CARE Events
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CHECK OUT CARE’S EVENT PLANNING TOOLKIT TO GET HELP PLANNING YOUR EVENT. YOU CAN ALSO REQUEST EVENT SUPPORT FROM CARE BY USING THE FORM BELOW. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR EVENTS, PLEASE EMAIL UHC-CARE-PREVENTION@UMD.EDU.
The CARE Office hosts and supports several monthly and annual events throughout the fall and spring semesters. Follow CARE on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook to learn more about our upcoming campus events.
| Event | Date | Time | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAPC Domestic Violence Awareness Month Resource Fair | September 30 | 12-2pm | McKeldin Mall, by the steps | Attendees can browse tables and meet with representatives from various organizations. This will be the kick-off event for the campus-wide DVAM calendar and groups will be able to advertise their upcoming events to the campus community. |
| CARE in Conversation: Flipping the Scripts | October 2 | 3:30-5pm | Room 0141 Ground floor of the University Health Center | Come to enjoy coffee and donuts, and discuss ways we can build healthy dating, sexual, and platonic relationships. We'll unpack cultural scripts related to consent, power, and sex and their impact on norms and expectations for relationships, and the ways that we can rethink those scripts. |
| The Clothesline Project | October 9 | 10am-3pm | McKeldin Mall, by the steps | A visual representation of the impacts of sexual and relationship violence on the campus community. This event from the CARE Office provides community members with an opportunity to confront the issue of power-based violence by creating and displaying their own messages on a shirt during DVAM. |
| How to Help a Friend: A Lunch and Learn Workshop | October 15 | 2-3pm | MICA Cozy Corner, Basement of Stamp | Join CARE and OCRSM for How to Help a Friend Workshop! This workshop will focus on how to respond and navigate supporting a friend, peer, or partner that has been impacted by sexual misconduct. In this workshop, we will discuss what to do, how to respond, and also understand the importance of self-care. Registration Link: go.umd.edu/helpafriend24 |
| Bystander Intervention Workshop with BISS | October 17 | 5-6:30pm | Studio A, Basement of Stamp | BISS will be partnering with CARE to Stop Violence to present a bystander intervention workshop incorporating a creative approach to a traditional workshop in a fun way. This workshop will emphasize both BISS and CARE to Stop Violence as campus resources in an effort to explore how students can be active participants in addressing bias on campus. Due to paint supplies and light refreshments being served this event does have limited capacity. |
| Purple Lights Night | October 23 | 5-7pm | The Memorial Chapel | PLN is an event to honor victims and survivors of relationship violence during DVAM. Students, faculty, and staff are invited to join CARE to Stop Violence Outreach Peers to learn about relationship violence and its impact on students, what you can do to help someone who has been impacted, and what resources exist on- and off-campus. |
| CARE in Conversation | November 7 | 3:30-5pm | Room 0141 Ground floor of the University Health Center | Join CARE on Thursday, November 7 for CARE in Conversation at the Health Center in Room 0141 between 3:30 and 5pm. Enjoy coffee and donuts, while discussing the connection between politics, power, and sexual violence. Bring your perspectives and questions on how this trend in our political landscape has impacted our culture and survivors, and your thoughts on how we can support each other during this time. Stop by as your schedule allows; all are welcome! |
| CARE in Conversation | December 4 | 3:30-5pm | Room 0141 Ground floor of the University Health Center |