No more stolen sisters
Ending violence against indigenous women and girls
Mother’s Day with Shelter Movers Ottawa
Mother’s Day is just around the corner and what better way to honour and celebrate your own mom than by also supporting a survivor of abuse make it to safety with her belongings and dignity intact. This year, Shelter Movers Ottawa is involved with two pretty amazing local organizations that are supporting us this Mother’s …
Partner Spotlight: Bluebird Self Storage
At Shelter Movers, we provide survivor-centred moving and storage services to people fleeing abuse. It’s incredibly important that our clients know that, while they go through a difficult and transitional time, their belongings are safe. Moving is a stressful time for anyone, and the additional barriers and fear that survivors face only compounds the worry. …
What you should know about gender-based violence in rural communities
Violence against women is pervasive and can happen to women anywhere and of any background, although some women are at greater risk. In previous posts, we’ve discussed the importance of using an intersectional lens when looking at the affects of gender-based violence, specifically in the context of systemic racism. This post will look at the …
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An Intersectional Approach to Gender-based Violence: Systemic Racism
Last April, Shelter Movers published a blog post on the importance of taking an intersectional approach to tackling gender-based violence, in order to understand how women who experience multiple forms of oppression are more likely to experience gender-based violence (GBV) and face barriers to accessing support. Intersectionality was a term first coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw …
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How can men help prevent violence against women?
Content warning: this blog post discusses gender-based violence and oppression. Everyone has a role to play in ending violence against women, including men. Violence against women (“VAW”) is a type of gender-based violence, (“GBV”), an umbrella term for the types of abuse that women, girls, and Two-Spirit, transgender and non-binary people are at higher risk …
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Partner Spotlight: Impact Ottawa Real Estate
As a Realtor, DiAnne Masson-Yensen has always looked for ways to support the many women and children caught in the web of domestic violence. As a top 1% contributor to the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation, an organization which provides funding to local women’s shelters, DiAnne discovered that more was needed. Her team regularly had clients who were moving …
Recognizing Abuse
Behind the happy faces of many survivors is an undercurrent of fear that they are trying to hide. Women are unlikely to report their abusers, which is why it is important to show your support for survivors. But how can we identify if someone needs help? Warning signs that alert the presence of gender-based violence …
Impact the lives of survivors in Ottawa
“They look like a happy couple, and she’s so successful so she can’t possibly be abused at home, right?” Many people associate domestic violence with vulnerable individuals. The society suggests that only those considered weak can be broken or hurt. However, abuse can happen to anyone regardless of their background or how successful they look. …
Shelter Movers Ottawa Receives Canada Post Community Foundation Support
Shelter Movers Ottawa is a proud recipient of the 2021 Canada Post Community Foundation grant. This support allows us to continue to provide moving and storage services to survivors and their families fleeing abuse at no cost to them. This grant helps support opportunities for additional growth into more rural areas, where the need for …
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