Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) Calendar

Friday, April 24, 2026

  • Flyer with a close-up photo of blue and white textured fabric in the background. A white square card is centered on top, containing the following text in bold black lettering: 'Survivor Art Gallery.' Below the title, a QR code is displayed under the heading 'Art Submissions,' with the URL go.illinois.edu/survivorartgallery printed beneath it. To the right of the QR code, text reads: 'Art Submissions Due, Monday, March 30.' Below that, bold text reads: 'Gallery Open – April 2026,' with details listing hours of 9:00 AM–5:00 PM at the WRC, 616 E Green St, Suite 213. The card has a thin black border and minimalist design accents including two short horizontal lines and a small black square.

    Survivor Art Gallery
    Recurring

    All Day
    Women's Resources Center | 616 E Green St, Suite 213 Champaign, IL 61820

    This Sexual Assault Awareness Month the WRC is hosting a Survivor Art Gallery to honor the voices, stories, healing and resilience of the survivors in our community. We invite survivors, artists, advocates, and supporters to share artwork that reflects resilience, healing and the power of storytelling. Art may be submitted at go.illinois.edu/survivorartgallery.

  • A colorful, collage-style flyer titled “Crafternoons: Crafting Connections @ WRC.” The design features craft supplies like beads, scissors, thread spools, buttons, and a small easel with a painted canvas. The event details read: “April 24, 1–4 pm” and “Denim Decorating.” Decorative denim patches shaped like a heart and a flower appear near the text. A note at the bottom states that the event is open to all eligible persons regardless of gender, race, color, or national origin, and that funding is provided by the Student Cultural Programming Fee.

    Crafternoon: Denim Decorating

    1:00 - 4:00 pm
    WRC | 616 E Green St, Suite 213

  • SAAM Awareness Table

    4:00 - 6:00 pm
    Anniversary Plaza, Main Quad

  • Event flyer with a tan/beige background. The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Student Affairs logo appears in the top left, and 'Women's Resources Center' is displayed in purple in the top right. On the left, large bold white text reads 'Book Club,' with a note below in dark purple: 'Limited free copies available. Register to reserve your copy.' In the center, the book cover for 'What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma' by Stephanie Foo is displayed — a purple cover featuring an illustrated arrangement of bones, tropical flowers, and leaves. To the right of the book, event details read: April 24, 2026, 4:00–5:00 PM, at the WRC. A QR code is shown with the registration link go.illinois.edu/WhatMyBonesKnow. Fine print at the bottom states the program is open to all eligible persons regardless of gender, race, color, or national origin, and that reasonable accommodations are available upon request.

    "What My Bones Know" Book Club

    4:00 - 5:00 pm
    WRC | 616 E Green St, Suite 213

    Join the WRC for a powerful discussion on "What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma" by Stephanie Foo. Powerful, enlightening, and hopeful, What My Bones Know is a brave narrative that reckons with the hold of the past over the present, the mind over the body—and examines one woman’s ability to reclaim agency from her trauma.

  • Cream-colored flyer with the RACES logo at the top. Handwritten-style title reads "Healing Through the Senses," decorated with small stars and doodles. Body text: "We invite you to join RACES in honoring Sexual Assault Awareness Month, where we'll be gathering in community as we explore different tactics for moving through trauma. While registration isn't mandatory, we strongly encourage everyone interested in attending to register." A QR code is included for registration. An illustration of a purple oil warmer, essential oil bottles, and a candle appears in the lower left. Event details: Friday, April 24th, 6:00–8:00 PM, 301 S Vine St., Suite 103, Urbana, IL 61801. 24/7 Hotline: 217-384-4444. Sonnet 4.6

    Healing Through The Senses

    6:00 - 8:00 pm
    RACES | 301 S Vine St, Suite 103, Urbana, IL 61801

    We invite you to join RACES in honoring Sexual Assault Awareness Month, where we'll be gathering in community as we explore different tactics for moving through trauma.

Saturday, April 25, 2026

  • Flyer with a close-up photo of blue and white textured fabric in the background. A white square card is centered on top, containing the following text in bold black lettering: 'Survivor Art Gallery.' Below the title, a QR code is displayed under the heading 'Art Submissions,' with the URL go.illinois.edu/survivorartgallery printed beneath it. To the right of the QR code, text reads: 'Art Submissions Due, Monday, March 30.' Below that, bold text reads: 'Gallery Open – April 2026,' with details listing hours of 9:00 AM–5:00 PM at the WRC, 616 E Green St, Suite 213. The card has a thin black border and minimalist design accents including two short horizontal lines and a small black square.

    Survivor Art Gallery
    Recurring

    All Day
    Women's Resources Center | 616 E Green St, Suite 213 Champaign, IL 61820

    This Sexual Assault Awareness Month the WRC is hosting a Survivor Art Gallery to honor the voices, stories, healing and resilience of the survivors in our community. We invite survivors, artists, advocates, and supporters to share artwork that reflects resilience, healing and the power of storytelling. Art may be submitted at go.illinois.edu/survivorartgallery.

