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She is involved in the EU-funded UniSAFE project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/d6346567-2a3f-4d6f-bdf7-c0383fd6072a/IMG_7618+%282%29.jpg News - Creating Global Connections: a Conversation with Anti-GBV Activists on Campuses Around the World - Furaha Joy Sekai Saungweme (Southern Africa) Furaha Joy Sekai Saungweme is a lawyer and the founder of Africa End Sexual Harassment Initiative (AESHI), a law reform and social movement project creating regional dialogue on sexual harassment and calling for the development of a regional model law on sexual harassment for Africa. 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Her work with Courage to Act focuses on creating safer, trauma-informed complaints processes and addressing the gaps that make students vulnerable to sexual harassment in experiential or work-based learning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/ef9f11a7-c90a-475e-a139-613aa5e7f2a3/Deb_Headshot.jpg News - We Can Do Better: Working with Survivors and People who have Caused Harm for Meaningful Accountability - Deb Eerkes Deb (she/her) is the Sexual Violence Response Coordinator at the University of Alberta. Her role includes reviewing and strengthening institutional policy and procedures, ensuring training programs are accessible and reflect best practices, and building a network of expertise and resources across the institution. Deb has formerly held a number of positions and responsibilities at the University of Alberta, including Student Ombudsperson, University Discipline Officer, Human Rights Officer and Director of Student Conduct & Accountability. She has been a key participant and leader of many institutional initiatives, including development of the Sexual Violence Policy suite, the restorative justice program in University residences, the Helping Individual at Risk policy suite, and the academic integrity program. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/srie-protocoles monthly 0.5 2025-11-05 https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/anti-colonial-resources monthly 0.5 2025-11-05 https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/questions-simples-8 monthly 0.5 2025-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1656346505266-JVM9JM4CIWL2OAAZYICL/Deb_Headshot.jpg News - Questions simples aux réponses compliquées – Partie 8 - Deborah Eerkes Deb Eerkes est coordonnatrice de la réponse à la violence sexuelle à l’Université de l’Alberta. Son rôle consiste à examiner et à renforcer la politique et les procédures de l’établissement, à s'assurer que les programmes de formation sont accessibles et reflètent les meilleures pratiques, et à créer un réseau d’expertise et de ressources à travers l’établissement. Deb a occupé plusieurs postes au sein de l’Université de l’Alberta, dont ceux d’ombudsman étudiant, de responsable de la discipline, de responsable du respect des droits humains et de directrice du Bureau de la conduite étudiante. Elle a eu un rôle clé dans de nombreuses initiatives institutionnelles, dont le développement de la politique sur la violence sexuelle, la mise en place d’un programme de justice réparatrice dans les résidences universitaires, l’élaboration des politiques d’aide aux personnes à risque et le déploiement d’un programme sur l’intégrité académique. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/healing-comes-in-waves monthly 0.5 2025-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/d260d078-29e1-4b4b-a560-26e818c2a973/2022_05_27_FARRAH_KHAN0104.jpg News - Sexual Assault Awareness Month Feature: Healing Comes in Waves - Farrah Khan (she/her) Farrah is an award-winning human rights and gender equity leader with 25 years of experience in gender justice movements. She is the Executive Director of Action Canada, the national organization to advance access to abortion, reproductive rights, stigma-free healthcare, 2SLGBTQIA rights, and inclusive sex-ed in Canada and globally. From being a peer educator to a CEO, Farrah has addressed complex problems with innovative solutions for decades. She established one of Canada’s first stand-alone campus sexual violence support and education offices, Consent Comes First, at Toronto Metropolitan University. She also co-created High School Too, a movement to address sexual harassment & violence in secondary schools, and the Healing Comes in Waves podcast, a go-to resource for survivors. As the founder and CEO of Possibility Seeds, she leads the Courage to Act project. Farrah is a trusted advisor to organizations, institutions and all levels of government, including the G7. She has won several awards for her community service, including the Governor General’s Persons Case Award. Farrah’s work demonstrates her commitment to systemic change rooted in joy, equity, and community care. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/privilège-dénoncer monthly 0.5 2025-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/94cd4c6b-deb9-44cf-8ca5-416720175b0b/Blog+Post+3+_+IG.png News - Genèse de l’écriture de l’essai « Le privilège de dénoncer » - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/babd8727-38e2-4354-b378-4b19cccc092a/Screen+Shot+2023-05-24+at+3.30.41+PM.png News - Genèse de l’écriture de l’essai « Le privilège de dénoncer » - Make it stand out Journée d’action contre la violence sexuelle faite aux femmes (JACVSFF) en 2015 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/7eff4acd-5ece-4e97-9840-e8f0cefa04e9/Screen+Shot+2023-05-24+at+3.30.50+PM.png News - Genèse de l’écriture de l’essai « Le privilège de dénoncer » - Make it stand out Critique du livre dans le journal français Le Monde en mars 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/19803b45-e83d-4e18-8699-021716522fff/Kharoll-Ann_Souffrant.jpg News - Genèse de l’écriture de l’essai « Le privilège de dénoncer » - Kharoll-Ann Souffrant Kharoll-Ann Souffrant est travailleuse sociale et candidate au doctorat en service social à l’Université d’Ottawa. Elle rédige actuellement une thèse sur la déclinaison québécoise du mouvement #MeToo (#MoiAussi) du regard de femmes afrodescendantes et de militantes afroféministes. Elle est l’autrice de l’essai, Le privilège de dénoncer – Justice pour toutes les victimes de violences sexuelles aux Éditions du remue-ménage qui parle du mouvement #MeToo avec un regard féministe, antiraciste et intersectionnel. Le privilège de dénoncer a reçu des critiques positives tant au Québec (La Presse, Nouveau Projet, Noovo Info, etc.) qu’en France (Télérama, Le Monde, etc.) et a figuré parmi les meilleurs vendeurs sur le site web les libraires.ca. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/simple-questions-9 monthly 0.5 2025-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1656346505266-JVM9JM4CIWL2OAAZYICL/Deb_Headshot.jpg News - Simple Questions with Complicated Answers Part 9 - Deborah Eerkes Deb Eerkes is the Sexual Violence Response Coordinator at the University of Alberta. Her role includes reviewing and strengthening institutional policy and procedures, ensuring training programs are accessible and reflect best practices, and building a network of expertise and resources across the institution. Deb has formerly held a number of positions and responsibilities at the University of Alberta, including Student Ombudsperson, University Discipline Officer, Human Rights Officer and Director of Student Conduct & Accountability. She has been a key participant and leader of many institutional initiatives, including development of the Sexual Violence Policy suite, the restorative justice program in University residences, the Helping Individual at Risk policy suite, and the academic integrity program. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/wwpwch monthly 0.5 2025-11-05 https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/avril-2023 monthly 0.5 2025-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/c70f9379-4c59-4f60-8f4f-b089091de529/Capture+d%E2%80%99%C3%A9cran%2C+le+2023-04-24+%C3%A0+10.45.54.png News - Équité des genres : les opportunités de formation continue à ne pas manquer - Make it stand out Affiche officielle de Avenir égalitaire 2023, un sommet ayant comme thèmes « Gens, perspectives et partenariats » https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/questions-simples-7 monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1656346505266-JVM9JM4CIWL2OAAZYICL/Deb_Headshot.jpg News - Questions simples aux réponses compliquées – Partie 7 - Deborah Eerkes Deb Eerkes est coordonnatrice de la réponse à la violence sexuelle à l’Université de l’Alberta. Son rôle consiste à examiner et à renforcer la politique et les procédures de l’établissement, à s'assurer que les programmes de formation sont accessibles et reflètent les meilleures pratiques, et à créer un réseau d’expertise et de ressources à travers l’établissement. Deb a occupé plusieurs postes au sein de l’Université de l’Alberta, dont ceux d’ombudsman étudiant, de responsable de la discipline, de responsable du respect des droits humains et de directrice du Bureau de la conduite étudiante. Elle a eu un rôle clé dans de nombreuses initiatives institutionnelles, dont le développement de la politique sur la violence sexuelle, la mise en place d’un programme de justice réparatrice dans les résidences universitaires, l’élaboration des politiques d’aide aux personnes à risque et le déploiement d’un programme sur l’intégrité académique. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/imagine-empowerment monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1680209604846-M58WMMWD9SEQOTTNRN5J/4.png News - Building the Systems We Want to See: Reflecting on Imagine Empowerment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1680209607747-8JIMNYNTWIJW4AG6G8YA/3.png News - Building the Systems We Want to See: Reflecting on Imagine Empowerment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1680209609830-YM177WCSWJR6ZKGB7JU4/2.png News - Building the Systems We Want to See: Reflecting on Imagine Empowerment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1680209604946-IWD3GY1GU9275K6EN5P1/5.png News - Building the Systems We Want to See: Reflecting on Imagine Empowerment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/5142261e-d0e2-44b0-86fa-387359cdd489/Aubrianna.jpg News - Building the Systems We Want to See: Reflecting on Imagine Empowerment - Aubrianna Snow Aubrianna (she/her) is a k'taqmkuk lnu'skw visitor in Treaty Six, and has lived here for most of her life. Graduating from MacEwan University’s Bachelor of Communications program in Spring 2022, gender-based violence prevention and community building are passions she’s had the privilege of exploring during her time in postsecondary. During her second term as Vice President Student Life at the Students’ Association of MacEwan University (SAMU), Aubrianna founded the Student Voice on Violence Elimination Committee as a means of advocacy to SAMU and to University administration. Prior to her time as an elected student leader, Aubrianna volunteered as a MAVEN Peer Educator on consent and sexual violence with MacEwan’s Office of Sexual Violence Prevention, Education, & Response. