Recognizing that Canadian media has the power to shape conversations about sexual violence, we want to celebrate insightful and challenging media reporting on sexual violence in the past year. We are launching the Use The Right Words: Reporting on Sexual Violence Awards on December 8th...
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Ever had a day where a seemingly endless flood of rape culture saturates your timeline, leaving you in need of a serious self-care session and social media break? The flaming pile of garbage that was the year 2016 left us with many such days. (*ahem*,...
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In December 2013, Hollaback! Ottawa and its grassroots community partners, wrote an open letter to the women of Ottawa about a rash of reported sexual assaults by a “serial rapist”. The goal of the letter was to counteract archaic, ineffective and oppressive “safety tips” that place the...
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