Calendar of Events
October 2024
Relationship Violence Awareness Month
Columbia SVR: Thursday, October 10, 2024 - Do’s and Donuts of Thriving/Healthy Relationships
Time: 11 am - 1 pm
Location: Lerner Ramps
Let’s brainstorm the Do’s and Donuts of thriving/healthy relationships together (with some actual donuts as brain food!). Join Sexual Violence Response on the Lerner Ramps to kick-off our activities in honor of Relationship Violence Awareness Month! Stop by our table to learn more about our office and grab goodies like journals, tote bags and highlighters. We’ll have donuts to give out after you brainstorm some Do’s and Donuts of thriving/healthy relationships. See you there!
Sunday, October 13, 2024 - Nobody Wins When the Family Feuds
Time: 4 - 6 pm
Location: Milstein LL 001 - Flexible Classroom
Join the Clery Interns and Wellness Spot Peer Educators in an interactive game of family feud to expand and test your understanding of healthy and unhealthy relationship signs! Popcorn and chips will be provided!
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 - International Pronouns Day
Time: 12 - 2 pm
Location: Barnard Walkway - Outside of Milstein Library
Join the Being Barnard Program Coordinator for Prevention Education, Zyaijah Nadler as we spread awareness on the importance of pronouns and how they are a tool for violence prevention. Learn about the history of violence against LGBTQ+ communities, activism, and student rights. In recognition of IPV Awareness and LGBTQ+ History Month
October 17, 2024 - Wear Purple Thursday
Time: All Day
Location: Diana Center Lobby
The day is dedicated to demonstrating support for people who have been impacted by relationship violence. You're welcome to wear a purple shirt, tie, pants, dresses, nail polish, socks, or even jewelry. If you don't have anything purple, Being Barnard will provide purple ribbons.
Send your selfies or team photos to Being Barnard via email at beingbarnard@barnard.edu or tag us on Instagram at @beingbarnard
Tuesday, October 22, 2024: National Collegiate Alcohol Week w. ASAP
Time: 12 - 2 pm
Collaborative Partners: Alcohol and Substance Use Awareness Program
National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week is here! Join the Alcohol and Substance Awareness Program (ASAP) and Being Barnard for an interactive tabling on safer substance use practice and awareness of the connection between sexual violence prevention and harm reduction strategies.
Thursday, October 24, 2024: Naloxone Training
Time: TBA
Location: TBA
Join the Alcohol and Substance Use Awareness Program (ASAP) and the Wellness Spot for free Naloxone training. Learn how to spot common signs of overdose, how Naloxone works, how to administer it, and what resources are available to you on campus.
All attendees are eligible for a free Naloxone kit at the end of the training.
Monday, October 28, 2024 - Empowerment Self-Defense Workshop
Time: 5 - 6:30 pm
Location: Sulzberger North Tower
Being Barnard presents an opportunity to be empowered and learn skills to de-escalate and ways to feel safe.
Our trainers are all MALIKAH certified and have years of global experience. Our expert black-belt instructors compiled a curriculum derived from various martial arts styles, built specifically for a modern-day woman. We teach techniques centered on de-escalation- techniques that allow you to leverage the power of your own body and voice so that you can feel safe. All of our classes cover basic blocks, strikes, pressure points, and verbal de-escalation. Our higher-level classes teach on-the-ground grappling and combination strikes and blocks. All of our courses are designed to maximize your muscle memory and play to your strengths. All of our self-defense classes end with a healing space because we believe that empowerment starts with the heart.
SVR Columbia: Tuesday, October 29, Self-Care Pop Up
Time: 11 am - 2 pm
Location: Lerner Ramps
Join SVR this Relationship Violence Awareness Month for some self-care with friendship bracelet making, coloring, giveaways, and more! This Relationship Violence Awareness Month Sexual Violence Response encourages you to think about how you’re taking care of your relationship with yourself. Join us at our pop-up self-care event to learn more about our office, our partners, thriving/healthy relationships, and have some fun. Grab a donut, cup of cider or hot chocolate and take care of yourself and others!
Student Advisory Team for Violence Prevention Monthly Meeting
Date: TBA
Have questions or want to collaborate? Email beingbarnard@barnard.edu.
