New affirmative consent campaign tackles issue head-on, experts say
by Tamsin Rose from World news | The Guardian on (#5ZM3D)
Make No Doubt' videos aim to provide young people with tools to give and ask for consent, launched one week before NSW law change
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Party pashes, drunken encounters and booty-call texts - these are some of the scenarios featured in a campaign being rolled out on social media before new affirmative sexual consent laws coming into effect in New South Wales next week.
It is hoped the short, simple videos - depicting scenes that young people could find themselves in - will equip the target group of 16- to 24-year-olds with the tools to give and ask for consent, and respect when someone says no".
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