Ryerson University emegency call tower is pictured on campus Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. (CP24/Cam Woolley)
A Ryerson University student group will hold two emergency meetings to
address a series of sexual assaults on the downtown Toronto campus.
The Ryerson Student Union says the meetings will focus on challenging “gender based violence” on the campus.
In a notice sent to students, the Ryerson’s student union said the meetings would be “the start of a larger conversation on how to build a campus community free from hate, violence and oppression.”
According to logs kept by Ryerson’s security watch, four cases of sexual assault have been reported on campus since late August.
The most recent instance occurred on Sunday, Sept. 16, when a female was accosted inside the campus bar.
On Saturday, Sept. 8, a man grabbed the buttock of a woman walking along Gould Street, near Bond Street. Two women were similarly attacked on Sept. 5.
At least two other assaults have occurred just off-campus during the same time.
The meetings will be held at the university’s student centre on Wednesday and Thursday at 4 p.m.
A campus rally was held two weeks ago, followed a massive demonstration at Christie Pits earlier in the month.
The Ryerson Student Union says the meetings will focus on challenging “gender based violence” on the campus.
In a notice sent to students, the Ryerson’s student union said the meetings would be “the start of a larger conversation on how to build a campus community free from hate, violence and oppression.”
According to logs kept by Ryerson’s security watch, four cases of sexual assault have been reported on campus since late August.
The most recent instance occurred on Sunday, Sept. 16, when a female was accosted inside the campus bar.
On Saturday, Sept. 8, a man grabbed the buttock of a woman walking along Gould Street, near Bond Street. Two women were similarly attacked on Sept. 5.
At least two other assaults have occurred just off-campus during the same time.
The meetings will be held at the university’s student centre on Wednesday and Thursday at 4 p.m.
A campus rally was held two weeks ago, followed a massive demonstration at Christie Pits earlier in the month.
