“The moment we surrender our capacity to believe another world is possible is the moment it becomes true.” - Kai Cheng Thom

World AIDS Day

December 1st is World AIDS Day. Why should we as anti-violence activists care about the stigma that folks living with HIV or AIDS face?

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

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

DWS Button Restock!

What does your Sexual Violence Prevention Month button say?

Education, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterMay 16, 2023myths, sexual violence, sexual assault, sexual violence prevention month, SVPM, consent, don't touch me

Clothes Don't Cause Sexual Assault!

There is absolutely no evidence that clothes cause sexual assault.

Education, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterMay 15, 2023clothes, rape, myths, sexual violence, sexual assault, sexual violence prevention month, SVPM, slutwalk

False Reporting

There is a giant chasm between false reporting and police choosing not to lay a charge. Not learning the difference is harmful.

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!

Helping a Friend

Telling someone about violence, abuse, harassment, or coercion takes a tremendous amount of bravery. Most survivors never tell a helping professional about the violence they have experienced.

Recognizing Risk

By learning the signs of lethality in an abusive relationship, friends and family can help to keep women and children safe and prevent femicide.

Why Femicide Inquests are Important

Inquests provide an opportunity for a public examination of a death in the context of looking for system changes that could prevent similar such deaths in the future.

Understanding Violence, Taking ActionDawson Women's ShelterDecember 5, 2022sexual assault, prevention, taking action, support, skills, violence, understanding violence, femicide, faro, yukon, inquest, domestic homocide

Gender-Based Violence: Fact or Fiction?

Test your knowledge of gender-based violence. Take the DWS quiz!

Connection, DWS Events, Education, Taking Action, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterNovember 26, 202216 days, gender-based violence, myths, fact, fiction, sexual assault, false reporting

We Remember Sang and Patrick

A year ago today, Saengduean Honchaiyaphum (Sang to her friends) and Patrick McCracken were murdered by her ex-husband in Faro, Yukon.

Understanding Violence, Taking ActionDawson Women's ShelterOctober 26, 2022sexual assault, prevention, taking action, support, skills, violence, understanding violence, femicide, faro, yukon

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

Why We Still Have to Talk About Clothes...

There is absolutely no evidence that clothes cause sexual assault.

Education, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterMay 13, 2022clothes, rape, myths, sexual violence, sexual assault, sexual violence prevention month, SVPM, slutwalk

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!