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National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women 2024
By Andrea Turcotte Sexual Assault Counsellor Women’s House Serving Bruce & Grey When a woman leaves an abusive and controlling partner,…
By Joachim Ostertag On December 6, 1989, a gunman intentionally targeted and killed 14 women because they were women. They studied engineering…
The members of Zonta Owen Sound and Area presented the Zonta Flag as part of the UNITE! Activism Campaign to End Violence…
By: Paige Harrigan, Lucia Vitaro, and Kyoka Tabei What Is Family Court Awareness Month? Tina Swithin, the founder of One Mom’s Battle,…
By Jessica St.Peter, Public Education and Volunteer Coordinator, WHSBG The elimination of GBV is an issue that impacts us all, and requires us…
By Jessica St.Peter, Public Education and Volunteer Coordinator WHSBG The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) runs from November 25…
By Jessica St.Peter, Public Education and Volunteer Coordinator, WHSBG With decades, if not centuries, of raising awareness of this issue, many of…
You Have a Role in Ending Gender-Based Violence By Abbi Barrie & Jessica St. Peter November is Woman Abuse Prevention Month, and…
Owen Sound, November 22, 2022 – Again this year, several local agencies are working together to commemorate the 14 women who were…
For this year’s 16 days of activism, we’re sharing infographics created by Luke’s Place to highlight key recommendations from the Renfrew Inquiry.
The provincial government makes laws and funds services that directly impact and respond to gender based violence. As we approach election day,…
By Abbi Barrie Maybe you’ve heard someone say that what happened to you made you stronger, or perhaps you’ve even said this…
Written by Abbi Barrie By now we’ve all heard the term “human trafficking”, and many of us have a sense of what…
May is Sexual Violence Awareness Month! Community-based sexual assault centres have been providing crisis and counselling support to survivors of sexual violence…
By Jessica Ingram Founded in 1991 and recognized internationally, the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence begin November 25, the International Day for…
By Karen Houle 32 years ago 14 women were violently killed, by a man – because they were women 32 years ago,…
By: Nish Israni (She/Her), Rosemary Moore (She/Her) and Maya Donald-Hamblin (She/Her) What is Coercive Control in Domestic Violence? Coercive control is a form of gender-based violence (GBV) that is prevalent in…
By Joachim Ostertag The events of December 6, 1989 are engraved in my brain and soul. I learned about the killing the…
CW: incest, childhood abuse, domestic violence By Wendy I am so worth the effort. I am so grateful for my three children…
By Jon Farmer When a guy is told to ‘Man Up’ the implication is usually that he needs to be tougher or…
By Madeline Matcheski On September 11th, 2021 over 30 young women at Western University were allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted at Medway-Sydenham…
By Tanya Coulter Did you know that November 29 is internationally recognized as Women Human Rights Defender (WHRD)Day? There are many who…
By Laura Wood and Carol Merton November 29 is International Women Human Rights Defender Day. In many places around the world, women…
By Andrea Turcotte – Sexual Assault Counsellor, Women’s House Serving Bruce & Grey Rape culture. You have likely heard the term; it…
November 25th is the International Day Against Violence Against Women and marks the beginning of the 16 Days of Activism, an international…
Violence Prevention Grey Bruce expresses its condolences to the family, friends, and community of the woman whose body was found in Northern Bruce…
Violence Prevention Grey Bruce has published two new resources to help both parents and youth, and service providers identify and respond to…
By Joachim Ostertag We all know someone who has experienced sexual violence. It could be a sister, a brother, our partner, our…
Violence Prevention Grey Bruce just published two new resource manuals to improve community responses to human trafficking. Both manuals are available on…
By Jon Farmer May is sexual assault prevention month; an annual opportunity to start conversations about sexual violence in our communities. Too…
By Andrea Turcotte Sexual assault is one of the least reported crimes. Statistics Canada states that only 50 out of every 1,000…
Grey Bruce Elder Abuse Prevention (GBEAP)will host a free elder abuse awareness presentation on Thursday, March 11 at 1pm. The presentation is…
Grey Bruce Elder Abuse Prevention is partnering with Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario to offer virtual information sessions about elder abuse on February…
To request copies of the Elder Abuse Resource Poster, email coordinator@violencepreventiongreybruce.com. Include Elder Poster in the subject, specify whether you’d like the 8.5X11 or 11X17…
Grey Bruce Elder Abuse Prevention (GBEAP) – a subcommittee of Violence Prevention Grey Bruce – has launched a poster and educational campaign…
You can watch the full episode here: https://www.ctvnews.ca/w5/why-does-he-keep-abusing-changing-the-question-about-intimate-partner-violence-1.5188349 The three part episode shares the stories of two women killed by their partners…
2020 has been a polarizing year in many ways. As conflicts simmered or ignited in our communities and in communities around the…
by Tanya Coulter I was asked to include an article for the 16 days of activism and I will be honest I…
