Raising Awareness- A conversation with Mary Crilly from the Sexual Violence Centre and Safe Gigs

24/10/2022 34 min Temporada 2 Episodio 2
Raising Awareness- A conversation with Mary Crilly from the Sexual Violence Centre and Safe Gigs

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Send us a text On today's podcast I talk to Mary Crilly from the Sexual Violence Centre and of Safe Gigs. We chat about the safe gigs and spiking campaigns.  Mary shares her stories from over  40 years of her work in the sexual violence centre. The purpose of this episode is to raise awareness particularly at this time of year which typically sees an increase in sexual assaults on nights out. Mary also talks about how we should "call each other out and check in with our friends on nights out. She advocates for a zero tolerance policy towards in MTU. We highlight the active consent campaign and the other work being done in MTU to raise awareness. This episode discusses themes that some listeners will find upsetting. We have included links in the show notes where students can go to get support if needed. Important LinksSexual Violence Centre Phone  - 1800-496-496  Text  087 1533 393   Email   [email protected] Safe Gigs  https://www.safegigs.ie/home https://www.safegigs.ie/spiking Active Consent https://www.consenthub.ie/consent/  Supports in MTU Cork http://www.mycit.ie/counselling    Email us at : [email protected]   Call us  021 4335772 / 087 7688657 Support in MTU KerryEmail us at [email protected] Call us 066 7191688/7191722 Speak Out in MTU         http://www.mycit.ie/counselling/speak-outHelpline Text "Hello" to 50808  Crisis Helpline https://text50808.ie/