Understanding Consent

Consent is so much more than just asking! Learn how we can practice consent in small ways everyday.

Education, Consent, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterNovember 30, 2021consent, 16 days, 16 days of activism, prevention

Helping Our Kids Create a World Without Violence

Skills, tips, and creative conversations to have with our kids about creating consent culture.

Education, Understanding Violence, Consent, HFHBDawson Women's ShelterNovember 28, 2021sexual assault, sexual violence, prevention, taking action, 16 Days, 16 Days of Activism, support, skills, violence, power, safety, consent, kids, children, parenting

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…

Connection, DWS Events, Education, Taking Action, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterNovember 27, 2021taking action, male allies, 16 days, gender based violence, julie lalonde, kira-lynn ferderber, danielle boissoneau, stalking, kinship, creative action, fatphobia

16 Days of Activism Reading List

DWS 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

Connection, Taking Action, Understanding Violence, EducationDawson Women's ShelterNovember 26, 2021taking action, 16 days, stalking, tdor, trans day of remembrance, library, reading list, LGBT, lgbqt2sai+, LGBQT, queer, two spirit, reading

16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence

From November 25 to December 10 we call on everyone to take action to end gender-based violence. Why do we need 16 Days?

Connection, DWS Events, Education, Taking Action, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterNovember 25, 2021taking action, male allies, 16 days, gender based violence, julie lalonde, kira-lynn ferderber, danielle boissoneau, stalking, kinship, creative action, fatphobia

Trans Day of Remembrance 2021

November 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.

Connection, Taking Action, Understanding Violence, EducationDawson Women's ShelterNovember 19, 2021taking action, 16 days, tdor, trans day of remembrance, library, reading list, LGBT, lgbqt2sai+, LGBQT, queer, two spirit

Signs of High Risk

By learning the signs of lethality in an abusive relationship, friends and family can help to keep women and children safe and prevent femicide.

What is Femicide?

Women are five times more at risk of being killed by their partner than men are.

Understanding Violence, Taking ActionDawson Women's ShelterNovember 1, 2021sexual assault, prevention, taking action, support, skills, violence, understanding violence, femicide, faro, yukon

Yukon Women’s Coalition Offers Condolences to Community of Faro

This act of violence has caused immeasurable grief that be felt by the victims, their families, the community of Faro and throughout the Yukon.

Understanding Violence, Taking ActionDawson Women's ShelterOctober 29, 2021sexual assault, prevention, taking action, support, skills, violence, understanding violence, femicide, faro, yukon

Until They Are All Home

“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

Education, DWS Events, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterOctober 28, 2021lgbqt, two spirit, queer, indigenous, mmiw, WWO, MMIW2SG, sisters in spirit, allies, learning, education, missing and murdered indigenous women, Georgette McLeod

Intersex Awareness Day

Intersex 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.

EducationDawson Women's ShelterOctober 26, 2021alphabet soup, lgbqt, queer, trans, gender, lgbqt2sai+, two spirit, intersex, intersex awareness dayComment

Niyajè chʼonkʼą̈̀ zhìt hänjit tr’ädäl - We walk for our sisters in spirit

“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

Education, DWS Events, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterOctober 19, 2021lgbqt, two spirit, queer, indigenous, mmiw, WWO, MMIW2SG, sisters in spirit, allies, learning, education, missing and murdered indigenous women, Georgette McLeod

Sisters in Spirit - Mähsį cho

The biggest thank yous to everyone who helped make Sisters in Spirit happen.

Education, DWS Events, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterOctober 7, 2021lgbqt, two spirit, queer, indigenous, mmiw, WWO, MMIW2SG, sisters in spirit, allies, learning, education, missing and murdered indigenous women

Being an Indigenous Ally

Living in Canada gives every person who is not Indigenous the responsibility of taking time to learn and unlearn.

Education, DWS Events, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterOctober 1, 2021lgbqt, two spirit, queer, indigenous, mmiw, WWO, MMIW2SG, sisters in spirit, allies, learning, education, missing and murdered indigenous women

What Does Two Spirit Mean?

“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

Education, DWS Events, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterSeptember 28, 2021lgbqt, two spirit, queer, indigenous, mmiw, WWO, MMIW2SG, sisters in spirit

Łihè niyajè shë̀k – Our sisters together, always

Massive mähsi cho to the Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in Heritage Department for creating and sharing Hän language around Sisters in Spirit.

DWS Events, Education, Taking Action, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterSeptember 27, 2021sisters in spirit, mmiwg, mmiwg2s, red dress project, cutting through red tape, han language

Sisters in Spirit - Show Your Support

Show your support for families that have lost Indigenous women, girls, and Two Spirit folks and show your commitment to creating a world without violence by hanging red clothing outside your house October 1st to 8th.

DWS Events, Taking Action, Supporting Survivors, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterSeptember 15, 2021sis, sisters in spirit, dawson city, mmiw, mmiwg, mmiwg2s, missing and murdered indigenous women

Sisters in Spirit

Join us for a gathering, walk along the Yukon River, and a bonfire on Front Street in solidarity to raise awareness about the indigenous women, girls, and Two Spirit people who have been and continue to be murdered or disappear. Everyone is welcome.

DWS Events, Taking Action, Supporting Survivors, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterSeptember 7, 2021sis, sisters in spirit, dawson city, mmiw, mmiwg, mmiwg2s, missing and murdered indigenous women

Reminder: We Believe Survivors

There is a giant chasm between false reporting and police choosing not to lay a charge and it’s important to learn the difference.

New Books from Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre

Just 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.

DWS Events, Education, Taking Action, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterJuly 15, 2021mmiwg, mmiwg2s, mmiw, no more stolen sisters, reading, resources, learning, colonialism, cultural centre, danoja zho

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