P.A.A.V.E (Peers Advocating for Anti-Violence Education) is a volunteer program at the Jean Nidetch Women's Center that educates students about domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Volunteers receive 18 hours of training and present information to student groups. They seek to raise awareness of violence prevention and provide resources to students. P.A.A.V.E began in 2002 and was formerly known as SAFE Team. They reach hundreds of students each year through presentations and orientations.

1. P.A.A.V.E
PEERS ADVOCATING FOR
ANTI-VIOLENCE EDUCATION

2. The Jean Nidetch Women’s Center
 The only on campus resource for referrals to
community organizations
 Four on-staff, certified advocates
 Members of ASERTAV task force
 Oversee all violence prevention programming on
campus
 Provides twice yearly peer education training on
domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

3. P.A.A.V.E
Peers Advocating for Anti-Violence Education
 Formerly known as
SAFE Team
 Began in 2002
 Volunteers complete
an 18-hour training
on domestic violence
and sexual assault

4. P.A.A.V.E. Spring 2011
 11 presentations, 4 to student orgs
 Spoke to classes and at Greek Leadership Day
 Reached 456 students
 34 total volunteer hours
 During summer orientations, 1692 students were
reached with resource information.

5. What do PAAVE volunteers learn?
 Since January 2009 training included cultural
competency
 Members of the Anti-Violence Community such as
NCASV, RCC, FACT, Safe House, and
JNWC/UNLV present information on specialized
topics including:
Power and Control, Submission vs. Consent, Media
Literacy, Rape Culture, Pornography, Sexuality, Sexual
Assault, The Role of Alcohol & Rape Drugs, Masculinity and
Violence, Male Victims & Marginalized Communities, Sexual
Assault, Domestic Violence, Effects on Victims, Stalking and
Cyberstalking, and Sexual Harrassment

6. Presentation Topics
 1. Rape Culture, Gender and the Media: The focus
of this presentation is to give a larger social context to the
epidemic of violence and sexual assault. It uses media
outlets, primarily in popular culture, to analyze the
connection between gender roles in the media and
violence.
 2. Drug Facilitated Rape: This provides an overview
of drug facilitated rape by providing examples of the
multiple forms of drugs used in rape cases. It also
includes statistical information from LV Metro and The
Rape Crisis Center of Southern Nevada.
 3. Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Facts
and Resources: This is a straight forward, lecture
formatted presentation that includes state and federal
definitions of battering, domestic violence, sexual assault
and rape and provides an overview of campus and
community resources.

7. Presentation Topics
 4. Understanding "No": The presentation is
interactive and gives scenarios in which the audience will
judge whether the sexual act was consensual or by force.
Also discusses dating violence & healthy relationships.
 5. Same Sex Violence: This presentation goes over the
lack of adequate resources available to LGBT victims of
violence and also addresses misconceptions about
violence in the LGBT community.
 6. “Why do they stay?”: This is an interactive game
formatted presentation and is best suited for groups of no
more than 15. The “game” places participants in the real-
life choices of victims of violence, highlighting limited
access to resources and funds, with the ultimate goal of
addressing the victim-blaming stigmatized question of,
“Why do they stay? Why don’t they just leave?”

8. Why engage Men and Boys?
 Nevada is 4th in the nation for Sexual Assault, and
 1st for Death as a result of Domestic Violence
 25% of women and 7% of men will be victims of
domestic violence or partner rape.
 Six months following an experience of domestic
violence, 32% of battered victims are victimized
again

9. UNLV Police Services
Reports of Forcible Sex Offenses on Campus
2005 - 4
2006 - 0
2007 - 3
2008 – 2
2009 – 1
2010 – 1
*Often times these crimes occur and are reported
outside of the jurisdiction of UNLV.

10. MRAV
2004
Men Rebelling Against Violence

11. MRAV
2010

12. VDAY 2010

13. MRAV
2011

14. MRAV 2011

15. Questions? Comments?
 Call the Jean Nidetch Women’s Center at
http://womenscenter.unlv.edu
jnwc@unlv.edu 702.895.4475
Twitter: http://twitter.com/JNWC_UNLV
Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/unlvjnwc
Website: http://womenscenter.unlv.edu
 Christina Hernandez, 702.895.0689
Crystal Jackson, 702.895.0343
Karoline Khamis, 702.895.0605