Traveling Postcards welcomes all voices to be heard. We know that sexual violence can impact everyone, regardless of sex; gender identity; gender expression; sexual orientation; race; ethnicity; national origin; faith or socio-economic status.
As with all our workshops, postcards will carry voices of compassion and resistance-
this time traveling from campus to campus nationwide!
“I wanted to make sure you knew how much I enjoyed facilitating this workshop, but also the experiences I had when I was able so share a postcard with survivors. I’ve shared a couple now, and each time the survivor’s soul lights up. They speak to them in a way that words can’t. I hadn’t realized how tactile the card are- one had jewels and the survivor kept running her hands along the jewels. It truly lets them know they are not alone.” Workshop Facilitator
“Even though I am just a college freshman I can make a huge impact positively in someone’s life.” Student participant
“I don’t use my voice much to advocate things. I don’t usually like speaking up. But I could use my awareness of GBV as a tool to educate others.” Student participant
Benefits for College Counselors, Directors & Administrators
- Traveling Postcards can be a lifeline: Speeds reporting process, fills gap between incident & reporting.
- A great advocacy tool to raise awareness and share resources & information across campus.
- Workshops can be integrated within multiple departments.
- Workshops provide access to the global issue of violence against women.
- Provides an additional tool for counselors to use for healing trauma and creating empathy.
- Innovative approach to sharing resources and connections between college counselors on multiple college campuses.
- Increased student retention.
- Positive reflection of school on social media.
- Healing for healers that aids with burnout.
Specific Opportunities for workshop days:
1st year students & freshman orientation days
International Women’s Day
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Campus wide events
Greek Life
Athletics, Student Clubs and Organizations
Benefits for Students
Over 40% of 1st year female students experience sexual assault before getting to campus.
A Traveling Postcards Workshop can:
- Inform: Younger students don’t have words for rape, dating violence, don’t understand how trauma is impacting their lives.
- Heal old wounds, build resiliency, prevent re-victimization.
- Create a transformative experience: Helps move student from state of trauma into future empowerment.
- Provide a safe space to explore self expression and self acceptance.
- Raise awareness of gender inequality around the world.
- Create empathy.
- Utilize creativity for healing and self awareness.
- Create connections to other survivors, support and resources.