Sunday, April 26, 2026

  • Flyer with a close-up photo of blue and white textured fabric in the background. A white square card is centered on top, containing the following text in bold black lettering: 'Survivor Art Gallery.' Below the title, a QR code is displayed under the heading 'Art Submissions,' with the URL go.illinois.edu/survivorartgallery printed beneath it. To the right of the QR code, text reads: 'Art Submissions Due, Monday, March 30.' Below that, bold text reads: 'Gallery Open – April 2026,' with details listing hours of 9:00 AM–5:00 PM at the WRC, 616 E Green St, Suite 213. The card has a thin black border and minimalist design accents including two short horizontal lines and a small black square.

    Survivor Art Gallery
    Recurring

    All Day
    Women's Resources Center | 616 E Green St, Suite 213 Champaign, IL 61820

    This Sexual Assault Awareness Month the WRC is hosting a Survivor Art Gallery to honor the voices, stories, healing and resilience of the survivors in our community. We invite survivors, artists, advocates, and supporters to share artwork that reflects resilience, healing and the power of storytelling. Art may be submitted at go.illinois.edu/survivorartgallery.

Monday, April 27, 2026

  • Flyer with a close-up photo of blue and white textured fabric in the background. A white square card is centered on top, containing the following text in bold black lettering: 'Survivor Art Gallery.' Below the title, a QR code is displayed under the heading 'Art Submissions,' with the URL go.illinois.edu/survivorartgallery printed beneath it. To the right of the QR code, text reads: 'Art Submissions Due, Monday, March 30.' Below that, bold text reads: 'Gallery Open – April 2026,' with details listing hours of 9:00 AM–5:00 PM at the WRC, 616 E Green St, Suite 213. The card has a thin black border and minimalist design accents including two short horizontal lines and a small black square.

    Survivor Art Gallery
    Recurring

    All Day
    Women's Resources Center | 616 E Green St, Suite 213 Champaign, IL 61820

    This Sexual Assault Awareness Month the WRC is hosting a Survivor Art Gallery to honor the voices, stories, healing and resilience of the survivors in our community. We invite survivors, artists, advocates, and supporters to share artwork that reflects resilience, healing and the power of storytelling. Art may be submitted at go.illinois.edu/survivorartgallery.

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

  • Flyer with a close-up photo of blue and white textured fabric in the background. A white square card is centered on top, containing the following text in bold black lettering: 'Survivor Art Gallery.' Below the title, a QR code is displayed under the heading 'Art Submissions,' with the URL go.illinois.edu/survivorartgallery printed beneath it. To the right of the QR code, text reads: 'Art Submissions Due, Monday, March 30.' Below that, bold text reads: 'Gallery Open – April 2026,' with details listing hours of 9:00 AM–5:00 PM at the WRC, 616 E Green St, Suite 213. The card has a thin black border and minimalist design accents including two short horizontal lines and a small black square.

    Survivor Art Gallery
    Recurring

    All Day
    Women's Resources Center | 616 E Green St, Suite 213 Champaign, IL 61820

    This Sexual Assault Awareness Month the WRC is hosting a Survivor Art Gallery to honor the voices, stories, healing and resilience of the survivors in our community. We invite survivors, artists, advocates, and supporters to share artwork that reflects resilience, healing and the power of storytelling. Art may be submitted at go.illinois.edu/survivorartgallery.

  • Survivor Strategies: Recognizing Progress

    6:30 - 8:00 pm
    Women's Resources Center | 616 E Green St. Suite 213, Champaign, IL

    Survivor Strategies is a program series designed to provide survivors with new self-care strategies to assist them in their healing journey and to create a space to build community and connect with fellow survivors. Join the Advocacy Team as we recognize healing progress and grow This event is open to all survivors regardless of race, national origin, religion, or gende

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Thursday, April 30, 2026

  • Flyer with a close-up photo of blue and white textured fabric in the background. A white square card is centered on top, containing the following text in bold black lettering: 'Survivor Art Gallery.' Below the title, a QR code is displayed under the heading 'Art Submissions,' with the URL go.illinois.edu/survivorartgallery printed beneath it. To the right of the QR code, text reads: 'Art Submissions Due, Monday, March 30.' Below that, bold text reads: 'Gallery Open – April 2026,' with details listing hours of 9:00 AM–5:00 PM at the WRC, 616 E Green St, Suite 213. The card has a thin black border and minimalist design accents including two short horizontal lines and a small black square.

    Survivor Art Gallery
    Recurring

    All Day
    Women's Resources Center | 616 E Green St, Suite 213 Champaign, IL 61820

    This Sexual Assault Awareness Month the WRC is hosting a Survivor Art Gallery to honor the voices, stories, healing and resilience of the survivors in our community. We invite survivors, artists, advocates, and supporters to share artwork that reflects resilience, healing and the power of storytelling. Art may be submitted at go.illinois.edu/survivorartgallery.