Sexual Assault Awareness Month is a time to draw attention to the prevalence of sexual assault and educate individuals and communities about how to prevent it. Use this proclamation as a clear declaration to join advocates and communities across the country in taking action to prevent sexual violence.
Calling all young change-makers ages 5-18
Want to participate in SAAM 2023?
GENERAL CALL: Get creative for SAAM: Make a meme or other visual content with a meaningful message that connects to any aspect of our SAAM theme, Drawing Connections: Prevention Demands Equity, and it could be shared and featured in our online campaign. Select entrees will be chosen for prizes.
What is the state of housing inequality in the United States?
How are acts of mass violence connected to white supremacy?
This Q&A page is meant for white audiences struggling to understand how issues of racism and sexual violence are connected, and why preventing sexual violence requires ending white supremacy culture. It also explains white people’s role in making these changes.
How is the sexual violence movement tied together with the movement to end racial injustice?
At its heart, doing the work of sexual violence prevention is:
Social justice means equal rights and equitable opportunities for all. True social change relies on actions and efforts at multiple levels, and it can begin with introducing youth to social justice books to help them better understand different cultures, people, and situations.
Learn about the connections between multiple forms of oppression and how they have been built into our systems, our society, and even ourselves. Inspired by our #SAAM2024 slogan "Building Connected Communities", we make connections between factors that contribute to violence to help us understand how all forms of violence are related. Each blog below explains the connections between various forms of oppression and sexual violence.
April 2024 marks twenty 23 years of SAAM — a campaign that shines a light on the issues of sexual harassment, assault, and abuse and focuses on solutions to ending these types of violence.
Join advocates, activists, survivors, and supporters who are getting involved in 2021 Sexual Assault Awareness Month this April on Instagram. Daily prompts encourage creative ways for you to raise awareness, educate, and connect with others — plus you can win prizes along the way.