Website of survivor experiences and questions.
Project Unbreakable is a photography project aiming to give a voice to survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse. Survivors hold signs with messages that their abusers said to them.
Image from Project Unbreakable
Stalking is pattern of behavior directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to fear for the person’s safety or the safety of others; or suffer substantial emotional distress.
We’re more likely to be able to support a friend who’s being stalked if we learn to recognize what stalking looks like and also learn to challenge the myths we’re taught about stalking.
How are you celebrating the shortest day and longest night?
“The moment we surrender our capacity to believe another world is possible is the moment it becomes true.” - Kai Cheng Thom
Resources, links, and videos for folks to unlearn ableism and become better allies to disabled folks.
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?
From November 25 to December 10 we call on everyone to take action to end gender-based violence. Why do we need 16 Days?
Learn the warning signs of abuse and how to help a friend.
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.
On December 6th, we gather to remember women and children who have been murdered or are missing. The day was created in response to the Montreal Massacre.
The majority of violence against sex workers is not just violence against sex works—it’s also violence against transwomen, against women of color, against drug users, against immigrants. We cannot end the marginalization and victimization of all sex workers without also fighting trans-phobia, racism, stigma and criminalization of drug use, and xenophobia.
Khay hǫ̀lay!
It is winter time!
Hän interpretation by Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in Heritage Department
Dawson Women’s Shelter wants to acknowledge that our community has been hurting and on high alert due to multiple physical and sexual assaults this past week.