Weaving Stories of Peer Sexual Abuse - Webinar

Weaving Stories of Peer Sexual Abuse is a pilot project involving Secondary-aged students, survivors of peer sexual abuse, and an artistic team, collectively co-producing an animation to amplify young people’s voices on the theme of unwanted sexual behaviour and the culture that enables it.

County Durham-based arts education company, Changing Relations, has sought to influence knowledge, behaviour, and institutional change through a lesson, school assembly and teacher training workshop, using the impactful animation as stimulus for reflection.

Co-production has been integral to this project, with:

· Students and young survivors shaping every aspect of the animation (from the script to the soundscape and visual landscape) and informing its application in student and teacher engagement

· An interdisciplinary Steering Group, including academic researchers, experienced socially-engaged creative practitioners alongside child protection and sexual violence specialists from a North East school and Rape Crisis centre

This webinar will give you the opportunity to:

· Watch the co-created animation

· Hear young people’s perspectives on the key themes and co-production approach

· Explore the animation’s potential impact on school cultures, disclosure, help-seeking, and victim-blaming attitudes

· Engage in academic-informed analysis of trauma-informed safeguarding and youth-centred approaches to sexual violence prevention

· Gain practical insights on using creative participatory approaches to engage young people in conversations about violence and abuse

· Contribute your reflections, helping to shape the future development of these adaptable educational resources for diverse audiences

This event would be useful for anyone interested in youth violence, gendered violence, youth voice and sexual violence, including teachers, youth workers, CHISVAs and counsellors.

We are holding a 2 webinars:

General webinar:

Wednesday 7th May, 1-2pm (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/weaving-stories-of-peer-sexual-abuse-webinar-tickets-1298839577139?aff=oddtdtcreator)

Webinar specifically aimed at teachers:

Thursday 8th May, 4-5pm (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/weaving-stories-of-peer-sexual-abuse-teacher-webinar-tickets-1291094100209?aff=oddtdtcreator).

Speakers and facilitators

· Lisa Davis, Managing Director, Changing Relations

· Kate Gorman, Creative Producer and Artistic Director, Changing Relations