Violence Prevention Materials

Violence Prevention Materials

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*2 out of 3 women have experienced sexual assault

Call 911 or your local police immediately if you are in danger. Let's be a caring community, help STOP sexual assault.

If you have been sexually assaulted either recently or in the past, there is a place you can call for support or OUTREACH & EDUCATION:

It's safe, free, confidential and available 24 hours a day
Silence allows this abuse to continue… so let's talk
The Assaulted Women's Helpline (24 hours)
1-866-863-0511 (toll-free)
1-866-863-7868 (TTY)
416-863-0511 (Toronto)
Sexual Assault/Rape Crisis Centres: Go to www.sacha.on.ca/other.htm
Sexual Assault Treatment/Care Centres: Go to www.satcontario.com/centres/centres.shtml/
or look in your local telephone book

Let the Past Embrace the Future

We can thank our Canadian foremothers that in:


1918		the right to vote was achieved
1929		women became persons
1955		married women could work for the federal government
1960		Aboriginal women and men are able to vote in federal elections and maintain their registered status
1969		birth control education became legal
1973		the first rape crisis centres opened
1973		the first women's shelters opened
1982		the first woman was appointed to the Supreme Court
1982		our constitution was amended to include equality rights for women
1985		the Indian Act was amended so that Aboriginal women regained their rightful status
1992		consent was legally defined, putting the onus on the defendant in cases of sexual assault
1993		the first Black woman was elected to the House of Commons
1996		sexual orientation was prohibited as a ground for discrimination in the Canadian Human Rights Act
1998		abuse of women in the military was made publicly known
1999		the first woman became a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
1999		the Supreme Court affirmed that "no means no" and consent must be explicit and voluntary

But until…
beauty is not a job requirement
rape is no longer the victim's fault
child care is more important than roads
birth control is safe, effective and shared
the choice of abortion is safe, fully funded and available to all women
work in the home is shared an given full value
the history books tell herstory too
lesbian is no longer a dirty word
it is safe at home, school, work, safe to date and safe on the streets
Until...Women share equally in the rights and responsibilities of society, I too will be part of the Women's Movement.
(adapted from:Syster Gifts)

Canada History Intro Website, www.web.securenet/members/chastie/Hisintro.html, 2000.

Status of Women Canada (SWC) Website
www.swccfc.gc.ca/whm/whm2000/whmdates-e.html, 2000.

*Canadian Panel on Violence Against Women, 1993, according to the Canadian Criminal Code

The views expressed herein are those of the Muskoka/Parry Sound Sexual Assault Services and do not necessarily reflect those of the government of Ontario. Reprinted with the support of the Ontario government.

Reprinted with the permission of
Muskoka/Parry Sound Sexual Assault Services
Box 155, South River, ON P0A 1X0
705.386.1332 | www.daphnewymn.com

Copies can be ordered from:
Metropolitan Action Committee on
Violence Against Women and Children
Phone: 416.392.3135 or 1.877.558.5570
Fax: 416.392.3136
email: info@metrac.org
www.metrac.org | www.owjn.org

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