This October during National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Safer, the on-campus organization dedicated to combating gender and power-based violence through their services is launching “The Pathways to Partnership,” a campaign aimed at bringing awareness to dating violence and promoting healthy partnerships. On Tuesday, Safer held an event on Baker Lawn called Lunch and Learn: Boundaries […]
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ASI now officially recognizes October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) unanimously voted to dedicate the month of October as domestic violence awareness month, in a board meeting Oct. 30. The proposal came from Safer, an on-campus confidential advocacy, education and support program for addressing sexual assault, sexual misconduct, dating violence, domestic violence and stalking. Cal Poly did not recognize any specific […]
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Candlelight vigil against domestic violence held at Mission Plaza
In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, sexual assault resources Cal Poly Safer, RISE and the Women’s Shelter Program (WSP) hosted a candlelight vigil Oct. 12 in the Mission Plaza. According to statistics from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV), approximately 20 people experience physical abuse by intimate partners per minute in the United […]
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30-Minute update: Blue-green rivalry preview, rain in this weekend’s forecast
Broadcasting from Studio 300 on Cal Poly’s campus, anchors Brian Robbins and Allison Martinez bring you this week’s top stories.
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Self defense class for Domestic Violence put on by Cal Poly Safer
Cal Poly Safer has a month full of events for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. One of the events is a self defense class taught by Brazilian Jiu Jitsu instructors Rob and Jamie Lewis from Team Moreira in Los Osos. During the class, students were taught techniques that help smaller people escape attacks from larger people. […]