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Having it [the report of sexual assault] on file is useful, because it speaks to a, pattern – history. If, like you said, someone might be nervous, but maybe that individual, you know, does something…

In the actual definition-base, I’ll take the issue with the immediate designation of those reporting assault as a “survivor.” For me, [from a] legal standpoint – just from a language stand point, [this] immediately shifts…

I’d like to know why it [the policy] doesn’t touch on false allegations or whatever. As we mentioned previously, our demographic more typically is um, being a respondent role. So, as a personal fear, I’m…

To be brutally honest, if one of my friends approached me with this problem, if – it would be following the stigma […] of sexual harassment – men not doing it, or not being harassed,…

It’s not my area of expertise. I don’t know how to properly respond to someone who’s gone through that. There are ways that you need to talk to them [unclear]. I believe there’s a way…

I have an elementary training in responding to situations like this – responding to delicate situations like sexual assault victims and people who have suicidal ideations. And it’s not something that a – a normal…

It’s extremely difficult, in a sense of the male approaching somebody and admitting that they have been sexually assaulted. There’s numerous anecdotal cases from just Western society [unclear] where a – a survivor of sexual…

Yeah, along the same line as what they were saying, it is very sensitive and it is – it might – like, I can’t say for certain, but I would say due to how heavy…

For example, if I was at a party or something and I was touched inappropriately. I wasn’t groped or any […] more severe examples, but it’s just something little that I was uncomfortable with that…

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Artist’s description: “All” represents collaboration and community. Between staying afloat and being protected, I wanted this work to reflect conversations held throughout the workshop. By: Dawson Berze-Butts

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