Resilience Events
Queer Survivor Support Group
ZoomThis virtual support group is for queer survivors of sexual assault. All genders are welcome. 18+. Click here to download the flier. SCHEDULE Mondays from 5:30 – 7:00 pm (CT) February 22 – April 26 CONTACT Space is limited. Please contact Rachel Mintz at rmintz@ourresilience.org or 312-443-9603 x143 to schedule a screening interview.
Visual Journaling Art Therapy Group
ZoomConnect with other survivors of sexual violence while using visual journaling as a reflective process to explore concepts, ideas, and thoughts in order to deepen personal meaning. Open to adult survivors, all genders welcome. Click here to download the flier. SCHEDULE Fridays, March 12 – April 30 2:30 – 4:00 pm Held virtually CONTACT Space is limited. […]
Our Music My Body Instagram Live featuring Shawna Potter
InstagramShawna Potter of Warn on Women and Maggie Arthur, Resilience's Northside Prevention Educator and Our Music My Body Campaign Coordinator, will talk about Shawna's band and her work to promote safer music scenes. Follow Our Music My Body on Instagram to watch this conversation live!
Making Spaces Safer Webinar from Our Music My Body
ZoomShawna Potter of War on Women and Maggie Arthur of Our Music My Body will be providing instructions on how to recognize identity-based harassment and violence in music. Participants will leave with tips on how to make change in their scene.
Preventing Sexual Violence in Higher Education Trainings
ZoomThis Zoom training will provide an in-depth look at identifying and understanding sexual and intimate partner violence, stalking, and domestic violence. Participants will explore the impact of trauma and trauma responses, as well as legal and medical options for survivors. Click here to download the flier for the March 26 training and here to download the flier for the […]
Moving Through Sexual Trauma
ZoomWhile sexual trauma can significantly impact one’s relationship to the body, therapeutic movement practices can offer pathways towards restoration and healing. Join Resilience trainers for an experiential exploration of trauma-informed approaches to yoga, breath-work, meditation, and dance/movement therapy. Click here to download the flier. SCHEDULE Friday, April 9, 2021 10:00 am – 1:30 pm REGISTRATION Click here to register. […]
Celebrate Resilience Speaker Series – Brenda Tracy
ZoomJoin us for a special and thought-provoking conversation with survivor, activist, advocate, lobbyist, nurse, and mother Brenda Tracy during our second Celebrating Resilience Speaker Series event. Brenda travels the country speaking to university students, athletes and various organizations to raise awareness regarding sexual violence and to share her story of courage, hope, and resilience. For […]
Celebrating Resilience Luncheon
ZoomWe’re thrilled to invite you to the Second Annual Celebrating Resilience Luncheon on May 13, 2021, featuring Special Guest Speaker Julie Smolyansky, President and CEO of Lifeway Foods and co-founder of Test400k, an organization dedicated to advocating ending the backlog of 400,000 untested rape kits in the United States. A survivor herself, Julie has been active […]
Virtual 40-Hour Confidential Advisor Training
ZoomTrainees will gain basic crisis intervention skills, explore the neurobiology of trauma, and learn how to respond to disclosures. They will also learn about the legal and medical remedies available to survivors and explore how sexual violence impacts groups of survivors experiencing multiple forms of oppression. Trainees will also learn in-depth state and federal laws that outline procedures and […]
60-Hour Resilience Advocacy Volunteer Training
ZoomParticipants will obtain foundational knowledge of sexual violence and rape culture and its’ impact on those whom experience this type of victimization. Trainees will gain basic crisis intervention skills, explore the neurobiology of trauma and learn how to respond appropriately to disclosures. They will also learn about the legal and medical remedies available to survivors […]