In just over 18 months, Digital Media Exchange (DMEx) has successfully built digital infrastructure and new opportunities for people in Sheffield to work in the creative and digital industries and to use digital technology to support new local businesses. Digital Opportunities: Pathways to Enterprise celebrated the achievements of the DMEx programme in Sheffield.

10. theCHAT :
• Addresses the impact of hard core porn on
young people’s current & future relationships
• Offers parents advice on how to build their
children’s resilience to a culture of
sexualization
• Delivers a positive message of enthusiastic
consent & good communication skills to
nuture healthy & safe relationships

11. theChat story so far
• Reviewed resources and current research
• Delivered sessions in school & to youth groups
• Offered talks to interested groups
• Networked, gathered contacts of interested
parties
• Consulted with Catholic Schools to develop a
Respectful Relationships programme
• Became constituted as a not for profit
organization, got a bank account

12. Cont..
• Developed logo, branding & website with
DMX
• Joined DECSY’s ‘Gender Respect’ project
• Launched ‘itsnotmybag’ pro-consent
campaign on R4 Woman’s Hour
• Developed & delivered parenting content
• Formed partnership with Sheffield
organizations to make Sexual Consent offering
to universities

13. The Future
• Deliver healthy relationship sessions for the
police & football clubs
• Become a CIC
• Deliver a cross faculty Sexual Consent pilot to
freshers at Sheffield University
• Deliver pornography content to schools
• Cover the city for parenting & sexualization
courses