The Raise the Bar Workshop is a community check in around alcohol and substance use culture and its impact on the experiences of sexual assault. RTB aims to reduce harm and foster a culture of safety and accountability social and community-driven organizations on campus by equipping members with the tools to intervene, support peers, and model positive social norms. It also supports the broader university goal of creating safer, more inclusive communities.
The Raise the Bar 2.0 workshop will strategically focus on the following knowledge, skills, and attitude changes for participants: Knowledge: Increased knowledge of the impacts and influence of alcohol and substances in rape culture.Increased understanding of how alcohol and substances are used as date rape drugsBehavioral and Culture Change: Actions to take to create drinking cultures where we are less assaultagenic Useful social norms around safety and wellbeing linking to their organizational platformsExploration of group’s norms around alcohol and substance use and how these contribute or detract from the social, physical and emotional health of group members Skill AttainmentBystander intervention skills in substance use settings specific to the group or organization’s cultureClear strategies to address inappropriate behavior. Linking the behaviors to an acronym.Learning how to identify perpetrator behaviors Implementing Bystander Intervention skills