About the week
Respect at Monash Week is part of a sector-wide Respect at Uni Week campaign, aimed at promoting a culture of respect, inclusion, and equality to prevent gender-based violence and sexual harm on campus and in our communities.
This week-long campaign is one of many ways Victorian universities continue to collaborate on their efforts to prevent, respond to, and eliminate gender-based violence in-line with the findings from the National Student Safety Survey.
Join us for Respect at Monash Week to learn about how you can help make our university experience safer for everyone. This week-long campaign is an opportunity to learn about Monash's commitment to preventing and responding to sexual harm, identify learning opportunities and support services.
Embracing Boundaries:
Building respectful relationships
In 2024, we'll continue to build upon the theme Embracing Boundaries, because boundaries are essential building blocks for all respectful relationships. We’re all different, and we want and need different things. Reflecting on our boundaries helps us understand what kind of interactions we want to have with others. Setting boundaries for ourselves, as well as respecting the boundaries of the people in our lives, is essential in any healthy relationship: with partners, family members, friends or colleagues.
At Monash, we want you to join us in a conversation about the value of embracing boundaries and what that may look like in your life. The Equity, Diversity and Inclusion team are hosting an activity at each of the Australian campuses which invites you to reflect on the physical, emotional and digital boundaries we need to embrace when building respectful relationships.
Events
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Dating in Australia
Day Monday
Time 11am – 1pm
Location Cossar Hall Tute Room 1Explore the cultural norms of dating and relationships in an Australian context. You will learn vocabulary about consent, respectful relationships and where to get help if you or one of your friends needs it.
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Visit the Respect at Monash pop-up stall [Clayton]
Day Monday
Time 11am – 2pm
Location Northern Plaza (lawn near Campus Centre)Come chat to us at our pop-up to learn about boundaries and how they can help us look after ourselves and the people we care about. We've got cupcakes and prizes to give away!
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Visit the Respect at Monash pop-up stall [Caulfield]
Day Tuesday
Time 11am – 3pm
Location Campus Sports Blue Surface (opposite Building H)Come chat to us at our pop-up to learn about boundaries and how they can help us look after ourselves and the people we care about. We've got cupcakes and prizes to give away!
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Visit the Respect at Monash pop-up stall [Peninsula]
Day Tuesday
Time 10am – 2pm
Location Library LawnCome chat to us at our pop-up to learn about boundaries and how they can help us look after ourselves and the people we care about. We've got cupcakes and prizes to give away!
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Visit the Respect at Monash pop-up stall [Parkville]
Day Tuesday
Time 11am – 1.30pm
Location Campus Lawn/Basketball CourtCome chat to us at our pop-up to learn about boundaries and how they can help us look after ourselves and the people we care about. We've got cupcakes and prizes to give away!
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Beyond consent: The role of universities in preventing sexual harm
Day Tuesday
Time 11.30am – 12.30pm
Location Guild Theatre and Online WebinarJoin Chanel Contos and University of Melbourne academics and executives as they discuss what Universities can do to prevent sexual violence.
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Feminist Self Defence Class
Day Tuesday
Time 2.30 – 5.30pm
Location Martial Arts Hall, Monash Sport 42 Scenic BoulevardWomen’s Empowerment Self-Defence is about equipping women with the knowledge, skills and confidence to recognise, avoid and respond to harm in all aspects of their lives. It is about having options and knowing what they can do when it comes to protecting their boundaries and keeping themselves safe.
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Visit the Respect at Monash pop-up stall [Clayton]
Day Wednesday
Time 11am – 2pm
Location Northern Plaza (lawn near Campus Centre)Come chat to us at our pop-up to learn about boundaries and how they can help us look after ourselves and the people we care about. We've got cupcakes and prizes to give away!
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Feminist Self Defence Class
Day Wednesday
Time 10am – 1pm
Location Martial Arts Hall, Monash Sport 42 Scenic BoulevardWomen’s Empowerment Self-Defence is about equipping women with the knowledge, skills and confidence to recognise, avoid and respond to harm in all aspects of their lives. It is about having options and knowing what they can do when it comes to protecting their boundaries and keeping themselves safe.
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Feminist Self Defence Class
Day Wednesday
Time 2.30 – 5.30pm
Location Martial Arts Hall, Monash Sport 42 Scenic BoulevardWomen’s Empowerment Self-Defence is about equipping women with the knowledge, skills and confidence to recognise, avoid and respond to harm in all aspects of their lives. It is about having options and knowing what they can do when it comes to protecting their boundaries and keeping themselves safe.
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EGBVT Training (Monash only)
Day Thursday
Time 1 – 2.30pm
Location Online (Zoom)EGBVT is a peer-led, interactive training session aimed at supporting respectful relationships and gender equality in our community. You’ll learn about gender-based violence, how to recognise harmful behaviour and how you can intervene safely if you notice it. At the end of the session, you’ll have the knowledge, skills and confidence you need to be positive agents for change.
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EGBVT Training (Open to community)
Day Friday
Time 10am – 2pm
Location Online (Zoom)In the spirit of furthering sector-wide collaboration, Monash's EDI Team will extend access to an internal gender-based violence prevention program to colleagues and students from other universities. "Eliminating Gender-Based Violence Together" is a program currently offered to all Monash students in Australia and is designed to enhance participants 'understanding of the drivers of gender-based violence, and the prevalence of it in Australia.
Contact us
For more information about Respect at Uni Week, email us at respect@monash.edu.
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You can also visit Respect at Monash for more information about our campaigns and events, workshops and training sessions, and much more.