Get ready for SHaG Fest – the SU's exciting annual celebration of sexual health, body positivity, and healthy relationships - running for its third successive year! Taking place on Wednesday 12th February in The Atrium from 10:00 - 16:00, this vibrant campaign tackles stigma around sex while raising awareness of important risks.
Head to the SU Atrium to explore safe sex practices, learn all about sex toys, contraception, and STIs, and snag some amazing freebies along the way. Plus, dive into fun, interactive activities designed to educate and empower.
From advice from sexual health experts, free condoms and lube through to demostrations, we bring you a range of ways to learn more as well as the chance to win a £100 Etsy voucher in our 'Guess the number of Johnnies in the Jar' competition!
Don’t miss out on this energetic, informative, and inclusive event!
We're delighted to be joined by a number of student societies, charities and university support services, including Warwick Students' Union Advice Centre, University of Warwick Report & Support Team, Sexpression, Fetish Society, Warwick Pride, representatives from the End Period Poverty campaign, and more!
Warwick Pride
Warwick Pride is the Students’ Union society for Lesbian, Gay, Bi+, Trans, Queer, Undefined, Intersect, and Asexual/Aromantic students and their friends. Warwick Pride operates the Gender Expression Fund, runs Euphoria and Glow, and hosts innumerable socials, campaigns and other events throughout the year. Warwick Pride is joining us at SHaG FEST to share information, resources and guidance on queer related Sexual Health.
SU Advice Centre
The Students' Union Advice Centre is a free, confidential, impartial and non-judgmental service. They provide advice, information, guidance and representation to help you resolve your problems whilst studying at Warwick. We are also independent from the University.
Our team of friendly, professional and experienced advisors offer practical advice and support or/and signposting on a range of enquiries.
Report and Support
Everyone at the University of Warwick, whether studying, working, or visiting, has the right to feel safe. Harassment of any kind is completely unacceptable, and our community is an environment where socially unacceptable behaviour are never tolerated.
Our University's Report and Support services will be at SHaG FEST providing you with resources you may need.
Fetish Society
Warwick Fetish Society is an inclusive and accepting community aiming to encourage safety, consent, and destigmatisation of BDSM and fetish activities. A 2005 survey by Durex found that 37% of UK respondents had used "masks, blindfolds, and other forms of bondage" as part of sex, yet BDSM is still not widely accepted in society.
We believe everyone should have somewhere to express themselves without fear of judgement, and to learn about how to safely engage in their interests.
End Period Poverty
The SU believes that the cost of menstrual care products is an unfair burden placed on those that need them, and has committed to providing free period products through the #EndPeriodPoverty scheme.
We are supplying over 30 bathrooms across campus with 'Here We Flo' pads and tampons, which can be picked up from the SU Welcome Hub or ordered discreetly through Locker 21.
Find products in the SU buildings, Rootes, Warwick Arts Centre, Chaplaincy, Oculus, Faculty of Arts, Business School and the Library. We also host talks, give out freebies and run collaborations, so please get in touch if you are interested in collaborating on an event with your department, club or society
Sexpression
A humble branch of Sexpression:UK, a national charity run by university students who deliver medically accurate, accessible, and inclusive sex and relationship education! We have grown tired of the way certain topics surrounding sexual health, consent and relationships are talked about, or more damagingly, not talked about.
We don’t believe that information should be kept for “1 day, when you’re a little older.” Current guidelines on sex ed in schools are nearly 20 years out of date, so we have decided to step up to fill this gap.
Come and chat to Warwick Sexpression for giveaways, games and to find out more about what they do.