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Reading survivor memoirs is important (of all kinds, but of sexualized violence in particular). Society demands so much transparency from survivors of sexualized violence that survivors do not owe anyone. Curious and skeptical as we human beings are, we often want to hear first-hand experiences of trauma, not scholarly sources or statistics. And though we…
June 2020 Newsletter
COVID-19 Update As of Thursday, July 2nd SSAIC’s main office line hours will be expanded back to our pre Covid-19 hours of 9am-noon, and 1pm-5pm, Monday to Friday. Our office will remain closed to in-person attendance by the public. Counsellors will also resume some face-to-face counselling on a limited basis by booked appointment only. Priority for limited face…
#whowillyouhelpSK
SSAIC’s social media campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Week 2016 is features local and provincial leaders pledging to help end sexual violence in Saskatchewan. Tell us how you will help: #whowillyouhelpSK
What have we learned from one year of VACR?
We’re one year into the Violence Against Women Advocate Case Review (VACR), and what have we learned? What’s next for this project and the work that came from it? And most importantly – what does this project mean for survivors? Police services across Canada faced country-wide scrutiny after an investigation by the Globe and Mail…
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