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TW: Sexual assault The Women’s Collective (WoCo) is the UTSSA’s organisation for feminist activism. We are a network of misogyny-affected students (open to all students who are not cisgender men) who seek to incite social change.
Eshna Gupta
So far this year, we have been organising two main campaigns. Firstly, we’ve been aiming to improve Respect.Now.Always by creating more comprehensive and intersectional consent education at UTS, without the fruit-centric messaging that trivialises the experiences of survivors of sexual assault. Secondly, we are working with midwifery and nursing students to combat the epidemic of violence and harassment on placement. WoCo is also collaborating with the Education Action Group and UTSSA to fight for paid placements. We are also hosting a variety of social events around O’Day, including: a drinks night, speedfriending, and a picnic. UTS Women’s Collective meets every two weeks, and we are always excited to see new faces! If you are keen to get involved, you can: • sign up to our mailing list by visiting https:// utsstudentsassociation.org.au/collectives/ womens and filling in your details at the bottom of the page • join our Facebook group: https://www. facebook.com/groups/utswoco2021/ • follow our Instagram page: @utswoco • come say hi to us at O’Day! We can’t wait to see you around!
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