Available healing resources will be discussed, including individual and group counseling. The speakers will discuss sexual harassment of students in the classroom and campus community. They will define what sexual harassment is and how women and men can work together to eliminate it. The program will cover both acquaintance and stranger situations and will help participants learn new skills and become aware of the skills they may already possess. Power Plays, an interactive theatre presentation, will look at the issues and dynamics of acquaintance rape on campus.
Theatrical scenes depict events leading to a rape, the point of confrontation and the aftermath.
At various stages, the audience is invited to interview the characters in order to uncover their motives, opinions and beliefs. Such issues as victim blaming, why men rape, risk reduction for women, what rapists look for in potential victims, how men can help stop rape and the connection between alcohol and acquaintance rape are explored. The play will be presented by the Women's Center of Bloomsburg University from 8-10 p.m. in the auditorium of Pearson Hall. For more information on the events planned for the week, contact the Office of Women's Affairs at 831-8063.