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October 8, 2019 by Virginia Dakiniewich

October 2019 Newsletter

SSAIC Newsletter



Spaces still available: First Responder to Sexual Assault Training™ scheduled for November
First Responder to Sexual Assault Training™  program is designed for professionals and paraprofessionals who may receive a disclosure of sexual abuse/assault as a part of their work with children, youth, and adults, or vulnerable populations including new Canadians and people with disabilities. Facilitated by accredited SSAIC staff, the course explains the impacts of sexual violence throughout a lifetime, the communication skills needed to provide an effective response, and appropriate referral resources.
Learn more about the First Responder training program and upcoming dates here.



Legal News from Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF)

The Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF) is a national non-profit organization with a longstanding history dedicated to advancing the equality rights of women by focusing its work on litigation, law reform and public education. Since 1985 leaf has intervened in over 90 cases that advanced the equality of women in Canada. Here are some examples of their work related to violence against women and sexual assault

Leaf welcomes the Supreme Court of Canada’s recognition of the unique challenges raised by sexual assault trials. Read more …

LEAF celebrates Supreme Court of Canada ruling in R. v. Jarvis

In R. v. Jarvis, the Supreme Court considered whether a male high school teacher who secretly filmed his female students’ breasts with a camera pen had violated their “reasonable expectations of privacy” and was therefore guilty of voyeurism. The court ruled that the teacher was guilty of voyeurism addressing the defense arguments upheld at lower court levels that the students had no reasonable expectations of privacy as the students were filmed while there were in public areas. Read more …



Television getting it Right

If you want to see a few great examples of television making history by assisting in increasing the public understanding of the impacts of sexual assault on survivors we would highly recommend:

Grey’s Anatomy Season 15 Episode, Silent All These Years
This episode follows 3 separate story lines related to sexual assault including a patient who was brutally raped being admitted to Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.  The episode illustrates a sensitive and accurate portrayal of the bravery required to undergo a forensic examination preserving evidence of sexual assault.  It is a powerful, survivor-centered episode.

Unbelievable
Unbelievable is a new 8 hour mini-series on Netflix that tells the story of Marie, a teenager charged with lying about having been raped before two female detectives uncover a string of assaults eerily similar to hers.  It follows the detectives through these investigations.
Here is how an article in Vogue describes the series.

“Unbelievable doesn’t make for easy watching—the show opens with a trigger warning you’ll want to take seriously—but it’s one of the most complex onscreen depictions of sexual assault in recent memory. The violence isn’t gratuitous, the story’s investigative arc is female-driven, and, most importantly, the agonizing question of how to go on living in the wake of sexual violence is treated with care.”

Read more …

10 New #MeToo Movement Books To Read In Fall 2019

If you are interested in reading as well, here is a fall book list for you.



Our website is full of information and each month we will highlight one article for you.   Please click on this link to learn more about the role alcohol and drugs plays in sexual assault.



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January 18, 2019 by Virginia Dakiniewich

January 2019 Newsletter

SSAIC Newsletter

Welcome to 2019! The SSAIC office was closed December 21st at noon through January 1, and our staff have returned to work rested and ready to tackle the challenges the new year will inevitably bring.

As the #MeToo movement continues to roll steady, this year will see Harvey Weinstein and  Kevin Spacey on trial; R. Kelly’s past might finally catch up with him, and we are likely to see more victims from various industries join the chorus of voices speaking about experiences with systemic sexual harassment and abuse.

It’s worth remembering that not everyone who is sexually victimized is able to share their story or name their abuser, and the public is especially unlikely to hear the victims from marginalized communities speak out. So many people continue to suffer sexual violence here in Saskatoon, and in the province of Saskatchewan–this is an issue that hits home, especially when we consider that Saskatchewan is the only province without a sexual violence action plan (we are hoping to see one adopted by the Government of Saskatchewan in 2019) and the second-highest rates of sexual violence in the country (Manitoba has the highest).

Stay with us, dear subscriber, as we continue to follow the cultural shift in thinking about sexual harassment, abuse, and assault.


Thank you to everyone who donated to our first ever Holiday Giving campaign! Thanks to the generosity of our subscribers, we received over $1,300 in donations. This money will be used to support SSAIC operations, and we couldn’t have done it without YOU!



Must Read: Brendan Fraser’s #MeToo story is why more male victims don’t speak out
Actor Brendan Fraser went public with an allegation that he was groped by Philip Berk, a one-time president of the powerful Hollywood Foreign Press Association [HFPA]. After a cursory investigation by the HFPA, Berk’s actions were described as a joke, not a sexual advance. In the arena of sexual assault, men are not allowed to get upset but must “play along” or treat the assault as adolescent horse play. The same conspiracy of silence that silences female victims comes into full force with men.  It’s no joke – read how society “victim-blames” male victims of sexual assault…

Gillette takes a stand against toxic masculinity in this viral commercial. 



We hear a lot about reconciliation but there is still a long way to go. According to an Angus Reid poll, 66% of Canadians still believe Indigenous communities should not have control over their own affairs. Canadians must first acknowledge the facts about our relationships with Indigenous peoples.  2019 should be the year to go beyond the surface and seek approaches to transform Indigenous-Canadian relationships. Read more in this thought provoking article in Macleans… 



We are booking shows for the 2019 season of I’m the Boss of Me; Grade 4 classrooms across Saskatoon will be learning about bodily autonomy, how to say NO, and who to tell if they are being abused and need help. Wondering if it will be happening in YOUR child’s Grade 4 room? Ask their teacher!



 

 

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February 6, 2017 by Megan Evans

February Newsletter

   

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