{"id":6794,"date":"2025-04-22T19:35:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T18:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nottssvss.org.uk\/consent-coalition\/?page_id=6794"},"modified":"2025-06-25T16:08:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T15:08:08","slug":"why-is-consent-important","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nottssvss.org.uk\/consent-coalition\/campaigns\/consent-collection\/why-is-consent-important\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is Consent Important?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[mk_page_section bg_color=&#8221;#2bab5c&#8221; bg_position=&#8221;center center&#8221; bg_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; bg_stretch=&#8221;true&#8221; video_mask=&#8221;&#8221; video_opacity=&#8221;&#8221; top_shadow=&#8221;&#8221; min_height=&#8221;0&#8243; full_width=&#8221;&#8221; full_height=&#8221;&#8221; padding_top=&#8221;35&#8243; padding_bottom=&#8221;20&#8243; margin_bottom=&#8221;15&#8243; has_top_shape_divider=&#8221;&#8221; top_shape_style=&#8221;&#8221; top_shape_color=&#8221;&#8221; has_bottom_shape_divider=&#8221;&#8221; bottom_shape_style=&#8221;&#8221; bottom_shape_color=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;cc-hero-3&#8243; sidebar=&#8221;sidebar-1&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1744125110524{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]\n<h1>Why is Consent Important?<\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][vc_row el_class=&#8221;intro-ps&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; el_class=&#8221;media-col&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;cc-hero-txt-3 w850&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1747668086638{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]\n<p class=\"pbg\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Why is consent important?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">It is the difference between pleasure and trauma.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">It is the difference between sex and rape.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">A wolf whistle without consent is harassment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Filming sex without consent is intimate image abuse.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kissing without consent is sexual assault.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sex without consent is rape.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Consent is vital. And understanding consent matters more than anything.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][mk_button dimension=&#8221;flat&#8221; icon=&#8221;mk-moon-play-2&#8243; url=&#8221;https:\/\/nottssvss.org.uk\/consent-coalition\/download\/6813\/?tmstv=1745346908&#8243; align=&#8221;none&#8221; margin_bottom=&#8221;10&#8243; margin_right=&#8221;0&#8243; el_class=&#8221;home-but&#8221; bg_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; btn_hover_bg=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.9)&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; btn_hover_txt_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;]Download Square Assets[\/mk_button][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; el_class=&#8221;media-col&#8221;][mk_gallery images=&#8221;6796,6797,6798,6799,6800,6801,6802,6803,6804&#8243; column=&#8221;2&#8243; image_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=&#8221;sidebar-20&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1622477992941{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#452778&#8243;][vc_column_text align=&#8221;center&#8221; el_class=&#8221;w890&#8243;]\n<p class=\"w665\">The Consent Coalition stands together to say that Nottingham does not tolerate\u00a0any form of sexual violence<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[mk_page_section bg_color=&#8221;#2bab5c&#8221; bg_position=&#8221;center center&#8221; bg_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; bg_stretch=&#8221;true&#8221; video_mask=&#8221;&#8221; video_opacity=&#8221;&#8221; top_shadow=&#8221;&#8221; min_height=&#8221;0&#8243; full_width=&#8221;&#8221; full_height=&#8221;&#8221; padding_top=&#8221;35&#8243; padding_bottom=&#8221;20&#8243; margin_bottom=&#8221;15&#8243; has_top_shape_divider=&#8221;&#8221; top_shape_style=&#8221;&#8221; top_shape_color=&#8221;&#8221; has_bottom_shape_divider=&#8221;&#8221; bottom_shape_style=&#8221;&#8221; bottom_shape_color=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;cc-hero-3&#8243; sidebar=&#8221;sidebar-1&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1744125110524{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;] Why is Consent Important? 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