ACC takes great pride in facilitating events and presentations that support and empower students, employees, and community members who have been impacted by sex or gender-based discrimination or harassment.
Learn more about upcoming programs, find helpful resources, and watch the short video below for an overview of how the Equal Opportunity Compliance Office and partners at the college support the Riverbat community.
Upcoming Events
Spring 2024 Consent Campaign
The Spring 2024 Consent Campaign will showcase updated posters on campus and in the Student Life social media pages.
Healthy Relationships: Recognizing Toxic Behaviors
Relationships can be tough. They require honesty, trust, respect, communication, and openness to work together. But an unhealthy relationship can leave you feeling unsupported, misunderstood, drained, and attacked. Join District Clinical Counselors and Equal Opportunity Compliance to learn how to recognize toxic behaviors within your partners and yourself. We will also be providing additional resources to help you navigate your relationships.
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Rio Grande Campus Student Life Lounge
Take Back the Night
Take Back the Night (TBTN) is part of a worldwide movement that started in the 1970s. This event allows students a safe space to speak out in support and envision an end to sexual assault and interpersonal violence. Attendees can listen to survivor stories, share their experience if they choose, seek support from resources, and take part of a trauma-informed mindfulness practices. ACC’s Office of Equal Opportunity and Compliance and the District Clinical Counseling team commemorates this national day of action by elevating the strong voices of those affected by these issues. Keynote and trauma informed mindfulness exercise will be facilitated by YWCA Greater Austin.
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Highland Campus, Truth, Racial Healing, & Transformation Center, Bldg. 4000
Thank you for joining us during the Clothesline Project!
Students at the Elgin and Eastview campuses participated in the Clothesline Project, decorating t-shirts to build a powerful visual display bringing awareness to sexual assault and domestic violence. Shirts decorated this year will be displayed in next year’s programs!
Other Resources
Information You Can Use Flyer (Strategies to reduce one’s risk of sexual assault, recognizing that only abusers are responsible for the abuse they perpetrate.)
Confidential mental health counseling for students
Employee Assistance Program (Short-term counseling or crisis intervention services)
Title IX Resources for Victims
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