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/simple-questions-8 monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1656346505266-JVM9JM4CIWL2OAAZYICL/Deb_Headshot.jpg News - Simple Questions with Complicated Answers Part 8 - Deborah Eerkes Deb Eerkes is the Sexual Violence Response Coordinator at the University of Alberta. Her role includes reviewing and strengthening institutional policy and procedures, ensuring training programs are accessible and reflect best practices, and building a network of expertise and resources across the institution. Deb has formerly held a number of positions and responsibilities at the University of Alberta, including Student Ombudsperson, University Discipline Officer, Human Rights Officer and Director of Student Conduct & Accountability. She has been a key participant and leader of many institutional initiatives, including development of the Sexual Violence Policy suite, the restorative justice program in University residences, the Helping Individual at Risk policy suite, and the academic integrity program. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/bill-26-minimum-standards monthly 0.5 2025-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/0ca96a36-f6a8-45f0-a2ef-b7c3f0110abf/Britney_Headshot.jpeg News - Addressing Post-Secondary Employee Sexual Misconduct Through Policy: The Need for Minimum Standards - Britney De Costa Britney (she/her) is a settler living and working in Thadinadonnih, or “the place where they built,” territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit. She is a researcher and policy analyst who holds a Master of Social Work and a Master of Laws from the University of Windsor where she learned from students, community advocates, and critical scholars who informed her approach to systemic, community-led advocacy. Britney brings experience working for poverty reduction, disability justice, and access to education, and most recently worked at the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance as staff support for student leaders advocating for safe and accessible post-secondary education in the province. Britney is passionate about gender justice and brings experience from her time as a student advocate educating others and raising awareness of the prevalence of gender-based violence on campuses and in the community. Her work with Courage to Act focuses on creating safer, trauma-informed complaints processes and addressing the gaps that make students vulnerable to sexual harassment in experiential or work-based learning. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/vacs-en-contexte-sportif monthly 0.5 2025-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1e2db253-cf96-4c96-863b-d1b8fa341fcc/Stephanie_Radziszewski.jpg News - Violences sexuelles à l'université : est-ce que les étudiant.e.s-athlètes sont plus à risque ? - Stephanie Radziszewski Stephanie est titulaire d'un doctorat en psychologie communautaire de l'Université du Québec à Montréal. Elle travaille actuellement comme professionnelle de recherche pour la Chaire de recherche Sécurité et intégrité en milieu sportif de l'Université Laval. Au cours des prochains mois, elle entreprendra un projet de recherche postdoctorale sous la supervision de Sylvie Parent afin de réaliser une évaluation de l'implantation du mécanisme Je porte plainte en collaboration avec le Regroupement Loisir et Sport du Québec. Les intérêts de recherche de Stéphanie portent sur les questions de pouvoir, y compris l'impact des structures sociales sur ces questions et la prévention de leurs conséquences potentielles. Elle s'intéresse également aux méthodes qualitatives, à la recherche-action participative et à l'évaluation de programmes. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/elp-2 monthly 0.5 2025-11-05 https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/elp-fr-2 monthly 0.5 2025-11-05 https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/tarah-paul monthly 0.5 2025-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/debbd8c4-ae84-4f18-b786-e2e36bda7819/Conversation+with+Tarah+Paul.png News - A Conversation with Tarah Paul - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/d4306d77-671b-4068-bc89-47c4a39c8449/Tarah_CPantin_Photography_Dec_2021_01_1_.jpg News - A Conversation with Tarah Paul - Tarah Paul (she/they) Tarah is the project manager for Truth & Transformation: Advancing Gender Equity For Black Women, Girls And Gender Diverse (B-WGGD) Peoples In Canada Initiative. With a BA in Psychology and Sociology (University of Montreal) and a MA in Inter-Mediterranean Migration Studies (Ca’ Foscari University). She is dedicated to contributing to grassroots initiatives and research centred on Black women. Aside from her research on Black sex workers in the Dutch context, she also conducted research on Black undocumented migrant women living in Morocco. Her research interests are migration, race, gender, and sexuality. Currently, she lives in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal, situated in the territory of the Kanien’kehá:ka nation. You can contact her at tarahstefiepaul@gmail.com. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/simple-questions-7 monthly 0.5 2025-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1656346505266-JVM9JM4CIWL2OAAZYICL/Deb_Headshot.jpg News - Simple Questions with Complicated Answers Part 7 - Deborah Eerkes Deb Eerkes is the Sexual Violence Response Coordinator at the University of Alberta. Her role includes reviewing and strengthening institutional policy and procedures, ensuring training programs are accessible and reflect best practices, and building a network of expertise and resources across the institution. Deb has formerly held a number of positions and responsibilities at the University of Alberta, including Student Ombudsperson, University Discipline Officer, Human Rights Officer and Director of Student Conduct & Accountability. She has been a key participant and leader of many institutional initiatives, including development of the Sexual Violence Policy suite, the restorative justice program in University residences, the Helping Individual at Risk policy suite, and the academic integrity program. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/vacs-employes monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/c1afa5d3-ffbd-48be-a94e-6eb2e0ca04ec/Noe%CC%81mie+Veilleux+Headshot+%281%29.jpg News - Violence sexuelle au postsecondaire : quel rôle les employé.es peuvent-iels jouer ? - Noémie Veilleux (elle) Noémie est assistante de recherche du projet Le harcèlement sexuel en contexte d’apprentissage expérientiel, coordonnatrice des activités francophones du projet Le courage d’agir et étudiante au baccalauréat en sexologie à l'Université du Québec à Montréal. Anciennement leader étudiante nationale, elle a œuvré à la lutte et à la prévention des violences sexuelles en milieu d'enseignement supérieur par ses diverses implications au sein d'organismes, de tables intersectorielles et de comités de recherche. Noémie a contribué au déploiement et à la révision de la stratégie du gouvernement du Québec visant à contrer les violences sexistes et sexuelles. Elle travaille au sein de la Chaire de recherche sur les violences sexistes et sexuelles en milieu d'enseignement supérieur et offre des formations sur les violences genrées en milieu d’enseignement. Noémie vit et travaille à Tiotiá:ke (Montréal), historiquement connu comme lieu de rassemblement pour de nombreux peuples des premières nations. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/lessons-from-the-pandemic monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/simple-questions-6 monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1656346505266-JVM9JM4CIWL2OAAZYICL/Deb_Headshot.jpg News - Simple Questions with Complicated Answers Part 6: How can a PSI apply conditions or restrictions to someone they haven’t even investigated? - Deborah Eerkes Deb Eerkes is the Sexual Violence Response Coordinator at the University of Alberta. Her role includes reviewing and strengthening institutional policy and procedures, ensuring training programs are accessible and reflect best practices, and building a network of expertise and resources across the institution. Deb has formerly held a number of positions and responsibilities at the University of Alberta, including Student Ombudsperson, University Discipline Officer, Human Rights Officer and Director of Student Conduct & Accountability. She has been a key participant and leader of many institutional initiatives, including development of the Sexual Violence Policy suite, the restorative justice program in University residences, the Helping Individual at Risk policy suite, and the academic integrity program. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/questions-simples-6 monthly 0.5 2025-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/ef9f11a7-c90a-475e-a139-613aa5e7f2a3/Deb_Headshot.jpg News - Des questions simples aux réponses complexes: Partie 6 - Deb Eerkes (elle/she/her) Deb Eerkes est coordonnatrice de la réponse à la violence sexuelle à l’Université de l’Alberta. Son rôle consiste à examiner et à renforcer la politique et les procédures de l’établissement, à s'assurer que les programmes de formation sont accessibles et reflètent les meilleures pratiques, et à créer un réseau d’expertise et de ressources à travers l’établissement. Deb a occupé plusieurs postes au sein de l’Université de l’Alberta, dont ceux d’ombudsman étudiant, de responsable de la discipline, de responsable du respect des droits humains et de directrice du Bureau de la conduite étudiante. Elle a eu un rôle clé dans de nombreuses initiatives institutionnelles, dont le développement de la politique sur la violence sexuelle, la mise en place d’un programme de justice réparatrice dans les résidences universitaires, l’élaboration des politiques d’aide aux personnes à risque et le déploiement d’un programme sur l’intégrité académique. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/nap monthly 0.5 2025-11-05 https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/socioecological-model monthly 0.5 2025-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/3367dd7f-9f24-48ca-8063-137378de8348/Screen+Shot+2022-11-30+at+10.07.32+AM.jpg News - What is the Socio-Ecological Model and How does it Apply to Gender-Based Violence Work? - Make it stand out P. 15, Education and Training Toolkit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/2d8ebd4b-d1a8-4eb7-b9ec-56d01a5ab7d6/Screen+Shot+2022-11-30+at+10.03.19+AM.jpg News - What is the Socio-Ecological Model and How does it Apply to Gender-Based Violence Work? - Make it stand out P. 17, Education and Training Toolkit https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/unsettled-questions-2 monthly 0.5 2025-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/6b1fd058-ff1d-429e-9a90-608b547b3237/Laxana+Headshot+%281%29.jpg News - "Passing the Problem" of Sexual Misconduct: An Unsettled Question on Privacy and Information Sharing - Laxana Paskaran (she/her) Laxana Paskaran, Courage to Act’s Experiential Learning Project Research Assistant, recently completed a Master of Education in Social Justice Education with a collaborative graduate specialization in Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies at the University of Toronto. She has experience in research, policy analysis, and program management. She has previously led action-oriented human rights and social justice projects at The Leacock Foundation, U of T’s Sexual Violence Prevention and Support Centre, and the Adayaalam Centre for Policy Research. