Student Organized Consent Conference in Seattle
join us for soccs 2025: saturday, march 8, 2025
At UPrep in seattle, wa
Hearing survivors' stories was the single most powerful experience of the conference."
Student Organized Consent Conference in Seattle (SOCCS) is a youth-led conference about building cultures of consent at our schools and beyond. This year, our theme is Burn it Down: Igniting the Conversation About Sexual Assault and Consent. Join us on March 8 at UPrep for a day full of amazing speakers, affinity spaces, and 33 workshops on topics like safety in college, listening with compassion, community organizing, and activism through writing. SOCCS is open to all high school-age students, parents/guardians, and educators.
SOCCS’s legacy and impact is sustained through a matching grant from the EE Ford Foundation.
Keynote Speaker
Ada Gregory
We are honored to announce that Ada Gregory will be our 2025 keynote speaker. Ada is the associate director at Duke University's Kenan Institute for Ethics, where she develops a variety of programs related to student life and community engagement, runs the DukeEngage in New York program, and facilitates faculty involvement in projects across the institute’s portfolio. Ada graduated from Duke (BA/MA) and went on to work at the state and local levels for 20 years, influencing policy and practice related to victims’ rights, violence against women, and criminal justice reform. She returned to Duke in 2006 and worked in several capacities, including as director of the Duke Women’s Center and chief administrator for the university’s signature institutes and initiatives, before joining the Kenan Institute for Ethics in 2018.
It was so encouraging to see a conference like this taking place for and by students."
The student organizers of this conference were SO impressive. I was blown away by their leadership and vision. What a legacy they are leaving for future students!"
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the SOCCS mission?
- Who is this conference for?
- When/where is the conference?
- What will happen at the conference?
- What topics will this conference address?
- How much does it cost to attend?
- Is there a hotel block for the conference?
- This conference is "survivor-centered." What does that mean?
- Do I need to have read a certain book or have certain beliefs to attend?
- What happens after the conference is over? Are we going to meet again to continue the conversation?
- Can I find SOCCS on social media?
- Are there other conferences similar to this one?
What is the SOCCS mission?
Who is this conference for?
When/where is the conference?
What will happen at the conference?
What topics will this conference address?
How much does it cost to attend?
Is there a hotel block for the conference?
This conference is "survivor-centered." What does that mean?
Do I need to have read a certain book or have certain beliefs to attend?
What happens after the conference is over? Are we going to meet again to continue the conversation?
Can I find SOCCS on social media?
Are there other conferences similar to this one?
Student Organizers
Sonya C., 11th grade
Abby D., 11th grade
Aleta F., 11th grade
Paige J., 11th grade
Auggie R., 11th grade
Nava R., 12th grade
Sophie W., 11th grade
