Join your Students' Union for an informative and consensual evening of fun featuring a consent based panelist discussion, complimentary dinner, and a few rounds of trivia!
Advance registration is required for this event as seating is limited. REGISTER HERE!
Description
The evening will begin with the sexual consent panelist discussion which will provide students with information about sexual consent through a variety of lens' and experiences.
This event will offer an opportunity for students to define consent, listen to expert panelists talk about their professional and personal experiences, and ask questions to help further your understanding.
Following the panelist discussion, VIUSU will provide a complimentary dinner, non-alcoholic drinks, and dessert. Those with dietary restrictions or allergies must provide requests in advance (gluten free, dairy free options will be made available).
After dinner, we’ll play a few rounds of Consent Trivia with prizes for winners! Prizes include your choice of sex toy from SEXPOSITIVE. For those who don't win trivia, SEXPOSITIVE will be hosting a pop-up shop for students to purchase a sex toy to bring home with them!
Don't forget to join us in the Campus Pub after this event for our Sex Bingo & Drag Show, "Category is: Consent!" starting at 8pm. Must be 19+ with 2 pieces of ID to enter pub. First-come, first to be entertained.
Hosted by VIUSU's Women’s Students Representative, Sarah Mei Lyana.
Panelist Bios
Mehdi Naimi has been a psychotherapist for over 25 years. He specializes in trauma and sexuality. Mehdi has graduate degrees in counselling psychology and art therapy, and training in sandplay therapy, sexological bodywork and somatic sex education. He lives on Vancouver Island and work with clients across Canada and the rest of the world. Mehdi’s approach is based on connecting people with their authentic Self and pleasure, and finding creative solutions towards consensual and pleasurable relationships. His clientele includes adults with histories of trauma and couples with sex and relationship challenges.
Tanille Geib (she/they/hube) is a 3rd generation settler of Polish, German, Swedish, and French heritage living and breathing on the lands of the W̱SÁNEĆ & Lekwungen Peoples. Tanille is a queer, gender-creative human who loves other humans. She is an intimacy coach, sexuality educator, and artist. In the past 10 years she has educated and worked with over 6000 people on healthy sexuality and relationships all over the globe. She is an award-winning Consent Advocate where she supports events to create safer spaces and educate communities on the nuances of consent.
Kerri Isham is a knowledgeable, experienced and passionate educator, coach and facilitator dedicated to excellence and committed to the empowerment of people of all ages. Her primary goal is to make exploring sexual health fun and meaningful, and to alleviate the shame and embarrassment sometimes associated with this topic. Currently, she runs her own company called Power Up Education specializing in sexual health education for preschool to Grade 12.
Dar Debrecen is an enthusiastic social worker, counsellor, yoga and meditation instructor. He has a Major in Microbiology and a Bachelor of Social Work. He also volunteers for the Nanaimo Hospice and runs a by-donation yoga and meditation group in order to support the physical and mental health of our community. He has overcome many struggles and values authenticity and transparency. Dar is currently working on not letting physical pain and disease be obstacles to his peace of mind. In his free time, he loves to cycle, dance, paddleboard and spend his time in nature.
What is Sexual Consent?
There are many different definitions and models of consent that take into account the particular wants, needs, and communication styles of those who practice it.
At VIUSU, we define consent similarly to the Let's Get Consensual campaign as: a mutual emotional, physical and psychological understanding between people(s) without force of any kind. When engaging intimately with other individuals, consent is necessary to ensure that everybody involved is aware and interested in what is happening. Consent is based on communication, not assumptions.
Who should attend this event?
All VIU students are welcome. We encourage those with no knowledge of consent, some knowledge of consent, and consent experts to attend and contribute to the discussion. It is a valuable conversation for everyone no matter how much or little you already know on the topic.