By Esther Gieringer During the 16 Days of Activism it is important to hear the voices of protective mothers who continue to…
By Jon Farmer Thirty-one years ago, on December 6th 1989 14 women were killed at l’ecole polytechnique in Montreal. They were employees…
By Jon Farmer Learning is hard. It requires vulnerability. We need to be able to say things like “I don’t know”, “I…
By Kelly Babcock If I asked you how to define violence, you might say that it needs one person to physically attack…
Several community agencies have partnered to host an online vigil to commemorate the 14 women who were murdered by a lone gunman…
By Joachim Ostertag I have worked with children and adults, girls, boys, women and men for over 40 years. Together with my…
On December 1st each year, we mark World AIDS Day to remember people lost to AIDS related diseases and to raise awareness…
By Joachim Ostertag What do the climate crisis and violence against women (VAW) and girls have to do with each other? One…
November 29th is the International day for Women Human Rights Defenders. It’s an opportunity to highlight the work of people advocating for…
By Jon Farmer Most of us understand that slavery is wrong but we don’t all know the many forms that kind of…
By Andrea Turcotte In my experience, in just over a decade of supporting women and children at Women’s House, many women who…
By Jessica Fischer Women’s House Serving Bruce & Grey Working as a counselor at the shelter is complicated. NO two days are…
Our human trafficking community forum will take place on Weds Nov 25 at 6:30pm. You can watch it here: https://www.facebook.com/violencepreventiongreybruce/videos/197200121879254/ You can…
The calendar is full of commemorative days. Dates of national or international significance set aside to help us remember victories, tragedies, or…
Violence Prevention Grey Bruce will launch their third annual 16 Days of Activism article series on November 25th. The 16 Days of…
Jon was on the Dock on Thursday talking about the human trafficking community forum that we’re hosting next week. Watch the interview…
The Anti-Human Trafficking Committee of Violence Prevention Grey Bruce has announced an information session and community forum for late November. The free…
Announcing the Winners of the Art For Change contest Visual Art: Grades 7-8 1st Prize – Kyra Bryja and Aleida Nelson 2nd…
Ending Violence Association of Canada, and Anova have just released the results of a Canada-wide survey examining the impacts of COVID-19 on Gender-Based…
Last month, an Ontario court recently overturned the law barring self-induced intoxication as a defense against sexual assault and violent crime. As…
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way many local services are operating. We’ve collected responses from member organizations so that you know…
Violence Prevention Grey Bruce has created two online lessons for the Bruce Grey Catholic District School Board. The video lessons walk students…
Diane Longboat, Heidi Maracle & Cora-Lee Simon are members of CAMH Aboriginal Caucus and they offer some thoughts on the importance of…
Students in grades seven to twelve and adults with intellectual and cognitive disabilities only have a few more weeks to enter the…
By Chelsea Donohue With a rate of one in three Canadian women and one in six Canadian men experiencing sexual assault in…
Violence Prevention Grey Bruce member organization Women’s House Serving Bruce Grey produced public service announcements for Sexual Assault Prevention Month in…
We are pleased to announce the release of an article about Human Trafficking that we contributed to Grey Bruce Kids magazine. Check…
By Tabatha Birtch & Janelle Resmer What better time is there to discuss the risks of sexting than when face-to-face communication is so…
By Tanya Coulter I offer this article to you in late May to acknowledge Sexual Assault Prevention Month by drawing your attention…
By Joachim Ostertag May is Sexual Assault Prevention Month but do we need to talk about sexual violence during these hard times…
By Jon Farmer There are many topics that don’t come up in what your grandmother would have called ‘dinner conversation’. We’re specifically…
May is Sexual Assault Prevention Month, an annual opportunity to raise awareness and start conversations about a topic that we usually leave…
By Jon Farmer May is here; at last. The struggle and uncertainty of the last few months have drawn attention to the…
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way many local services are operating. We’ve collected responses from member organizations so that you know…
While schools and daycare centres are closed for the immediate future, Violence Prevention Grey Bruce is reminding students in grades seven to…
The Anti-Human Trafficking Committee of Violence Prevention Grey Bruce has announced an information session and community forum for late March. The events…
Violence Prevention Grey Bruce has extended the deadline for submissions to the Art for Change Contest. The contest invites students in grades…
Violence Prevention Grey Bruce is offering a free video workshop for teens from 1pm to 4pm on Saturday January 11th in Owen…
People living with disabilities face disproportionate rates of violence in Canada. In recognition of this fact and the need to start conversations…
Violence Prevention Grey Bruce is offering three video workshop opportunities for high school students. The workshops can be booked by youth groups,…
By Dave Beverly-Foster Canadians value compassion, equality, and peace—values important to Grey-Bruce. Sometimes my heart swells as we step toward these ideals….
