Speak About It was created as a collaboration between students at Bowdoin College hoping to spark a dialogue about healthy sexuality that emphasized "yes means yes" instead of "no means no". The intention was to create a dynamic program that met students where they were and encouraged all parties in every sexual experience to have a rewarding, enjoyable, and safe experience.

Speak About It aims to change the national climate, especially at the college level, regarding healthy sexuality from a focus on the negative (“no means no”, slut shaming, sexual assaults) to a focus on the positive (“yes means yes”, sex positivity, checking in with sexual partners). We use a dynamic performance featuring true stories from college aged students and scripted interludes demonstrating points to engage with college populations. In order to help create a culture of communication, each performance features a facilitation where issues from the show and the college culture can be explored. Once students are shown what healthy sexuality can look like and are given permission to use these tools, campus culture can begin to change.

Speak About It relies on information and statistics from a variety of sources such as the World Health Organization (WHO), Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), and Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine (SARSSM). This information helps to identify a problem regarding sexual assault and talking about sex. Knowing that this problem exists motivated the creation of a program that chooses to engage in lively dialogue that will not only help to decrease sexual assaults by checking in with partners but also brighten the intimate lives of those who take part with SAI.

Speak About It helps ensure VAWA compliance as a program that highlights sexual assault prevention and consent awareness. Additionally, the program lists resources related to sexual assault and sexual health on campus, thus allowing students to more easily identify and utilize them.

Speak About It helps to educate against and chip away at rape, sexual assault, and coercion on college campuses as it works from a primary prevention model emphasizing non-ambiguous consent, bystander intervention, and community resources for assault.

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In addition to the cost per day, we include travel, hotels, and meals for the educators.

This varies from school to school and depends on a number of factors. We prefer, at least, 2 weeks to make sure that we can offer the best customized presentation as possible.

See our website for testimonials.

www.speakaboutitonline.com/resources/

Speak About It is also happy to discuss custom programming/ presentations regarding healthy sexuality: $1,000 per day + travel, hotels, and meals