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/m-labrosse monthly 0.5 2025-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/b788be5b-4a6c-4cc7-b3ea-13af94b60636/Maya+L.jpg News - À l’heure du bilan, comment le Québec peut-il proactivement agir quant à la lutte aux violences à caractère sexuel? - Maya Labrosse Maya Labrosse a étudié au Cégep régional de Lanaudière à Joliette, où elle a entamé son implication dans le mouvement étudiant dans son association étudiante ainsi que dans plusieurs autres groupes militants au sein de sa communauté dans un but de rendre son milieu d’enseignement plus juste. Elle en est à son deuxième mandat à la Fédération étudiante collégiale du Québec (FECQ), où elle agit désormais à titre de présidente. Dans son mandat de défendre les droits et intérêts de la population étudiante, Maya s’assure de mettre de l’avant l’enjeu de la lutte aux violences à caractère sexuel (VACS) sur les campus collégiaux afin que les établissements québécois d’enseignement supérieur continuent d’être proactifs dans leurs actions. Elle participe notamment à plusieurs tables intersectorielles, comités, recherches et projets étudiants qui permettent de réfléchir aux actions à mettre en place quant à la prévention des VACS. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/bill26 monthly 0.5 2025-11-05 https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/jiselle-griffith-fr monthly 0.5 2025-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/5960bf13-9718-41a1-bbc7-4c60e35a98f1/untitled%2B%28376%2Bof%2B388%29.jpg News - Une conversation sur l’auto-soin avec Dre Jiselle Griffith D.N. - Dre Jiselle Griffith D.N. Jiselle Griffith est une docteure naturopathique qui aide les gens à surmonter les obstacles à la santé liés au burnout et à la dysrégulation du système nerveux. Dans sa pratique, elle rencontre les gens là où ils se trouvent pour se reconnecter à leur intuition afin d’optimiser leur stratégie de santé. Elle se réjouit d’encourager la création de stratégies de soins qui intègrent les sentiments d'être ancré dans son corps et de responsabilisation. Ceci permet aux communautés et aux organisations de renforcer leur résilience et de guérir. Dre Jiselle offre des consultations en soins naturopathiques en personne comme virtuellement. Consultez son site internet à jisellegriffith.ca, ou suivez-la sur Instagram : @drjisellend. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/podcast monthly 0.5 2025-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1666991878390-VH0SJNHVXK0QXAQY2GOS/Podcast+Graphic+%28TW%29.png News - Welcome to the Possibility Seeds Podcast! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/85686a9c-6a6c-4c57-a483-dd016a907f8f/Podcast+Graphic+%28TW%29+%281%29.png News - Welcome to the Possibility Seeds Podcast! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/73ba0f38-5849-4e73-bea0-9118a8f026e4/Podcast+Graphic+%28TW%29+%281%29.png News - Welcome to the Possibility Seeds Podcast! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/c084f3ab-9e82-48a5-83d6-3bf4d52b4abc/Podcast+Graphic+%28TW%29+%281%29+copy+4.png News - Welcome to the Possibility Seeds Podcast! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/15c328dc-10de-4f22-b5b8-9178853e95ce/Podcast+Graphic+%28TW%29+%281%29+copy+5.png News - Welcome to the Possibility Seeds Podcast! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/simple-questions-5 monthly 0.5 2025-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1656346505266-JVM9JM4CIWL2OAAZYICL/Deb_Headshot.jpg News - Simple Questions with Complicated Answers Part 5: What Should a PSI Do When they Receive a Complaint? - Deborah Eerkes Deb Eerkes is the Sexual Violence Response Coordinator at the University of Alberta. Her role includes reviewing and strengthening institutional policy and procedures, ensuring training programs are accessible and reflect best practices, and building a network of expertise and resources across the institution. Deb has formerly held a number of positions and responsibilities at the University of Alberta, including Student Ombudsperson, University Discipline Officer, Human Rights Officer and Director of Student Conduct & Accountability. She has been a key participant and leader of many institutional initiatives, including development of the Sexual Violence Policy suite, the restorative justice program in University residences, the Helping Individual at Risk policy suite, and the academic integrity program. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/g-richard monthly 0.5 2025-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/b675cfbc-5b34-498d-ad84-f56f6155539b/C1_HeteroLecole.jpg News - Faire éclater la puberté - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/185f8b3b-04b4-444d-9209-c455ecf3fbc1/Capture+d%E2%80%99%C3%A9cran%2C+le+2022-10-24+%C3%A0+13.34.00.png News - Faire éclater la puberté - Gabrielle Richard Gabrielle Richard, PhD, est sociologue du genre. Ses recherches portent sur les normes scolaires relatives au genre et à l'orientation sexuelle, sur les pratiques enseignantes liées à la justice et aux inégalités sociales, ainsi que sur le cybersexisme. Elle est chercheure associée au laboratoire LIRTES et à l'Observatoire Universitaire International Éducation et Prévention (OUIEP) de l'Université de Paris-Est Créteil. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/rci-design-jam monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/a70a478a-9714-4dbb-8d0c-f3b36b30880b/Amal+Elmi.png News - Responding to Critical Incidents of Sexual Violence on Post-Secondary Campuses - Amal Elmi (she/her) Amal is a Senior Equity Advisor on Gender and Sexual Violence Prevention and Support at Carleton University. She has spent several years working and volunteering in community organizations focused on gender equity, community development, and social justice. Amal is currently an Advisor for the Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women's Black and Racialized Caucus. She is also the Vice-Chair of the Girls on Boards Steering Committee with Fora, Network for Change, a program dedicated to placing young leaders on non-profit boards across Canada. In her spare time, she loves to travel, go on hikes, and enjoy a warm cup of coffee at her favourite cafes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/2ab4738d-94ca-411f-98cb-49fbd93fc3c1/2022_05_27_FARRAH_KHAN0104.jpg News - Responding to Critical Incidents of Sexual Violence on Post-Secondary Campuses - Farrah Khan (she/her) Farrah has worked for over two decades to raise awareness about equity and gender-based violence through education, policy, advocacy and art. She is the manager of Consent Comes First, Toronto Metropolitan University’s sexual violence and support office, and a member of the Government of Canada's Federal Strategy Against Gender-based Violence Advisory Council. Farrah is the recipient of numerous awards including the Toronto Community Foundation’s Vital People Award. With Possibility Seeds, Farrah works to nourish gender justice, equity, and inclusion for communities and institutions. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/questions-indecises monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/6b1fd058-ff1d-429e-9a90-608b547b3237/Laxana+Headshot+%281%29.jpg News - Questions indécises: les relations personnelles entre le corps enseignant et la population étudiante - Laxana Paskaran Laxana Paskaran est assistante de recherche du projet en apprentissage expérientiel présenté par Le courage d’agir. Elle est aussi candidate à la maîtrise en éducation pour la justice sociale spécialisant en études ethniques, de l'immigration et du pluralisme à l'Université de Toronto (l’UdeT). Laxana est diplômée d’un baccalauréat spécialisé en sciences de l'environnement et en anglais, également de l’UdeT. Elle possède plus que cinq ans d’expérience dans la recherche, l’analyse des politiques et la gestion de programmes. Parmi ses expériences de gestion figurent de nombreux projets relatifs aux droits de l'homme et à la justice sociale, grâce aux postes qu'elle a occupés au sein de la Fondation Leacock, le Centre de soutien en matière de prévention de la violence à caractère sexuel de l’UdeT et le Centre Adayaalam pour la recherche politique. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/ndtr monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/5142261e-d0e2-44b0-86fa-387359cdd489/Aubrianna.jpg News - A Mind Toward Consent Will Bring Us Closer to the Reconciliation We Seek - Aubrianna Snow (she/her) Aubrianna is a k'taqmkuk lnu'skw visitor in Treaty Six, and has lived here for most of her life. Graduating from MacEwan University’s Bachelor of Communications program in Spring 2022, gender-based violence prevention and community building are passions she’s had the privilege of exploring during her time in postsecondary. During her second term as Vice President Student Life at the Students’ Association of MacEwan University (SAMU), Aubrianna founded the Student Voice on Violence Elimination Committee as a means of advocacy to SAMU and to University administration. Prior to her time as an elected student leader, Aubrianna volunteered as a MAVEN Peer Educator on consent and sexual violence with MacEwan’s Office of Sexual Violence Prevention, Education, & Response. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/unsettled-questions-1 monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1664492478791-D27F0QKWJ0VDFK41EJD5/Laxana+Headshot+%282%29.jpg News - What is the Role of Post-Secondary Institutions in Addressing Student-Instructor Relationships? - Laxana Paskaran (she/her) Laxana is a Master of Education candidate in Social Justice Education, with a collaborative graduate specialization in Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies at the University of Toronto (U of T). Laxana also holds an Honours Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and English from U of T. She has over 5 years of experience in research, policy analysis, and program management. Laxana has driven several human rights and social justice action-oriented projects through her previous roles at The Leacock Foundation, the Sexual Violence Prevention and Support Centre at U of T, the Adayaalam Centre for Policy Research. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/la-concertation-tivcsc monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1e593cd1-2a04-4bfb-9a22-3552a7793ec7/20200902_093919.jpg News - La concertation : une force et une richesse institutionnelle, mais aussi de société ! - Véronique Lareau Véronique Lareau (elle) est travailleuse sociale et bachelière de l'Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). Elle est également détentrice d'un certificat en Immigration en relations interethniques de la même université. Elle occupe actuellement le poste de travailleuse sociale dédiée aux violences à caractère sexuel au Collège de Rosemont (Montréal/Tiohtià:ke) depuis 5 ans. Elle a travaillé durant 10 ans auprès de victimes de violence conjugale, familiale et d'exploitation sexuelle. Ses fonctions actuelles l'amènent à offrir un accompagnement aux survivant.e.s de violences sexuelles, à offrir de la formation au sein de son institution d'enseignement, des activités de sensibilisation et à agir à titre de professionnelle-conseil auprès de son institution d'enseignement. Elle a créé en 2017, la Table intersectorielle sur les violences à caractère sexuel en milieu collégial (TIVCSC) qu'elle coordonne actuellement. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/caw-2022 monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1664466507943-9W35QU0KOHF5V9O6N29S/4+copy+4.png News - Consent Awareness Week: What we Accomplished Together (and how to keep it going!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1664466507535-CKOIKMNWNPEGPQ0WW1J5/2+copy+26.png News - Consent Awareness Week: What we Accomplished Together (and how to keep it going!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1664466509386-KOMOQY7KFPXH6KSG7LMV/We+Build+Consent+quotes.png News - Consent Awareness Week: What we Accomplished Together (and how to keep it going!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1664466507324-MUVGU5JXPR2S3QEQT12N/3+copy+7.png News - Consent Awareness Week: What we Accomplished Together (and how to keep it going!