University of Galway Students’ Union are running a series of events to mark their annual Consent Week which starts on February 6. These events, in partnership with Active* Consent, will look at key issues impacting on the sexual health and wellbeing of students. There will be workshops, STI testing clinics and a sold-out charity Sex Toy Bingo event.
The Active* Consent workshop will be looking at digital intimacy - a common part of modern relationships. The workshop empowers students with the knowledge and skills to navigate digital intimacy in a consensual way, while also highlighting the challenges that digital intimacy can pose. The Disclosure Training event with Galway Rape Crisis Centre provides participants with the skills and knowledge to deal appropriately with a disclosure of sexual violence.
Students’ Union Vice-President/Welfare and Equality Officer Izzy Tiernan said: “We have some great workshops and events coming up this week for Consent Week. Students’ Unions and universities need to take a strong lead in ending the culture of victim blaming as sexual violence and harassment are still prevalent issues in today’s world. Consent is Ongoing, Mutual and Freely Given – this is the core message of the University of Galway Active* Consent programme.”
