The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office and the Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) invite you to join us online for this special event in recognition of April's Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

"The Bystander Moment" Virtual Conversation with featured speaker Jackson Katz, and guest speakers Sheriff Jim Hart and Ann Simonton.

About our speakers:

• Jackson Katz Ph.D., is an internationally renowned speaker, educator, activist, author, and co-founder of Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP)

• Jim Hart, Santa Cruz County Sheriff-Coroner

• Ann Simonton, activist, writer, Media Watch founder/director and Chair of the Santa Cruz Commission for the Prevention of Violence Against Women

Advance registration required. Space is limited to the first 250 registered attendees. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with a link to join this virtual event. A recording of this event will be made available after the live event ends.

Please join us for another great event! A free virtual screening of the documentary "The Bystander Moment: Transforming Rape Culture at its Roots"

This 49-minute film will be available to watch online April 16 - April 22 by visiting our screening page at: https://www.mediaed.org/the-bystander-moment-screening-santa-cruz-county-sheriffs-office/

We invite you to watch this film before joining our virtual conversation!

Our Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) events are supported by the Santa Cruz Commission for the Prevention of Violence Against Women (CPVAW).

Questions or comments? Please contact us at SAAM@santacruzcounty.us