Sexual Violence Awareness Week

As one component of the Violence Prevention Initiative, Sexual Assault Awareness Week at Notre Dame is intended to:

  • increase awareness that rape and sexual assault affect members of the Notre Dame community;
  • support survivors of rape and sexual assault;
  • educate students about prevention strategies and available resources for survivors of rape and sexual assault and their allies;
  • build a community of healing at Notre Dame

October 27-November 2

Saturday Oct. 27th & Sunday Oct. 28th

5:00pm; 10:00am; 11:45am

Basilica of the Sacred Heart

Prayer Card Distributions During Mass

A prayer for healing from sexual violence will be distributed during each of the services by FIRE Starter Peer educators.

Monday Oct. 29th

6:00pm-8:00pm

South Dining Hall Hospitality Room

Mystery Theatre Dinner - RSVP required at grc.nd.edu

Join us as we take you on a journey filled with twists and turns as you and your friends seek to solve “The Mystery of the Missing Friend.”  Participants will learn skills to keep their friends safe and will do so in the comfort of a free dinner and free entertainment.

Tuesday Oct. 30th

10:00pm

Keough Hall

Mass of Healing

Father Pete McCormick leads a mass of healing for our Notre Dame community especially those affected by sexual violence.  Affected persons include survivors, the accused, family and friends and the entire Notre Dame family.  Healing is for everyone.

Wed. Oct. 31st

Noon-2pm

LaFortune 1st Floor

T-Shirt and Teal Ribbon Day

Stop by to grab your FREE “I am 1 of the 20” shirt and teal ribbon to join the Notre Dame community in support of sexual violence survivors and show your active bystander position.

Thurs. Nov. 1st

5:00pm-6:30pm

Notre Dame Stadium Press Box

A Time to Heal Dinner – RSVP required at grc.nd.edu

This dinner and discussion serves to strengthen the community's ability to foster healing and to walk with those who have experienced sexual violence. Business casual attire is recommended.

Free and open to the public.

Friday Nov. 2nd

10:00am-3:00pm

LaFortune 1st Floor

Men Against Violence White Ribbon Day

After the École Polytechnique massacre on December 6, 1989, where 14 women were killed by an anti-feminist, a movement appeared in Canada of men wearing the white ribbon to signify opposition to violence against women.

Join MAV and the rest of the Notre Dame men in opposing violence against women by picking up and wearing your white ribbon.