From November 25 to December 10 we call on everyone to take action to end gender-based violence. Why do we need 16 Days?

Connection, DWS Events, Education, Taking Action, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterNovember 29, 2023taking action, male allies, 16 days, gender based violence, julie lalonde, kira-lynn ferderber, danielle boissoneau, stalking, kinship, creative action, fatphobia

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…

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What is Gaslighting?

Gaslighting is a kind of emotional abuse where someone makes you question your reality.

Connection, Education, Taking Action, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterNovember 30, 2022taking action, 16 days, gender based violence, gaslighting, control, manipulation, abuse, tactics of abuse

Understanding Gender-Based Violence

From November 25 to December 10 we call on everyone to take action to end gender-based violence. Why do we need 16 Days?

Connection, DWS Events, Education, Taking Action, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterNovember 25, 2022taking action, male allies, 16 days, gender based violence, julie lalonde, kira-lynn ferderber, danielle boissoneau, stalking, kinship, creative action, fatphobia

Do Healthier Men Make Healthier Communities?

We’ve heard, “improve women’s health and the whole community’s health improves,” but is the same true for men?

Connection, DWS Events, Education, Taking Action, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterDecember 8, 2021taking action, male allies, 16 days, gender based violence, creative action, men, allies, men's health

We Remember. We Take Action.

Today is a national day of mourning. Today is a national day of action.

Connection, DWS Events, Education, Taking Action, Understanding Violence, Helping A FriendDawson Women's ShelterDecember 6, 2021taking action, 16 days, gender based violence, dws, December 6, understanding violence

Shine a Light

For December 6th, the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, we’re asking everyone to light a candle to remember the women, Two Spirit folks, and non binary folks murdered this year and to rekindle the fight to end sexist violence.

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Who Are You Following?

Is your social media feed full of joyful learning?

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What's on DWS' Walls?

Seen the new buttons at DWS?

Connection, DWS Events, Education, Taking Action, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterDecember 2, 2021taking action, 16 days, gender based violence, buttons, dws

Whole Lotta Learning!

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…

Connection, DWS Events, Education, Taking Action, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterNovember 27, 2021taking action, male allies, 16 days, gender based violence, julie lalonde, kira-lynn ferderber, danielle boissoneau, stalking, kinship, creative action, fatphobia

16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence

From November 25 to December 10 we call on everyone to take action to end gender-based violence. Why do we need 16 Days?

Connection, DWS Events, Education, Taking Action, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterNovember 25, 2021taking action, male allies, 16 days, gender based violence, julie lalonde, kira-lynn ferderber, danielle boissoneau, stalking, kinship, creative action, fatphobia

Three things I love about Kinship

Kinship reminds me that I deserve good things and so do my friends, family and community. We deserve to live in a world where we don’t have to seek these relationships, rather they are the fabric of our societies.

Connection, DWS Events, Education, Taking Action, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterDecember 7, 2020taking action, 16 days, gender based violence, danielle boissoneau, kinship, creative action, allies, relationships, capitalism, colonialism, mmiw, mmiwg2s

16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence

From November 25 to December 10 we call on everyone to take action to end gender-based violence. Why do we need 16 Days?

Connection, DWS Events, Education, Taking Action, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterNovember 24, 2020taking action, male allies, 16 days, gender based violence, julie lalonde, kira-lynn ferderber, danielle boissoneau, stalking, kinship, creative action, fatphobia

16 Days of Activism Instagram Live Chats

From November 25 to December 10 we call on everyone to take action to end gender-based violence.

DWS is hosting a series of chats on Instagram Live.

Connection, DWS Events, Education, Taking Action, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterNovember 16, 2020taking action, male allies, 16 days, gender based violence, julie lalonde, kira-lynn ferderber, danielle boissoneau, stalking, kinship, creative action, fatphobia

16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence

From November 25 to December 10 we call on everyone to take action to end gender-based violence. Check out all the events and activities organized by many awesome groups in Dawson. Keep an eye on dawsonwomensshelter.com for calendar updates, event details, and daily blog posts.

Connection, DWS Events, Education, Taking Action, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterNovember 6, 2020taking action, male allies, 16 days, gender based violence

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