A Post on Rape Culture
What is Rape Culture? Trigger warning: rape, sexual assault Source: femifesto As more and more high profile sexual assault cases dominate our media...
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Some Sexual Assault Statistics…
Many people, when they hear the words “sexual assault”, experience feelings of discomfort. A traumatic experience for any human being, one third to...
A little learning about consent!
Check out one of our modules for our Teen Healthy Relationships program. Canadian Women’s Foundation funded our program at SAVIS to bring eLearning modules...
So what is victim blaming?
Victim Blaming Trigger warning: rape, sexual assault In Canada, 78% of sexual assaults are not reported to the police. Only 22% of sexual assaults...
Bullying….WHY?!
Bullying! A word that most of us not only learn but likely experience during childhood. When you get teased for the way you look,...
Debunking Self-Harm Myths
Most of us know or have heard of someone who purposely harms themselves, many of us harboring misunderstandings about their motivations and states of...
Sexist Summer Camp?
Think back to your childhood summer camp days (and hey, maybe you are now a camp leader!). Do you remember the camp games, songs,...
Differentiation between identifying as Gay or Queer
Many people will use terms such as “gay” and “queer” interchangeably; implying that the definitions are similar. This is not the case. There are...
Does Feminism Really Help All Women?
Marina Watanabe’s sharing some awful examples of how racial exclusion shows up in the feminist movement. What does this mean for your feminist practice?...
How do I say….
Can you identify what each prefix means? Take a look at this neat educational video on sexual identities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRmYrl56HkA