Our mission
We are dedicated to making learning spaces in the wider world safe and inclusive for all learners and leaders. We are focused on field work, field study, and conference/networking travel across all academic disciplines.
Sexual violence and sexual harassment (SVSH) and other forms of discrimination are common in off-campus learning spaces like field stations or conferences. Incidents of this nature take a huge emotional toll on survivors and their communities but are not adequately addressed by current resources as they happen off-campus, can involve non-affiliated individuals, and many recommended responses are not feasible in field situations (e.g. keep distance between you and your harasser is not useful advice when you are working at a remote site and your harasser is the field team leader).
By educating our scientific communities about creating and upholding professional, respectful norms and training field leaders and participants in how to recognize and prevent SVSH and discrimination, we hope to eradicate these behaviors and create more respectful, inclusive, and above all SAFE spaces for everyone participating in off-campus learning activities.
Sexual violence and sexual harassment (SVSH) and other forms of discrimination are common in off-campus learning spaces like field stations or conferences. Incidents of this nature take a huge emotional toll on survivors and their communities but are not adequately addressed by current resources as they happen off-campus, can involve non-affiliated individuals, and many recommended responses are not feasible in field situations (e.g. keep distance between you and your harasser is not useful advice when you are working at a remote site and your harasser is the field team leader).
By educating our scientific communities about creating and upholding professional, respectful norms and training field leaders and participants in how to recognize and prevent SVSH and discrimination, we hope to eradicate these behaviors and create more respectful, inclusive, and above all SAFE spaces for everyone participating in off-campus learning activities.