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I think its time for you to meet one of the members of our team who is working on an incredibly important project within the university, namely to address sexual assault and harassment on campus. Her name is Zo\u00eb Walter and she is the Sexual Violence Project Officer\/Counsellor.<\/p>\n
I asked Zo\u00eb to prepare a post for the blog which was timely because last night she attended the Media Launch of the Be A Better Human Campaign<\/a>. Here is her report.<\/p>\n Hello and thanks to Gareth for letting me use his blog to introduce myself \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n My name is Zo\u00eb, and I recently joined the Health Counselling & Disability Team in a new role that the University has created to help address sexual assault and harassment on campus. I work as a Counsellor and also doing Project Work for the Respect.Now.Always<\/a>.<\/em> campaign being run across the country by Universities Australia. To get in contact with me email zoe.walter@flinders.edu.au<\/p>\n I might talk more about my role in another blog, but for now just wanted to share a great event I was fortunate enough to be part of yesterday\u2026 a campaign being run by students right here at Flinders!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Be A Better Human Campaign \u2013 Media Launch<\/strong><\/p>\n The Tavern was a buzz last night, there was excitement in the air\u2026 after 6 months of consulting, considering and creating, FUSA launched its student led campaign on sexual consent and respectful relationships \u2013 \u201cBe A Better Human<\/em><\/a>\u201d!<\/p>\n \u201cThe Be A Better Human<\/em> campaign was developed by a group of Flinders Students to reflect the views of students, for students.\u201d \u2013 BABH booklet<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The event was introduced by Steph Walker, FUSA\u2019s Media and Communications person<\/a>, who gave some background about how the BABH<\/a> campaign came to be. In 2017, the Australian Human Rights Commission conducted a randomised survey of university students, including students here at Flinders, and released a report with recommendations about how to address and reduce sexual assault and sexual harassment in the university setting.<\/p>\n In addition to working on putting these recommendations into practice, Flinders University also decided to fund a campaign that was informed and directed by students \u2013 to let you, the experts in student life, educate our University about how to help discuss and address these complex issues.<\/p>\n Eliza, the Student Director of the Advisory Group that developed the ideas for the campaign, also spoke and explained the purpose of the campaign \u2013<\/p>\n \u201c1 in 5 students experience sexual assault or harassment, but 5 in 5 of us can do something about it\u201d.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Eliza spoke about the idea that regardless of how we might already be \u201cgood humans\u201d, there\u2019s always an opportunity for us to each do better, and make our University a place where people feel safe and respected.<\/p>\n Clare Pollock, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, also spoke about her appreciation of the work of the students in producing this campaign, and the important conversations it hopes to raise around the university.<\/p>\n
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