Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2025

April is designated as National Sexual Assault Awareness Month(SAAM). Sexual assault is an issue that affects our entire community. The goal of SAAM is to raise awareness about sexual violence and to educate communities and individuals about their role in prevention. SAAM has been recognized at UC San Diego since 2007 with efforts led by CARE at the Sexual Assault Resource Center and campus partners.

SAAM Materials

Click here to download and use our SAAM Branding Toolkit and Zoom backgrounds.

SAAM Events

See below for some of the key dates and events during SAAM. To see additional events that CARE will be tabling at, please visit our Instagram tabling post.

WEEK 1

CARE at SARC | Day of Action (Wear Teal Day)

Come win CARE at SARC swag and learn more about SAAM! Pick up a free teal ribbon to wear all throughout the month.

Date: Tuesday, April 1st
Time: 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Modality: In person
Location: Farmers Market at the KAHNOP Walkway
Activity type: Campuswide tabling
Registration: N/A
Limited to: N/A

WEEK 2

CARE at SARC & The Zone | Succulents for SAAM

Join us to learn about SAAM, recognize the resilience of sexual assault survivors and identify on campus resources by decorating pots and planting succulents. All supplies and materials will be provided for free!

Date: Tuesday, April 8th
Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Modality: In person
Location: The Zone
Activity type: Drop in event for all undergraduate and graduate students
Registration: N/A
Limited to: 30 participants (two rounds of 15 participants due to space capacity)

CARE at SARC & FSAP | Cafecito on Consent in Spanish

A facilitated dialogue will be facilitated by CARE at SARC and FSAP with HDH staff about consent and how to practice it in the workplace and in their personal lives.

Date: Wednesday, April 9th
Time: 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Modality: In person
Activity type: Facilitated dialogue for HDH staff
Registration: N/A
Limited to: Closed event for HDH staff

WEEK 3

CARE at SARC & HPS | Pleasure Isn't a Dirty Word: Incorporating Pleasure Into Everyday Life (CARE Intern Capstone Project)

Come learn about what sex positivity is and how to incorporate it in your daily life! Join us in creating collages about what sex positivity means to you!

Date: Thursday, April 17th
Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Modality: In person
Location: The Zone
Activity type: Drop in event for all undergraduate and graduate students
All supplies will be provided. The first 20 attendees will receive a free goodie bag! Plus build your own condom kit with the Condom Concierge pop-up!
Registration: N/A
Limited to: 20 participants

CARE at SARC | How to Support a Student Survivor via UC Learning Center

How can UC San Diego staff and faculty best support survivors while fulfilling their reporting responsibilities? This training provides a brief overview of CARE services, the dynamics of interpersonal violence, the reasons survivors choose not to seek support, and CARE’s Five Steps of Responding to Disclosures. Participants then apply this knowledge through case studies and skills-practice scenarios to gain confidence in supporting survivors as responsible employees.

Date: Friday, April 18th
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Modality: Virtual
Location: Zoom
Activity type: Staff training
Registration: UC Learning Center
Limited to: 25 participants

WEEK 4

CARE at SARC and CSI iLead | Yes, No Maybe? Clarifying Consent: SAAM Edition

In this workshop, participants will gain a robust understanding of consent by exploring the FRIES model of consent and discussing situations in which consent cannot be given. Participants learn how to ask for, listen for, and respect consent through the usage of scenarios and group dialogue on navigating rejection.

Date: Monday, April 21st -or- Tuesday, April 29th
Time: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Modality: In person
Location: TBA
Activity type: Workshop for undergraduate and graduate students
Registration: Center for Student Involvement iLead Program
Limited to: N/A

CARE at SARC | SAAM Tabling

Come win CARE at SARC swag and learn more about SAAM! Pick up a free teal ribbon to wear all throughout the month.

Date: Tuesday, April 22nd
Time: 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Modality: In person
Location: Farmers Market at the KAHNOP Walkway
Activity type: Campuswide tabling
Registration: N/A
Limited to: N/A

CARE at SARC Healing Program & LGBT Resource Center| Rainbow Reef: Healing as Community in observation of SAAM and Out & Proud Week

Rainbow Reef is a space that centers the intersections of LGBTQIA+ folx and topics of sexual violence, relationship violence and stalking.

Date: Thursday, April 24th
Time: 11:30 - 12:30 pm
Modality: In person
Location: LGBT Resource Center
Activity type: Drop in healing program for all undergraduate and graduate students
Registration: N/A
Limited to: N/A

CARE at SARC & OPHD | Empowering Employees to Intervene: Sexual Harassment via UC Learning Center

We all have a role to play in creating a workplace free from harassment. In partnership with the Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination (OPHD) this training empowers participants to move from being a bystander to an upstander. Participants will explore barriers to intervention, learn about CARE at SARC’s IDEAS model, and apply the framework to workplace sexual misconduct scenarios.

Date: Friday, April 25th
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Modality: In person
Location: Dolores-Huerta Room
Activity type: Staff training
Registration: UC Learning Center
Limited to: 30 participants

WEEK 5

CARE at SARC & CSI SFL | Denim Day

Come win CARE at SARC swag and learn more about SAAM and Denim Day!

Date: Wednesday, April 30
Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Modality: In person
Location: Library Walk
Activity type: Campuswide tabling
Registration: N/A
Limited to: N/A

Women’s Center & CARE at SARC | Denim Day

Attendees will learn about the history of Denim Day, consent in a digital age and naming/challenging rape culture. Light refreshments will be provided.

Date: Wednesday, April 30
Time: 4:30 - 5:30 pm
Modality: In person
Location: Women’s Center
Activity type: Workshop for all UCSD affiliates
Registration: N/A
Limited to: N/A

Month of May

CARE at SARC | SAAM Book Club

CARE is launching a book club in recognition of SAAM. Join CARE at SARC in reading Know My Name: A Memoir by Chanel Miller. The memoir is a powerful account of resilience and healing, detailing the author’s journey to reclaim her identity after experiencing sexual assault. Participants can pick up their copy of the book at any CARe tabling events or during CARE at SARC’s open lobby hours during the month of April.

Date: Tuesday, May 6th
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Modality: In person
Location: Marshall College Room in the Price Center
Activity type: Book club open to all undergraduate and graduate students, staff and faculty
Registration: tinyurl.com/2025-SAAM-Book-Club
Limited to: 25 participants

CARE at SARC & OPHD | Empowering Employees to Intervene: Sexual Harassment offered via UC Learning Center

Date: Thursday, May 8th
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Modality: Virtual
Location: Zoom
Activity type: Staff training
Registration: UC Learning Center
Limited to: 30 participants

Take Action during SAAM

Here are some ways for you to take action and support Sexual Assault Awareness Month:

Participate in a SAAM event with a friend or colleague
Wear a teal ribbon or display a SAAM poster
Wear Teal on Day of Action (4/1) and throughout April
Wear Denim on Denim Day (4/30)
Follow and engage with CARE at SARC on Instagram (@ucsdcare)

Requesting a Program

CARE staff will have limited availability during the month of April. We will not be able to fulfill the majority of program requests, and priority consideration will be given to requests submitted before March 1st. We encourage you to promote and attend the SAAM events listed above.