You don’t need to be an expert.
You need two hours and curiosity.
Whatever your background, whatever your reasons for coming — the workshop welcomes you.
Why join, even if you’re not “concerned”?
Sexual violence touches everyone — but not always in obvious ways. Maybe it’s a family member who confided in you years ago. Maybe it’s the news, which leaves you uncertain how to react. Maybe it’s a teenager in your life and you’d like to be better equipped if they ever opened up.
Or maybe it’s none of that, and you just want to understand a phenomenon that affects 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men worldwide — and that almost certainly affects people you love, whether you know it or not.
The SVPW is built for anyone, with no prior knowledge required. You won’t be asked to share anything personal. You won’t have to defend a position. You’ll be invited to think, with a small group, around a structured set of cards.
What you’ll take away.
In two hours, you’ll walk away with:
- A clearer vocabulary to talk about sexual violence without taboos or rhetoric
- Better understanding of the risk factors — and of what is not a cause despite what we often assume
- A sharper sense of what consent really requires in concrete situations
- Awareness of which prevention strategies actually work — and which only sound good
- One concrete commitment for your own life, family, or community
Real reasons people come.
To support someone close
A friend, a sister, a colleague has shared something with you — or hasn’t, and you sense it. You want to know how to listen, when to act, where to direct them.
To prepare a conversation
You have teenagers, or you work with young adults. Sooner or later the subject will come up. You’d rather not improvise.
To stop feeling powerless
You read the news, you see the statistics, and you’ve felt unsure of what to do with that knowledge. The workshop turns understanding into action.
What participants say
Free resources.
The complete card deck is available for free download in all our supported languages, under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license. Anyone can read the materials. Browse the free card decks →
Hosting an actual workshop requires the full method — script, pedagogical guidance, facilitator notes — which is available in the book.
Ready to take the first step?
The workshop only exists when people meet and run it.
You can run a workshop yourself
The full method is in the book. Read it, gather a few people, and host your first workshop in your city, your company, or your school.
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