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What is The Red Zone?

The U.S. Department of Justice has identified the first six weeks as a period of high risk for sexual assault perpetration on college campuses. At UW Oshkosh, Red Zone programming reclaims this time by focusing on prevention. 

*This does NOT mean that sexual assaults do not happen at other times of the year* 

Check out our 2022 Red Zone Events below!

Week 1: Resources an Awareness

Monday, September 5

Myth or Fact Monday 
Follow the Women’s Center on Instagram or Facebook for the weekly prompt! 

Titan Welcome – New Student Scavenger Hunt 
9:00-11:00 a.m., Across Campus  

New students – Meet your group in the designated location communicated from your Titan Welcome Leader to begin your hunt using the Eventzee App! Bring your class schedule to find your classes! 

Rec Fest 
1:00-3:00 p.m., Student Recreation and Wellness Center  
Learn all about the various programs and services that your Student Recreation and Wellness Center has to offer. Hear from different sport clubs, learn how to rent a kayak on campus, sign up for an intramural sport, get a copy of the Group Exercise schedule… and more! 

Welcome Back Bash (Glow Party) 
8:00-11:00 p.m., Rec Plex  
Join your fellow students for a great night of activities and games and getting to know your fellow Titans!  


Tuesday, September 6  

Titan Fest 
11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., Academic Mall  
Are you looking for ways to get involved on campus and in the Oshkosh community? Are you looking for a part-time job? Come check out all of these opportunities and more! Student organizations, university departments, volunteer agencies, off-campus employers, and community businesses will all be present to share information with you. The Lunch on the Lawn buffet meal will be available to those who want it. Be prepared to receive a lot of free giveaways!   

Second Year Refresh  
2:00-4:00 p.m., Reeve 212, 202, 210, 209  
During this one-hour session in Reeve Union, some of your fellow students will share information about some topics they thought would be helpful.  You’ll also have the opportunity to meet other students and ask questions.  All attendees will receive a UWO gift, too!  


Wednesday, September 7 

Wear Red Wednesday 
Wear Red on Wednesdays during the Red Zone to raise awareness. 


Thursday, September 8  

Start with Community: Center Open House  
12:00-6:00 p.m., LGBTQ+ Resource Center, Multicultural Education Center, Veterans Resource Center, Women’s Center 
Start the semester by connecting with a community ready to support and welcome you! The LGBTQ+ Resource Center, Multicultural Education Center, Veterans Resource Center, and Women’s Center will be open for you to stop in and see the physical space of the Centers, learn about services and semester programs, enjoy free snacks and refreshments, and meet folks excited to have you as part of the UWO community. If you sign in at all four Centers, you will be entered to win a prize basket of Titan gear donated by University Books & More!  


Friday, September 9  

Crafts, Coffee, and Community 
2:00-4:00 p.m., Women’s Center 
Join Women’s Center staff, interns, and students in creating feminist craft projects, chatting over a cup of coffee, tea, or hot chocolate, and creating a supportive and intersectional community. 

Titan Nights at the Rec 
8:30 p.m.-Midnight, Student Recreation and Wellness Center  
Don’t miss a favorite campus tradition – Titan Nights – this time at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center! Featuring pickup games, rock wall climbing, music, fresh smoothies, crafts, archery tag, and more! Free with Titan Card  

Week 2: Building Safe Online Spaces

Monday, September 12 

Myth or Fact Monday 
Follow the Women’s Center on Instagram or Facebook for the weekly prompt! 


Tuesday, September 13  

CHARGE: CHange Agents Rallying for Gender Equity 
12:00-1:00 p.m., Microsoft Teams 
Allyship is a verb and requires constant reflection and commitment renewal. Join the Women’s Center for open virtual discussions on how to be an effective active ally to marginalized communities within and beyond UW Oshkosh. Discussions will be adaptive to current events and will focus on skill building.  

Finding, Creating, and Maintaining Safe Online Spaces 
5:00-6:30 p.m., Reeve 212  
Join community activist Devin Matznick to learn ways to find, create, and maintain safe online spaces, particularly for marginalized communities (e.g., disability, LGBTQIA+). 


Wednesday, September 14 

Wear Red Wednesday 
Wear Red on Wednesdays during the Red Zone to raise awareness.  

You Can Help a Friend (Counseling Center’s Suicide Prevention Training for Students), 12:00-1:00 p.m., Microsoft Teams  
This one-hour training covers how to help a friend/student peer with mental health concerns and/or thoughts of suicide. This training covers the following program objectives:  How to identify signs of distress; What students can do to help a friend/peer in distress; How to take action; Where to go for more support. 

