Nihè dä̀ch’e shò tr’ìnląy

Wishing students and staff a joyful and safe school year from Dawson Women’s Shelter.

Connection, EducationDawson Women's ShelterAugust 22, 2023take care, learning, Hän, first day of school

Disability Pride Month

Resources, links, and videos for folks to unlearn ableism and become better allies to disabled folks.

Education, Taking Action, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterJuly 25, 2023abelism, oppression, disability, justice, invisible disability, curb-cut effect, diability, disabled, pride monthComment

Resources to End Gender-Based Violence

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…

Education, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterJune 29, 2023gender based violence, julie lalonde, kira-lynn ferderber, stalking, fatphobia, resources, learning, hiv, aids, diability, ableism, safety, mmiwg2s, sex work, consent, power

Queer Quotes

“You belong in this world.” - Connie Merasty

Education, Connection, Taking ActionDawson Women's ShelterJune 22, 2023alphabet soup, lgbqt, queer, trans, gender, lgbqt2sai+, two spirit, asl, queer yukon, transgender, pride, pride monthComment

Bystander Intervention

We know that feeling in our stomach when something is wrong, but very rarely are we taught the skills to interrupt behaviour that can lead to sexual assault

Consent Education is Violence Prevention

Learning great consent skills is one way to prevent sexual violence.

Education, Consent, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterMay 23, 2023consent, prevention, education, sex ed, julie lalonde, coercion, sexual violence, sexual violence prevention month

9 Ways to Practice Consent Every Day

Consent is not just for sexy-times! Practicing consent in daily low-key ways makes it less awkward.

Education, Consent, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterMay 22, 2023consent, prevention, svpm, sexual assault, sexual violence, sexual violence prevention month, tea, video, practice, strategies

Consent is Everything

Consent is so much more than just asking! Learn more…

Education, Consent, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterMay 18, 2023consent, prevention, svpm, sexual assault, sexual violence, sexual violence prevention month, tea, video

Alcohol & Consent

Alcohol is the most common weapon used in sexual assaults and yet survivors are shamed for drinking.

Education, ConsentDawson Women's ShelterMay 17, 2023alcohol, consent, sexual assault, sexual violence, prevention, taking action, 16 Days, 16 Days of Activism, don't be that guy, bystander intervention, date rape

DWS Button Restock!

What does your Sexual Violence Prevention Month button say?

Education, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterMay 16, 2023myths, sexual violence, sexual assault, sexual violence prevention month, SVPM, consent, don't touch me

Clothes Don't Cause Sexual Assault!

There is absolutely no evidence that clothes cause sexual assault.

Education, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterMay 15, 2023clothes, rape, myths, sexual violence, sexual assault, sexual violence prevention month, SVPM, slutwalk

False Reporting

There is a giant chasm between false reporting and police choosing not to lay a charge. Not learning the difference is harmful.

Raise the Bar: Chats with Viki

Viki from Diamond Tooth Gerties and Crickett from DWS chat about how bartenders and servers can practice skills to interrupt sexual violence. Guest appearance by Captain Porkchop!

Sexual Violence - How Can DWS Help

What resources do you know in Dawson City or all of Yukon for either for survivors of sexual violence or who help to prevent sexual violence?

Education, Taking Action, Consent, Connection, DWS Events, Services, Supporting Survivors, Understanding Violence, Helping A Friend, Emergency ShelterDawson Women's ShelterMay 9, 2023sexual violence, prevention, take action, sexual violence prevention month, support, may, resources

What is Sexual Violence?

Sexual violence is a broad term that describes any violence, physical or psychological, carried out through sexual means or by targeting sexuality.

Education, Consent, Supporting Survivors, Taking Action, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterMay 8, 2023SVPM, resources, sexual violence, prevention, May, Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres, OCRCC, reproductive coertion, draw the line

Red Dress Day

“People are confronted with the violence, both the violence that women are experiencing but also the power of and presence of Indigenous women.” - Jaime Black, creator of the REDress Project

DWS Events, Taking Action, Supporting Survivors, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterMay 5, 2023sis, sisters in spirit, dawson city, mmiw, mmiwg, mmiwg2s, missing and murdered indigenous women

DWS is Hiring a Permanent Part-Time Worker

Dawson Women’s Shelter is currently hiring an Permanent Part-Time worker.

ServicesDawson Women's ShelterApril 24, 2023employment, dawson, dawson city, yukon, on call, work, feminist, feminism

Cloth Period Pad Making Workshop

Learn how to hand sew reusable cloth pads.

Education, Taking Action, Drop In, DWS EventsDawson Women's ShelterFebruary 7, 2023empowerment, strength, celebrate, period, period poverty, menstrual, menstrate, pads, workshop, making, connection, stigma, health Comment

Stalking Awareness Month

We’re more likely to be able to support a friend who’s being stalked if we learn to recognize what stalking looks like and also learn to challenge the myths we’re taught about stalking.

Education, Taking Action, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterJanuary 23, 2023stalking, criminal harassment, januray, ambivalently yours, julie lalonde, outside of the shadows, stalking awareness month, that's not cool, bystander interventionComment

Drug Users Deserve Dignity Not Death

Dr. Daniel Sumrok challenge us to instead of thinking about ‘addictions’ think about “ritualized compulsive comfort-seeking” because “ritualized compulsive comfort-seeking (what traditionalists call addiction) is a normal response to the adversity experienced in childhood, just like bleeding is a normal response to being stabbed.”

Drop In, Connection, Services, Supporting Survivors, 24 Hour Support Line, Taking Action, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterJanuary 19, 2023drop in, services, support, support survivors, opioid, crisis, catastrophe, yukon, health crisis, epidemic, addictions

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