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1664466508381-83HQ26H7SUAUZDI8XJPJ/5+copy+3.png News - Consent Awareness Week: What we Accomplished Together (and how to keep it going!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1664466508808-QSIUP74IFAC4LSTQIMJF/6+copy.png News - Consent Awareness Week: What we Accomplished Together (and how to keep it going!) https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/all-stars-reflections monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1659038147724-VJZMYUOV0BLD7LJN1M59/Jenn_Headshot.jpeg News - Reflections on Courage To Act's First All-Star Summer School - Jenn Flood (she/her) Jenn is a queer mixed Métis Indigenous woman with English and Irish settler ancestry, currently residing in Tkaranto. Jenn has spent seven years working in the gender-based violence/sexual violence prevention education field at post-secondary institutions. She has been involved in the Courage to Act movement since 2019, co-authoring the project’s new Education & Training Toolkit and now serves as the Education Lead with the project. She has facilitated and delivered hundreds of discussions, conversations and training on campus GBV/SV prevention education and has led institution-wide efforts at Humber College and the University of Toronto. In her practice, Jenn continues to advocate and make space for those living at the intersections of 2SQTBIPOC identities and is determined to make a difference in providing trauma-informed and culturally-grounded practices in her work. In her spare time, Jenn enjoys walks with creation, reading, listening to podcasts and spending time with fuzzy dogs when she can. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/2ab4738d-94ca-411f-98cb-49fbd93fc3c1/2022_05_27_FARRAH_KHAN0104.jpg News - Reflections on Courage To Act's First All-Star Summer School - Farrah Khan (she/her) Farrah has spent two decades working to raise awareness about the connection between equity and gender-based violence through education, resource creation, and project management. She’s worked for 7 years in frontline sexual violence support at post-secondary institutions, is the founder of Possibility Seeds Consulting, and is a member of the Government of Canada's Federal Strategy Against Gender-based Violence Advisory Council. Farrah is the recipient of numerous awards including the Toronto Community Foundation’s Vital People Award. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/student-leaders monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/53bbc76e-d03c-46ba-bff7-ff8c4219808e/Chloe+Headshot.jpg News - Our Campus, Our Safety: Student Leaders’ Action Plan for Institutions & Governments to Address & Prevent Sexual Violence on Campus - Chloe Kemeni (she/her) Chloe is currently a law student at McGill’s Faculty of Law. Chloe graduated from the same university with a degree in Sociology and a minor in Gender, Feminist and Social Justice where she heavily participated in student government while spearheading equity initiatives on campus. For the last 6 years, Chloe has dedicated her time to supporting and developing racial justice campaigns, social policy development and sexual violence prevention. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/bcafde4c-0d69-4fbe-ac8a-e079a906c482/Ziyana+Headshot.jpg News - Our Campus, Our Safety: Student Leaders’ Action Plan for Institutions & Governments to Address & Prevent Sexual Violence on Campus - Ziyana Kotadia (she/her) Ziyana is a student in her final year of an Honours Specialization in Global Gender Studies and a Minor in Feminist, Queer and Critical Race Theory from Western University and Huron University College. Throughout her undergrad, she has mounted several gender equity, violence prevention, and anti-racism initiatives in her roles as the President of the Huron University College Students’ Council, Vice-President University Affairs of the University Students’ Council at Western University, and core team member of the Safe Campus Coalition, an Ontario students’ grassroots organization. Ziyana has a keen interest in exploring the intersections of academia, art, and advocacy. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/partie-4 monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/da6d77ef-5b3c-4894-8b72-7eae09860132/Simple+Questions+With+Complicated+Answers.png News - Des questions simples aux réponses complexes – Partie 4 : Mon institution ne devrait-elle pas exiger une plainte pour agir lorsqu’une personne effectue un dévoilement de violence sexuelle ? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/8ec17eb3-9a00-455c-a5d3-48b0846f6e17/Deb_Headshot.jpg News - Des questions simples aux réponses complexes – Partie 4 : Mon institution ne devrait-elle pas exiger une plainte pour agir lorsqu’une personne effectue un dévoilement de violence sexuelle ? - Deborah Eerkes (elle/she/her) Deb Eerkes est coordonnatrice de la réponse à la violence sexuelle à l’Université de l’Alberta. Son rôle consiste à examiner et à renforcer la politique et les procédures de l’établissement, à s'assurer que les programmes de formation sont accessibles et reflètent les meilleures pratiques, et à créer un réseau d’expertise et de ressources à travers l’établissement. Deb a occupé plusieurs postes au sein de l’Université de l’Alberta, dont ceux d’ombudsman étudiant, de responsable de la discipline, de responsable du respect des droits humains et de directrice du Bureau de la conduite étudiante. Elle a eu un rôle clé dans de nombreuses initiatives institutionnelles, dont le développement de la politique sur la violence sexuelle, la mise en place d’un programme de justice réparatrice dans les résidences universitaires, l’élaboration des politiques d’aide aux personnes à risque et le déploiement d’un programme sur l’intégrité académique. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/elp-fr monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1660253135860-BCFV3BBVPUNWI2J284T1/Le+harc%C3%A8lement+et+la+violence+genr%C3%A9e+en+contexte+d%27apprentissage+exp%C3%A9rientiel+.png News - Le harcèlement et la violence genrée en contexte d'apprentissage expérientiel : un projet de recherche du Courage d'agir - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/c1afa5d3-ffbd-48be-a94e-6eb2e0ca04ec/Noe%CC%81mie+Veilleux+Headshot+%281%29.jpg News - Le harcèlement et la violence genrée en contexte d'apprentissage expérientiel : un projet de recherche du Courage d'agir - Noémie Veilleux (elle/she/her) Noémie Veilleux est assistante de recherche du projet Le harcèlement sexuel en contexte d’apprentissage expérientiel et étudiante au baccalauréat en sexologie à l'Université du Québec à Montréal. Anciennement leader étudiante nationale, elle a œuvré à la prévention des violences sexuelles en milieu d'enseignement supérieur par ses diverses implications au sein d'organismes, de tables intersectorielles et de comités de recherche. Elle travaille au sein de la Chaire de recherche sur les violences sexistes et sexuelles en milieu d'enseignement supérieur et offre des formations sur les violences genrées en milieu d’enseignement. Noémie vit et travaille à Tiotiá:ke (Montréal), historiquement connu comme lieu de rassemblement pour de nombreux peuples des premières nations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/b0bc79c4-dd7e-4729-b5b8-3e397d417cbe/240387249_10159101549987247_7512143873388462525_n-1.jpeg News - Le harcèlement et la violence genrée en contexte d'apprentissage expérientiel : un projet de recherche du Courage d'agir - Andréanne St-Gelais (elle-she-her) Andréanne St-Gelais (elle) est co-chercheure du projet Le harcèlement sexuel en contexte d’apprentissage expérientiel et directrice du Collectif social, un organisme à but non lucratif qui a pour mission de développer et de soutenir les initiatives communautaires ou sociales qui répondent aux besoins des communautés étudiantes des établissements d’enseignement supérieur. Une bonne partie de son travail consiste à mettre en place et à déployer des mesures de sensibilisation face à la violence sexuelle et genrée qui sont efficaces et fondées sur les données probantes les plus récentes et les meilleures pratiques en la matière. Originellement issue du milieu de la santé, elle possède une maîtrise en physiothérapie ainsi qu’en administration publique et a combiné des études en relations publiques, science politique et science économique. Depuis plus de cinq ans, elle œuvre au quotidien à la prévention et à la sensibilisation face aux violences sexuelles et genrées, et ce, autant au Québec que dans le reste du Canada. Elle a notamment contribué au déploiement de Sans oui, c’est non !, la toute première campagne nationale de prévention sur cette question au Québec. Elle vit et travaille à Tiotiá:ke (Montréal), historiquement connu comme lieu de rassemblement pour de nombreux peuples des premières nations. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/caw monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1659040926441-Y0ZNP4YEDNCYMSKDYZ1B/Consent+Awareness+Week+2022+%28IG%29.png News - Join Us for Consent Awareness Week! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/risk-assessment-tool monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1659039501382-UXVM0J94X6DZAXGBYWKR/Why+Reinvent+The+Wheel.png News - Building a new gender-based violence risk tool for campuses: Why reinvent the wheel? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1659040524289-E0AHNBOVZZL38ZODEULT/Sandy-Jung+CBC+9Nov2020+%5Btaken+3Nov2020%5D.png News - Building a new gender-based violence risk tool for campuses: Why reinvent the wheel? - Dr. Sandy Jung (she/her) Dr. Sandy Jung is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at MacEwan University on Treaty 6 territory, also known as Edmonton. Sandy maintains an active research program that focuses on the prevention of sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and risk assessment and management, and is funded by both internal and major external grants. She has numerous peer-reviewed publications in the field of forensic psychology, often co-authored with her students and several of her collaborators in law enforcement, forensic mental health, and other academic colleagues nationally and internationally. She regularly teaches abnormal, forensic, and clinical psychology, and actively provides supervision of honours and advanced research students. She has been awarded teaching and research awards by her institution and external academic associations. She serves on the editorial board for the journals, Sexual Abuse and Sexual Offending: Theory, Research, and Prevention. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1659040504529-7O93K5CW9RPHIRSVPL7G/Jesmen_Headshot.jpeg News - Building a new gender-based violence risk tool for campuses: Why reinvent the wheel? - Dr. Jesmen Mendoza (he/him) Dr. Jesmen Mandoza has been registered with the College of Psychologists of Ontario since 2008. He’s provided counselling and psychotherapy services since 1999 on a range of issues, and in a variety of settings. He is located at Ryerson University, Centre for Student Development and Counselling where he provides therapy to university students, training to psychology practicum students and consultation to faculty and staff on tricky issues. Prior to Ryerson, he has provided services in a number of social service and criminal justice settings, and applies an integrated, inclusive and positive psychology approach to all of the clinical and community work he delivers. