CARE Week
March 15-20, 2026
A week to raise awareness about sexual assault, rape, and intimate partner violence
Though matters of rape and sexual assault are issues that college students face throughout the year, the WC holds CARE Week during the spring semester of every year. Programming for the week focuses on raising awareness about sexual assault and intimate partner violence on and off campus.
Programs aim to educate students and provide resources about the following:
- The prevalence of sexual assault and rape on college campuses
- The definition of consent
- Ways to recognize and navigate unhealthy relationships
- How to support a friend who is a survivor of sexual assault
- Deconstructing the stigma associated with survivors of sexual assault
- How to be a proactive bystander
Throughout the week, students are informed about the on-campus resources available to them from SANet (Sexual Assault Network), Boston College Police Department, University Counseling Services, University Health Services, and the
Women鈥檚 Center.
Mass of Healing with聽Campus聽Ministry
Sunday March 15, 2026 at 8:00pm, St. Ignatius聽Church
Join us for a Mass centered around healing as we pray for and uplift the voices of Survivors on and off AV研究所's聽campus.聽聽
Poster and T-Shirt Making
Monday March 16, 2026 from 10am to 4pm, Maloney 441 (AV研究所WC)
Standing in solidarity with survivors by creating shirts and posters to include at Take Back the Night.
Pause and Pray聽
Monday, March 16, 2026 at 6:30pm, St. Joseph's Chapel
Night of reflections and prayer to honor voices of survivors and bring awareness to the realities of sexual violence and intimate partner violence.
Making the Invisible, Visible
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 from 10am to 4pm, Maloney 441 (AV研究所WC)
Come get a flower to bring awareness to the prevalence of sexual violence on college campuses.
DISH Presents: Brownies and Boundaries
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 5:30pm, Maloney 426
Have a sweet treat and join in conversations and learn about boundary-setting in all types of relationships.
Keynote Address: Tarana Burke
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 7pm, Robsham Theater *tickets required*
Join the AHANA+ Leadership Council by listening to Tarana Burke, an American activist and founder of the "Me Too" movement who has dedicated her work to supporting survivors of sexual violence.
Take Back the Night
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 6:30pm, Plaza at O'Neill Library
Join us for an evening dedicated to uplifting the voices of Survivors. Gather in community as we commit to ending sexual violence and intimate partner violence. Students are encouraged to bring their teammates, classmates, friends, and groupmates! Keep weather in mind as this is an outside event.
Open Mic Nite: A Night of Healing with A4U (Advocacy 4 U)
Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 6:30pm, 245 Beacon Room 107
Sing, share a poem, show your art or anything else you have created. Help us promote healing through creativity!
Healing in the Hatchery
Friday, March 20, 2026 from 11am to 3pm, The Hatchery (245 Beacon)聽
End CARE Week with intentional reflection, music, and calming artistic creativity. Design jewelry, make simple syrup, perfume, and more!聽
After attending one or more CARE Week activities students will be better able to:
- Create a community of support for sexual assault survivors, which fosters empathy, encourages advocacy, and is conscious of individual potential to positively impact the community.
- Interpret cultural messages and systems that condone and perpetuate sexual violence.
- Know and apply AV研究所 resources in a given situation for oneself and peers.
- Indicate increased awareness of how sexual violence operates among different racial and ethnic communities.
- Recognize and intervene in different forms of sexual assault.
- Educate peers regarding sexual violence.