Constitution Day Speaker: Tricia Zunker 
6:00-7:00 p.m., Sage 1210 
Tricia Zunker has taught at California School of Law since 2007, where she also serves as Dean of Faculty. As a longtime educator, she also teaches in the Legal Studies department at University of Maryland and in the Criminal Justice department at Colorado State University-Global Campus. Ms. Zunker serves on the ACLU of Wisconsin Board of Directors as a member of the Executive Committee and has acted as the Associate Justice of the Ho-Chunk Nation Supreme Court since 2013, currently serving her second elected term. She serves as President of the Wausau Board of Education, is founding director of Central Wisconsin Indigenous Peoples’ Day Committe, and a member of Ho-Chunk Nation. She considers herself a defender of the Constitution and passionate about issues related to protection of tribal sovereignty, civil rights, privacy rights and a woman’s reproductive decision-making, LGBTQ+ rights, and other social justice issues. A first generation college graduate, Zunker holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin as well as a law degree from UCLA. She is a member of Wisconsin Tribal Judges Association, National American Indian Court Judges Association, National Native American Bar Association, Wisconsin Indian Education Association and the State Bar of California. In her free time, she most enjoys spending time with her eight year old son on travel adventures, trying new foods, or simply relaxing at home in Wausau with their dog, Diesel. 
Sponsored by the Center for Civic and Community Engagement.  


Thursday, September 15 

Level Up! A Feminist Gaming Initiative 
3:00-4:30 p.m., Women’s Center and Microsoft Teams (https://bit.ly/levelupfall22)  
Level Up! provides a safe space for women and other structurally excluded gamers to build community around feminist gaming while critically analyzing the media we love. During each meeting we will focus on a different topic within gaming to analyze through game play, articles, and videos utilizing a feminist lens and strategize how to make our community more inclusive.   
Topic: Bystander Intervention in Online Spaces 


Friday, September 16 

Technology-Facilitated Stalking: How to Protect Yourself 
12:40-1:40 p.m., Microsoft Teams  
Technology is a major part of our lives, but it can also be used against us. Join Christine Ann Domestic Abuse Services for an interactive workshop and learn about how technology is used by perpetrators of stalking and domestic abuse. Participants will also learn risk reduction strategies to help protect against technology-facilitated stalking. 

Hispanic Heritage Month Kickoff 
4:00-6:00 p.m., Horizon Village Ampitheater 
Music and authentic food to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. 
Sponsored by the Student Organization of Latinos. 

Week 3: Stronger Together

National Hazing Prevention Week [Watch for programs from Fraternity and Sorority Life and Athletics] 


Monday, September 19 

Myth or Fact Monday 
Follow the Women’s Center on Instagram or Facebook for the weekly prompt! 

Titan Underground Hangout Night 
6:00-8:00 p.m., Titan Underground 
Come hang out in the Titan Underground, as clubs and organizations host games and activities to get to know you! Food, pool, darts, games, board games, foosball, and our newest feature, air hockey! Free with Titan Card. 


Wednesday, September 21 

Wear Red Wednesday 
Wear Red on Wednesdays during the Red Zone to raise awareness. 

Workshop Wednesday: Healthy Relationships & Everyday Consent 
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Reeve 212AB  
Alicia Gehrig, Christine Ann Domestic Abuse Services, and Ciara Hill, Reach Counseling Services, will share strategies for establishing healthy relationships and practicing everyday consent in all relationships. Through this workshop, you will be able to recognize and interrupt red flags and learn ways to set boundaries with classmates, friends and family, roommates, work colleagues, and intimate partners.   

Pre-Registration Deadline for Free Lunch (9/15/22), https://forms.gle/DfMXK3Ubm9Bbp62d9    

WAC Believes You 
7:30-8:30 p.m., Women’s Center   
WAC (Women’s Advocacy Council, student organization) is starting a peer-led support group for victims/survivors of sexual and interpersonal violence and their allies. The focus will be on education, growth, healing, and connection with others. This is NOT a clinical/counseling support group. If you are looking to build community and further your healing, we would love to have you join us! Email wac@uwosh.edu for more information.   


Friday, September 23 

Crafts, Coffee, and Community 
2:00-4:00 p.m., Women’s Center     
Join Women’s Center staff, interns, and students in creating feminist craft projects, chatting over a cup of coffee, tea, or hot chocolate, and creating a supportive and intersectional community.    
Activity: Making Safer Sex Kits with PPWI 

Week 4: Healthy Sexuality

Monday, September 26 

Myth or Fact Monday 
Follow the Women’s Center on Instagram or Facebook for the weekly prompt! 

