Envisioning Healing Justice for Auraria Veterans

October is Domestic Violence / Interpersonal Violence Awareness Month. As part of our anti-violence programming, the CCD Office of Student Life & The Phoenix Center at Auraria is hosting a webinar on Military Sexual Trauma (MST). Please Register Today. The webinar is open to students, faculty, staff, and community members.

What Is Military Sexual Trauma (MST)?

MST refers to sexual assault or repeated, threatening sexual harassment that happened while a Veteran was in the military. This can happen to anyone, regardless of gender.  Our panelists will discuss the impacts of MST on veterans, family members, and how the culture of toxic masculinity inherent in militarism harms our community. Panelists will then explore what healing justice*** can look like for MST survivors and our communities as a whole. Lastly, we will have staff from our campus Veteran Services Departments available for students looking for additional support and on-going community. Learn more about Military Sexual Trauma

Military Sexual Trauma
Wednesday, October 14 |  5 - 6:30 p.m.

Panelists include: 

• Diana Oestreich: Author, member of Vets for Peace, and Board Member at PAVSA/Program for Aid for Victims of Sexual Assault. 
• Garett Reppenhagen: National Director of Veterans for Peace
• Rossina Schroeer-Santiago: Founder of Element of Discovery Therapist of Color Collaborative. 

Post-event breakout sessions hosted by 

• Veteran Services Center at the Community College of Denver 
• Veteran & Military Student Services – MSU Denver
• Veteran & Military Student Services - CU Denver

This event co-sponsors: 

• The Gender Institute for Teaching & Advocacy at MSU Denver 
• The LGBTQ-Student Resource Center at Auraria

*** Created by Cara Page and the Kindred Healing Justice Collective, Healing Justice is a framework that identifies how we can holistically respond to and intervene in generational trauma and violence and to bring collective practices that can impact and transform the consequences of oppression on our bodies, hearts and minds.