2025 Sexual Assault Awareness Month Events 

Sexual Assault Awareness Month Teal Ribbon Giveaway

OAC invites you to join us in the Madison Lobby and pick up a complimentary teal ribbon to wear during the month of April to show your support for survivors of sexual violence.  Continue to wear your ribbon throughout the month of April and commit to learning more about sexual violence prevention. 

Wednesday April 2, 2025

12pm-1pm 

Madison Plaza Lobby 

About SAAM 2025

The theme "Together We Act, United We Change" highlights the importance of working together to address and prevent sexual abuse, assault, and harassment. This campaign focuses on enhancing public understanding of sexual violence, amplifying the voices of survivors, and empowering us to work together to promote the safety and well-being of others. Everyone in our communities deserves to live in safe and supportive environments where they are treated with respect. When our workplaces, schools, and communities work together to uphold safety and respect, we make progress in preventing sexual abuse, assault, and harassment.

We recognize that how we talk about sexual violence significantly impacts survivors, their families, our communities, and society. We also understand that our voices have power and that when one of us does not feel safe or respected we are all affected. As such, we must strive to create strong, connected communities that take care of one another and make decisions to ensure the safety and well-being of others to end sexual violence. 

Sexual violence is an umbrella term that includes any type of unwanted sexual contact — including sexual assault, harassment, and abuse.  

Forms of sexual violence include: 

• Rape or sexual assault 

• Sexual harassment 

• Sexual abuse 

• Unwanted sexual contact/touching 

• Sexual exploitation and trafficking, 

• Exposing one’s genitals or naked body to others without consent, 

• Nonconsensual image sharing 

• Words and actions of a sexual nature against a person’s will and without their consent 

• Sexual violence represents a range of behaviors. 

Click here to visit  The National Sexual Violence Resource Center  and learn more about becoming an advocate and supporting survivors.   

Source: About SAAM 2025 | National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)