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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 …
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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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. …
Helping the Woman Behind the Happy Face
Lessons learned from a municipal human rights initiative in the EU remind us that we are each responsible for combating gender-based violence. Calling it out at every turn is one way to help the invisible survivors in your life. In 2019, the city of Andalusia, Spain launched an anti-domestic abuse campaign that featured stock images …
Federal Parties Need to Address Violence Against Women
92. That’s the staggering number of femicides—that we know of—reported in this country by the Canadian Femicide Observatory between January and June 2021;the equivalent of one femicide every two days. The majority (52%) were committed by an intimate partner (37%) or family member (15%). Of note, Indigenous women continue to be overrepresented in total numbers, making …
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We Need To Talk About Canada Day
*Trigger Warning: This article contains information regarding the treatment of Indigenous peoples in residential schools and mentions information regarding sexual assault* Land Acknowledgement Before reading this article, it is important to take some time to acknowledge the land on which we live on. This article is written on land which is the traditional, unceded, unsurrendered …