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Students Nova Scotia conducts sexual consent awareness campaign
By Adnews Staff
Halifax-based Students Nova Scotia has begun an awareness campaign aimed at students and intended to raise awareness of the issue of sexual consent. The campaign, developed by Extreme Group of Halifax, makes use of posters, stickers for condom wrappers and a website at <http://www.morethanyes.ca>, accompanied by social media activities. The creative seeks to communicate that ambiguous phrases are not sufficient consent for sexual activity.
"We hope this campaign will be informative about everyone's responsibility to receive clear consent from their partner, without coercion, before engaging in sexual activity," said Students Nova Scotia executive director Jonathan Williams. "Seeking consent is not about avoiding a 'no,' it's about receiving an enthusiastic 'yes.'"
Students Nova Scotia is a not-for-profit advocacy group representing approximately 38,000 post secondary students in the province at schools including Acadia, Cape Breton, Dalhousie, Saint Mary's, St. Francis Xavier, the Kingstec Campus of the Nova Scotia Community College and the Atlantic School of Theology.