Bears and Other Useful SVPM Links
For May, Sexual Violence Prevention Month, DWS will be posting more info about sexual violence, prevention, and consent.
Sexual Violence Prevention Month wrapped up last week, but that doesn’t end our commitment to creating communities based on consent.
There’s so much incredible info being created about supporting survivors, preventing sexual violence, and practicing healthy consent.
To end of Sexual Violence Prevention Month, we’ve created a post with all the videos and resources that didn’t fit in other posts
Bears
What if bears killed 1 in 5 people?
Draw the Line
DTL is a scenario-based bystander intervention campaign created by the Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres and Action ontarienne contre la violence faite aux femmes.
Where do you draw the line?
I Don’t Owe You
So 👏 many 👏 misconceptions 👏 about 👏 sexual 👏 assault👏
Halifax’s sexual assault centre, Avalon, confronted common myths with gorgeous graphics created by Krista Davis.
Sexual Violence Awareness
A quick and useful overview of sexual violence created by Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres and the VAW Learning Network. Download the entire document here.
Stalking
Outside of the Shadows is a project by Julie Lalonde, public educator and survivor of stalking. Check out Julie’s newly released memoir (we’ve got a copy in the DWS Resource Library) and all the free OOTS resources.
Use the Right Words
Femifesto created ‘Use the Right Words’ as free resource guide for journalists, but the overview of sexual violence, myths, rape culture, and ‘do’s and don’t’s’ should be required reading for everyone. Download the guide here.
Image created by Femifesto
Understanding Survivors’ Reactions
An online free webinar created by Women’s College Hospital, Recognizing and Responding to the Commonly Misunderstood Reactions to Sexual Assault, is highly recommended for everyone. Because of the high rates of sexual violence, we don’t know when we might need to support a friend.
Understanding Trauma
The Manitoba Trauma Informed Education Centre has a free toolkit to help folks better understand trauma. The National Centre for Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health has also created “Aboriginal Peoples and Historic Trauma: The process of intergenerational transmission”.
Someone Stole Your Wallet?!?!
Hip hop artist, Jay Smooth’s, “How to tell someone they sound racist video” is endlessly useful. The skills he shares, focusing on the impact not the intent, are useful for calling someone in on a racist joke, or their casual misogyny, or rape myths they might be repeating.
Community Care
Working to end heteropatriarchy and colonialism can be exhausting work. We could listen to professor and clinical supervisor Vikki Reynolds talk about community care, justice doing, and the zone of fabulousness ALL DAY LONG!
Consent in Medical Settings
Fabulous midwife and community activist, Cosmos Midwifery @themidwifeisin, created this great quick guide to getting informed consent during labour. Contact DWS if your workplace is interested in our workshop on supporting survivors for medical professionals.
Let’s Get Colouring!
Consent Comes First at Ryerson Unversity created a series of colouring books for survivors and their supporters including ‘We Believe You’, ‘You Are Not Alone’ pride edition, and ‘Begin by Listening’. Download all three here.
What is your faverourite resources around preventing sexual violence?
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