StopHazing’s NCSAM & NHAW 2023 Schedule
Welcome back to campus! September is National Campus Safety Awareness Month (NCSAM) and includes National Hazing Awareness Week (NHAW)! StopHazing is excited to share more about the resource releases and programs we have planned, and update you on some exciting new initiatives and partnerships.
From social media engagement to events for students and staff, we hope to connect with you!
Featured Program & Resource: HAZING
This featured program and resource includes: a viewing of the film, a brand new resource to accompany it, and a live Q&A session with Byron Hurt, the filmmaker of HAZING.
About the film:
In HAZING, a 90-minute first-person documentary, director Byron Hurt weaves his personal story with those of a diverse mix of characters. The film features the voices of hazing victims, family members of victims, perpetrators, and scholars, providing historical context with the film’s thematic framework: that hazing is a widespread, far-reaching system fueled by tradition, secrecy, groupthink, power and control, and the desire to belong.
We have also partnered with filmmakers to develop a collection of resources to accompany the film. These materials are designed to support the film’s use as a hazing prevention strategy and part of a comprehensive approach to hazing prevention.
Watch the film!
Register here for access to view the film in the comfort of your own space – no cost.
Viewing provided by partners at:
Resource: Viewing Guide
The HAZING Viewing Guide – Introductory Guide & Discussion Questions is available now.
LIVE Q&A with Byron Hurt
October 3rd, 2023 | 7pm ET
Register here for the Zoom link to the live Q&A session about HAZING with filmmaker, Byron Hurt.
This event is for students, staff, parents, and anyone who would like to learn more about the film. We encourage students to attend and also learn more about joining StopHazing Ambassadors, a student network for advocacy and prevention.
NEW – Resources for Download
10 Signs of Healthy & Unhealthy Groups Training
Expanding on the original StopHazing toolkit, we are excited to launch the 10 Signs of Healthy & Unhealthy Groups Training. Find the free slide deck and facilitation guide to deliver a training on your campus here:
Online Course: StandUp to Hazing™
The self-guided, 20-minute course educates about the realities of hazing and how to recognize, intervene, report, and prevent it by developing leadership skills and building healthy, safe, and inclusive campus environments and groups.
Learn more about this research-based resource and how to deliver it to your campus or organizations here:
Social Media Toolkit: 2023
We’re offering our social media toolkit again this year. Please utilize this resource if you’re looking for ways to engage with your followers and help educate about hazing.
Download the Toolkit and access the graphics here:
Advocate – Stop Campus Hazing Act
The Stop Campus Hazing Act is federal, bipartisan and bicameral legislation to prevent hazing and increase transparency and accountability.
Advocates and families impacted by hazing and tragedy are in DC this NHAW to garner support from representatives for the bill.
How Can You Support the Bill? Contact Your Representatives.
Submit this form to send an email to your legislators urging them to support the bill. Be sure to also share this with your groups, friends, peers, and networks.
Note: we will be hosting a Policy Update webinar later this term, stay tuned for details.
Get Social
We’ll be posting on social throughout the week and re-sharing the content you tag us in!
Utilize our Social Media Toolkit or our other digital tools and downloads to share content on your channels!
Upcoming Programs & Trainings
ATLF Panel
September 27, 2023 | 7pm ET
Compassion in Action: Empowered to Prevent Hazing a panel event hosted by ATLF – September 27th at 7pm ET.
Email to RSVP and get the Zoom link.
LIVE Q&A with Byron Hurt
October 3rd, 2023 | 7pm ET
Register here for the Zoom link to the live Q&A session about HAZING with filmmaker, Byron Hurt.
This event is for students, staff, parents, and anyone who would like to learn more about the film. We encourage students to attend and also learn more about joining StopHazing Ambassadors, a student network for advocacy and prevention.
Hazing Prevention Academy (HPA)
October 5th, 2023 | 2:00-4:30pm ET
Register now for the HPA, a training for campus professionals to level-up institutional commitment to hazing prevention.
Interest Form – Research Roundtable, Policy Updates, and More
Ready for more? We’ll be hosting additional programming later this semester. Let us know if you want to be kept up to date with details for a Policy Update webinar and a Research Roundtable.
We look forward to engaging with you this month and beyond – as we know hazing prevention isn’t limited to just one week or month of the year. Be sure to tag us on social media and let us know what you have planned for National Campus Safety Awareness Month (NCSAM) and National Hazing Awareness Week (NHAW)!
-The StopHazing Team