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

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

Consent Education is Violence Prevention

Learning and practicing great consent skills is an everyday way to prevent violence.

Education, Consent, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterNovember 28, 2022consent, 16 days, 16 days of activism, prevention, education, sex ed, julie lalonde, coercion

Bears and Other Useful SVPM Links

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.

Education, Consent, Supporting Survivors, Taking Action, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterMay 30, 2022SVPM, resources, sexual violence, prevention

Alcohol and Consent

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

Education, ConsentDawson Women's ShelterMay 16, 2022alcohol, consent, sexual assault, sexual violence, prevention, taking action, 16 Days, 16 Days of Activism

From Awareness to Action

Been thinking about making the jump from learning about sexual violence prevention to taking action in your community? Lots of links and ideas on where to start!

Education, Consent, Taking Action, Understanding Violence, Helping A FriendDawson Women's ShelterMay 11, 2022svpm, sexual violence prevention month, sexual violence, sexual assault, prevention, action, awareness

Sexual Violence - How Can DWS Help?

May being Sexual Assault Prevention Month is a great time to let folks know about how DWS can help survivors and their supporters.

Education, Taking Action, Consent, Connection, DWS Events, Services, Supporting Survivors, Understanding Violence, Helping A Friend, Emergency ShelterDawson Women's ShelterMay 9, 2022sexual violence, prevention, take action, sexual violence prevention month, support

Alcohol and Consent

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

Education, ConsentDawson Women's ShelterDecember 5, 2021alcohol, consent, sexual assault, sexual violence, prevention, taking action, 16 Days, 16 Days of Activism

Understanding Consent

Consent is so much more than just asking! Learn how we can practice consent in small ways everyday.

Education, Consent, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterNovember 30, 2021consent, 16 days, 16 days of activism, prevention

Helping Our Kids Create a World Without Violence

Skills, tips, and creative conversations to have with our kids about creating consent culture.

Education, Understanding Violence, Consent, HFHBDawson Women's ShelterNovember 28, 2021sexual assault, sexual violence, prevention, taking action, 16 Days, 16 Days of Activism, support, skills, violence, power, safety, consent, kids, children, parenting

Helping Our Kids Create a World Without Violence

Skills, tips, and creative conversations to have with our kids about creating consent culture.

Alcohol and Consent

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.

Education, ConsentDawson Women's ShelterNovember 27, 2020alcohol, consent, sexual assault, sexual violence, prevention, taking action, 16 Days, 16 Days of Activism

Understanding Consent

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!

Education, Consent, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterNovember 26, 2020consent, 16 days, 16 days of activism, prevention

Fall 2020 HEAT Group

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.

Education, Consent, ConnectionDawson Women's ShelterSeptember 21, 2020heat, healthy sexuality, consent, sti, harm reduction

Bears and Other Useful SVPM Links

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.

Education, Consent, Supporting Survivors, Taking Action, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterJune 8, 2020SVPM, resources, sexual violence, prevention

Alcohol and Consent

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.

Education, ConsentDawson Women's ShelterMay 26, 2020alcohol, consent, sexual assault, sexual violence, sexual violence prevention month, prevention, taking action

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