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.
It can include but is not limited to:
sexual abuse
sexual assault
rape, (date rape, marital rape, partner rape, stranger rape, rape where there is multiple perpetrators)
ritual abuse
sexual harassment
incest
childhood sexual abuse
stalking
indecent/ sexualized exposure
degrading sexual imagery
voyeurism
exhibitionism
sharing sexual photographs without permission
online sexual harassment
rape during armed conflict
trafficking and sexual exploitation
unwanted comments or jokes
More information about sexual violence.
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“The moment we surrender our capacity to believe another world is possible is the moment it becomes true.” - Kai Cheng Thom
December 1st is World AIDS Day. Why should we as anti-violence activists care about the stigma that folks living with HIV or AIDS face?
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 is not just for sexy-times! Practicing consent in daily low-key ways makes it less awkward.
Alcohol is the most common weapon used in sexual assaults and yet survivors are shamed for drinking.
There is a giant chasm between false reporting and police choosing not to lay a charge. Not learning the difference is harmful.
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!
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?
Sexual violence is a broad term that describes any violence, physical or psychological, carried out through sexual means or by targeting sexuality.
The non-Indigenous mining company, BMC Minerals, chose to name their mining project the very thing it will compromise: Kaska caribou country. They didn’t name their project “caribou country” in English, either.
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.
Telling someone about violence, abuse, harassment, or coercion takes a tremendous amount of bravery. Most survivors never tell a helping professional about the violence they have experienced.
By learning the signs of lethality in an abusive relationship, friends and family can help to keep women and children safe and prevent femicide.
Inquests provide an opportunity for a public examination of a death in the context of looking for system changes that could prevent similar such deaths in the future.
A year ago today, Saengduean Honchaiyaphum (Sang to her friends) and Patrick McCracken were murdered by her ex-husband in Faro, Yukon.
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