September 2024
September 25 - Campus Violence Prevention & Response Resource Fair
Time: 1-3 pm
Location: Futter Field
September 27th- Student Advisory Team for Violence Prevention and Support Info Session
Time: 12 - 1 pm
Location: Diana 308
Spring 2024
April 2nd - Sexual Assault Awareness Month Kick-off
Time: 12- 2 PM
Location: Futter Field Walkway
Join Being Barnard, Furman Counseling, Nondiscrimination and Title IX, Safe Horizon to learn about the resources available to Barnard students. From 1- 3 pm, the offices will be hosting a tabling on the Futter Field Walkway to disperse information and engage students in small activities to show how Barnard supports them in navigating life on and off campus.
April 4th - Self-Defense Workshop hosted by LeFrak Center for Well-Being
Time: 7-9 pm
Location: TBD
About the Instructor: Rachel Piazza is a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Professor Murilo Santana at Unity Jiu-Jitsu School in New York City. She is also an Adjunct Professor of Women’s & Gender Studies at New Jersey City University. Combining her expertise, Rachel founded Feminist Self-Defense in 2014. Her research-based and trauma-informed workshops have reached thousands nationwide and caught the attention of numerous media outlets, including ESPN and The New York Times. Rachel truly loves teaching and inspiring others to discover their power.
April 4th - Drug-facilitated Sexual Assault Workshop with Columbia University Alice! Health Promotion
Time: 4-5 pm
Location: Email beingbarnard@barnard.edu for location
During this workshop, attendees will understand the effects of alcohol and different drugs on students based on age/weight/gender, etc.; be able to explain what constitutes incapacitated; learn the impacts of alcohol and other drugs on memory; be able to identify different resources on campus for students experiencing substance abuse concerns/disorders; name how to work with survivors who were under the influence of alcohol or other drugs at the time of their assault; address commonly held myths/beliefs about alcohol and other drugs and drug-facilitated violence.
April 9th - SAAM & Clery Lecture Series Promotional Tabling
Time: 12-2 PM
Location: The Diana Center Lobby
Drop by the Being Barnard table to learn about the Clery Lecture Internship and register for the Clery Lecture Series.
April 11th - 18th Annual Clery Lecture Series: Restorative Justice for Sexual Harm: Why I Fought for a Circle, Not a Courtroom
Time: 7 PM
Location: Zoom: Register to join
Join the Clery Interns and Being Barnard for the 18th Annual Clery Lecture Series. This year, the Clery Interns explored healing over a lifetime and different pathways to justice. One of the pathways is restorative justice. “Restorative justice is not just a set of practices, it is a way of thinking about and approaching crime or harm” (Williamsen and Wessell, 2023).
In 2019, Marlee's sexual assault case became the first in North America to conclude with restorative justice through the courts. She fought for the man who raped her to go to therapy instead of criminal trial and eventually, they met in an 8-hour restorative circle. In this program, Marlee takes a vulnerable and educational approach to discuss this alternative to the punitive system. The focus throughout the program is to create a vision of justice that is synonymous with healing. In an environment rooted in hope and empowerment, listeners learn about this justice pathway that breaks cycles of harm and ignites cycles of healing.
Clery Interns (Fall 2023 - Spring 2024):
Aishwarya Rao (BC ‘26)
Bria Dominici (BC ‘26)
Speaker: Marlee Liss (she/her)
Award-Winning Speaker & Restorative Justice Advocate Marlee Liss (she/her) is a somatic educator, author, social worker and sparkle-loving queer Jewish feminist. She made history in the justice system when her sexual assault case became the 1st in North America to conclude with restorative justice through the courts. Since then, she has supported thousands in learning trauma-informed pleasure and inclusive consent education. Marlee's work has been featured in Forbes, Huff Post, Buzzfeed, the Mel Robbins Show, and more. As an award-winning speaker, she's delivered talks for: the National Sexual Assault Conference, Vanderbilt University, the University of Toronto, the Trauma & Recovery Conference, the Women's Mental Health Conference at Yale, and more. Marlee was 1 of 25 survivors on an elite panel for the National Action Plan to End Gender Based Violence informing federal policy and her story is currently being made into a documentary directed by Kelsey Darragh. Learn more at marleeliss.com or follow @marleeliss
The Jeanne Clery Lecture series was established by Constance Clery BC ‘53 and Howard Clery, Jr in memory of their daughter, Jeanne Clery.
April 16th - Design Center and Being Barnard: Make Your Own SAAM Tote Bags
Time: 1-3 pm
Location: Design Center - 1st Floor Milstein Library
Join Being Barnard and the Design Center for a free DIY event! We’ll be making tote bags for sexual assault awareness month. Don’t have time to stay? Drop by the Futter Field walkway to take one to go.
