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The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is an international campaign that brings together global partnership in pursuit of eliminating the disproportionate violence faced by women, girls and 2SLGBTQ+ individuals. It runs each year from Nov. 25 (the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women) to Dec. 10 (World Human Rights Day). The campaign also includes Canada's National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women on Dec. 6. Visit the Global and Canadian 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence websites.
"From Awareness to Accountability"
"This year, the Campaign is continuing the 2021 30th anniversary theme of Ending Femicide by spotlighting certain groups of women who are more vulnerable. In the upcoming months, the Campaign will also be releasing a 2022 Global 16 Days Action Toolkit to mobilize global action to end femicide by helping campaigners join forces with the Global 16 Days Campaign and each other. Let’s continue our efforts all year round from 16 to 365 days of activism to advance the human rights of women."
"END FEMICIDE"
"The Government of Canada’s theme for the 2022 campaign of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence is ‘’It’s Not Just‘’. The theme is a double meaning: it reminds Canadians of the injustice of gender-based violence (GBV) and brings attention to how society dismisses and minimizes attitudes and behaviours contributing to GBV. It highlights how GBV is not just a private issue, but a systemic cycle that all Canadians have a role in ending. ‘’It’s Not Just‘’ asks all Canadians to take action against GBV by addressing the beliefs and behaviours that perpetuate violence."
‘’IT'S NOT JUST‘’
Stand in solidarity with missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Canada and help to commemorate the lives lost.
The “Never Forgotten” art display photos.
“This exhibit honours the spirit of Indigenous Women and Girls Murdered and Missing throughout our homelands on Turtle Island (North America). The journey commences with an Indigenous doll in a convocation buckskin cap and gown. Representing our Indigenous women and girls, and also, Indigenous presence within the Seneca community. On one side of the doll, is a turtle smudge bowl, which is for use with medicines to cleanse our thoughts and carry our messages of MMIWG prayers to the Creator. On the opposite side are the pride flags signifying equity and diversity within MMIWG. The red dress in the centre of the exhibit is a symbol for MMIWG. A red dress and the colour red can be found in Indigenous spaces and elsewhere reflecting this intent. The single earrings on the hanger are a remembrance for the ones still missing. Our Indigenous teachings include a special place for birch trees, they are our plant relatives. Anishinaabe people understand this tree reflects the commitment for gifting healing following loss. The seven birch trees hold in embrace the red dress with seven red falling feathers. This count reflects our seven sacred gifts, which encircle our spiritual beliefs. Our sacred medicines are tied in red cloth as MMIWG prayer offerings to the Creator. The medicines are placed in birch bark canoes depicting the travelling from all four directions. The black cloth at the base of the exhibit is sprinkled with rocks from the waterways which represent the oldest of our ancestors. This reflects the guiding of our of sisters to the spirit world, never alone and never forgotten. This exhibit embodies a positive intention to strive for balance, healing and honouring the spirit of MMIWG. We acknowledge that once a symbol is placed, there are so many more layers of teachings within its image that translates further. Shared with kindness, in effort to raise awareness and solidarity.” — Peggy Pitawanakwat, Co-ordinator, First Peoples@Seneca.
Materials: red cloth dress on hanger with single earrings, river/lake rocks, tobacco, sage, cedar, sweetgrass, buckskin graduation doll, black cloth, pride flags, soap stone smudge bowl, birch bark canoes, red feathers, red lettered paper and foam board.
Visit the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls website to review Reclaiming Power and Place: the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and to learn more about how you can support MMIWG.
Join keynote speaker Marlee Liss for her virtual session, Restorative Justice for Sexual Harm: Why I Fought for a Circle not a Courtroom.
This event is hosted by the Faculty of Applied Arts and Health Sciences and is supported by Seneca Student Conduct and Student Life
“A Glass of Water”: This 30-minute IG Live session is offered as a space to tend to your well-being. Featuring a guided meditation for grounding, and somatic exercises that may help to relieve tension from the body. Facilitated by Jungle Flower (she/her) from Reclaim Your Voice.
