LEAF arguments accepted by majority of Supreme Court of Canada
May 27, 2011, Toronto -- The Supreme Court of Canada rendered its decision today in the case of R. v. J.A., a case in which an accused charged with the sexual assault of his unconscious common-law spouse argued that the complainant had consented to the sex in advance. LEAF intervened in the appeal to argue that there can be no such thing as advance consent to unconscious sex. Consent must always be active, voluntary, ongoing and contemporaneous with the sexual act. In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court of Canada agreed.
sexual violence
No consent to sex when a woman is unconscious
Slutwalk: To march or not to march
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Resisting deportation of women fleeing violence
On this day in 1989, 25-year-old Marc Lepine, screaming "I hate feminists!" shot and killed Anne-Marie Edward, Anne-Marie Lemay, Annie St. Arneault, Annie Turcotte, Barbara Daigneault, Barbara Marie Klucznik, Genevieve Bergeron, Helene Colgan, Maryse LeClaire, Maryse Leganiere, Maud Haviernier, Michele Richard, Nathalie Croteau and Sonia Pelletier.
Dozens of vigils, memorials and public events will take place across Canada today remembering these 14 women. We will gather to speak about the ongoing violence perpetuated by men against women and trans people that forms the basis of our rape-culture.
'Nobody cared, nobody did anything': The normalization of violence against Indigenous women
In the summer of 2004, while working as a producer for CBC News Sunday, I undertook a road trip to research Traces of Missing Women. My intent was to gather memories of Indigenous women who had been murdered or disappeared and create a video collage of images and words spoken by mothers, daughters, aunties, sisters and other loved ones to bring some light to a subject that had yet to be worthy of headlines or significant media coverage at all.
Ending gender based violence among youth
Don't Make Me Repeat Myself is a facilitator's guide to a workshop for youth peer trainers. This detailed guide concentrates on workshops around gender based violence within an anti-oppression framework. Created by Metrac (Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence Against Woman and Children), the manual has a great basic agenda, complete with introductions, ice breakers and forming a safer space. It uses community dynamics and personal experiences within the group to introduce anti-oppression concepts, like how to be an ally. The workshop also covers:
SlutWalk
On April 3, 2011, the first SlutWalk march commenced in Toronto, Ontario. The walk was organized in reaction to controversial comments made by a representative of the Toronto Police Service in January 2011. According to reports, at a York University campus safety information session on January 24, one Toronto police officer suggested that women could minimize their risk of sexual assault by not dressing like a 'slut'.
The contentious safety tip ignited the SlutWalk movement, which has since spurred satellite marches worldwide.
Resist, refuse, rebel!
May 28 2011 - 8:00pm
May 28 2011 - 11:00pm
Location
This Ain't Hollywod
345 James Street North
Hamilton, ON Canada
Phone:
905.525.4573
Fax:
905.525.7085
43° 15' 54.2412" N, 79° 51' 55.6056" W
See map: Google Maps
RESIST against a culture in which rape is far too common -- one in three Canadian women will be sexually assaulted in her lifetime.
REFUSE to participate in victim blaming and woman hating.
REBEL against the idea that women can't rock out.
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Cost: $5 or Pay What You Can. ALL AGES. Five dollar advance tickets available at This Ain't Hollywood and SACHA. Call or drop by SACHA between 9am and 5pm to buy tickets - 905.525.4573.
Contact name:
Erin Crickett
Contact email:
We're sluts, not feminists. Wherein my relationship with Slutwalk gets rocky
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It would appear that, through lack of clarity, something has finally become clear: Slutwalk has lost me.