Posts tagged helping a friend
Raise the Bar: Chats with Viki
Raise the Bar: Chats with Viki

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!

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Education, Understanding Violence, Taking ActionDawson Women's Sheltersexual assault, sexual violence, prevention, taking action, 16 Days, 16 Days of Activism, support, skills, violence, power, safety, helping a friend, understanding violence, myths, stigma, bystander intervention, learning, diamond tooth gerties
Raise the Bar - Chat with Viki from Gerties
Raise the Bar - Chat with Viki from Gerties

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!

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Education, Understanding Violence, Taking ActionDawson Women's Sheltersexual assault, sexual violence, prevention, taking action, 16 Days, 16 Days of Activism, support, skills, violence, power, safety, helping a friend, understanding violence, myths, stigma, bystander intervention, learning, diamond tooth gerties
Bystander Intervention
Bystander Intervention

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 or partner violence.

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Education, Understanding Violence, Taking ActionDawson Women's Sheltersexual assault, sexual violence, prevention, taking action, 16 Days, 16 Days of Activism, support, skills, violence, power, safety, helping a friend, understanding violence, myths, stigma, bystander intervention
Signs of High Risk
Signs of High Risk

Although we don’t want to think about violence happening in our community, knowing how to separate what partner violence really looks like versus what we’re taught in the media, can have a big impact on the folks you are near to.

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Education, Helping A FriendDawson Women's Sheltersexual assault, sexual violence, prevention, taking action, 16 Days, 16 Days of Activism, support, skills, violence, power, high risk, lethality, femicide, safety, helping a friend, lethal