Recognize Violence, Change Culture (RVCC)
“How do I get people to care about ending sexual violence?”
We help preventionists answer this question with creative materials, training, and a model grounded in behavioral science.
Our Story: From nearly empty workshops to 300+ students attending our consent-centered parties every year.
Before RVCC, our Executive Director was the sexual violence prevention coordinator at Cal Poly Humboldt. There, in collaboration with students, she developed CHECK IT, a bystander intervention program, where the rest of us met as peer educators.
Through much experimentation and the implementation of engaging student-centered initiatives, we went from low student engagement to highly active volunteer teams and over 300-500 students attending our consent-centered parties every year.
We just replicated this work at Whitman College in February 2026 by supporting the launch of CHECK IT on their campus. 20% of their student population showed up to the launch event, with a line out the door.
Experiencing these powerful cultural shifts inspired us to create RVCC and a community for people who want to do prevention differently.
"RVCC has made me feel more confident branching out and trying new educational and engagement strategies. They’ve inspired me to get creative (and gave me a creative boost with their materials!) and we've already seen an increase in student engagement."
-Emily, Sexual Assault Resource Specialist
We created this org to support you. What are your needs?
I want fun outreach merch and games that will grab people’s attention
Stickers, affirmation cards, workshop games, and artwork.
I want interactive tools I can download and use this week
Tabling Toolkits - Outreach Activities - Coloring Pages - Presentation Comics
I want to partner with RVCC
We’d love to work with you. We partner with campus, community, statewide, and national orgs to provide technical assistance, facilitate workshops, develop custom campaigns, tabling toolkits, artwork, and curriculum to enhance your impact.
I want to increase campus engagement
Come join us at the Virtual Creative Preventionist Campus Summit. You’ll learn how to get your students to show up and care about violence prevention.
For the Creative Preventionist who wants something to look forward to:
Every other month, Kale the Snail delivers a hand-made envelope to our Creative Preventionist Snail Mail club members. It’s full of stickers, art, and goodies from our magical consent-centered town.
”RVCC has confirmed for us that prevention work doesn't have to be boring and that we don't have to just lecture students. It can be fun, engaging, and provide students with opportunities to contribute in student-centered ways that enhance learning."
-Ashley, Violence Prevention Education Coordinator