Join Jungle Flower on IG Live
This event is hosted by Seneca Student Conduct Office
Dec. 6th Vigil: National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
2pm-3pm Newnham Campus Circle of Indigenous Knowledge, CITE 2nd Floor Atrium.
Join us for Seneca’s December 6th Vigil and National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, to honour, remember, and come together to take action against gender-based violence. December 6th 2022 marks the 33rd anniversary of the École Polytechnique massacre, also known as the Montreal massacre, where fourteen women were killed; and a further ten women and four men were inured in an antifeminist mass shooting.
The “Stepping Up” project is a peer-facilitated program aimed to prevent and reduce the incidence of dating, sexual and domestic violence within Seneca. If you are interested in learning more about healthy, unhealthy and abusive relationships as well as engaging in meaningful conversations about these topics with peers, please contact kristen.haines@senecacollege.ca
Nov. 30th 12:00 pm-12:30 pm – IG Live with White Ribbon
Join Seneca's Sexual Violence Prevention and Education Coordinator for our next IG Live with White Ribbon! Learn more about male allyship, bystander intervention, and the interactive Draw the Line campaign.
Dec. 7th 12pm-12:30pm – Continuing the Conversation: Human Rights, Intersectionality, and GBSV IG Live Student Panel
Join Seneca’s Sexual Violence Prevention and Education Coordinator for an IG Live as we engage with Seneca students to learn more about intersectionality, the impact intersectionality has on experiences of gender-based and sexual violence, and gender-based and sexual violence as a human rights issue. Make sure you are following the IG accounts below!
@firstpeoples_seneca
@senecassf
@senecastudentlife
@senecanewnhamresidence
This event is hosted by Seneca Student Conduct Office and is supported by Seneca Student Life
If you are in an emergency situation, please access 9-1-1 (in Canada), for emergency services in your area. If you are outside of the 9-1-1 service area, please access available emergency services or call a crisis line in your area.
Assaulted Women's HelplineToll-free: 1-866-863-0511 (multilingual services available)Toll-free TTY: 1-866-863-7868or #SAFE (#7233) on your Bell, Rogers, Fido or Telus mobile phone
Fem’aide Helpline (French only)Telephone: 1-877-336-2433 (services available in French only)TTY: 1-866-860-7082
Talk4Healing (Helpline for Indigenous Women)Toll-free: 1-855-554-4325 (multilingual services available)
You may also want to consult the list of additional support services for people affected by gender-based violence.
Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again (film trailer)shares the powerful story of Mary Two-Axe Earley, who fought for more than two decades to challenge sex discrimination against First Nations women embedded in Canada’s Indian Act and became a key figure the women’s rights movement in Canada.
Using never-before-seen archival footage and audio recordings, Courtney Montour, Mohawk filmmaker, engages in a deeply personal conversation with the late Mohawk woman who challenged sexist and genocidal government policies that stripped First Nations women and children of their Indian status when they married non-Indian men.
Ms. Montour speaks with Nellie Carlson, Cree activist, co-founder of Indian Rights for Indian Women, and Ms. Earley's lifelong friend and meets with three generations in Ms. Earley's kitchen in Kahnawà:ke. This documentary honours the legacy of a woman who galvanized a national network of allies to help restore Indian status to thousands of First Nations women and children.
"Lets End Femicide" Exhibit
This virtual art exhibit showcases artwork submitted by Seneca students between 2020, 2021 and 2022. The themes here are related to gender-based violence and touch on the multiple intersections that impact the survivors of violence. Issues of race, gender identity, the experiences of immigrants and Indigenous rights and history can be experienced in these images. The content of these images may be sensitive for some. We encourage all those engaging, especially those with lived experiences of violence to access supports available listed through Seneca or in the community.
"Lets End Femicide" Films
The content of these films may be sensitive for some. We encourage all visitors, especially those with lived experiences of violence to access supports available through Seneca or in the community.
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