https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk A campaign to raise awareness, stand in solidarity with, and support abused women en-us 2021-10-28 22:20:56 UTC 2023-01-22 10:29:47 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f56f.png mahala2000ca https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1864467512 "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, stand a little taller"]]> 2021-11-03 12:38:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1864467512 mahala2000ca https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1864475258 "You can try to break me down, I'll keep rising from the ground like a skyscraper!"]]> 2021-11-03 12:40:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1864475258 mahala2000ca https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1864505495 "Cause I can make it on my own, oh
And I don't need you, I found a strength I've never known"]]> 2021-11-03 12:51:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1864505495 mahala2000ca https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1864541560 "So thanks for making me a fighter..Made me learn a little bit faster..Made my skin a little bit thicker"]]> 2021-11-03 13:04:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1864541560 julianmclifford https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1865906268 <sub>Ontario does not have any provincial legislation that refers specifically to family violence but has legislation that specifically refers to the protection of the child (Government of Canada, 2021). 

United States has national legislation that pertains to violence against women (NNEDV, 2017).</sub> ]]> 2021-11-03 21:55:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1865906268 rachelannie3710 https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1865927758
Unpaid work or minimum wage work, lack of affordable childcare, wage gap, stagnation or drop in income after birth of a child deny women financial stability and autonomy (Canadian Women's Foundation, 2021). 

More than 1.5 million women in Canada live in poverty (Canadian Women's Foundation, 2021).

91% of women that have been homeless in Canada have experienced assault (Canadian Observatory on Homelessness, 2020). 

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Amend the name of the campaign

_{Lobby the provincial government to create and enact family violence or gender-based violence specific legislation} 

_{Stand up against violence when you see or experience it and don't be afraid to report perpetrators}

_{Have more government collaborations with women rights organizations}

_{Create stricter punishments to deter violators}

_{Increased capacity of mental health and addiction workers to safety plan and appropriately refer abused women}

_{Development of new screening tools to identify woman abuse/sexual assault/trauma}

]]> 2021-11-03 22:38:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1865953185 mahala2000ca https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1866174092 2021-11-04 01:10:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1866174092 chavezrsv https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1866362610 2021-11-04 02:36:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1866362610 chavezrsv https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1866403889 2021-11-04 02:55:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1866403889 chavezrsv https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1866416754 <sub>A registered trademarked public awareness campaign launched by the London Abused Women’s Centre in 2010.

Each year the campaign honours two women who are either survivors of violence against women or victims who have lost their lives.

During the month of November buildings throughout the City are lit up with purple in support of the campaign.

On Nov. 1 tree lighting will happen on the corner of Clarence Street and Dufferin Avenue, where a tree in Victoria Park will be lit purple.

Nov. 15 is the day to wear purple in support of the campaign and people are encouraged to share their pictures and videos in support of the camping.</sub> ]]> 2021-11-04 03:01:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1866416754 chavezrsv https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1866442210 RAISE AWARENESS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND THE STATISTICS involving Canadian women. Raise awareness of the different types of abuse and community services in place to help. ]]> 2021-11-04 03:14:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1866442210 chavezrsv https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1866452722 STAND IN SOLIDARITY with abused women and support in the understanding that there should be no shame or blame put on the victim but on the perpetrator. ]]> 2021-11-04 03:19:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1866452722 chavezrsv https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1866463045 RAISE THE NUMBER OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS that provide help and advocate for abused women.]]> 2021-11-04 03:25:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1866463045 chavezrsv https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1866500970 The centre received $128,509 in donations during the 2018 campaign.

