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There’s a story that my friend told me, when we were still back in Vietnam. He told me about how he got involved in sexual assault when he was in the bathroom with other men.…

I just want to encourage that you should get people aware about information and policies and get them to know more how to protect themselves, because actually, we don’t want [people to have] experiences of…

One of the very first things that comes to mind is language barriers. […] If you are a secretary, staff member or someone who receives reports, my advice is to be patient and to speak…

Participant 2: I think cultural sensitivity training is important for anyone working in the service industry in Canada. Especially the last couple of years, many immigrants and refugees have arrived here […]. I’ve worked at…

Can I ask that CBU recruit [staff who support survivors] who come from same cultures – share the same cultures with Southeast Asian? [laughs]

In my view, it’s very important to speak up because you’re not just speaking up for yourself, you’re also speaking up for all females who are insecure. How can you encourage them to report the…

I think that the person who will deal with sexual violence should be knowledgeable about what sexual violence is, and what procedures [to use] to report the sexual violence. And second, that person should have…

I think they should provide more information about how to contact the office, and in case you don’t want to face-to-face talk to them. Can I get an email address to send them an email…

What’s going to happen to the people, when we report them? […] Because I think sometimes when the person who reported, and the person who is being reported – maybe they are their friend or…

They [the university] have to recruit the staff, but they […] should [also] open a training session for persons who want to become a volunteer English sexual violence consultant or something like that. Because at…

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