Please register to select a 30-minute window to screen print at the Design Center. There are a limited number of bookings per time slot, so if there are no booking times listed, this means that our workshop is full, but you are still welcome to show up on the day and may still be able to participate!
April 17th - Zine Library and Being Barnard: Zine Library and Being Barnard Collaboration: Creating Zines for SAAM
Time: 12 - 1:30 pm
Location: Zine Library Space - 2nd Floor Milstein Library
April 24th - Denim Day (Tabling will take place both at Barnard and Columbia)
Being Barnard Table: Diana Lobby - Barnard Walkway 1-3 pm
Columbia SVR Table: TBA
Being Barnard will be honoring Denim Day on April 26 with an activity and resources table on the Futter field Walkway. From 1 to 3 pm, join Being Barnard and participate in activities, take stickers, and learn about the history of Denim Day, and how wearing denim became a method of supporting sexual assault survivors. Wear denim when you visit or take a picture and tag @BeingBarnard to be featured on our social media.
In 1999, the Italian Supreme Court overturned the rape conviction based on the assumption that the perpetrator was unable to remove the women's jeans himself because the jeans were too tight. Italian women in Parliament protested by wearing jeans, which led to the rise of a campaign. The first Denim Day was established in Los Angeles, CA by Peace over Violence.
Fall 2024
October 4 - Wellness Spot to-go Cart
Time: 2:30 - 3:30
Location: Barnard Main Gates
To provide mobile wellness services (safer sex supplies, menstrual products, handouts, etc.) to reduce barriers to access - meet students where they are.
September 27 - Student Advisory Team for Violence Prevention and Support Info Session
Time: 4-5 pm
Location: Diana 203
September 20 - Campus Violence Prevention & Response Resource Fair
Time: 1-3 pm
Location: Futter Field (rain location: James Room - Barnard Hall)
September 7 - World Association for Sexual Health Day: Consent Tabling
Time: 1-3 pm
Location: Diana Center Lobby
Join Being Barnard and the Wellness Spot as we recognize the World Association for Sexual Health Day. Learn about the importance of affirmative consent and how to achieve it.
Spring 2023
Bookmark 2023 Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month Events
*Note: BC/CUID sign-in required*
April 26 - Denim Day (Tabling will take place both at Barnard and Columbia)
Being Barnard Table: Futter Field Walkway 1-3 pm
Columbia SVR Table:
Being Barnard will be honoring Denim Day on April 27 with an activity and resources table on the Futter field Walkway. From 12 to 2 pm, join Being Barnard and participate in activities, take stickers, and learn about the history of Denim Day, and how wearing denim became a method of supporting sexual assault survivors. Be sure to wear denim so you can be featured on our social media!
April 26 - Design Center and Being Barnard: Make Your Own SAAM Tote Bags
Time: 1-3 pm
Location: Design Center - Milstein
Join Being Barnard and the Design Center for a free DIY event! We’ll be making tote bags for sexual assault awareness month. Don’t have time to stay? Drop by the Futter Field walkway to take one to go.
Please select a 30-minute window to screen print at the Design Center. There are a limited number of bookings per time slot, so if there are no booking times listed, this means that our workshop is full, but you are still welcome to show up on the day and may still be able to participate!
April 20th - Take Back the Night *Date is tentative*
Time: TBA
Location: TBA
Take Back the Night is an annual event that holds space for survivors to speak out and envision a future free of sexual violence. There will be guest speakers from on-campus advocates and support services, poetry, care packages, and insomnia cookies. The speak-out section will have an open microphone for survivors and be a student-centered, student-run space without any mandatory reporters.
April 14th - LGBTQ+ Pride Wellness Day
Time:
Location: James Room
Join Barnard for LGBTQ+ Pride Month day-long events. While pride parades take place in the summertime, we invite students to attend a variety of events.
Being Barnard will be discussing boundaries, and consent throughout pride parade settings.
April 12th - The 17th Annual Clery Lecture Series: The Importance of Intersectionality: Considering the Role of Diverse Identities in the Dialogue on Sexual Assault
Time: Reception begins at 6:30 P, and Main Event begins at 7 PM
Location: Hybrid Format - Zoom and James Room (4th Floor Barnard Hall)
As part of the Jeanne Clery Lecture Series, the 17th annual lecture will focus on the broad theme of "believe survivors" in the context of intersectionality. Although recently there has been much discourse centering on the narratives of individuals who have experienced sexual violence, not a lot of it has considered how marginalized communities are less likely to have their voices heard and be doubly harmed by this type of violence. Let's explore whether and in what ways certain identities have a greater advantage in accessing resources.