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/col-reflections monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1659037641487-KXO8DFSG1H6J7RURT7J0/COL.png News - Reflections from Courage to Act’s First Community of Learning - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1659038147724-VJZMYUOV0BLD7LJN1M59/Jenn_Headshot.jpeg News - Reflections from Courage to Act’s First Community of Learning - Jenn Flood (she/her) Jenn is a queer mixed Métis Indigenous woman with English and Irish settler ancestry, currently residing in Tkaranto. Jenn has spent seven years working in the gender-based violence/sexual violence prevention education field at post-secondary institutions. She has been involved in the Courage to Act movement since 2019, co-authoring the project’s new Education & Training Toolkit and now serves as the Education Lead with the project. She has facilitated and delivered hundreds of discussions, conversations and training on campus GBV/SV prevention education and has led institution-wide efforts at Humber College and the University of Toronto. In her practice, Jenn continues to advocate and make space for those living at the intersections of 2SQTBIPOC identities and is determined to make a difference in providing trauma-informed and culturally-grounded practices in her work. In her spare time, Jenn enjoys walks with creation, reading, listening to podcasts and spending time with fuzzy dogs when she can. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/bientot-la-rentree monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1659036193303-ZVVSDRSRTWMWH0MS15X3/Blog+post+3+Francohpone+.png News - Prévenir les violences sexuelles dans les activités festives et sociales - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1659037309022-4FYCPEI2JSJN6IPGG4WV/Screen+Shot+2022-07-28+at+3.40.55+PM.png News - Prévenir les violences sexuelles dans les activités festives et sociales - Katherine Lajoie (elle) Katherine Lajoie occupe le poste de spécialiste en prévention et en sensibilisation des violences sexuelles au sein du Collectif social. À travers ce dernier, elle s’assure que l’offre de formation soit, en tout temps, conforme aux meilleures pratiques. Elle participe également au développement et au déploiement des campagnes et du matériel de formation offerts par le Collectif, et contribue à la mise en œuvre des activités prévues par celui-ci. Passionnée par la santé sexuelle et l’éducation sexuelle positive, elle complète actuellement un baccalauréat en sexologie à l’Université du Québec à Montréal et infuse donc son travail au sein du Collectif de ses acquis en ce qui a trait aux derniers développements dans le monde de la prévention et de la sensibilisation des violences sexuelles. Elle est impliquée dans la lutte contre les violences sexuelles et genrées depuis plusieurs années, et a, pendant son passage au collégial, participé au développement et à l’implantation d’une politique visant à prévenir et combattre les violences à caractère sexuel. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/questions-simples-partie-3 monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/89261d94-e9ff-4914-8375-d25d8371c00f/Simple+Questions+With+Complicated+Answers-2.png News - Des questions simples aux réponses complexes – Partie 3 : Pourquoi les établissements d’enseignement supérieur disent ne pas pouvoir agir lorsque la plainte est anonyme ou provient d’un tiers ? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1656346505266-JVM9JM4CIWL2OAAZYICL/Deb_Headshot.jpg News - Des questions simples aux réponses complexes – Partie 3 : Pourquoi les établissements d’enseignement supérieur disent ne pas pouvoir agir lorsque la plainte est anonyme ou provient d’un tiers ? - Deborah Eerkes Deb Eerkes est coordonnatrice de la réponse à la violence sexuelle à l’Université de l’Alberta. Son rôle consiste à examiner et à renforcer la politique et les procédures de l’établissement, à s'assurer que les programmes de formation sont accessibles et reflètent les meilleures pratiques, et à créer un réseau d’expertise et de ressources à travers l’établissement. Deb a occupé plusieurs postes au sein de l’Université de l’Alberta, dont ceux d’ombudsman étudiant, de responsable de la discipline, de responsable du respect des droits humains et de directrice du Bureau de la conduite étudiante. Elle a eu un rôle clé dans de nombreuses initiatives institutionnelles, dont le développement de la politique sur la violence sexuelle, la mise en place d’un programme de justice réparatrice dans les résidences universitaires, l’élaboration des politiques d’aide aux personnes à risque et le déploiement d’un programme sur l’intégrité académique. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/les-sous-verres-qui-detectent-le-ghb monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1656601804696-1XE2DQ4XA90L6ELTAC1X/French+Blog+Post+June+%2722.png News - Le problème avec les sous-verres qui détectent le GHB - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1656601948124-A8HJ9FUODC5IPRJCS0AU/Screen+Shot+2022-03-25+at+4.59.23+PM.png News - Le problème avec les sous-verres qui détectent le GHB - Andréanne St-Gelais (elle/she/her) Andréanne est directrice du Collectif social, un organisme à but non lucratif qui a pour mission de développer et de soutenir les initiatives communautaires ou sociales qui répondent aux besoins des communautés étudiantes des établissements d’enseignement supérieur. Une bonne partie de son travail consiste à mettre en place et à déployer des mesures de sensibilisation face à la violence sexuelle et genrée qui sont efficaces et fondées sur les données probantes les plus récentes et les meilleures pratiques en la matière. Originellement issue du milieu de la santé, elle possède une maîtrise en physiothérapie ainsi qu’en administration publique et a combiné des études en relations publiques, science politique et science économique. Depuis près de 10 ans, elle œuvre au quotidien à la prévention et à la sensibilisation face aux violences sexuelles et genrées, et ce, autant au Québec que dans le reste du Canada. Elle a notamment contribué au déploiement de Sans oui, c’est non !, la toute première campagne nationale de prévention sur cette question au Québec. Elle vit et travaille à Tiotiá:ke (Montréal), historiquement connu comme lieu de rassemblement pour de nombreux peuples des premières nations. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/use-the-right-words monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/6a6da8c4-69d6-46fe-bae2-6f6297f71fa7/Screen+Shot+2022-06-30+at+11.45.20+AM.png News - Use the Right Words: Guidelines for Media Reporting on Gender-Based Violence and Sexual Violence - Farrah Khan (she/her) Farrah has spent two decades working to raise awareness about the connection between equity and gender-based violence through education, resource creation, and project management. She’s worked for 7 years in frontline sexual violence support at post-secondary institutions, is the founder of Possibility Seeds Consulting, and is a member of the Government of Canada's Federal Strategy Against Gender-based Violence Advisory Council. Farrah is the recipient of numerous awards including the Toronto Community Foundation’s Vital People Award. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/unita-assk monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1656599604614-HL2ZGI3EG3B0B4H8B6OD/Blog+post+2+Unita+Assk+-+Drag+for+Consent+Education.png News - Unita Assk: Drag Pedagogy in Prevention Education https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1656599871101-OFQS8PNZA0CHZCA4EI0G/DSC08379+%282%29.jpg News - Unita Assk: Drag Pedagogy in Prevention Education - Wil Prakash Fujarczuk (he/him) Wil is an enthusiastic educator guided by critical pedagogy, intersectional feminism, and anti-oppression, committed to facilitating transformative learning opportunities for participants. He is the manager of the sexual violence prevention education program at McMaster University's Equity and Inclusion Office (EIO), and acts as the resource person for the gender and sexuality working group of the President's Advisory Committee on Building an Inclusive Community (PACBIC). He is also a member of the City of Hamilton's LGBTQ Advisory Committee, a qualified safeTALK (suicide alertness) trainer with LivingWorks, a certified hike leader through Hike Ontario, and a board member with Student Open Circle. Wil holds a BSc in biology from McMaster University, a BEd from the University of Western Ontario, and a MA in peace education from the UN-mandated University for Peace. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/simple-questions-part-4 monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1656598534338-IQJZ0ABWRCQRDAZ1ACQC/Simple+Questions+With+Complicated+Answers+copy+10.png News - Simple Questions with Complicated Answers Part 4: Shouldn't My Institution Require a Complaint in Order to Act When Someone Discloses? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1656346505266-JVM9JM4CIWL2OAAZYICL/Deb_Headshot.jpg News - Simple Questions with Complicated Answers Part 4: Shouldn't My Institution Require a Complaint in Order to Act When Someone Discloses? - Deborah Eerkes Deb Eerkes is the Sexual Violence Response Coordinator at the University of Alberta. Her role includes reviewing and strengthening institutional policy and procedures, ensuring training programs are accessible and reflect best practices, and building a network of expertise and resources across the institution. Deb has formerly held a number of positions and responsibilities at the University of Alberta, including Student Ombudsperson, University Discipline Officer, Human Rights Officer and Director of Student Conduct & Accountability. She has been a key participant and leader of many institutional initiatives, including development of the Sexual Violence Policy suite, the restorative justice program in University residences, the Helping Individual at Risk policy suite, and the academic integrity program. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/genderjusticejams monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1656537785540-LQ7EFKTMEWW4SQSAB5WN/GENDER+JUSTICE+JAMS+copy.png News - Gender Justice Jams: a Possibility Seeds Playlist - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/questions-simples-partie-2 monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1656345964625-Y4M9JP486YZW7OF2DJAQ/Image+au+fond+jaune+avec+des+lignes+vert+fonc%C3%A9+formant+des+motifs+de+feuilles.+Sur+un+rond+blanc+avec+un+contour+sarcelle%2C+on+peut+lire+%3A+%C2%AB+Des+questions+simples+aux+r%C3%A9ponses+complexes+%3A+Comment+fonctionne+le+processus+de+plainte+en+mati%C3%A8re+de+violence+fond%C3%A9e+sur+le+genre+sur+les+campus+%3F+%C2%BB.+Deux+petites+bulles+de+dialogue+de+couleur+sarcelles+couronnent+le+tout. News - Des questions simples aux réponses complexes – Partie 2 : Comment fonctionne le processus de plainte en matière de violence fondée sur le genre sur les campus ? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1656346163522-8BBOHUWSK9SNILXJBCX1/How+a+complaints+process+works+%281%29.png News - Des questions simples aux réponses complexes – Partie 2 : Comment fonctionne le processus de plainte en matière de violence fondée sur le genre sur les campus ? