Gender-based violence can affect anyone, regardless of race, age, gender, religion or sexuality. Although most Canadians acknowledge that women are more likely to experience gender based violence (GBV), many might not understand the impact of race on violence against women and sexual assault. In 2018, police-reported data showed that the homicide rate for indigenous women […]
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We’re pleased to announce that we’re extending our services to the Annapolis Valley in June 2021! The Nova Scotia chapter of Shelter Movers has been growing rapidly since we launched in 2019. Since then, we’ve been able to extend our services to the South Shore and now we will be serving Kings County, Annapolis County,
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What you didn’t know – and need to 24% of all women in Canada live with a disability; however they experience nearly half of all violent victimization committed across the country. Women with disabilities are about twice as likely to face violent crime, multiple instances of violence, violence in their own home, sexual assault, and
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The Team in Waterloo Since the launch of our chapter in December 2020, we’ve been so fortunate to receive an incredible showing of support from the Waterloo community. This includes the tremendous response we have seen from community members eager to join the chapter and contribute in any way they can. Shelter Movers Waterloo Region
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“Love bombing” is a term that’s been coming in the media more and more frequently. Last year, following the aftermath of Evan Rachel Woods’ public announcement in which she named her abuser as Marilyn Manson (whose real name is Brian Warner) on Instagram, you might have noticed that the term “love bombing” kept popping up.
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March 8th is International Women’s day, a time to celebrate women everywhere: to recognize women who inspire us all and to renew the discussion of gender equality in light of setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the pandemic intensified fundamental gaps in our society and disproportionately impacted those already marginalized, vulnerable, or struggling, these
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As our time spent online and our use of technology increases, we become more and more vulnerable to instances of technology-facilitated violence. This rings especially true for women and girls — according to the UN Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development, reports suggest that 73% of women have either been exposed to or have experienced some
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Often when we talk about abuse occurring within relationships, we describe physical violence inflicted on a partner. However, gender-based violence takes many forms, some of which can be harder to recognize. Psychological abuse can cause long-lasting trauma that is just as severe as the trauma associated with physical abuse. Psychological abuse, however, can be harder
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Arts and culture are apart of what connects us as people; the closure of venues and cozy spaces to take in a show has been felt by many. Artists have needed to get creative in the work, taking to online performances. Dave Kalil, a musician of 44 years, takes it one step further. Dave did
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Since June of 2020, Shaneel has been volunteering with Shelter Movers as a mover, signing up for shifts to help out whenever he has free time. When asked why he began volunteering with Shelter Movers, Shaneel explained that he wanted to be able to better understand the experiences of survivors of interpersonal abuse. “As a
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