Centre College SPEAC
SPEAC (Students for Prevention, Education, and Advocacy in the Community) is open to all students who want to help our community prevent student sexual misconduct. The organization works with the College's Title IX team in advancing the sexual misconduct prevention, awareness, education, and programming as part of the College's comprehensive prevention framework. They are ambassadors to the student body and are excellent resources to talk with if you are uncertain about reporting or want more information. SPEAC students are voices for the prevention of sexual violence on campus and run awareness campaigns and host programming and educational events. They represent many aspects of Centre life as athletes, resident assistants and directors, Brown Fellows, and Bonner & Posse Scholars. They are members of fraternities, sororities, diversity student union, and student government.
We work closely with Green Dot College Prevention Strategy. Traditional prevention programs may only approach men as potential perpetrators and women as potential victims. Green Dot approaches all students, staff, administrators, and faculty as allies. The original Green Dot program was conceived in the college setting to prevent dating violence, sexual violence, and stalking. It relies on the premise that if everyone does their small part and commits to individual responsibility, the combined effect is a safe campus culture that is intolerant of violence. The college-based curriculum draws heavily on the experiences of college students and the reality of this issue in their lives. This curriculum uses interactive activities to reinforce core concepts and encourages students to envision their future and the world in which they want to live, then aligns their bystander behavior with that vision.
We put on an annual Take Back the Night event, an international event and non-profit organization with the mission of ending sexual, relationship, and domestic violence in all forms. Hundreds of events are held in over 30 countries annually. Events often include marches, rallies, and vigils intended as a protest and direct action against rape and other forms of sexual, relationship, and domestic violence. All events are open to everyone!