November is the month when women’s anti-violence advocates engage in 16 Days of Activism (Nov. 25 – Dec. 10) to end gender-based violence
November 25th is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women; December 6th commemorates the 14 women killed in 1989 in the Montreal Massacre at L’Ecole Polytechnique, and all the other women, including missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, who have been taken by femicide to date. It is a long list that haunts every women’s advocate.
This year, the NOWC and many other feminist groups across the province will focus on promoting the 86 jury recommendations from the recent Renfrew inquest into the murders of Carol Culleton, Anastasia Kuzyk, and Nathalie Warmerdam. We will bring some of them forward during the 16 Days of Activism because they directly reflect the work we have been doing for many years and speak to the reality of women who face the risk of gender-based violence (GBV), intimate partner violence (IPV) or femicide.
24/7 Crisis Support
- ASSAULTED WOMEN’S HELPLINE: 1-866-863-0511
- FEM’AIDE: 1-877-336-2433
- TALK4HEALING: 1-855-554-HEAL
Local Support
- Get Help in Thunder Bay District: https://www.endwomanabuse.com/get-help/local-resources/
- GBV Navigation Advocate: [email protected] or (807) 935-8042
Additional Resources
- Panel Discussion: Gender-Based Violence Prevention Education in School Communities is developed in partnership with Egale Canada, Ontario Coalition for Rape Crisis Centres (OCRCC), White Ribbon Canada and Ophea, and open to elementary, secondary, and post-secondary educators, administrators, staff, and school community partners. The panel will discuss the topic of consent and behaviours that constitute gender-based violence from different perspectives and its practical application in identifying gender-based violence in classrooms, schools, and communities. December 8, 7:30pm-8:30pm (ET) Registration link: http://ow.ly/1Bo550LE44b
- A CAREGIVER’S GUIDE TO TEACHING THE ABCS OF CONSENT: A Resource for Parents, Guardians and Professionals: https://www.anovafuture.org/kids-consent/
- Healthy Relationships (METRAC): https://metrac.org/resources/category/healthy-relationships/
- Are You Cool? (METRAC brochure): https://metrac.org/content/user_files/2022/04/ru_cool.pdf
- Tips for Teens: LEARNING TO RECOGNIZE AN UNHEALTHY ONLINE RELATIONSHIP: https://canadianwomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/CWF-Avon-TeenTipSheet2015-EN-web-Oct6_0.pdf
- T.E.A.R.™ (Teens Ending Abusive Relationships): https://victimservicestoronto.com/programs/t-e-a-r/
- Internet Safety guide for Women (by women for women): https://www.vpnmentor.com/blog/the-empowering-internet-safety-guide-for-women/
- Girls, Rape Culture and Colonialism (Alright, Now What? podcast episode): https://canadianwomen.org/blog/girls-rape-culture-and-colonialism/
- DRAW THE LINE: Engaging Ontarians in a dialogue about sexual violence. Youth Orientated Resource Kit: http://www.draw-the-line.ca/resources/theme-youth.html
- Talking to People who Use Abusive Behaviour (bystander intervention): https://www.neighboursfriendsandfamilies.ca/i-want-to-help/talking-to-abuser.html#:~:text=Avoid%20making%20judgmental%20comments.,of%20their%20partner%20and%20children
- Men and boys preventing gender-based violence: https://www.manifestchange.ca/
- Trauma- and Violence- Informed Approaches: Supporting Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence: https://www.vawlearningnetwork.ca/our-work/issuebased_newsletters/issue-31/index.html
- Links between the Maltreatment of Girls and Later Victimization or Use of Violence: https://www.vawlearningnetwork.ca/our-work/reports/2017-2-PHAC_Girls_Report_ONLINE_Final.pdf
- Boys’ Victimization & Adult IPV Perpetration: https://www.vawlearningnetwork.ca/our-work/issuebased_newsletters/issue-16/index.html
- Culleton, Kuzyk & Warmerdam (CKW) Inquest advocacy toolkit (Luke’s Place, October 2022): https://lukesplace.ca/culleton-kuzyk-warmerdam-ckw-inquest-advocacy-toolkit/
- Culleton, Kuzyk & Warmerdam Inquest Jury Recommendations: https://lukesplace.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/CKW-Inquest-Verdict-Recommendations-SIGNED_Redacted.pdf
- Lessons from a Rural Inquest: Taking Action to Support the Recommendations from the Renfrew County Inquest (recording and slides): https://www.vawlearningnetwork.ca/our-work/special-events/renfrew-county-inquest/index.html
- Joint Statement on the Release of the National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence: https://lukesplace.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Final-Joint-Statement-on-NAP.pdf
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