By Jon Farmer It’s the time of year when holiday music is inescapable in public spaces and festive movies and TV specials…
On December 2, 2019 Madeline Sanagan from the Women’s Centre and Jon Farmer from Violence Prevention Grey Bruce were guests on the…
By Joachim Ostertag Thirty years ago on December 6th 1989, 14 women were murdered at l’École Polytechnique in Montreal solely because they…
By Madeline Sanagan Imagine your pet. See their face, and think about how much you love that creature. If you’re an…
By Tanya Coulter We cannot mark the 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-Based Violence as Canadians, without addressing the disproportionate rates…
By Jon Farmer The more barriers that a person faces, the more likely they are to experience violence in this world. December…
By Cheryl Grant Although the “me too” movement was started approximately 13 years ago (2006) by Tarana Burke, a sexual harassment survivor,…
By Jon Farmer The 16 Days of Activism are a movement to raise awareness about – and ultimately to end – gender…
November 29th is the international Women Human Rights Defender Day. In 2013, The United Nations recognized the crucial role that women around…
By Esther Gieringer Intimate partner violence – which for the purposes of this article refers to male violence against women – does…
Mandatory charging in domestic violence cases was introduced by the federal Solicitor General in1982 and came into use in Ontario in the…
By Bernice Connell In recent years, violence against women organizations have noticed an increase in the number of women being charged with…
Every year since 1991, communities around the world have marked the 16 days between November 25 and December 10th as a time…
Violence Prevention Grey Bruce is partnering with The Women’s Centre, Women’s House Serving Bruce Grey, Georgian College, M’Wikwedong, The United Way and…
Violence Prevention Grey Bruce has launched a creative contest for youth in Grey and Bruce counties. The ‘Art for Change’ contest invites…
By Jon Farmer and Esther Gieringer. Whether we’re talking about food, shelter, education, or safety, children need the support of caring adults…
Violence Prevention Grey Bruce has released a snapshot of local domestic and sexual violence for the period from January to June of…
We released five articles to raise awareness during May to mark Sexual Assault Prevention Month. After tallying the reach through various social…
In the spring of 2019 two members of Violence Prevention Grey Bruce’s Sexual Violence sub-committee were invited to meet with the leadership…
Why does so much sexual assault prevention focus on defining sexual assault? As May’s Sexual Assault Prevention Month draws to a close…
We have all been at a party or some event where we witness someone being harassed or coerced in some way. We…
Sex is the one three letter word in the English language that has the power to make us turn red and shift…
We sponsored some ads for Sexual Assault Prevention Month on the radio. Have a listen here and tune in to the Mix…
May is Sexual Assault Prevention Month and an opportunity for our communities to ask what we can do to make them safer….
Our calendars are full of days and months to commemorate different causes. Some mark historic events, others raise awareness for issues that…
Grey Bruce, is a rural agricultural region that see’s an influx of migrant workers each year. This population of workers fills an…
A new 2019 Peer Support and Study Group is launching in Owen Sound for women who have been hurt by the family…
Violence Prevention Grey Bruce is inviting the public to register for upcoming workshops about Trauma and Violence Informed Care (TVIC) in Owen…
You can now view a video orientation to the protocol on Youtube. Just follow this link.