The Clery Center is a helpful resource for anyone who has experienced sexual violence seeking a trauma-informed approach. Combining this trauma-informed approach with perspectives centered on intersectionality will hopefully provide a more nuanced approach to addressing the complex, multifaceted layers of sexual assault for different individuals holding diverse identities.
The Jeanne Clery Lecture series was established by Constance Clery BC ‘53 and Howard Clery, Jr in memory of their daughter, Jeanne Clery.
April 10 - SAAM Clery Lecture Series Promotional Tabling
Time: 1-3 PM
Location: The Diana Center Lobby
Drop by the Being Barnard table to learn about the Clery Lecture Internship and register for the Clery Lecture Series.
April 3rd - Sexual Assault Awareness Month Kick-off
Time: 1- 3 PM
Location: Futter Field Walkway
Join Being Barnard, Furman Counseling, Nondiscrimination and Title IX, Safe Horizon to learn about the resources available to Barnard students. From 1- 3pm, the offices will be hosting a tabling on the Futter Field Walkway to disperse information and engage students in small activities to show how Barnard supports them in navigating life on and off campus.
March 31 - Barnard Bold Conference
Session Title: Violence Prevention in the Classroom: An Intersectional Approach
Time: 2-3 PM
Location: Milistein LL Classroom
Although in recent years there has been much discourse centering on the narratives of individuals who have experienced sexual violence, marginalized groups are still much less likely to have their voices heard. The fact that these groups have been doubly harmed by this type of violence has been greatly underemphasized.
The Clery Interns will be hosting the annual Clery Lecture series on this theme of intersectionality within the larger dialogue on sexual assault in April, and we hope that this session during the Bold Conference will serve as a great starting point for getting students to consider the nuanced nature of sexual violence and explore ways we can adopt a trauma-informed approach centered on intersectionality within the classroom.
March 28th - CARES Safety Week: Healthy and Unhealthy Relationships Trivia
Time: 1 - 3 PM
Location: Diana 203
Join Being Barnard as part of CARES week for trivia on healthy and unhealthy relationships. Can you name the signs of a healthy relationship? How about an unhealthy relationship? Drop by to spin the wheel and challenge yourself. In the end, we’ll explore the signs of an unhealthy relationship and discuss how we can build and maintain healthy relationships.
*Content warning: The event will highlight various signs of unhealthy relationship behaviors including but not limited to verbal and emotional abuse.
March 26th - Trauma-Informed Yoga Session
Time: 1 - 2:30 PM
Location: Glicker Milstein Theatre (LL Diana Center)
As we begin to approach Sexual Assault Awareness Month (April), we invite students to join us Sunday, March 26th in the Glicker-Milstein theatre at 1 PM for a trauma-informed yoga session led by Elsa Ferguson 25', hosted by Being Barnard and Take Back the Night.
The purpose of this session is to create a safe space to nourish and pause, turning inwards with curiosity in meditation and slow-flow practice. Yoga mats and blankets will be provided. Wear clothes you feel comfortable in and bring water.
Tuesday, Mar. 7, 2023: Make Your Own Oasis Spring Break Edition
Time: 2 - 4 PM
Location: Diana Center Lobby
Are you counting down the days until spring break? Still finalizing your plans? Join campus partners for tips and resources on how to stay safe during spring break. Make your own oasis and have a chance to win gift cards.
March 7th from 2-4 PM in the Diana Center Lobby
Sponsored by Rosemary Furman Counseling Center, Being Barnard, Denise LeFrak Foundation Alcohol and Substance Awareness Program (ASAP), and The Wellness Spot
Monday, Feb. 13, 2023: Will you be...Yours?
We want to change things up this Valentine's Day, and we invite you to join us! On a holiday where we usually celebrate the love we have or receive from others, this year we'd like to focus on loving ourselves. So we ask you, Will You Be…Yours?
Join campus partners Monday, February 13th from 1-3 pm in the Diana Center lobby for trivia, and/or drop by the SEE Conference Room in Diana 302 for an opportunity to participate in some self-love and self-care activities. You’ll have the chance to grab some chocolate, answer some questions, and tell us something you love about yourself!
Sponsored by: Being Barnard, Denise LeFrak Foundation Alcohol and Substance Awareness Program (ASAP), Program Coordinator for LGBTQ+ Outreach, the Office of Nondiscrimination & Title IX, and the Wellness Spot.
