This report seeks to memorialize and celebrate the impacts of the OurTurn National Action Plan and cross-country work of those involved in the National OurTurn Committee.  

Released in October 2017, the OurTurn National Action Plan was the first document to grade Canadian post-secondary institutions’ sexual violence policies, coming up with a national average of C-. Since the release, the Action Plan has been mentioned in the House of Commons four times, used by 42 student groups from across seven provinces, and advocated around provincial legislation combating campus sexual violence in five provinces.

It sets the stage for our next steps as SFCC, as we seek to lead advocacy around federal and provincial campus sexual violence legislation, develop intersectional prevention resources, address sexual violence committed by professors, and support the development of student union sexual violence policies. It also outlines some recurring problems and obstacles we have seen in this work over the last year. This report serves to document the first of what we hope to be many steps as we continue to learn, unlearn, and relearn as organizers, building our network of movers and shakers across the country who are working to create cultures of consent in all of our communities.  

Students for Consent Culture Canada is an organization dedicated to supporting intersectional and grassroots anti-sexual violence advocacy and activism on campuses across Canada by serving as a hub of resources, tools, and institutional memory for students to engage with. SFCC also engages in advocacy at the provincial and federal level to create better policies, practices, and accountability measures to protect student survivors. Our overall goal is to work towards creating cultures of consent both on campuses and within civil society across the country.

This is report was published on April 3rd, 2019 in partnership with the Concordia Student Union.