sexual violence

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Dec 5, 2014

Are educational spaces in Canada safe for women? On December 6 and academic life

Lucia Lorenzi

25 years after the December 6 massacre, are educational spaces in Canada safe for women students and scholars? We've still got a long way to go.

Blog

Nov 2, 2014

BDSM, Gender, Entitlement and Jian Ghomeshi

Mercedes Allen

Believing women is the first part of the discussion about Jian Ghomeshi. If you believe women, then you must also take a harder look at gender, power exchange and entitlement.

Podcast

Aug 15, 2014

Hurt Woman and Womanhood: Frances Bradley on art, sexual violence and transformation

MsRepresent

Brooklyn-based artist Frances Bradley shares her journey of sexual violence, healing and transformation through her massive art series, "Womanhood or Woman's-Hurt? The Art of Healing."

Blog

Jul 2, 2014

CTF bullying and misinformation: just what's 'wacky' about rape prevention research?

David J. Climenhaga

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation's sophomoric and personal attacks on seven young Canadian scholars who received federal grants miss the mark both as comedy and commentary.

Columnists

Jun 20, 2014

Colliding worlds in an Ottawa courtroom highlight Canada's gender-based violence

Matthew Behrens

An Ottawa courtroom recently witnessed the rare intersection of numerous taproots of violence undergirding Canadian society, in the sentencing hearing of Ashley White.

Columnists

Jun 18, 2014

The bell hooks phone line bothers me

Harsha Walia

The new hotline that sends automated bell hooks quotes to aggressive men demanding women's phone numbers is getting rave reviews. But what does it mean for framings of consent and rape culture?

Blog

Mar 26, 2014

On rape culture and what Heather MacDonald doesn't understand about sexual violence

Meghan Murphy

Meghan Murphy responds to the misguided and dangerous arguments made by Heather MacDonald in a debate about rape culture hosted by CBC Radio's Q and Jian Ghomeshi.

News

Mar 8, 2014

College and university women sign open letter in support of Anne-Marie Roy: 'rape culture is pervasive'

various

On International Women's day, women in elected positions in educational institutions from across Canada sign an open letter saying "We've been there too.".

Activist Toolkit

Where is your line?

rabblepedia

Podcast

Nov 23, 2013

A high price to pay for cheap technology

Redeye

Rape has been used as a weapon in the conflict in Congo in unprecedented ways. Jill Trenhom says the war is driven by a quest for the resources needed for computers and mobile phones.

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