Workshops

In order to improve personal safety and security within the UvA, the Central Diversity Office has been working together with Our Bodies Our Voice since 2018, a non-profit foundation that aims to prevent sexual violence and establish consent culture at universities through workshops and trainings.

The Central Diversity Office reimburses three trainings per academic year per faculty (for all seven faculties, with a maximum of 20 participants): one training for students, one for staff, and one unspecified.

When a faculty has reached the limit, the workshops can still be requested, but the faculty or department will have to pay for the costs themselves. The Shared Services are not included in this collaboration and will have to pay for the training courses themselves. The costs of the training courses can be found on the OBOV website.

Would you like to know more about this collaboration and/or the workshops offered? Or do you want to organise a workshop for more than 20 people? Please contact OBOV via ourbodies.ourvoice@gmail.com.

Workshops for Students

Boundaries, Communication, & Consent Workshop

This workshop aims to help students gain a better understanding of their own personal boundaries and how to communicate them in social situations. Topics that are addressed include: the diversity of experiences people have, the ways in which our unique personal identities and situations shape our boundaries, and how we understand those of others.

Duration: 2 hours
Group size: 10 - 20 students (negotiable)
Content: Customizable
Language: English
Online & Offline options
Bystander Intervention Workshop

Bystander Intervention training teaches individuals how to recognize and safely intervene in situations they feel the need to act upon. This workshop develops participants’ skills to intervene in a variety of challenging, real life situations and strengthens their assertiveness in both personal and external experiences.

Duration: 2 hours
Group size: 10 - 20 students (negotiable)
Content: Customizable (scenarios from participants are collected via Google Form before workshop) Language: English
Online & Offline options
Allyship Workshop

Allyship is one of the most important approaches you can take to contribute to better campuses, workplaces and communities. This workshop explores some complex situations that are relevant to university life and forms the core introductory module for students seeking to establish inclusive cultures. Topics of discussion include bullying, harassment, and discrimination.

Duration: 2 hours
Group size: 10 - 20 students (negotiable; single gender or mixed gender versions available)
Content: Customizable
Language: English
Online & Offline options
Active Listening Workshop

Active Listening helps in recognizing other people’s perspectives, feelings, and experiences. It empowers our community to foster a culture of respect and compassion, and being an active listener equips you to support survivors of any form of trauma. This workshop develops participants’ active listening skills and supporting survivors methods.

Duration: 2 hours
Group size: 10 - 20 students (negotiable)
Content: Customizable
Language: English
Online & Offline options
Alcohol and Party Culture Workshop

This workshop focuses on the role of alcohol, party culture, and peer pressure in relation to consent and sexual violence. It explores the different social norms that can negatively impact student life and how we can improve social safety during parties and in our communities.

Duration: 2 hours
Group size: 10 - 20 students (negotiable)
Content: Customizable
Language: English
Online & Offline options
Student Leadership Training (For Study/Student Associations)

This training is designed to empower student leaders to understand their roles in creating inclusive and safe cultures in their associations. It incorporates a blended learning offer, including: a membership survey, action planning, education on core topics, exploration of association specific strengths and weaknesses, and a follow-up consultation.

Duration: 4 hours or two modules of 2 hours
Group size: 10 - 20 students (negotiable)
Content: Customizable
Language: English
Online & Offline options

Workshops for Staff

Boundaries, Communication, & Consent Workshop

This workshop aims to help participants gain a better understanding of their own personal boundaries and how to have productive conversations about boundaries and consent in social and professional situations. Topics that are addressed include: the diversity of experiences people have, the ways in which our unique personal identities and situations shape our boundaries, how we understand those of others, and how power dynamics can impact conversations about boundaries.

Duration: 2 hours
Group size: 10 - 20 participants (negotiable)
Content: Customizable
Language: English
Online & Offline options
Bystander Intervention Workshop

Bystander Intervention training teaches individuals how to recognize and safely intervene in situations they feel the need to act upon. This workshop develops participants’ skills to intervene in a variety of challenging, real life situations and strengthens their assertiveness in both personal and external experiences.

Duration: 2 hours
Group size: 10 - 20 participants (negotiable)
Content: Customizable (scenarios from participants are collected via Google Form before workshop) Language: English
Online & Offline options
Allyship Workshop

Allyship is one of the most important approaches you can take to contribute to better campuses, workplaces and communities. This workshop explores some complex situations that are relevant to university life and forms the core introductory module for participants seeking to establish inclusive cultures. Topics of discussion include bullying, harassment, and discrimination.

Duration: 2 hours
Group size: 10 - 20 participants (negotiable; single gender or mixed gender versions available)
Content: Customizable
Language: English
Online & Offline options
Active Listening Workshop

Active Listening helps in recognizing other people’s perspectives, feelings, and experiences. It empowers our community to foster a culture of respect and compassion, and being an active listener equips you to support survivors of any form of trauma. This workshop develops participants’ active listening skills and supporting survivors methods.

Duration: 2 hours
Group size: 10 - 20 participants (negotiable)
Content: Customizable
Language: English
Online & Offline options
Teaching for Inclusion & Social Safety

Specifically dedicated at dealing with tutor-student relations. Will provide a framework to explore and understand cultural norms, attitudes, stereotypes and power relations. Pragmatic skills for setting up safe learning environments, managing difficult classroom discussions, supporting students, and turning crises into moments for learning.

Duration: 1.5 - 2 hours
Group size: 10 - 15 participants (negotiable)
Content: Customizable
Language: English
Online & Offline options
Foundations of Allyship & Inclusion

Leadership workshop for departments, research groups, teaching coordinators or other leadership positions among staff. Engages participants in an exploratory discussion of their departmental structures and culture, and equips them with frameworks for action. Modules available for more in depth exploration, pragmatic approaches, and action plans for: creating inclusive cultures for all staff, recognizing areas of difficulty and vulnerability, explicit and implicit hierarchies and power structures, reporting systems, and responses to complaints.

Duration: 1.5 - 2 hours
Group size: 10 - 15 participants (negotiable)
Content: Customizable
Language: English
Online & Offline options

Workshops

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