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Be An Active Bystander
Active Bystander WHAT IS A BYSTANDER? Sexual violence is not just an individual problem—it’s a societal problem. Because of this, we all have a role to play in preventing harmful sexual behaviour in our communities. The term “bystander” means a person who witnesses an event happening. This could include people crowded around watching a fight, people…
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Donate/Volunteer DONATION Rape Prevention Education gratefully accepts donations and welcomes you to support our mahi. Please make a donation or become a volunteer today. 100% of donations go toward the running of RPE services. A tax-deductable receipt will be provided for all donations of $5.00 or more.4 Ways to Donate…Online: Click Here to donate any amount via Givealittle by The…
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CONSENT WHAT IS CONSENT? New Zealand Law doesn’t define what consent is, but rather, defines what consent isn’t. Because of this, we have come up with our own definitions to make this hugely important word a little easier to understand. We define consent as:a free agreement made togetheran enthusiastic yes A “free” agreement means that when people…
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Sexual Violence WHAT IS SEXUAL VIOLENCE? Sexual violence is anything sexual without consent. This includes all different types of sex (vaginal, oral, anal, object and digital), sexual kissing and touching, sending sexual messages or images, and forcing someone to watch a sexual act. SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN AOTEAROA Twenty percent of female and 9% of male…
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Information When it comes to sexual violence, it can be difficult to get the right information—it’s a tricky topic, and there are a lot of unhelpful myths around. Here you will find a collection of research-based fact sheets to answer any questions you or your whānau may have about sexual violence prevention. The information included…
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What We Do EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS Rape Prevention Education delivers education programmes to young people in secondary schools, alternative education centres, teen parent units, residential spaces and youth justice centres in the greater Auckland area. We believe that education is the best strategy to prevent sexual violence in our communities. In 2017 we reached approximately…
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HISTORY, HERSTORY, THEIRSTORY RAPE PREVENTION EDUCATION RPE formed in the 1970s as Rape Crisis Auckland (RCA) offering free support and counselling to survivors of sexual violence. At the time it was one of the few agencies in Auckland working in the field of sexual violence. From 1980-2000 RCA was a member of the National Collective of Rape Crisis…
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Our Team DEBBI TOHILL Executive Director Debbi is passionate about organisational development and brings a wealth of experience in workforce development, training and research. She is also passionate about ensuring good services and support are available to survivors of sexual assault and looks forward to continuing to work with government and other organisations to this…
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About Us OUR VISION Effectively contributing to creating communities free of sexual violence, where people are enjoying respectful relationships and sexual experiences free from pressure, coercion, harm, and violence OUR MISSION RPE’s mission is to work in relationship with tangata whenua to develop partnerships and evidence-based prevention activities in community services, education, health promotion, research and…
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Working Together To End Sexual Violence Rape Prevention Education (RPE) works in the greater Auckland area and nationally to prevent sexual violence through the delivery of education and health promotion/prevention activities. Find Out More COMMUNITY Our team supports the rights of every person to respectful and positive sexual experiences, no matter what sexual orientation, gender…
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