students and UTSA police
UTSA Women's Resource Center staff and CURE peer educators with UTSA
Police Department members

UTSA presents sexual assault awareness events

By Melissa Hernandez
Assistant Director, Counseling Services

(April 15, 2009)--As part of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM), as designated by Gov. Rick Perry, UTSA Counseling Services and the Women's Resource Center will join rape crisis centers across Texas this month in promoting awareness of the issue. Teal is the signature color chosen to commemorate SAAPM events nationwide.

UTSA events include:

Sexual violence is a form of oppression and is linked to all other forms of oppression. In order to create a world without sexual violence, it is imperative that each of us takes a stand against all forms of oppression -- whether based on gender, age, race or ethnicity, sexual orientation or gender identity, ability or economic class.

"In order to foster healthy and safe campus, all students must support the effort to end sexual violence every month of the year," said Jessica Muniz, LMSW, sexual assault program coordinator for UTSA Counseling Services and the Women's Resource Center.

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