by Emma Atkinson 

Welcome back to Consent Corner! We want to help you better understand how good consent can make your interactions more fun and fulfilling.

The Corner is taking a step back in this newsletter to try to get a little perspective.  Current events—protests and marches—are asking us to acknowledge how systematic bias has become an almost unquestioned part of our society.  In George Floyd’s final moments his rights and autonomy were violated, his pleas for air were ignored, and his consent to the interaction was neither sought nor considered.  Consent is so important!

Homework:  Imagine a world that’s based on consent and respect.  You respect yourself and your choices, and extend that respect to others you know.  You respect people in the communities in which you participate—CSPC, family, friends, neighbors, work, school, geeky clubs (if you’re me)—and they reciprocate by honoring you.  These communities are respected by the nation, and honored by the global community.  That’s a world I’d like to live in, and I’m guessing that you would, too.  Let’s start by making respect and consent an integral part of our interactions in the CSPC community.

We’d love to hear what you’re learning about consent!  Please send your thoughts and questions to: info@thecspc.org.