9th Annual GDS Summit on Sexual Assault & Consent: Full Schedule

Welcome to Georgetown Day School’s 2024 Summit on Sexual Assault & Consent! This annual Summit brings together students, educators, and parents from across the country to learn and create change around the topic of sexual assault and consent. We look forward to seeing you there!

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10:10am EST

Student + Educator Cohort P

Saturday November 23, 2024 10:10am - 10:55am EST

Room 212

Cohorts are mixed groups of educators, students, and community partners. Cohorts are moderated by GDS student organizers. If you are not already in a cohort, please add yourself to any open slot.

Speakers

Amit Tate

GDS

Jhet Bond

Student, GDS

Saturday November 23, 2024 10:10am - 10:55am EST
Room 212

For Students + Educators

11:00am EST

Honoring Survivors’ Voices in the Classroom and on the Page

Saturday November 23, 2024 11:00am - 12:00pm EST

Room 212

This conversation will explore ways writers can honor survivors' voices in work that covers sexual assault and domestic violence. It will also cover ways to honor survivors' voices in the classroom: specifically in writing exercises where students may choose to tell their stories.

Speakers

Kelly Marie Coyne

Visiting Lecturer, Georgetown University

Kelly Marie Coyne writes for The New York Times, The Atlantic, and The Washington Post, among other places. She holds a PhD in media and cultural studies from Northwestern and is on faculty in English and American Studies at Georgetown. You can follow her work on Instagram at @ke... Read More →

Saturday November 23, 2024 11:00am - 12:00pm EST
Room 212

For Students + Educators

2:00pm EST

The DC Sexual Assault Response: Understanding a Survivor's Path to Supportive Services and Recovery

Saturday November 23, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm EST

Room 212

At the conclusion of the presentation, participants will have an understanding of:

The DC sexual assault medical forensic program
How survivors access the Crime Victims' Compensation program
The rights granted to survivors of sexual violence under the Sexual Assault Victims Rights Amendment Act

Speakers

Ryla Vessels

Communications and Outreach Manager, DC Forensic Nurse Examiners

Ryla Vessels is the Communications and Outreach Manager at DC Forensic Nurse Examiners. Ryla graduated from Mount St. Mary's University in 2019 with her Bachelor's degree, majoring in Communications & African American studies. Ryla has a passion for working in nonprofits, her first... Read More →

Anna Pollitt

Project Coordinator, DC Forensic Nurse Examiners

Saturday November 23, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm EST
Room 212

For Students + Educators

3:00pm EST

Speaker Cohort Meeting

Saturday November 23, 2024 3:00pm - 3:30pm EST

Room 212

Please join the Cohort Meeting with your school group. If you are a speaker, please join our Speaker Cohort group to get to know other speakers and community partners. For those students and educators attending without a school team, please join our Mixed Group Cohort group.

Saturday November 23, 2024 3:00pm - 3:30pm EST
Room 212

For Students + Educators