What the Wet is This? Sexual Hygiene Best Practices 
6:30-8:00 p.m., Reeve 306  
You may have heard that you should always pee after sex, but what are other important sexual hygiene practices? Hint: These practices do NOT include vaginal douching. Join us for an inclusive and judgement-free Q&A session and dialogue on all things related to sexual hygiene. This session will be facilitated by a community educator from Planned Parenthood Wisconsin. 


Tuesday, September 27 

CHARGE: CHange Agents Rallying for Gender Equity 
12:00-1:00 p.m., Microsoft Teams 
Allyship is a verb and requires constant reflection and commitment renewal. Join the Women’s Center for open virtual discussions on how to be an effective active ally to marginalized communities within and beyond UW Oshkosh. Discussions will be adaptive to current events and will focus on skill building. 

AAA: A Conversation Around Healthy Sexuality 
2:00-3:30 p.m., Reeve 202 & Virtual Link    
Allyship, Advocacy, & Action is professional development opportunity for students, faculty, and staff members to take advantage of and engage with social justice and equity topics that focus on becoming better advocates to create inclusive action for underinvested communities.   


Wednesday, September 28 

Wear Red Wednesday 
Wear Red on Wednesdays during the Red Zone to raise awareness. 

You Can Help a Student (Counseling Center’s Suicide Prevention Training for Faculty/Staff Audience) 
12:00-1:00 p.m., Microsoft Teams   
This one-hour training shares information about recognizing and responding to students in distress, and how to help students with mental health concerns and/or thoughts of suicide. This training covers the following program objectives: Understanding the current landscape of mental health in college students; How to identify signs of distress; What faculty/staff can do to help a student in distress & how to take action; Where to go for more support. 


Thursday, September 29 

A Post-Roe World: Panel Discussion 
11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Sage 1210  
A round table discussion by campus and community experts who will share their perspectives on the historical, legal, and social justice aspects of the SCOTUS decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.   

Panelists: Dr. Jerry Thomas, Political Science, Dr. Maria Graf, Nursing, Dr. Paisley Harris, History and Women’s and Gender Studies, and Marianne Radley, UWO alum and Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin  

Organized by the Women’s and Gender Studies Program. 


Sunday, October 2 

Sex Trivia 
8:00-10:00 p.m., Titan Underground   
Grab your friends (with their consent) and compete in trivia about arousal, safer sex, orgasms, and more!   

Week 5: Healthy Sexuality

*FREE* STI Testing at the Student Health Center 
October 3-7 
The UWO Student Health Center (SHC) is offering FREE chlamydia and gonorrhea testing from October 3-7. Additionally, the SHC is partnering with Vivent Health to offer free HIV, Hepatitis C and Syphilis testing on Thursday October 10/6 from 1:00-4:00 p.m. and Friday 10/7 8:00a.m.-12:00 p.m. Testing spots may be limited, so call the SHC (920-424-2424) and schedule your appointment today! 


Monday, October 3 

Myth or Fact Monday 
Follow the Women’s Center on Instagram or Facebook for the weekly prompt! 

Intro to Kink and BDSM 
6:00-7:30 p.m., Reeve 221 
The Tool Shed, located in Milwaukee, is a mission-driven, education-based sex toy store where people of all genders and sexual orientations can explore their sexuality in a positive environment and be treated with respect by a friendly and knowledgeable staff. The Tool Shed will be visiting UWO to facilitate an introductory session to kink and BDSM to ensure consent and safety are centered for those who are curious or wish to explore kink and/or BDSM with their partner(s)! 


Tuesday, October 4 

Peachy Keen: An Intro to Anal Sex 
6:00-7:30 p.m., Reeve 221 
Unfortunately, we are fed messages from childhood that sex involving your butt is dirty, unnatural, and taboo. Anal play can be a wonderful experience that can deepen your understanding of your own body and what turns you on. In this workshop, educators from the Tool Shed will bust these myths and share tips on how to make anal exploration fulfilling and worthwhile. They will share about toys specifically designed for the task, lubricants, books, and more. The Tool Shed, located in Milwaukee, is a mission-driven, education-based sex toy store where people of all genders and sexual orientations can explore their sexuality in a positive environment and be treated with respect by a friendly and knowledgeable staff. 


Wednesday, October 5 

Wear Red Wednesday 
Wear Red on Wednesdays during the Red Zone to raise awareness.  