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1656346505266-JVM9JM4CIWL2OAAZYICL/Deb_Headshot.jpg News - Des questions simples aux réponses complexes – Partie 2 : Comment fonctionne le processus de plainte en matière de violence fondée sur le genre sur les campus ? - Deborah Eerkes Deb Eerkes est coordonnatrice de la réponse à la violence sexuelle à l’Université de l’Alberta. Son rôle consiste à examiner et à renforcer la politique et les procédures de l’établissement, à s'assurer que les programmes de formation sont accessibles et reflètent les meilleures pratiques, et à créer un réseau d’expertise et de ressources à travers l’établissement. Deb a occupé plusieurs postes au sein de l’Université de l’Alberta, dont ceux d’ombudsman étudiant, de responsable de la discipline, de responsable du respect des droits humains et de directrice du Bureau de la conduite étudiante. Elle a eu un rôle clé dans de nombreuses initiatives institutionnelles, dont le développement de la politique sur la violence sexuelle, la mise en place d’un programme de justice réparatrice dans les résidences universitaires, l’élaboration des politiques d’aide aux personnes à risque et le déploiement d’un programme sur l’intégrité académique. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/ou-etais-tu monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1654029581634-VEYVNMX2ZSSUTOZBT2CF/Francophone+blog+post.png News - « Où étais-tu? » Une exposition basée sur des témoignages de survivant(e)s de violences sexuelles - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/5ad32541-b7dd-4517-b1a1-f142c18b9fc7/20220531.jpg News - « Où étais-tu? » Une exposition basée sur des témoignages de survivant(e)s de violences sexuelles - Esther Armaignac Esther Armaignac est intervenante spécialisée en violences sexuelles et conjugales. Elle a obtenu un baccalauréat en communication et littérature à l’Université de La Sorbonne Nouvelle, et une maîtrise en communication à l’Université de Montréal. Son mémoire de recherche s’est intéressé aux rôles et aux stéréotypes basés sur le genre et la sexualité que l’on observe dans la représentation des femmes dans les films hollywoodiens. Esther s’intéresse à la pédagogie inclusive et à la sexualité positive, et elle met de l’avant l’utilisation des arts et des sports comme vecteur de réflexion et de mobilisation auprès des jeunes. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/col monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1654025296933-8LUC0DKFP78FQ1NRDZIW/Dee+Dooley+Pic+.jpg News - Meet Courage to Act's Education Community of Learning - Dee Dooley (they/she) Dee is a community advocate with expertise in gender-based violence prevention and education, and is currently the Sexual Violence Advisor at Saint Mary’s University in Kjipuktuk, Mi’kma’ki (Halifax). In this new role at SMU, Dee supports survivors, education, policy, and research for the SMU Community. For over a decade, Dee has worked with youth, community organizations, service providers, post-secondary institutions, and governments on various gender-based violence prevention, intervention, awareness, and response initiatives for and with women, youth, and 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. Dee holds degrees in sociology, gender studies, and criminology as well as an advanced diploma in counselling and advocacy. They are passionate about social justice and supporting communities to collectively work together to create a safer world. Dee was a recipient of the 2015 Governor General Award in Commemoration of the Persons Case and YWCA Canada’s 2018 Ann Mowat Outstanding Young Woman Award. “I’ve appreciated the solidarity and connection built with other gender-based violence prevention and response advocates through the Courage to Act Educators Community of Learning and look forward to co-creating survivor-centered learning spaces across the country.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1654025508016-W4AK77L321S5CNUV0HH9/Reem.jpg News - Meet Courage to Act's Education Community of Learning - Reem Girgrah (she/her) Reem is a middle-eastern queer cis woman born and raised on the unceded territories of the Algonquin and Anishinabe, colonially known as Ottawa. She has worked in the movement to end GBV for 14 years. Reem started at a grassroots feminist organization providing one-on-one support, outreach services, and facilitating support groups and public education on SV and anti-oppression. She spent the last 9 years living and working on the traditional territories of the Kwanlin Dun First Nation and Ta’an Kwach’an Council, colonially known as Whitehorse. At a local violence against women shelter and local harm reduction outreach van, she co-facilitated support groups and after-hours drop-in at the centre. She also coordinated volunteers for research on women’s experiences of the legal system for the Court Watch Yukon program, met with legal stakeholders to provide recommendations, and developed the training and recruitment model for the after-hours response team at the Yukon Department of Justice Victim Services Branch. Reem works as the SV Education and Prevention Officer at UVic on the traditional territories of the lək̓ʷəŋən, Songhees, Esquimault, and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples. “I am really grateful to have the opportunity to connect with other educators and service providers across Canada. Sharing perspectives, strategies, resources and supporting each other through our experiences in doing this work breaks through the feelings of isolation in the work that can be so challenging to overcome and continue doing this important work.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1654025961883-ILQ8FKVPB0RNQ8WKXEXL/Amal+Elmi.png News - Meet Courage to Act's Education Community of Learning - Amal Elmi (she/her) Amal is a Senior Equity Advisor on Gender and Sexual Violence Prevention and Support at Carleton University. She has spent several years working and volunteering in community organizations focused on gender equity, community development, and social justice. Amal is currently an Advisor for the Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women's Black and Racialized Caucus. She is also the Vice-Chair of the Girls on Boards Steering Committee with Fora, Network for Change, a program dedicated to placing young leaders on non-profit boards across Canada. In her spare time, she loves to travel, go on hikes, and enjoy a warm cup of coffee at her favourite cafe. “As a member of the Community of Learning, I've had a wonderful experience thus far. It is invaluable to have a dedicated space for campus GBV educators to learn from and with one another, reflect on our work, and share opportunities for growth.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/8c090463-5021-4911-8996-a24d4dd45eb4/Lyndsay-Anderson.jpg News - Meet Courage to Act's Education Community of Learning - Lyndsay Anderson (she/her) Lyndsay Anderson is the Sexualized Violence Advisor in Human Rights & Equity Services at Dalhousie University in Kjipuktuk (Halifax), where she provides support, resources and options to students, staff, and faculty who have experienced sexualized violence. Lyndsay holds a BA in criminology from the University of Toronto and a MA in women and gender studies from Mount Saint Vincent University and Saint Mary’s University, with a research topic of rape culture and sexualization discourses on university campuses. Lyndsay spends her time teaching fitness classes, playing and coaching roller derby with Anchor City Rollers in Halifax, and attempting to train her trio of adopted senior chihuahuas. “My experience with the Community of Learning has been extremely positive. This is a wonderfully supportive group who have allowed me to thoughtfully explore gender-based violence prevention strategy and initiatives with an improved lens and a refreshed mind/soul. I am so appreciative of the structured time with this group to explore upstream prevention.“ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1654026320778-H5HEN5I0R2D7UYVPO9DG/Tasia.jpg News - Meet Courage to Act's Education Community of Learning - Tasia Alexopoulos (she/her) Dr. Tasia Alexopoulos is the Sexual Violence Prevention & Education Coordinator at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick within the traditional unceded territory of the Mi’kma’ki. The SVPEC is a new position at Mount Allison, developed as part of an independent review of the university’s policies and procedures in response to disclosures and reports of sexual violence on campus in 2020. Since October 2021, Tasia has been reviewing the university’s policies and procedures, developing programming and training, and strengthening support pathways for survivors on campus. “Because my position at Mount Allison University is new, the opportunity to join this COL could not have come at a better time. Although sexualized violence is a community issue, this work can often feel isolating. Connecting with peers across the country has been incredibly meaningful: not only do I get to learn with and from amazing people but I feel recharged after every meeting. The COL is an invaluable resource and a huge gift. Thank you!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/83a65d95-cdf6-481f-ba8d-26cbd4940336/Wil+Prakash+headshot.jpg News - Meet Courage to Act's Education Community of Learning - Wil Prakash Fujarczuk (he/him) Wil is an enthusiastic educator guided by critical pedagogy, intersectional feminism, and anti-oppression, committed to facilitating transformative learning opportunities for participants. He is the manager of the sexual violence prevention education program at McMaster University's Equity and Inclusion Office (EIO), and acts as the resource person for the gender and sexuality working group of the President's Advisory Committee on Building an Inclusive Community (PACBIC). He is also a member of the City of Hamilton's LGBTQ Advisory Committee, a qualified safeTALK (suicide alertness) trainer with LivingWorks, a certified hike leader through Hike Ontario, and a board member with Student Open Circle. Wil holds a BSc in biology from McMaster University, a BEd from the University of Western Ontario, and a MA in peace education from the UN-mandated University for Peace. “Relationships are at the heart of the work of sexual violence prevention and building cultures of consent. Establishing meaningful, honest, supportive relationships with educators from various institutions has been a source of connection, inspiration, and rejuvenation.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1654026503154-IUGWHLW92T5RRX211BJS/Paola+Quiros-Cruz+photo.jpg News - Meet Courage to Act's Education Community of Learning - Paola Quirós-Cruz (she/her) Paola is an Educator with the Simon Fraser University (SFU)’s Sexual Violence Support and Prevention Office. In this role, she facilitates education and outreach for SFU and Fraser International College undergrad and grad students and also coordinates the Active Bystander Network, the SVSPO’s student leader group, a unique opportunity for students to influence positive change by engaging in sexual violence prevention and education at SFU. Previously, Paola was the SFSS Women’s Centre Coordinator where she managed all services provided to students at the centre while also offering support and workshops on gender violence, sex positivity, and social justice issues. “The opportunity to be part of the COL has been enriching. Learning from colleagues’ expertise, their challenges, and our visions to keep thriving in this field has been a growing space to feel seen and understood, and get inspired as professional in the sexual violence prevention field.