RESOURCES

‘In Our Own Words’: Students Experiences of Sexual Violence prior to and during Tertiary Education

Tertiary education institutions in Aotearoa New Zealand have had the resources, both academic and financial, to undertake research about sexual violence in their student communities for decades. Yet, they have not done so. This may be because without evidence, there is no ‘proof’ of sexual violence. Without proof, there is no incentive to seek to eliminate it. Without evidence of inaction, there is no accountability. New Zealand tertiary institutions have relied upon this absence of evidence as a justification for taking no action against sexual violence for far too long. Thursdays in Black took it upon ourselves to fill this void that the carers and guardians of students did not. We designed, administered and analysed our own survey about the nature of sexual violence within tertiary student communities.

Thursdays in Black Disclosures Guide

A resource to help organisations, clubs, and individuals learn about how to safely and effectively support those who disclose they have experience sexual violence.

Thursdays in Black Aotearoa wants to acknowledge the resources, design and mahi of Wellington Sexual Abuse HELP Foundation (especially Mel Calvesbert for their four principles for Dealing with Disclosures), RespectEd Aotearoa (Previously the Sexual Abuse Prevention Network) and Wellington Rape Crisis. This disclosures guide is based off the mahi of these agencies and their resources which we have adapted for Thursdays in Black Aotearoa.