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Internet Safety 

A presentation onhow to stay safe online and set boundaries online. Available for elementarystudents or for junior high and high school students. 

Elementary studentslearn about integrity and are tasked with the job of being good cyber citizens.We discuss trusted adults, the magnitude of the Internet, and the privacy (orlack thereof) that we have online. We go through popular websites and apps likeYouTube, Google, Snapchat, Instagram, and TikTok, providing privacy and safetytips as well as sharing any kid-friendly alternatives for each one. We alsodiscuss safe practices for online gaming, define and expand on cyberbullying,and work through some questions and scenarios to solidify what we have learned. 

Junior high andhigh school students talk about the magnitude of the Internet and the impactthat social media has on us. We discuss the terms and conditions and go oversafety and privacy tips associated with some of the most popular websites andapps, like YouTube, Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok, and Discord. We go over somebest practices for online gaming before discussing the impacts of pornographyon the developing brain and on relationships. We end with a discussion about the risks of this behavior, and the legal implications ofnon-consensual photo sharing. This presentation includes videos on socialmedia’s impact on us and some of its negative consequences (anxiety,depression, self-harm, and suicide). 

Topics Covered(Elementary): integrity online, being agood cyber citizen, trusted adults, safety tips for different online platforms(YouTube and Google), online gaming safety tips, social media safety tips(Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok), cyberbullying.

Sexual Assault and Harassment: Let’s BeLeaders of Change 

A presentation forjunior high and high school students on changing the culture surrounding sexualassault and harassment.  

The presentation begins with some statistics on the prevalence of sexualviolence in our province with the intention of making the audience aware of howcommon it is. We then discuss why the crime is under-reported as a way toincrease empathy and decrease judgement for those who have experienced sexualviolence. Following some definitions and examples of both sexual assault andharassment, we disprove many of the common myths about sexual assault (i.e.,the idea that perpetrators are always strangers or the idea that it onlyhappens when people are too flirty). This leads us into a discussion of rapeculture where we make it clear that we have the opportunity to change thisculture to one that supports survivors and holds perpetrators accountable. Wethen go over consent and some ways that we can all support those who haveexperienced sexual assault or harassment. One of our last sections addressesthe recent news around the Supreme Court of Canada and the way the media haswrongly presented this as a decision to make drunkenness a defense for sexualassault. Finally, we end by sharing the story of Chanel Miller and encouragingparticipants to be active anti-sexual violence advocates. Presenters alsoprovide a list of resources that participants are encouraged to take a photo ofin case they are ever needed. The presentation includes videos on rape cultureand on listening to survivors’ stories. 

Topics Covered: sexual assault statistics, defining sexual assault and harassment,debunking myths on sexual assault, rape culture, impacts of sexual violence,consent, supporting survivors, automatism [content warning is given at thestart of the presentation]