“Over the centuries, Indigenous people have persevered through annihilation, assimilation and integration by ruling foreign powers.” - Faye Chamberlain
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We asked folks around Dawson what books they suggest folks read to better understand colonialism, the violence that Indigenous peoples experience, and building a different world that centres Indigenous knowledge.
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The report’s Calls to Justice focus on all areas of Indigenous women, girls, and Two Spirit folks’ lives: government, health, media, legal systems, policing, resource extraction, social services, transportation, education, and child welfare.
We’re focusing, today, on the Calls for All Canadians.
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The H.E.A.T. (Health Empowerment and Action Together) Program allows youth ages 16-19 to gain skills and knowledge to make positive life choices around their sexual health. The goal of the program is to grow healthy consent and sexual health skills among youth using a harm reduction approach.
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Dawson community helpers show that you are loved. World Suicide Prevention Day is September 10th.
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Getting ready for World Suicide Prevention Day, this Thursday, we're shining a spotlight on some incredible suicide prevention campaigns.
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“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
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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.
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A year ago today the national inquiry report into missing and murdered First Nations, Inuit, and Métis women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA people was released.
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DWS stands in solidarity with folks fighting racism across Turtle Island (North America). Working to end racism is part of DWS’ work because of the high rates of gendered violence Black people experience.
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Free We Got This posters and buttons are now available for pick up at the Dawson City Post Office. T shirts are available on DWS’ threadless store.
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Professor of psychology Dr. Rebecca Campbell, created this fantastic presentation about the neurobiology of trauma.
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There is absolutely no evidence that clothes cause sexual assault.
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We dream of a world where folks can ask for what they want without fear of being shamed or needing alcohol as courage or an excuse. We know that alcohol is the most common weapon used in sexual assault and that folks shame and blame survivors for drinking.
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We need everyone to take action to create the massive culture change needed to move from a rape culture to a consent culture. Thing is, we don’t need to overthink the actions needed. It can be small everyday shifts that can bring about change.
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Men can play a huge role in ending gender-based violence. Men are part of a solution; That means being prepared to interrupt, stand up to, and prevent violence in the spaces we work, live, hang out, and study in.
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It’s a misconception that in order to heal you M U S T tell every detail of the abuse. The pressure of changing rape culture should not fall onto survivors of sexual violence. Creating a world based on consent is all of our jobs.
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Sexual violence is still occurring during the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, sexual violence is often made possible by situations of increased isolation and social marginalization.
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Thanks to fabulous work of survivors, community activists, and educators, our cultural understanding of consent has exploded in growth in the last decade. There is always more to learn though!
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