Thursday, October 6 

Documentary Screening: A Sexplanation 
5:00-7:00 p.m., Reeve 307  
Just your typical queer, Asian American, comedic sex ed documentary about the universal search for love, connection, and family acceptance. From neuroscience labs to church pews, the film features provocative conversations with psychologists, sex researchers—and even a Jesuit priest. With humor and grit, Alex takes audiences on a playful, heartfelt journey from a shame-filled past to a happier, healthier, sexier future.   

Check out the trailer here. An optional discussion will follow. 


Friday, October 7 

Crafts, Coffee, and Community 
2:00-4:00 p.m., Women’s Center     
Join Women’s Center staff, interns, and students in creating feminist craft projects, chatting over a cup of coffee, tea, or hot chocolate, and creating a supportive and intersectional community.    

Titan Nights: Sex Ed Olympics 
9:00-11:00 p.m., Reeve Ballroom BC  
How quickly can you turn an external condom into a dental dam? Or carry condoms turned into water balloons across the field of play? Or sort ways STIs are or are not transmitted? There will be fun and educational activities, and whether you medal or not, you will go home with knowledge! 


Saturday, October 8 

Pride Gala 
5:00-7:30 p.m., Reeve Ballroom  
Category is…CELEBRATION OF QUEERNESS! Be there for our first Pride Gala celebrating our student activists and the work they accomplish for our communities. Appetizers and a cash bar will be available for guests. Attendees will also have access to our gallery of local queer and trans artists’ work, local entertainment, and our featured speaker- TikTok’s Mercury Stardust! Tickets are $35 each, students get in for free via waitlist. Visit our website for more details and to purchase your tickets: https://uwosh.edu/lgbtqcenter/events/pride-scholarship/ 

Week 6: Healthy Relationships

Monday, October 10 

Myth or Fact Monday 
Follow the Women’s Center on Instagram or Facebook for the weekly prompt! 

Healthy Relationship Trail Mix 
11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Reeve Concourse    
Build your ideal healthy relationship with Christine Ann Domestic Abuse Services. Add important elements to your trail mix and take it with you to enjoy.  


Tuesday, October 11  

CHARGE: Change Agents Rallying for Gender Equity 
12:00-1:00 p.m., Microsoft Teams 
Allyship is a verb and requires constant reflection and commitment renewal. Join the Women’s Center for open virtual discussions on how to be an effective active ally to marginalized communities within and beyond UW Oshkosh. Discussions will be adaptive to current events and will focus on skill building. 

National Coming Out Day Celebration 
3:00-8:00 p.m., Reeve 209  
Join the LGBTQ+ Resource Center to joyfully celebrate those who have come out as LGBTQIA+ and our collective commitment to an inclusive environment that invites folks in as their authentic selves. There will be plenty of opportunities for photos, sharing stories, vibing, and connection with folks in and those in solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ community. National Coming Out Day was first celebrated in 1988 by the Human Rights Campaign to mark the anniversary of the National March on Washington for LGBTQ+ Rights. Everyone is welcome, including advocates and allies! 


Wednesday, October 12  

Wear Red Wednesday 
Wear Red on Wednesdays during the Red Zone to raise awareness.  

You Can Help a Friend (Counseling Center’s Suicide Prevention Training for Students) 
12:00-1:00 p.m., Microsoft Teams  
This one-hour training covers how to help a friend/student peer with mental health concerns and/or thoughts of suicide. This training covers the following program objectives:  How to identify signs of distress; What students can do to help a friend/peer in distress; How to take action; Where to go for more support.  

WAC Believes You 
7:30-8:30 p.m., Women’s Center   
WAC (Women’s Advocacy Council, student organization) is starting a peer-led support group for victims/survivors of sexual and interpersonal violence and their allies. The focus will be on education, growth, healing, and connection with others. This is NOT a clinical/counseling support group. If you are looking to build community and further your healing, we would love to have you join us! Email wac@uwosh.edu for more information.   


Thursday, October 13  

How to Foster Healthy Relationships 
11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Microsoft Teams   
Come join Christine Ann Domestic Abuse Services to talk about the elements of a healthy vs. unhealthy relationship. Learn about what it means to have safe and empowering relationships and friendships.    

Level Up! A Feminist Gaming Initiative 
3:00-4:30 p.m., Women’s Center and Microsoft Teams (https://bit.ly/levelupfall22)  
Level Up! provides a safe space for women and other structurally excluded gamers to build community around feminist gaming while critically analyzing the media we love. During each meeting we will focus on a different topic within gaming to analyze through game play, articles, and videos utilizing a feminist lens and strategize how to make our community more inclusive.   
Topic: TBD 

How the Frick do I Talk to my Roommate!? 
6:30-7:30 p.m., Reeve 306 
Hall Directors from your Residence Hall Communities will share tips and tricks on how to talk to your roommate, create boundaries, and handle conflict as you traverse sharing a room with someone else! You can also get advice for your specific questions and situations anonymously! 


