Active* Consent

Great to see so many Active Consent stakeholders and advocates taking the time to attend the launch of the Active* Consent 2023-24 HEI & FET Report at the Spencer Hotel in Dublin today. Proud to be part of the journey.

🚨 Calling all educators! 🚨 Join our Active* Consent Second Level Workshop Training and become a facilitator of real change in your school or centre. 🌟 In this 3-hour online session, you’ll experience our workshop firsthand, learn how to guide important conversations on consent, and gain practical tools to embed this vital education into your institution. 📚 Topics we’ll cover: What consent really means & debunking myths 💬 Consent in online spaces 💻 Irish laws on consent ⚖️ How to communicate with partners and friends 🤝 Let’s work together to build a consent culture in every classroom! 📅 Sign up today via our Eventbrite: https://bit.ly/3NW7brU

Extremely thankful to have been invited to attend the launch of the Active* Consent 2023-2024 Higher and Further Education Report, in The Spencer Hotel, on Wednesday. Such a super opportunity to listen, meet and speak with stakeholders, management/coordinators at the University of Galway, Clarissa J. DiSantis, Padraig MacNeela, Sinead Mc Grath, Dr. siobhan o'higgins, Gemma MacNally MIACP, Anne Doyle, Amy Staudt and all my fellow graduate champions. Looking forward to the next stage of this journey, with Joann Power and Sinead Mc Grath. #ActiveConsent #ConsentIsForEveryone #ConsentIsOMFG #PreventionAndResponse #SexualViolencePrevention #ConsentEducation #ThisIsFET

We hope that everyone had a good Culture Night last Friday 🕺 🎭 When we are celebrating culture, let's not forget consent culture! Growing consent culture is important to us, so that people can have happy and healthy relationships.🌱 Consent culture empowers us to communicate openly, respect boundaries, and foster trust in our relationships. Together, we can shape a future where consent is understood, practiced, and valued every day! Thank you to our team member Amy Staudt for creating this inspiring animation.✨

We are thrilled to reflect on the success of our recent Report Launch for Higher Education and the Further Education & Training (FET) sectors! A heartfelt thank you to all the attendees, speakers, and partners who made the event a resounding success. A special thanks to the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Patrick O'Donovan for providing a video message. The support and engagement from all levels are crucial to fostering a culture of consent in education. ✨ Highlights from the Report: ✅ 94% of students who took part in a 1-hour in-person consent workshop said they learned something useful, and 90% would recommend it to their peers. ✅ 87% of the students who completed Active* Consent’s 40-minute eLearning resource agreed that it would help them to intervene in problematic situations involving their peers. ✅ 90% said that it would help them to support their peers if they have a negative sexual experience. We are calling for institutions in the Higher Education and Further Education & Training sector to ensure that: 🌟 At least 80% of incoming Higher Education students engage with consent education during their orientation or induction. 🌟 Further Education & Training learners should be supported to have access to the same level of consent education as is available for students in Higher Education. 🌟 All students receive consent education and sexual violence prevention at multiple points during their third level experience. Together, we can empower every student and learner to know that consent is Ongoing, Mutual, and Freely Given – for all relationships, genders and orientations. Consent is for everyone and for everything🙌 #ActiveConsent #ConsentEducation #HigherEd #FET #ReportLaunch #FutureGoals Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Department of Justice Lifes2good ThisIsFET Higher Education Authority University of Galway Galway Rape Crisis Centre Kerry Education and Training Board SOLAS (An tSeirbhís Oideachais Leanúnaigh agus Scileanna) City of Dublin ETB Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board Kerry College

We are looking forward to our report launch this morning! This report focuses on our achievement of the last year in the Higher Education and ThisIsFET sectors. We also are highlighting our goals for the coming year. You can read the report here: https://lnkd.in/exqsF52g

Fantastic to see such progress at Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board with many staff building on previous Active Consent facilitator training focusing now on the new “Consent is for Everyone” resource and roll out to students and learners across the region. Lovely to see familiar faces & work with the amazing motivated Active* Consent championsThisIsFET Education and Training Boards Ireland SOLAS (An tSeirbhís Oideachais Leanúnaigh agus Scileanna)

A big thank you to University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's Anitra Barrett, Director of Title IX Compliance and Title IX Coordinator & Hannah Jacky, Lead Deputy Title IX Coordinator for hosting us recently and giving us a Tennessee welcome! ⭐ We would also like to especially thank all the other staff who attended our workshop and a special mention to Chancellor, Steven R Angle, for his time to meet us on our visit and have an interesting and informative discussion. We very much look forward to further developing our collaboration 🙌

We are delighted to see the important new legislation introduced today by the Department of Justice & Justice Minister Helen McEntee 👏 Swipe to learn more ▶️ If you think that someone is stalking you and would like support, you can contact the Women's Aid Ireland 24-hour free helpline on 1800 341 900, or your local Rape Crisis Centre.