For December 6th, the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, we’re asking everyone to light a candle to remember the women, Two Spirit folks, and non binary folks murdered this year and to rekindle the fight to end sexist violence.
Read MoreIs your social media feed full of joyful learning?
Read MoreSeen the new buttons at DWS?
Read MoreDecember 1st is World AIDS Day. Why should we as anti-violence activists care about the stigma that folks living with HIV or AIDS face?
Read MoreConsent is so much more than just asking! Learn how we can practice consent in small ways everyday.
Read MoreSkills, tips, and creative conversations to have with our kids about creating consent culture.
Read MoreThere’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…
Read MoreDWS has got a fab selection of books to deepen our understanding of how gender-based violence happens and to create a world based on consent
Read MoreFrom November 25 to December 10 we call on everyone to take action to end gender-based violence. Why do we need 16 Days?
Read MoreNovember 20th is Trans Day of Remembrance. We work to end transphobic violence and we celebrate with joy the incredibleness, talents, and diversity of the trans community.
Read MoreBy learning the signs of lethality in an abusive relationship, friends and family can help to keep women and children safe and prevent femicide.
Read More“As long as us men and boys fail to respect indigenous women and girls, not because we have mothers, sisters or daughters but as human beings deserving of respect; then we share responsibility for our community’s pain.” - Ricky Mawunganidze
Read MoreIntersex is an umbrella term for differences in sex traits or reproductive anatomy. Intersex people are born with these differences or develop them in childhood. There are many possible differences in genitalia, hormones, internal anatomy, or chromosomes, compared to the usual two ways that human bodies develop.
Read More“These women, girls, two-spirited people were all once part of a community across this country. All these individuals were once part of a family, they were a loved one. They might have attended the same school, and they might have been a neighbour.” - Georgette McLeod
Read MoreThe biggest thank yous to everyone who helped make Sisters in Spirit happen.
Read MoreLiving in Canada gives every person who is not Indigenous the responsibility of taking time to learn and unlearn.
Read More“Two-Spirit is a contemporary English term to reflect gender diversity that Indigenous nations have always had. As Indigenous people, we’ve always had gender diversity and sexual diversity in our Nations before colonization existed on Turtle Island (North America). With the imposition of colonization, Christianity, residential schools and ‘the Sixties Scoop,’ a lot of those teachings of gender diversity have been lost and a lot of people are searching for their identity as Two-Spirit people and the roles and responsibilities that come with that.” - James Makokis
Read MoreMassive mähsi cho to the Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in Heritage Department for creating and sharing Hän language around Sisters in Spirit.
Read MoreThere is a giant chasm between false reporting and police choosing not to lay a charge and it’s important to learn the difference.
Read MoreJust did a big shop at Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre! Drop-in to the DWS Library to borrow any of our new library resources or pop by Dänojà Zho’s gift shop when it reopens to buy your own copy.
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