Daisy Coleman, a powerful and much loved advocate for sexual assault victims has died by suicide, according to her mom. She was only 23 years old. Daisy’s mom wrote on…
“I believe that there are three levels of change upon which we can alter gender-based violence: self, community and the world.” Kevin Vowles Having spent the past seven years speaking…
A 19-year-old Black Lives Matter protester Oluwatoyin Salau has been found dead days after tweeting that a man who offered her a ride to church had molested her, according to reports…
It took a while, but I finally got my hands on Resilience is Futile by Julie LaLonde. If you haven’t read it you can find it on Amazon or any…
Cape Elizabeth High School sophomore Aela Mansmann posted a sticky note in a bathroom of her school that states, “There’s a rapist in our school and you know who it…
“While writing Know My Name, I was constantly drawing as a way of letting my mind breathe, reminding myself that life is playful and imaginative. We all deserve a chance…
It would be nice to imagine the new Netflix series Unbelievable was some kind of an anomaly. A story that’s so outrageous it would have to be a one off…
This past Wednesday, I shared Rehtaeh’s story to Ontario middle school teachers at the YWCA in Toronto. I always appreciate the opportunity to talk even if it triggers the hell…
As stated in the Toronto Star this morning, rape crisis centres in Ontario “wait for information from the ministry, survivors of sexual violence, meanwhile, continue to wait for services,” said…