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NEW SERIES!!!! Over the course of this semester, PVP will be featuring the various confidential resource offices in a new Reels series! First up: LGBT Center @pennlgbt ! You can find all contact info for any of the confidential staff by visiting the PVP website, or the LGBT website specifically. Comment below which resource we should feature next ⬇️⬇️ -
The word “stalking” has made its way into our everyday vocabulary, oftentimes used by people to describe their behaviors on social media. We encourage folks to reflect on how the use of this language is harmful to those who are experiencing stalking and make an effort to unlearn the misuse of this word. -
Penn Violence Prevention will be all over campus offering confidential spaces to talk. Our spring drop-in hours are as follows: - Tuesdays at Penn First Plus (1 College Hall, ground floor): 11AM - 1PM - Tuesdays at Penn Women's Center (3643 Locust Walk): 12PM - 2PM - Wednesdays at LGBT Center (3907d Spruce Street): 2PM - 4PM - Wednesdays at OFSL (3933 Walnut Street): 3PM - 5PM - Thursdays at Grad Student Center (3615 Locust Walk): 10AM -12PM There is no appointment necessary for drop-in hours. You can also reach PVP at 3611 Locust Walk, Monday through Friday from 9AM - 5PM. Question? Email Julie at JulMill@upenn.edu -
This January, PVP recognizes National Stalking Awareness Month. Despite its high prevalence and serious impacts, stalking frequently goes unrecognized. Many stalkers are persistent, and utilize a wide range of tactics to contact, surveil, control, isolate, sabotage, and otherwise scare the people they are targeting. If you think you or a friend may be experiencing stalking, PVP and other confidential resources are here to help you navigate your support options. #nsam2023 -
We are so excited to welcome Elise Scioscia, PVP’s new director! Elise comes to us from Women Against Abuse, Pennsylvania’s largest domestic violence service provider and advocacy agency, where her varied roles included the strategic oversight of the agency’s domestic violence prevention, public policy and DEI work, along with strategic planning. Elise lives in the Bella Vista neighborhood of Philadelphia with her family and their pup, Toby – all of whom love to explore city parks, restaurants and street festivals. -
🏳️⚧️ It’s Transgender Awareness Week (November 13-19)! 🏳️⚧️ This is a week to celebrate and raise awareness about the transgender community (including anyone with a diverse gender experience!) -- and it leads up to Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20, which honors trans lives that have been lost. Penn LGBT has a full week of events planned to both celebrate and commemorate the trans community ⤵️ 💙 Trans Day of Remembrance Vigil 🗓 Tuesday, November 26 @ 7pm 📍 Penn LGBT Center (3907 Spruce St) ✨ An evening honoring Trans Day of Remembrance and the lives of our trans and non-binary community members. 💖 Open Mic Night: Uplifting Trans & Non-Binary Voices 🗓 Wednesday, November 16 @ 7:30 pm 📍 Kelly Writers House (3805 Locust Walk) ✨ A celebration and amplification of voices and experiences across the gender spectrum. 💙 Gender-Affirming Closet Swap & Drop 🗓 Thursday, November 15 from 12-3 pm 📍 Penn LGBT Center (3907 Spruce St) ✨ Swap off clothing items you no longer need, and find new gender-affirming items for your closet! We hope to see you at some of these events! Feel free to DM @PennLGBT if you have any questions. And happy Transgender Awareness Week!! 🏳️⚧️ #pennlgbt #transgenderawarenessweek #transcommunity #nonbinarycommunity #transawarenessweek #transawareness Thanks @pennlgbt for the graphic and caption! ✨✨ -
Honoring the trans and non-binary community for Transgender Day of Remembrance ❤️🏳️⚧️ Join @PennLGBT, @PennWellness, and @Penn_PVP at the LGBT Center TONIGHT 🗓 Tuesday, November 15 from 7-9 pm 🗓 for a candlelight vigil in recognition of the lives and memories of our trans and non-binary community members. This event is in honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), which occurs annually on November 20 to commemorate those who have been lost to anti-trans violence. TDOR was first created in response to the murder of Rita Hester — a 34-year-old Black trans woman — outside of Boston on November 28th, 1998. Her case is still unsolved. It was in Rita’s memory that Gwendolyn Anne Smith, then the administrator of the AOL Transgender Community Forum, and fellow activist Penni Ashe Matz organized the first Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 28, 1999 (the anniversary of Hester’s death). Smith also began the Remembering Our Dead web project, an attempt to compile a comprehensive list of murdered trans people from as far back as 1970. In 2022 so far, at least six trans women have been murdered in the U.S. alone. Violence against the transgender and non-binary communities is still very much an ongoing concern — which makes it all the more meaningful and valuable to come together as a community and show solidarity, love, and support. We hope you join us in community at the TDOR candlelight vigil on Tuesday, November 15th — and/or join our two other events for Transgender Awareness Week (November 13-19): ✨ A Trans and Non-Binary Open Mic Night on Wednesday, November 16th @ 7:30 at @kellywritershouse ✨ And a Clothing Swap N Drop on Thursday, November 17th @ 12 pm at @PennLGBT And in the meantime, feel free to reach out to @PennLGBT with any questions, or need for resources or support! 🏳️⚧️ Thank you @pennlgbt for the caption and graphics ✨ -
It’s spooky szn!! Remember costumes don’t mean consent, and respect and care for each other this Halloweekend! ✨ Costumes are NOT excuses to touch someone or make sexual comments without their consent. Also, skip the costumes that make light of interpersonal violence and folks’ identities. 🚫 If you’d like to talk through with a confidential staff member, PVP staff are available 9am-5pm every Monday through Friday. Special Services (215-898-6600) and Student Counseling (215-898-7021) provide 24/7 support if you need support this weekend or after-hours. Take care y’all and have fun. 🎃🐈⬛ 👻🐈⬛🧙♀️
Penn Violence Prevention (PVP) engages the Penn community in the prevention of sexual violence, relationship violence, stalking, and sexual harassment on campus. We foster collaborative relationships across campus to ensure a survivor-centered, multi-faceted approach to support services and primary prevention. Through collective community action, we are committed to ending interpersonal violence by addressing gender inequity, social injustice, and oppression through outreach and education.
Penn Violence Prevention Events Calendar
Learn about upcoming Penn Violence Prevention events.