Spring 2022
SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH (SAAM) 2022
2022
SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH (SAAM) 2022
MONDAY, MARCH 28 - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30 - 6 PM TO 8 PM EST
The Clothesline Project T-shirt Decorating Sessions
Location: 119 Reid Hall - Well Woman Office
Join Being Barnard as we slowly kick off Sexual Assault Awareness Month with decorating sessions for the Clothesline Project. The Clothesline Project showcases personal narratives of gender-based violence. Whether you've experienced violence or have been impacted by it, this will be a brave space to share your story through art. Light refreshments will be provided.
TUESDAY, MARCH 29 - Sexual Assault Awareness Month Kickoff Tabling sponsored by Columbia Sexual Violence Response (SVR)
11 am - 3 pm EST
Location: Lerner Hall Lobby
FRIDAY, APRIL 1ST - 2 TO 4 PM EST
Sexual Assault Awareness Month Kickoff with Being Barnard and the Design Center
Location: 504 Milstein
Join Being Barnard and the Design Center for a free DIY event! We’ll be making t-shirts, tote bags, pins, and other swag that students can take home with them. The event is meant to commemorate the start of Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM)
MONDAY, APRIL 4 - FRIDAY, APRIL: CARES Safety Week
Monday, April 4th:
1. Safety Fair
Location: Futter Field, 1 pm - 3 pm
Safety is intersectional! At CARES, we are committed to thinking about safety as broad and evolving, and also as integral to how we experience and make sense of the world. Join us on 4/4 at Futter Field from 1 pm-3 pm to meet our campus partners, learn about the 5 areas of safety, and collect tickets to win a prize!
2. Keynote/Panel Speakers
Location: Virtual, 8 pm
Join us on 4/4 virtually at 8 pm for a panel discussion with ___ around issues of interpersonal safety, psychosocial safety, and what it means to feel safe versus being safe.
MONDAY, APRIL 4: Mindful Yoga sponsored by Columbia Sexual Violence Response (SVR)
Location: 6 pm -7:30 pm
CARES Safety Week
(click the link above for up-to-date safety week details)
Tuesday, April 5th
1. Love is Blind
Location: Diana Lobby, 4 pm-5 pm
So you've swiped right, found a match, and are ready to go on your first date. Now what? Visit us on 4/5 from 4-5 pm to discuss dating safety tips for having fun and staying safe while meeting new people!
2. Cooking Demonstration
Location: Elliot Hall 3rd floor Kitchen, 6 pm
Chef it up with CARES! Join us on 4/5 at Elliott Hall, 3rd-floor kitchen at 6 pm with Res Life and Fire Safety to whip up some delicious crostinis! Come learn a simple recipe and common fire safety tips. All supplies are provided, just bring an appetite!
Wednesday, April 6:
1. One, two, three... Drink!
Location: Diana Lobby, 4 pm - 5 pm EST
“Throw ‘em back,” but don’t lose count! Join us on 4/6 in the Diana Lobby from 4-5 pm for trivia and a chance to win a prize
2. Being Barnard Consent Workshop
Location: Milstein Hall 214, 7 pm EST
“Love, relationships, consent, and sex are taboo topics or topics that are expected to be understood automatically. Let’s change that. Let’s learn what a healthy relationship, affirmative consent, and sex-positivity actually are from the ground up.”.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20: Unpacking the Man Box: Masculinity and Leadership sponsored by Columbia Sexual Violence Response (SVR)
Location: TBA, 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27: DENIM DAY
Being Barnard Table: Futter Field Walkway 12-2 pm
Columbia SVR Table: Lerner Lobby 11 am-3 pm; 5 pm-7 pm
Being Barnard will be honoring Denim Day on April 27 with an activity and resources table on the Futter field Walkway. From 12 to 2 pm, join Being Barnard and participate in activities, take stickers, and learn about the history of Denim Day, and how wearing denim became a method of supporting sexual assault survivors. Be sure to wear denim so you can be featured on our social media!
THURSDAY, April 28 - Columbia SVR: Hoping, Healing, Inspiring – A Collective Art Installation
Location: 10 am-3:30 pm
Performance by La Bruja 12:30pm-2pm
FRIDAY, April 29 - Title IX sponsored Self-Offense Workshop (Senior Send-Off)
April 1-30 -Columbia SVR, Fraternity & Sorority Life: What Were You Wearing? Virtual Display
This is a partnership with Fraternity and Sorority Life and will be shared exclusively through their social media channels.
Safer Spring Break: Tabling with Health Services
Safety While Swiping w/ Stuf'D