ONE LOVE

One Love is a non-profit organization founded in 2010 in memory of Yeardley Love, a senior at University of Virginia who was beaten to death by her ex-boyfriend on May 3, 2010. After this tragic incident, Yeardley Love’s mother, Sharon Love, founded One Love to help educate as many young people as possible about the warning signs of relationship abuse as well as to encourage others to be active bystanders when they witness signs of abuse, including highlighting the differences between healthy and unhealthy relationship behaviors. One Love aims to educate, empower and activate young people in a movement for change in their communities surrounding relationship violence.

The Office of Health Promotion utilizes One Love workshops to help educate the campus community and young people about relationship violence and warning signs of abuse. Staff and Peer Educators from The Office of Health Promotion are trained facilitators of all workshops offered, listed below. If you are looking for something specific, please reach out to us at ohp@nmsu.edu so we can better accommodate your needs.

Workshops offered:

• Escalation
  • “Escalation” is a 90-120 minute workshop facilitated by two –three OHP staff members who have been trained as One Love facilitators.
  • The first portion of the training is the screening of a 40-minute film that depicts the trajectory of an abusive college relationship from beginning to end. Following the video, the facilitators will lead the participants in a discussion surrounding the warning signs depicted in the film, as well as ways to intervene as bystanders if they suspect friends or loved ones might be in an abusive relationship.
  • The workshop ends with a discussion of how to spot healthy and unhealthy relationship behaviors.
• Love Labyrinth
  • “Love Labyrinth” is a 45-60 minute workshop facilitated by two –three OHP staff members who have been trained as One Love facilitators.
  • Love Labyrinth is a 3-minute film that help young people understand the signs of emotional abuse and the controlling and threatening behavior patterns that show up in everyday situations.
  • The film shows how emotionally abusive behaviors like Gaslighting and volatility can make someone feel like they are trapped in a maze and unable to get out.
  • The workshop ends with a discussion on healthy and unhealthy relationship behaviors.
• Last Drop
  • “The Last Drop” is a 90-120 minute workshop facilitated by two –three OHP staff members who have been trained as One Love facilitators.
  • The first portion of the training is the screening of a 40 min film of Anthony and Sofia as they relive past memories together through a new technology called Retrospect. Soon, we realize that they remember key milestones of their relationship very differently.
  • The workshop ends with a discussion on healthy and unhealthy relationship behaviors.
• MVP
  • “MVP” is a 60-90 minute workshop facilitated by two –three OHP staff members who have been trained as One Love facilitators.
  • The first portion of the training is a screening of a 15 min film. MVP is a film that focuses on the ways healthy and unhealthy relationship behaviors can influence our romantic relationships, friendships, and daily activities. We specifically see how Miles, a star basketball player, experiences unhealthy behaviors from his girlfriend, Jess, challenging traditional stereotypes about who is affected by relationship abuse.
  • The workshop ends with a discussion on health and unhealthy relationship behaviors.
• Behind the Post
  • “Behind the Post” is a 75-90 minute workshop facilitated by two –three OHP staff members who have been trained as One Love facilitators.
  • The first portion of the training is the screening of an 8-minute film that depicts 10 signs of an unhealthy relationship, all of which appear to be hidden behind glossy, picturesque, and filtered social media posts.
  • Billions of photos and video are posted to social media every day, and we do not always see the big picture. Social media can often skew the reality of the many relationships around us and, in some cases, influence our decisions to stay in unhealthy ones.
  • The workshop ends with a discussion of how to spot healthy and unhealthy relationship behaviors.