This year, Shoppers Drug Mart Foundation is trying to raise $2.4 million to help victims of domestic violence. The money raised will go directly to helping women with front-line counselling services at LAWC. ]]> 2021-11-04 03:45:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1866500970 chavezrsv https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1866512067 _{“The need right now is tremendous, the pandemic has had a tremendous impact on women. Our numbers for service rose in the first couple of months of COVID by 54 percent for urgent support services. At the same time, fundraising dollars went down.” Fabienne Haller, LAWC.}]]> 2021-11-04 03:52:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1866512067 chavezrsv https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1866524223 _{“The earlier we can start to educate people on the issue of women abuse and inequality, the better.Talking and sharing are great, but action is the best. Taking action is the very best thing you can do. So that means you reach out to a person, help a person to get access to the service that she needs.”}]]> 2021-11-04 04:00:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1866524223 rachelannie3710 https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1867925655 2021-11-04 16:31:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1867925655 rachelannie3710 https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1867935539 2021-11-04 16:35:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1867935539 rachelannie3710 https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1867938448 2021-11-04 16:36:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1867938448 rachelannie3710 https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1867941795 2021-11-04 16:37:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1867941795 rachelannie3710 https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1867943351 _{As an advocate for women's rights and a survivor of domestic abuse, I know of similar campaigns (the White Ribbon Campaign, Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, #Metoo, and the Clothesline Project to name a few)but did not know of Shine the Light on Woman Abuse until recently.  
While reading about the sexual assaults at Western University that happened in September 2021, an article had mentioned The Shine Light on Woman Abuse campaign so I then decided to investigate it.}]]> 2021-11-04 16:38:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1867943351 rachelannie3710 https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1867948747 2021-11-04 16:40:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1867948747 mahala2000ca https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1867951057 2021-11-04 16:41:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1867951057 mahala2000ca https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1868938412 2021-11-05 02:14:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1868938412 mahala2000ca https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1868939707 2021-11-05 02:14:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1868939707 mahala2000ca https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1868940738 2021-11-05 02:15:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1868940738 mahala2000ca https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1868946128 2021-11-05 02:17:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1868946128 mahala2000ca https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1869036192 <sub>It’s increasingly evident, that many governments are not keeping the promises enshrined in the laws. The potential of laws to help eliminate VAWG is going unrealized because implementation is failing. And governments are failing women and girls as a result.
Why these laws are not being effectively put into practice?
Insufficient training, problematic social norms, claims about lack of financial resources, to inadequate involvement of women’s rights organizations."

^{Oxfam Canada. (2017, March 4). When laws to end violence exist only on paper, governments fail women and girls - Oxfam Canada [Photograph].}</sub>

]]> 2021-11-05 02:57:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1869036192 mahala2000ca https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1869091938 November 15th is designated as “Wear Purple Day”.  Wear purple to show your support to abused women and girls and bring attention to the issue of men’s violence against women. Take a photo or short video of how you are going purple and share on your favourite social media platform by using the hashtag #ShinetheLight and tag us at @endwomanabuse.]]> 2021-11-05 03:25:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1869091938 chavezrsv https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1869164168 <sub>Vision:
To eradicate patriarchy on local and global levels freeing women and girls from oppression.

Mission Statement:
To take systemic action to end the oppression of women while providing women and girls subjected to male violence with counselling, advocacy, and support.</sub>]]> 2021-11-05 04:08:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1869164168 mahala2000ca https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1869175498 2021-11-05 04:17:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1869175498 mahala2000ca https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1869188698 The campaign has been very effective as it has managed to spread from the city of London to other Canadian cities and on to other countries such as Sweden and Australia by 2017.

]]> 2021-11-05 04:26:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1869188698 chavezrsv https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1869188806 2021-11-05 04:26:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1869188806 mahala2000ca https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1869192210 2021-11-05 04:29:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1869192210 mahala2000ca https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1869200587 2021-11-05 04:36:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1869200587 chavezrsv https://padlet.com/mahala2000ca/lwjy76t4aep7h8mk/wish/1869212698 _{Since it started, the organizers knew the importance of the campaign to create the conversation, and to talk about violence against women, to help raise awareness of men’s violence against women.}

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• This year Wear Purple on Monday , November 15th 2021
• Put a purple light bulb or purple string lights on your front porch and/or in your windows.
• Hang a Shine the Light on Woman Abuse Campaign Poster at your workplace
• Use your voice to talk about ending men’s violence against women
• Use the power of social media to show your support using the hashtag #ShineTheLight
• Follow us on Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
• Ask your city to turn local landmarks purple for the month of November

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