Whole Lotta Learning!
There’s a whole mountain of resources out there to learn more about ending gender-based violence, but good ones can be hard to find sometimes. We’ve collected some here…
Note: Most of these resources are free and online. We ADORE books and have lots of posts about the books we love. Pop by DWS to check out our lending library!
Highlights
This post is going to get long, so if you’re new or looking for a refresher, here’s our top picks to dive into:
Videos! Links! Memes! Infographics! Piles of learning can be found on DWS’ resources pages:
Femifesto’s ‘Use the Right Words’ - meant as a guide for journalists covering sexual violence, but a quick accessible intersectional read on why sexual violence happens and how we can end victim blaming
Every Ho I Know Says So video - seeing sex workers as humans with complex lives!????! YES PLEASE!
Ok… Moving on… We’re going to approach this alphabetically by subject even though there is so much overlapping of oppressions…
Bystander Intervention
Draw the Line created by Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres
Children & Parenting
Helping Our Kids Create a World Without Violence - DWS blog post with lots of links and ideas
Positive Discipline Parenting by Save the Children - PDF toolkit for parents, caregivers, and support workers.
Disabilities
Factsheet - Violence Against Women and Girls with Disabilities by PLAN
Violence Against Women with Disabilities: Violence Prevention Overview by Vecova Centre for Disability Services and Research
Women with Disabilities and D/deaf Women, Housing, and Violence by VAW Learning Network
Girls Without Barriers: an intersectional feminist analysis of girls and young women with disabilities in Canada by DAWN Canada
Fatphobia
Ending Fatphobia to End Violence - DWS blog post about this instagram live chat with Kira-Lynn Ferderber with all sorts of amazing links and resources to end fatphobia as well as the link between fatphobia and gender-based violence
HIV/AIDS
Women, HIV, and Stigma: A Toolkit for Creating Welcoming Spaces by WHAI
Smashing AIDS Stigma - DWS blog post
The Criminalization of HIV Non-Disclosure in Canada by The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
Harm Reduction
Reducing Barriers to Support for Women Fleeing Violence: A Toolkit for Supporting Women with Varying Levels of Mental Wellness and Substance Use - a PDF toolkit by BC Society of Transition Houses
Harm Reduction Training Manual: A Manual for Frontline Staff Involved with Harm Reduction Strategies and Services by CATIE
High Risk
Warning signs of domestic violence as well as the signs of lethality created by the Neighbours, Friends and Families Campaign
Indigenous
Restoring Nationhood by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
Truth and Reconciliation Comission’s Final Report
Indigenous Women, HIV, and Gender-Based Violence by The Canadian HIV/AID Legal Network
I am a kind man: Encouraging Indigenous men to end violence
You Are Not Alone: A Toolkit for Aboriginal Women Escaping Violence by Native Women’s Association Canada
ALL of these Transformation Talks with Riel Dupuis-Rossi and Vikki Reynolds:
Intersectionality
Beyond Diversity & Inclusion Training: Anti-Racism in the VAW Sector - video
LGBQT2SAI++
Let’s Talk About Gender… And Unicorns on the DWS blog
2SLGBTQ+ Inclusive Trauma-Informed Care with Jenna Mackay
Dismantling A Culture of Violence: Understanding Anti-Transgender Violence and Ending the Crisis by Human Rights Campaign
What Two Spirit - DWS blog post
Recommendations for Inclusion of Trans, Two-spirit, Non-binary and Intersex People in Institutional Contexts by Chase Blodgett
You Are Made of Medicine: A Mental Health Peer Support Manual for Indigiqueer, Two-Spirit, LGBTQ+, and Gender Non-Conforming Indigenous youth
Intersex Awareness Day - DWS blog post
Gender Identity and Pronouns
Community of Practice: Supporting Trans Women in VAW Shelters by Women’s Shelters Canada
LGBTQ2S Youth, Violence, and Homelessness by VAW Learning Network
Safety in Same Gender Relationships by QMUNITY and Legal Services Society, BC
Safety in Relationships: Trans Folks by QMUNITY and Legal Services Society, BC
Transitioning Our Shelters by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Why Pronouns Matter for Trans People
Rural, Remote, and Northern Communities
Gender-Based Violence in Rural, Remote & Northern Communities by VAW Learning Network
Safety Planning
Safety Planning for People who Experience Domestic Violence by Neighbours, Friends, and Families
Includes developing a safety plan, getting ready to leave, leaving an abuser, after leaving, and if you need help
Sex Work
The Toolkit: Ottawa area sex workers speak out by POWER
Listen to Sex Workers - DWS blog post
It’s Time to Listen to Sex Workers - video
Sexual Assault
Recognizing and Responding to the Commonly Misunderstood Reactions to Sexual Assault - free online training created by Ontario Network of Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Treatment Centres
Sexual Violence by VAW Learning Network
Intimate Partner Sexual Violence by VAW Learning Network
Stalking
Suicide
Working Therapeutically with Suicidality - video
#WeNeedYouHere created by We R Native
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