CARE Week
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’s Center.
Mass of Healing with Campus Ministry
Sunday March 16, 2025 at 8p, St. Ignatius Church
Join us for a Mass centered around healing as we pray for and uplift the voices of Survivors on and off BC's campus.
Flowers For The Soul
Monday March 17, 2025 All Day at Various Campus Locations
Pick a flower, give a flower! Keep an eye-out for flowers across campus with information about CARE Week events and positive affirmations.
DISH Presents: Ice Cream & Intimacy
Monday March 17, 2025 at 7PM, 245 Beacon St., Room 229
Have a sweet treat and join in conversations and learn about different types of relationship intimacies (platonic, emotional, intellectual, etc.).
Women's Center CARE Week Safe Space
Tuesday March 18, 2024 from 11a - 2p, Women's Center
Visit the Boston College Women’s Center to make bag charms, enjoy snacks, and join each other in community. All are welcome!
Take Back The Night
Wednesday March 19, 2025, 6:30p, O'Neill Library Plaza
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!
Open Mic Nite: A Night of Healing with A4U (Advocacy 4 U)
Thursday March 20, 2025, 6:30p, Walsh Function Room
Sing, share a poem, show your art or anything else you have created. Help us promote healing through creativity!
Creative Healing Workshop with The Hatchery
Friday March 21, 2025, 11a-3p, The Hatchery (245 Beacon)
End CARE Week with intentional reflection, music, and calming artistic creativity. Design jewelry, make simple syrup, crochet, and more!
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 BC 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.