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1654026667314-8Y3I09SQZ842X6WRW5E3/Carmen.jpg News - Meet Courage to Act's Education Community of Learning - Carmen Guenther (she/her) Carmen is the Health Promotion Coordinator at Lethbridge College in Alberta. She has spent most of her career working in the prevention of complex social issues such as suicide, family violence, and sexual violence. Her work in gender-based violence prevention grew out of identified gaps in education and prevention work in her small Southern Alberta community. This has led to direct support of survivors of GBV, program development and facilitation. In 2021, she got an M.Ed. from the University of Calgary with a focus on anti-oppressive practices and supporting mental health in educational environments. She is a passionate advocate of using one’s privilege to elevate the voices of underrepresented populations. This year, Lethbridge College received dedicated provincial funding for the first time and she is diving deep into policy review, trauma-informed practice and the development of education and prevention initiatives. When she’s not advocating for change or having difficult conversations, she loves to travel with her partner and kids, drink cappuccinos, and practice her downward dogs. “Being a part of the Courage to Act, Community of Learning has been a gift. To have the opportunity to collaborate and share with the country’s greatest advocates and brilliant minds in the work of GBV is inspiring and meaningful. The knowledge of best-practice, shared challenges and willingness toCo support and encourage are invaluable and will undoubtedly guide my practice going forward.“ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1654026879715-GT4TLS94SILLRB0LSQ7K/Bre+.jpg News - Meet Courage to Act's Education Community of Learning - Bre Woligroski Bre Woligroski is the Coordinator of the Sexual Violence Resource Centre at the University of Manitoba, where a team of three dedicated staff work to provide leadership and expertise to the campus on sexual violence prevention, education and response. Bre has been working and volunteering in the area of sexual violence prevention and response for over a decade. Away from campus, they pursue balance by playing board games, listening to theme park podcasts, and snuggling their furbaby, Harvey. “It’s hard to describe working in the sexual violence sector – each day can be at the same time really meaningful, really challenging, really encouraging and really devastating. The Community of Learning offers a space where I can support and be supported by others who really understand these nuances. This is a group of highly skilled, committed and compassionate peers; their input and wisdom have become an invaluable part of my learning process. I am thankful for that.“ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1654026806184-TSQZA01JHSYFMTKIBO3B/Headshot+-+Chris+%281%29.jpg News - Meet Courage to Act's Education Community of Learning - Chris Mahon (he/him) Chris is the Coordinator, Sexual Violence Prevention and Education at Humber College in Toronto. He started this role in January 2022, and formerly worked in Residence at Mount Royal University in Calgary, AB. There, he had the privilege of working with amazing educators, support people, and SV and GBV advocates in Cari Ionson and Bob Lambert, among others. His role at Humber allows him to work closely with the Humber community to create educational programming on SV, GBV, sexual health and sex positivity; lead bystander intervention workshops; and work with student staff as part of the Consent Peer Education Program. He looks forward to the continued opportunity to create on-campus educational programming and survivor-centered support and healing. “Being newer to a dedicated SV and GBV role, I have felt very fortunate to be learning with and from the folks in the Community of Learning. The breadth of knowledge and support folks have brought to this space has been wonderful, and I have taken so much away. I look forward to continuing to learn from this group and so many other amazing educators, and support people across the Courage to Act network.“ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1654024331733-EG29RKGICF063KIZBK8Y/Jenn_Headshot.jpeg News - Meet Courage to Act's Education Community of Learning - Jenn Flood Jenn is a queer mixed Métis Indigenous woman with English and Irish settler ancestry, currently residesing in Tkaranto. Jenn has spent seven years working in the gender-based violence/sexual violence prevention education field at post-secondary institutions. She has been involved in the Courage to Act movement since 2019, co-authoring the project’s Education & Training Toolkit and now serves as the Education Lead. She has facilitated and delivered hundreds of discussions, conversations and training on campus GBV/SV prevention education and has led institution-wide efforts at Humber College and the University of Toronto. In her practice, Jenn continues to advocate and make space for those living at the intersections of 2SQTBIPOC identities and is determined to make a difference in providing trauma-informed and culturally-grounded practices in her work. In her spare time, Jenn enjoys walks with creation, reading, listening to podcasts and spending time with fuzzy dogs when she can. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/culture-de-consentement monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1653489597963-YUUFZ3OMFM1W66EYQMAN/%28Use%29+Jessica+Headshot+Cropped+2021.png News - Créer une culture de consentement et du prendre soin collectif grâce aux principes de la justice relative au handicap - Jessica Wright (she/they) Jessica Wright est une militante et une chercheure primée sur la violence genrée qui effectue actuellement des études post-doctorales à l’Université McGill sur le projet iMPACTS : Collaborations to Address Sexual Violence on Campus [Collaborations pour prévenir et contrer la violence sexuelle sur les campus]. Elle a récemment obtenu son doctorat du Department of Social Justice Education à l’Institute for Studies in Education de l’Université de Toronto. Le travail doctoral de Jessica a porté sur le développement d’une éducation au consentement plus efficace, qui tient compte des traumatismes et qui adopte une approche anti-oppressive. En tant que responsable de la recherche pour l’organisation étudiante Silence is Violence, son équipe a produit un rapport de 60 pages portant sur les résultats d’une étude menée sur trois campus en lien avec les expériences étudiantes et la compréhension de la violence sexuelle sur les campus (disponible au www.jessica-wright.ca). Jessica fait également partie du projet pancanadien Le courage d’agir. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/highschooltoo monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/54c2905f-74d1-40e7-a25e-7d26ad5e1cca/Blog+Canadian+Youth+are+Walking+out+of+their+Classrooms++copy.png News - Students are Calling for Action to Address Sexual Violence in #HighSchoolToo - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/e8f1d8a1-a468-47e7-82c5-463ee063c69f/Carolyn.jpg News - Students are Calling for Action to Address Sexual Violence in #HighSchoolToo - Carolyn Bridgeman Carolyn Bridgeman (she/her) is a 22-year-old, recent graduate of X University’s journalism program. Currently, Carolyn is assisting with the leadership of #HighSchoolToo, a collaborative network of students working to end sexual violence in high school. Simultaneously Carolyn has also been assisting with the creation of a new version of the 'Use the Right Words: Media Reporting on Sexual Violence in Canada' guide with over 50 journalists and feminists from across Canada. Outside of work, you can find Carolyn painting, drinking coffee or enjoying a picnic outside if the Canadian weather permits. Follow her on twitter at @cbridgeman_. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/unsettled-questions monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/32295025-bf2c-437b-b707-90b387db0316/Blog+Unsettled+Questions+copy+3.png News - Unsettled Questions: Personal Relationships Between Faculty and Students - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/6b1fd058-ff1d-429e-9a90-608b547b3237/Laxana+Headshot+%281%29.jpg News - Unsettled Questions: Personal Relationships Between Faculty and Students - Laxana Paskaran Laxana Paskaran, Courage to Act’s Experiential Learning Project Research Assistant, is a Master of Education candidate in Social Justice Education with a collaborative graduate specialization in Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies at the University of Toronto (U of T). Laxana also holds an Honours Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and English from U of T. She has over 5 years of experience in research, policy analysis, and program management. Laxana has driven several human rights and social justice action-oriented projects through her previous roles at The Leacock Foundation, U of T’s Sexual Violence Prevention and Support Centre, and the Adayaalam Centre for Policy Research. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/evaluer-ses-activites monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/simple-questions-part-3 monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1653407046869-JKP1X0P8XUWPUEFJUAW0/Simple+Questions+With+Complicated+Answers.png News - Simple Questions with Complicated Answers Part 3: Why do PSIs Say They Can’t Proceed With an Anonymous or Third Party Report? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/e6dfedd6-ce03-4187-bd89-8a36b0cab427/Deb_Headshot.jpeg News - Simple Questions with Complicated Answers Part 3: Why do PSIs Say They Can’t Proceed With an Anonymous or Third Party Report? - Deborah Eerkes Deb Eerkes is the Sexual Violence Response Coordinator at the University of Alberta. Her role includes reviewing and strengthening institutional policy and procedures, ensuring training programs are accessible and reflect best practices, and building a network of expertise and resources across the institution. Deb has formerly held a number of positions and responsibilities at the University of Alberta, including Student Ombudsperson, University Discipline Officer, Human Rights Officer and Director of Student Conduct & Accountability. She has been a key participant and leader of many institutional initiatives, including development of the Sexual Violence Policy suite, the restorative justice program in University residences, the Helping Individual at Risk policy suite, and the academic integrity program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/346c06ae-4e6d-429b-ac6b-722b24128ce6/LaraHof+Headshot.jpg News - Simple Questions with Complicated Answers Part 3: Why do PSIs Say They Can’t Proceed With an Anonymous or Third Party Report? - Lara Hof With experience in both the university and college post-secondary sector, Lara Hof has become a recognized professional working in student conduct administration. She is regarded among her peers for her understanding of the practice and procedural fairness. She has served as the primary investigator for incidences of sexual violence and has had oversight for sexual violence taskforces, and prevention initiatives. Her latest endeavor includes committing full-time to her consulting business where she conducts program and policy reviews, hosts trainings, and builds out resources to support the work and related processes. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/questions-simples-partie-1 monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/d4c5bc75-e671-4c4c-8335-25932fe21569/Deb_Headshot.jpg News - Des questions simples aux réponses complexes – Partie 1 : Les enquêtes sur les violences basées sur le genre ne devraient-elles pas être confiées à la police ? - Deb Eerkes Deb Eerkes (elle) est la directrice du Bureau de la conduite étudiante à l’Université de l’Alberta. Elle rend des décisions en vertu du Code de conduite de la communauté étudiante, notamment en ce qui concerne les cas de violence sexuelle. Elle a mis en place des mesures pour s’assurer que son Bureau met en œuvre des pratiques qui tiennent compte des traumatismes et qui respectent la justice procédurale. