11 Guaranteed Sexual Assault Prevention Tips
This is a list of “sexual assault prevention tips.” Read through them and then ask yourself, what was different about this list? How do most lists go? Do they say things like, “Girls, watch your…
Rape culture
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Addressing sexualized violence in the service industry
May I? Starting in 2017, a group of service industry workers, frontline sexualized violence educators, and workers rights advocates began meeting with a common goal of addressing and preventing sexualized violence in the restaurant and…
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Disposability and distancing from collective complicity
In October 2017, two major media outlets simultaneously published statements by dozens of famous actresses naming that they had experienced sexual harassment and assault by powerful Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. Since that time many survivors…
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Why voting “Yes for AVP” matters to me
I first heard about AVP 20 years ago, when a co-worker told me about a study that estimated between 17-25% of women attending UVic would experience sexual assault during their time as a student. This…
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Perhaps a shift in the right direction
On March 20th the Status of Women Canada released their report Taking Action to End Violence Against Women and Girls in Canada. This report marks an institutional affirmation of things that have been said for…
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Four ways sexual assault is being challenged at UVic
People are resisting violence on campus, and working to create safer, more caring and respectful relationships. This is written in gratitude to all those resisting rape culture and building alternatives to it…
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Rape: What’s With This Word?
A discussion on the casual use of the word “rape”…
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Five ways Ghomeshi reveals rape culture
Most people are tired of Ghomeshi by now, but hopefully all this leads to more engagement in feminism, and an attempt to challenge rape culture and nurture alternatives …
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What is the role of men in ending gender-based violence?
Ending violence in our communities is going to take all of us and it is critical that men and people of all genders are active participants and promoters of changes to the current status quo….
