yoga as Healing 

  • Date: Thursday, April 25th
  • Time: 5:00 - 6:30 pm
  • Modality: In person
  • Location: Pepper Canyon 104
  • Activity type: Healing program 
  • Description: This space will be open to the UCSD community to explore the mind-body connection and integrate multiple modalities for healing. Attendees will learn about Trauma-Informed Yoga for survivors of sexual violence and have the opportunity to participate in guided yoga practice. Please join us for this informational session with a short interactive demonstration for a sneak peak of what to expect for a full 8-week series. Limited mats will be available and attendees are encouraged to bring their own; however, no prior yoga experience is necessary to participate.
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  • Population: Campuswide 
  • Registration: https://tinyurl.com/SAAM2024Yoga 
  • Limited to: 20 participants

CARE at SARC | UC Learning Center Course - How to Support a Student Survivor

  • Date: (New Date!) Friday, April 26th 
  • Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm 
  • Modality: Virtual
  • Location: Zoom
  • Activity type: Staff training
  • Description: This is an interactive training designed to teach non-academic staff how to respond to student disclosures. Participants will learn how to give an effective, trauma-informed and appropriate response including how to assess for urgency and identify on campus resources. 
  • Registration: UC Learning Center 
  • Limited to: 25 participants

WEEK 5

CARE at SARC and CSI | Yes, No Maybe? Clarifying Consent: SAAM Edition

  • Date: Monday, April 29th
  • Time: 11:00 - 11:50 am
  • Modality: Virtual 
  • Location: Zoom
  • Activity type: Workshop
  • Description: In recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), this interactive workshop will focus on communication, consent and healthy sexuality. This will be an updated program, informed by student feedback, that will focus on what consent is and how to seek consent on a regular basis.
  • Population: All students
  • Registration: Center for Student Involvement iLead Program
  • Limited to: N/A


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Here are some ways for you to take action and support Sexual Assault Awareness Month: 
  • Participate in a SAAM event with a friend or colleague
  • Wear a teal ribbon or display a SAAM poster
  • Wear Teal on Day of Action (4/2) and throughout April
  • Wear Denim on Denim Day (4/24)
  • Follow and engage with CARE at SARC on Instagram (@ucsdcare)

Requesting a Program 

CARE staff will have limited availability during the month of April. We will not be able to fulfill the majority of program requests, and priority consideration will be given to requests submitted before March 1st. We encourage you to promote and attend the SAAM events listed above.