Friday, October 14  

WAC-a-Scale 
11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., Horizon Ampitheater 
Rage against beauty norms by taking a hammer to a weight scale! Safety gear will be provided. This event is a celebration of the National Organization for Women’s Love Your Body Week.  


Saturday, October 15  

Service Saturday 
8:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Reeve 227 
Spend the morning volunteering in the Oshkosh community. Help a local group with yard clean up, organization or cleaning. Earn four service hours all in one morning with transportation provided! Sign up on your own, sign up as a group of friends or as a student organization. Registration is open now! https://uwosh.edu/reeve/involvement/volunteerism/ 

Bonus Events

Monument Quilt Exhibition
October 17-November 4, Reeve Steinhilber Gallery 
The Monument Quilt, a project of Baltimore-based survivor collective FORCE: Upsetting Rape Culture, is a collection of over 3,000 stories created by survivors of sexual and intimate partner violence and our allies, written, painted, and stitched onto red fabric. In the project’s 6 active years, survivor stories literally blanketed highly public, outdoor places to create and demand space to heal, and resist a singular narrative about sexual violence. A photograph of each quilt is archived at app.themonumentquilt.org. The Monument Quilt is the first memorial to survivors of sexual and intimate partner violence. It began in 2013, and over 6 years, the Quilt was displayed 50 times in 33 cities across the US and in Mexico, including at the US-Mexico border. In 2014, local organizers brough the Quilt to Oshkosh and the Fox Valley and added several pieces to the Quilt. After 6 years of organizing, in the 50th and final display in 2019, the Monument Quilt stretched across the National Mall to spell out You Are Not Alone and No Estás Solx in a 3-day, 24-hour healing festival. Over 50,000 people saw the Monument Quilt in person, and hundreds of thousands engaged online. This was the only time that the quilt was displayed in its entirety. Following the 50th and final display, FORCE is now archiving the Monument Quilt, placing each of the 750 blocks in permanent collections around the world, so that these urgent stories from survivors and our allies can continue to be heard and so that the history and legacy of our efforts can be preserved. FORCE seeks to find a home for every single piece of the Monument Quilt, spreading its expressive power. The thousands of survivors who told their stories in the more than 3000 quilts, did so between 2013-2019 — during the MeToo era — illustrating the role of art in creating this dramatic shift in consciousness. Please join us to welcome home the quilt squares that hold survivor stories from the Fox Valley. 


UW Oshkosh Take Back the Night
Tuesday, October 25, 5:00-8:00 p.m., Reeve Ballroom
Together we can take a stand against sexual assault, domestic violence, dating and intimate partner violence, and all other forms of sexual and interpersonal violence. Event Itinerary: 5:00 p.m.-Activities & Resource Fair, 6:00 p.m.-Program followed by Monument Quilt Exhibition viewing  


Voices of Titan Men with Guante
Wednesday, November 16, 6:00-8:00 p.m., Reeve 2227BC
This call-to-action event will fuse spoken word and participant dialogue. Kyle “Guante” Tran Myhre will perform several of his poetry pieces that explore the relationships between identity, power, and resistance. Each performance will be followed by roundtable discussions. He will also help participants deconstruct traditional notions of masculinity, challenge dominant narratives related to race and racism, and cultivate a deeper, more critical engagement with social justice issues, one based in both empathy and agency. Kyle Tran Myhre is a poet, educator, and activist based in Minneapolis, MN. An educator as well as a performing artist, Tran Myhre completed his Masters studies at the University of Minnesota with a focus on spoken word, critical pedagogy, and social justice education. 


WAC Believes You
Wednesday, November 30, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Women’s Center 
WAC (Women’s Advocacy Council, student organization) is starting a peer-led support group for victims/survivors of sexual and interpersonal violence and their allies. The focus will be on education, growth, healing, and connection with others. This is NOT a clinical/counseling support group. If you are looking to build community and further your healing, we would love to have you join us! Email wac@uwosh.edu for more information.   

Sexual Violence Prevention & Advocacy Feedback Form

We invite you to provide feedback and/or share concerns regarding University sexual violence prevention and/or response. If you wish to report incidents of sexual violence (officially or confidentially), please refer to the Sexual Violence Reporting Forms.