Free safety lesson
Understand consent as an ongoing choice
Agreement to one activity does not remove the right to make a different choice.
Consent requires attention to another person
Consent is a voluntary, ongoing agreement. Earlier agreement does not authorise every later activity. Pressure undermines free choice, and silence should not be treated as agreement.
Reflect without blame
Imagine a person changes their mind during an interaction. The other person is responsible for respecting that change. Having started the interaction does not make the first person responsible for what happens next.
Shared responsibility
Use this principle in teaching, relationships and organisations. Education must address the person seeking consent, not only the person setting a boundary. Legal definitions differ across jurisdictions.
Source and editorial context
RAINN (2026) Consent 101: Respect, Boundaries, and Building Trust. Accessed 13 October 2026.
https://rainn.org/5-rules-for-getting-consent/
This is an original WSDN educational exercise. It is not an official lesson, certification or endorsement from the source organisation.