Operation Boundaries

That sexual harassment is not normalized or excused and that people are more informed that consent covers anything from sending photos to sex.

Our Social Issue

Sexual Harassment and Consent

Why We Chose It

We chose this issue because we feel we have enough knowledge to make a change in it by spreading awareness, we had research about it for a long time to really know the problem with it and how to change it. We all feel very passionately about the subject because nearly all of us gone through a form of sexual harassment and we really want to try stop this from happening to anyone else. We want people to learn what is unacceptable behaviour and to stop making excuses for people’s whose behaviour continues to be harrassing.

Our Goal

Our idea is to raise awareness in our school, making people conscious of it and reducing this problem, using all the information we have got. We want to stop sexual harassment in our community by raising awareness and teaching people what to do if they see something that looks like it’s making someone uncomfortable and by posting on social media like Tik Tok and Instagram. We want to arm people with the right information.

Our Innovative Action

1. Research current information on consent and sexual harassment, looking for information related to teenagers. 2. Request SPHE and RSE teachers to attend and rollout to seniors, NUIG's Active Consent Workshop 3. Create TikTok questioning some of the culturally accepted ideas that reinforce issues. 4. Organised Self-Defense for 6th Yrs. 5. Working on creating reporting guidelines for young people if they find themselves being sexually harassed. 6. Workshop for Juniors on boundaries.

Our Impact

1. The Active Consent workshops were really well received by students because they were more sex-positive, inclusive of all genders and orientations and up to date with current legislations. 2. 6th Yrs loved their self-defense workshops. 3. Our TikTok videos have gotten from 800 -1000 views. 4. Our own personal journey has been really important to us and has helped us to work through our own issues in this area and has allowed us to be more confident going forward as we feel we have the knowledge now.