Overlooked Tools: Preventing Sexual Assault & Harassment in the Outdoors

Being prepared is a very common concept for outdoor professionals and enthusiasts, but it’s not something that often gets applied to sexual violence and harassment intervention. And the skills we need to keep each other safer from sexual harassment and violence-- surprise!-- aren't ones we've been taught or encouraged to exercise. 

When it comes to outdoor communities, studies show there are additional factors to consider that increase the risk of sexual assault and harassment taking place. So why aren’t we talking about it? And more importantly– what do we do about it? Join Morgan Flynn and Cora Phillips, two staff members from Seekhaven Family Crisis and Resource Center in Moab, Utah, to hear more about how we can make a tangible difference, even in one person’s life, by showing up prepared.

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Featured in this Episode: Seekhaven Family Crisis & Resource Center

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• Seekhaven’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month
• “What Were You Wearing?” Exhibit, shown at the Moab Arts Center this April

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Additional Resources:

• High Country News: How We Investigated The National Park Services’s History Of Sexual Harassment
• The Atlantic: The National Park Service Has A Big Sexual Harassment Problem
• Climbing.com: Safe Outside: The Facts About Sexual Harassment and Assault in the Climbing Community
• Safe Outside Report: Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault In The Climbing Community
• America Outdoors: Beyond Policy - Sexual Harassment And Sexism
• Native Womens Wilderness: Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women