Women’s House Serving Bruce and Grey will be partnering with Bruce County to present our annual International Woman’s Day Celebration on Thursday,…
December 14th, 2018 To the Government of Ontario, Ministry of Education, and Minister of Education. Re: the Health and Physical Education Curriculum…
On December 10th 1948, the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It is a short document, just eight pages…
By Joan Beecroft “Family For All” is PFLAG Canada’s newly-minted slogan, and that’s just what we are. The letters originally stood for…
It is a sad reality that when a person has been hurt, they are more likely to be hurt again. We understand…
By Rosanne Roy Do you believe that ‘sex is something that men get and something women give’? There is so much innuendo…
Women are dying. More specifically, they are being killed by men. Every year on December 6th, individuals and organizations across Canada take…
The word patriarchy is coming up more and more frequently but many people don’t understand what it is, what it looks like,…
By Kaitlyn Neath Canadians ages 18-34 spend an average of almost 5 hours per day online. That’s a lot of time –…
If we asked the question “what are you able to do”, what would you say? The odds are that no two readers…
A police officer is standing there. His lips are moving, and she hears some of the words, “John”, “accident”, “sorry for your…
AIDS was first recognized in the early 1980s with the first case in Canada reported in 1982. AIDS stands for Acquired Immune…
Human beings learn by example. The stories that we’re told as children, through the media, and from our friends and family shape…
November 29th is International Women Human Rights Defenders Day. Grey and Bruce counties have long histories of women standing up for the…
One in three Canadian women and one in six Canadian men will experience sexual violence in their lifetimes but the number of…
By Bernice Connell The Canadian Women’s Foundation reports that ‘on any given day in Canada, more than 3,300 women (along with their…
In an ideal world, violence would not exist. The unfortunate reality, however, is that violence is common. In cases of domestic violence…
Ignoring a problem is no way to fix it. Whether we’re talking about vehicles, houses, or relationships. The only way to fix…
On December 6th, 1989 a gunman entered École Polytechnique in Montreal, separated classes by sex, and selectively shot 28 people, murdering 14…
Since 2006, communities across Canada have marked October 4th with Sisters in Spirit vigils to bring awareness to the issue of missing…
Violence Prevention Grey Bruce is proud to support the upcoming Truth & Reconciliation:Weaving Paths Forward workshops with Dennis Windego. Weaving Paths Forward Community Conference…
On Thursday June 21, Violence Prevention Grey Bruce launched an updated community response protocol to sexual and domestic violence in Grey and…
On June 21st at 1pm, Violence Prevention Grey Bruce will launch the latest community response protocol to domestic and sexual violence. The event…
There are events going on throughout June to celebrate Pride Month in Grey Bruce. Here’s an event list courtesy of Grey Bruce…
On Thursday May 24th, Bayshore Broadcasting aired a Making Waves segment written and voiced by Jon Farmer – coordinator of Violence Prevention…
We joined Claie McCormack on the 560 CFOS Open Line back in May to talk about the STOP SV survey and its…
Sexual violence is a problem. One in six women and one in five men will experience some form of sexual violence in…
April 3rd is the day against victim blaming and another reminder that it is time to believe survivors. The last 6 months…
Violence Prevention Grey Bruce have added a new section to our website. You can now find all of our most recent letters,…
Violence Prevention Grey Bruce is pleased to announce the hiring of Jon Farmer as its new coordinator. Farmer fills the vacancy left…
I’m writing on behalf of Violence Prevention Grey Bruce – the coordinating committee of agencies and groups working in violence prevention locally…
Violence Prevention Grey Bruce is proud to support local arts organization Sheatre by hosting the final performance of Be Our Ally on…
All are welcome to attend a one day Community Forum on Elder Abuse March 1, 2017 at the Chesley Community Centre 9:30…
Violence Prevention Grey Bruce is recruiting 60 community participants for a free arts initiative inspired by the theme “Into the Open –…
Our shared vision is an inclusive community where all people live their lives free from all forms of violence and oppression, and have equal access to the best of what the community has to offer.