Student Resources & Support Services Education
The Sexual Violence Support and Education program is managed by the Office of Student Support, Rights & Responsibilities in coordination with People and Culture, and a core principle of the program is to provide educational opportunities to increase the awareness, knowledge and practical skill so that we can work towards ending sexualized violence in our community. Below are upcoming educational opportunities to engage with our program.
Upcoming Pop Up Tabling
Upcoming Workshops for Students
How to Respond to Disclosures (Student Workshop)
Date: Friday, November 7th, 2025
Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Location: In-person
Using a trauma-informed approach and the 'Listen, Respect, Refer' model, those who attend will learn how to offer support to a survivor that has experienced sexual violence. Participants will also learn about barriers to disclosing.
Those who attend will be able to:
- Identify and define a disclosure
- Learn skills to respond to a disclosure
- Apply skills to respond to a disclosure
- Understand their role as a member of the Langara College community
- Understanding policy, procedures, and resources at Langara.
Upcoming Workshops for Employees
Sexualized violence (or sexual violence) is an umbrella term that describes any unwanted action through a sexual means, or by targeting one’s sexuality. Sexual violence is not about sexual desire but about power and privilege. Expand each tab to learn more about examples of Sexualized Violence
Distribution of sexual imagery
Sharing sexualized pictures, drawings, videos, photos, or other images representing a person without their consent.
Some examples include but are not limited to:
- Showing a friend a sexually explicit photo or video of their partner.
- Posting of 'revenge porn' to online forums
Indecent or sexualized exposure
Exposing one's body to another individual for a sexual purpose or coercing another individual to remove their clothing to expose their body, without their consent.
Some examples include but are not limited to:
- Someone exposing their genitals to someone without their consent.
- Intimidating someone else to expose their genitals.
Sexual assault
Sexual exploitation
The sexual abuse of young or vulnerable individuals through the exchange of sex or sexual acts for drugs, food, shelter, protection, other basics of life, and/or money.
Some examples include but are not limited to:
- Forcing an individual into prostitution or pornography when consent cannot be given
- Forced marriage.
Sexual harassment
A form of sex discrimination based on sexuality, gender identity, or gender expression; unwelcome conduct of a sexualized nature that would be considered by a reasonable person to create an intimidating, humiliating, hostile, or poisoned learning or work environment.
Sexual harassment may be verbal, physical, or by technological means, including but not limited to email, internet postings, or text messaging.
Some examples include but are not limited to:
- Making unwelcome sexual comments or jokes to another individual.
- Asking for sex in exchange for a benefit or favor.
- Repeatedly asking for a date, and not taking 'no' for an answer.
- Using rude or insulting language towards someone based on their sex or sexuality.
- Making sex-related comments about a person's physical characteristics or actions.
Sexual trafficking
The recruitment, transportation, harbouring, and/or exercising control, direction, or influence over the movements of another individual to exploit that individual, typically through sexual exploitation or forced sexual labour.
Sexualized
The act of making something sexual; attributing sex or a sex role to something or someone.
Stealthing
The act of removing a condom during sex without the consent of the partner.
Technology-facilitated sexual violence
Voyeurism
Non-consensual viewing, photographing, or otherwise recording another individual in a location where their is a reasonable expectation of privacy.
Some examples include but are not limited to:
- Setting up a camera in secret to view someone undressing without their consent (ex. Their bedroom, a public washroom, a public changeroom).
- Filming or photographing someone during sexual activity without their consent.
