Media Advisory - Students Launch Campus Toolkit to Combat Sexual Violence

TORONTO/OTTAWA, April 8, 2013 /CNW/ - The Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario will be launching a series of tools to assist students' unions and campus organizations in addressing sexual assault at Ontario's colleges and universities. Launches will take place in Toronto and Ottawa.

WHAT:	Toolkit to Combat Sexual Violence Launch
DATE:	Tuesday, April 9, 2013
TIME:	12:30 PM
LOCATIONS:
		Ottawa:  The Agora University Centre, University of Ottawa
		Toronto:  South Sitting Room, Hart House, University of Toronto, 7 Hart House Circle

FACTS ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE ON CAMPUS:

• Four out of five female undergraduate students have been victims of violence in a dating relationship
• More than 80 per cent of rapes that occur on college and university campuses are committed by someone known to the victim. Half occur on dates.
• Women aged 18 to 24 experience the highest rates of sexual violence in Canada.

The Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario is the largest student organization in Ontario, uniting more than 300,000 college, undergraduate and graduate students in all regions of the province.

 

 

SOURCE: Canadian Federation of Students - Ontario

Caitlin Smith, Campaigns Coordinator: 416-925-3825 (office)

Sarah Jayne King, Chairperson (bilingual): 416-925-3825 (office) or 647-339-4070 (cell)