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This is AYY’s association newsletter for the week 42/2016.
AYY has been informed of an incident of harassment that occurred at a freshman event in Otaniemi and violated personal untouchability, which fortunately did not threaten the well-being of the persons. Everyone’s joint safety is an issue that cannot be compromised on in any situation and no-one’s personal untouchability can be threatened. The situation is always serious if it causes anxiety or someone feels unsafe. If a situation of danger occurs, it’s important to know how to act. AYY takes all cases of harassment and dangerous situations occurring at student functions seriously. Read more in 1 and read the instructions!
Upcoming events and important dates and events for associations
8.12.: AYY Association Training
Content of the newsletter
- Disruptive Behaviour and Safety at Student Events
- Special status association member lists available from AYY
- Association deal for the record release concert of KYN
- Disruptive Behaviour and Safety at Student Events
AYY has been informed of an incident of harassment that occurred at a freshman event in Otaniemi and violated personal untouchability, which fortunately did not threaten the well-being of the persons. People from outside the student community sought by force to take part in the event held in the premises of AYY and harassed participants. The organisers of the event expelled the persons from the event. According to information received by the Student Union, the same people also tried to enter another event at a later time, however without getting to take part.
Everyone’s joint safety is an issue that cannot be compromised on in any situation and no-one’s personal untouchability can be threatened. However, if this occurs, all kinds of harassment or other threatening behaviour must be intervened in at once. This applies to both external people and to the members of the student community. If an event is only meant to be open to students, persons wanting to attend can, for example, be required to present a valid student card. Also, whether they are closed or open to everyone, no persons should be admitted to events if their behaviour worries or threatens other participants.
The situation is always serious if it causes anxiety or someone feels unsafe. If a situation of danger occurs, it’s important to know how to act. Persons who are threatening or violate the personal untouchability of someone must be expelled from the event. In threatening situations, the event must be suspended at once. The event organisers have to make sure that appropriate preparations have been made for situations of danger. This means that at least fire safety, access control and threatening behaviour have to be prepared for. There is always cause to read the usage instructions of the premises, even if the location is familiar. Exit routes must be kept clear, passage signs openly visible and its must be checked that extinguishing devices and first-aid equipment are in place. The best way to pre-empt disruptive behaviour is
– to agree on who is responsible for access control,
– to make sure that the event is not allowed to expand in an uncontrolled way,
– to agree on rules for threatening situations,
– and to minimise easy risks (e.g. scissors, tools, cooking utensils etc. out of sight)
AYY takes all cases of harassment and dangerous situations occurring at student functions seriously. Suspected criminal incidents against the well-being of a person should always be reported to the police. In this way, we can show together that no kind of harassment or violence will be tolerated at functions of the Student Union and student associations.
In situations threatening the well-being of participants, the safety of the victims should always be ensured and the emergency centre should be called. We hope that there would never be any hesitation about reporting dangerous situations without delay to the emergency centre. We also hope that all dangerous situations and incidents of harassment would be reported to AYY. In this way, we can prevent the possible spreading of problems by working together.
Also read AYY’s and the Aalto Chaplains instructions on after-management of crisis situations in student associations. The instructions include advice on meeting a person who is in shock and arranging follow-up assistance, and their purpose is to provide an action model and contact details in case of those kinds of sudden, shocking situations, crises. The link to the instructions: https://inside.ayy.fi/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=12615842
Your contact persons at AYY:
Association-specific advice
Ahto Harmo, Specialist, Organizational Affairs and Communications, ahto.harmo@ayy.fi, 050 520 9442.
Harassment contact persons
You can contact the harassment contact persons if you have experienced or observed harassment in the student community. All contact is confidential. The harassment contact people offer advice and help through discussion, and also help in clearing up the harassment situation if necessary
Lauri Jurvanen, Specialist, Social Affairs, Harassment contact person, lauri.jurvanen@ayy.fi or hairinta-mies@ayy.fi , 050 520 9418.
Elli-Noora Kaurila, Specialist, Student Advocacy, Harassment contact person, elli-noora.kaurila@ayy.fi or hairinta-nainen@ayy.fi, 050 520 9445.
- Special status association member lists available from AYY
All special status associations whose membership fees have been payable through Oodi along with the AYY membership fee may request their member lists from AYY between October 10 and 16 at tietotekniikka(at)ayy.fi and after October 17 from the administrative manager at johanna.pietilainen(at)ayy.fi.
The member list includes each member’s name, municipality of residence and e-mail address.
- Association deal for the record release concert of KYN
In honour of its 35th anniversary, the Academic Female Choir Naiskuoro KYN is releasing its eighth record on Wednesday, 26.10.2016 at 7pm in the Savoy theatre (Kasarmikatu 46-48, Helsinki). The record contains ethnic jazz accompanied and arranged for KYN and KYN and a jazz group by Mikko Hassinen, who won the Teosto award last year.
We’re offering the associations of AYY the opportunity to order tickets through us without delivery fees (€2.50) to our record release concert. The offer is valid when you order at least four tickets in one go. Tickets are €20/€15, a ticket and record combo is €30/€25, a VIP ticket 35 (includes the best seats and sparkling wine at the interval).
Send your order to levyjulkkari(ä)kyn.fi by 21.10. If you have any questions about the matter, you can write to the same address.
The ‘Jos minä puhuisin sinulle’ (‘If I spoke to you’) record release concert
Wed 26.10. at 7 pm
Savoy theatre (Kasarmikatu 46-48, Helsinki)
The Academic Female Choir KYN
conducted by Kaija Viitasalo
Manuel Dunkel, tenor saxophone
Ville Herrala, double bass
Mikko Hassinen, drums
WOULD YOU LIKE TO INCLUDE YOUR OWN NEWS IN THIS NEWSLETTER?
Please send a brief text by Wednesday, 10am, to the address tiedotteet@ayy.fi. The news will be translated so you can submit your text in one language. The content of the newsletter is ultimately edited by AYY’s Organisational Affairs and Communications Specialist Ahto Harmo (ahto.harmo@ayy.fi, tel: 050 520 9442).