Sex Week begins April 6!
http://sexweekut.org/schedule/

SEAT's Mission

Sexual Empowerment and Awareness at Tennessee (SEAT) strives to foster a
comprehensive and academically-informed conversation about sex, sexuality, and
relationships with the purpose of educating the University of Tennessee student
body and the Knoxville community through innovative, collaborative, and
entertaining programming and events.

Invitation

We are the co-chairs of Sexual Empowerment and Awareness at Tennessee (SEAT),
the student organization that plans Sex Week. Sex Week is an annual event in the
spring semester at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, but we hope to expand
our organization to have a year-round presence. We would like to present our
plans for Sex Week 2015 as well as our mission and goals as an organization.

We are a sex-positive organization, providing a platform for students to engage in
an open conversation about sex, sexuality, gender identity, sexual orientation,
relationships, and much more. The events will expose students to different aspects
of sexuality in a variety of contexts--including cultural, political, religious, and
economic--and will cover health, pleasure, and empowerment. The World Health
Organization's definition of sexual health states that "sexual health requires a
positive and respectful approach to sexuality and sexual relationships, as well as
the possibility of having pleasurable and safe sexual experiences, free of coercion,
discrimination and violence." We strive to ensure that our programming embodies
these values by facilitating a respectful discussion that is both academically
informed and medically accurate without neglecting issues of pleasure and safety.

Brianna Rader and Jacob Clark, co-founders of SEAT, set the following goals for the
University of Tennessee: (1) To create a mandatory sexual assault prevention
course for all incoming freshmen; (2) To create a comprehensive, public protocol
for preventing and responding to sexual assault, to improve transparency; (3) To
create a campus consent policy, establishing a concrete definition for the university
to replace the current definition in HillTopics; and, (4) To develop a comprehensive
amnesty policy, to encourage bystanders to be active in difficult situations,
especially those involving alcohol. We are enthusiastic to work closely with every
corner of campus to make these a reality.

Nickie Hackenbrack
Co-Chair, 2014 - 2015

Summer Awad
Co-Chair, 2014 - 2015

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