ACTION ALLIANCE PROJECTS

THE VIRGINIA SEXUAL & DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACTION ALLIANCE HAS DEVELOPED SEVERAL ADDITIONAL STRATEGIES AND RESOURCES FOR WORKING WITH TEENS.

DO YOU: BUILDING YOUTH RESILIENCE THROUGH CREATIVE EXPRESSION

DO YOU addresses youth violence, dating and sexual violence, sexual harassment, and bullying by confronting its root causes and enhancing protective factors (also referred to as building resilience) to promote positive development and healthy relationships for age 13-16 years old.

The prevention strategy takes place in 2 phases:

Phase one: DO YOU

Teens create a ‘zine about their own cultural backgrounds, values, experiences and goals over the course of 10 sessions. Sessions relate to the goals above and open with interactive activities and end in creative expression.

phase two: DO SOMETHING

After completing 10 sessions, teens devise and implement a community-based project that helps their community and enhances their sense of value and belonging in the community

The UnCurriculum (the facilitator’s guide for DO YOU) uses primary prevention principles and creative expression in a strategy intended to prevent violence before it starts. 

ENDING RAPE CULTURE ACTIVITY ZINE

HOW DO WE ENVISION A BETTER WORLD?

This zine includes talking points and activities to help you facilitate that visioning conversation and support or shape your approach to violence prevention work.

The Rape Culture Pyramid and Ending Rape Culture Activity were created by the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance as a resource for community agencies, educators, and organizers to better understand and talk about rape culture.