menuThe members of Zonta Owen Sound and Area presented the Zonta Flag as part of the UNITE! Activism Campaign to End Violence…
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We Need Humble Men
By Jon Farmer When a guy is told to ‘Man Up’ the implication is usually that he needs to be tougher or…
VPGB Marks 16 Days of Activism
November 25th is the International Day Against Violence Against Women and marks the beginning of the 16 Days of Activism, an international…
Talking About Sexual Violence? Include Men
By Jon Farmer May is sexual assault prevention month; an annual opportunity to start conversations about sexual violence in our communities. Too…
Register Now for Elder Abuse Information Sessions (Feb and March)
Grey Bruce Elder Abuse Prevention is partnering with Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario to offer virtual information sessions about elder abuse on February…
New Resource Addresses Elder Abuse
Grey Bruce Elder Abuse Prevention (GBEAP) – a subcommittee of Violence Prevention Grey Bruce – has launched a poster and educational campaign…
Universal Human Rights Require Collective Action
2020 has been a polarizing year in many ways. As conflicts simmered or ignited in our communities and in communities around the…
Dec 6 is Our Day to Remember and Take Action on Violence Against Women
By Jon Farmer Thirty-one years ago, on December 6th 1989 14 women were killed at l’ecole polytechnique in Montreal. They were employees…
Learning is hard. Men can do it.
By Jon Farmer Learning is hard. It requires vulnerability. We need to be able to say things like “I don’t know”, “I…
Virtual December 6 Vigil
Several community agencies have partnered to host an online vigil to commemorate the 14 women who were murdered by a lone gunman…