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/covidsurvey monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/3dc6071f-06c5-4aae-b70d-cb18d0db0492/Blog+Lessons+from+the+Pandemic+Survey.png News - Covid 19 and Campus GBV: Measuring Impact to Move Forward - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/pourquoi-jai-porte-plainte monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/229c5c3c-5f50-499a-bed0-4383ba169426/Blog+Pourquoi+j%E2%80%99ai+porte%CC%81+plainte+pour+harce%CC%80lement+et+discrimination+copy.png News - Pourquoi j’ai porté plainte pour harcèlement et discrimination - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/c59b182d-192f-49a1-bcdb-4db759dec310/20220331.jpg News - Pourquoi j’ai porté plainte pour harcèlement et discrimination - Kimberley Marin Kimberley est employée à la Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse du Québec. Auparavant, elle était étudiante au département de génie mécanique à l’École de technologie supérieure de Montréal. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/recommandations monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/3ea20be4-b2c3-4d01-9fe8-0b16d40391ad/Alana%252BRobert%252BHeadshot.jpeg News - Recommandations pour le corps professoral et le personnel en matière de prévention de la violence fondée sur le genre - Belinda Karsen Belinda Karsen (elle) est la spécialiste de l’éducation à la prévention de la violence sexuelle à l’Université Simon Fraser, située sur les territoires non cédés des nations xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) et kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem). Avant de se joindre au Bureau de soutien et de prévention de la violence sexuelle de l’Université Simon Fraser, Belinda était chargée de projet pour le programme de prévention de la violence sexuelle à l’Université de la Vallée de Fraser. Elle est actuellement co-présidente de la communauté de pratique sur la prévention et la lutte contre la violence sexuelle de l’ASEUCC. Belinda a complété ses études doctorales en anglais à l’Université York. Sa thèse interdisciplinaire portait sur les représentations de la mémoire traumatique dans la littérature canadienne contemporaine. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/amal-elmi monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/3bad02ac-5360-4472-bd46-be59f1c0bcd0/Screen+Shot+2022-02-25+at+5.09.07+PM.png News - A Conversation with Amal Elmi - Amal Elmi Amal Elmi is a Senior Equity Advisor on Gender and Sexual Violence Prevention and Support at Carleton University. She has spent several years working and volunteering in community organizations focused on gender equity, community development, and social justice. Amal is currently an Advisor for the Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women's Black and Racialized Caucus. She is also the Vice-Chair of the Girls on Boards Steering Committee with Fora, Network for Change, a program dedicated to placing young leaders on non-profit boards across Canada. In her spare time, she loves to travel, go on hikes, and enjoy a warm cup of coffee at her favourite cafes. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/kharoll-ann-souffrant monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/b292735e-e756-4e27-b0aa-cc37ff987b18/20220228_1.jpg News - Une conversation avec Kharoll-Ann Souffrant - Kharoll-Ann Souffrant Kharoll-Ann Souffrant est travailleuse sociale et candidate au doctorat en service social à l’Université d’Ottawa. Elle est présentement chercheuse invitée à l’Annenberg School for Communication de l’Université de Pennsylvanie, aux États-Unis. Elle a enseigné le cours Travail social, sexe et genre à l’Université de Montréal à l’été 2021. Son projet de thèse porte sur le mouvement #MeToo/#MoiAussi du regard de victimes-survivantes afrodescendantes et de militantes afroféministes au Québec. Elle est également chroniqueuse indépendante pour plusieurs médias québécois (Noovo, Journal Métro, À Bâbord, Gazette des femmes). Kharoll-Ann Souffrant termine présentement la rédaction de son premier essai à paraître prochainement aux Éditions du remue-ménage portant sur ses intérêts de recherche. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/bhm-booklist monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/64f9bb7f-e3f6-4409-9909-c0a2c9c1d40e/BHM+Book+List+%2722+copy+2.png News - Black History Month Booklist - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/e5486e11-fa41-480e-b3c3-3406fcd2c0f0/2.png News - Black History Month Booklist - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/a2a5d859-06d4-4572-bd80-583851f57cb8/3.png News - Black History Month Booklist - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/0d5ba13b-6278-4847-9570-279d7f920bbf/BHM+Book+List+%2722.png News - Black History Month Booklist - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/8d39e8f9-04d9-4365-b6cf-4ef0d2ef0646/5.png News - Black History Month Booklist - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/routes-vers-le-changement monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/8e9034e7-c542-4850-b93d-b243b1a4314e/Blueprints+for+Change+Series+%281%29.jpg News - Réflexion sur « Routes vers le changement : série de conférences pour une saine masculinité » - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/83a65d95-cdf6-481f-ba8d-26cbd4940336/Wil+Prakash+headshot.jpg News - Réflexion sur « Routes vers le changement : série de conférences pour une saine masculinité » - Will Prakash Fujarczuk Pédagogue enthousiaste guidé par la pédagogie critique, le féminisme intersectionnel et les perspectives anti-oppressives, Will agit à titre de coordonnateur de l’éducation préventive en matière de violence sexuelle au sein du bureau de l’équité et de l’inclusion de l’Université McMaster. Il est aussi membre du comité aviseur LGBTQ de la Ville d’Hamilton, formateur qualifié safeTALK en ce qui concerne la vigilance face au suicide pour LivingWorks, guide de randonnée certifié par Hike Ontario et membre du conseil d’administration de Student Open Circle. Il est titulaire d’un baccalauréat en biologie de l’Université McMaster, d’un baccalauréat en éducation de l’Université Western Ontario de même que d’une maîtrise en pédagogie de la paix de l’Université de la Paix des Nations Unies. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/des-milieux-inclusifs monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/4753f7b9-9e23-44d4-a9d5-16c653788c11/Blog+Post+%232++Francophone++Article+copy.png News - Le courage de fournir à toutes les personnes étudiantes issues de la diversité sexuelle et de genre des milieux de formation inclusifs et sécurisants - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/f98a9a8a-4f2f-417b-b395-b89cc66b1afc/20220131_1.jpg News - Le courage de fournir à toutes les personnes étudiantes issues de la diversité sexuelle et de genre des milieux de formation inclusifs et sécurisants - Éric Richard Éric Richard enseigne la sociologie au Campus Notre-Dame-de-Foy. Il mène des travaux de recherche dans le milieu collégial depuis 2005. En plus de ses intérêts pour la pédagogie, ses travaux se sont intéressés aux étudiants inscrits au programme de Techniques policières, à la mobilité intraprovinciale des cégépiens, aux étudiants adultes et aux réalités relatives à la diversité sexuelle et de genre. Ses intérêts de recherche concernent les « jeunes » à travers les questions de la mobilité, de l’intégration, de la formation et des conditions de vie. Il mène présentement une recherche PAREA sur les parcours scolaires des étudiants adultes au cégep. richarde@cndf.qc.ca https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/6cabb741-c021-4f91-bb2b-4d7cf7901a5c/20220131_2+%281%29.jpg News - Le courage de fournir à toutes les personnes étudiantes issues de la diversité sexuelle et de genre des milieux de formation inclusifs et sécurisants - Isabelle Lapointe Therrien Isabelle Lapointe Therrien est professeure de sociologie et d'anthropologie au Campus Notre-Dame-de-Foy depuis 2008 et est titulaire d'une maîtrise en anthropologie sur le thème des relations interculturelles à Québec. Depuis plusieurs années, elle enseigne en Techniques policières et ses intérêts de recherche portent sur les diverses réalités que vivent les étudiants au collégial d'un point de vue pédagogique, social et culturel. Elle a réalisé deux recherches sur les réalités des étudiants adultes inscrits au collégial et sur les réalités des professeurs qui leur enseignent, et une étude sur la diversité sexuelle et de genre au collégial. lapointeti@cndf.qc.ca https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/simple-questions-part-2 monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/e6870c24-3b75-4f09-a1fc-8f131b73dc97/How+a+complaints+process+works.png News - Simple Questions with Complicated Answers Part 2: How do Campus GBV Complaints Work? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/9a85d195-eaf9-4240-a580-29414cabaf3e/Deb_Headshot.jpeg News - Simple Questions with Complicated Answers Part 2: How do Campus GBV Complaints Work? - Deborah Eerkes Deb Eerkes is the Sexual Violence Response Coordinator at the University of Alberta. Her role includes reviewing and strengthening institutional policy and procedures, ensuring training programs are accessible and reflect best practices, and building a network of expertise and resources across the institution. Deb has formerly held a number of positions and responsibilities at the University of Alberta, including Student Ombudsperson, University Discipline Officer, Human Rights Officer and Director of Student Conduct & Accountability. She has been a key participant and leader of many institutional initiatives, including development of the Sexual Violence Policy suite, the restorative justice program in University residences, the Helping Individual at Risk policy suite, and the academic integrity program. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/experiential-learning-project monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/226b0430-753b-4d2a-ab96-ab5db06ddcad/Britney_Headshot.jpeg News - Sexual Harassment in Experiential Learning: a Courage to Act Research-to-Action Project - Britney De Costa Britney De Costa (she/her) is a settler living and working in Thadinadonnih, or “the place where they built,” territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit. She is a researcher and policy analyst who holds a Master of Social Work and a Master of Laws from the University of Windsor where she learned from students, community advocates, and critical scholars who informed her approach to systemic, community-led advocacy. Britney brings experience working for poverty reduction, disability justice, and access to education, and most recently worked at the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance as staff support for student leaders advocating for safe and accessible post-secondary education in the province. She is passionate about gender justice and brings experience from her time as a student advocate educating others and raising awareness of the prevalence of gender-based violence on campuses and in the community. Her work with Courage to Act focuses on creating safer, trauma-informed complaints processes and addressing the gaps that make students vulnerable to sexual harassment in experiential or work-based learning. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/equite-procedurale-et-prise-en-compte-des-traumatisms monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/c7150cc8-7570-4efb-b207-ba32e2a14a2b/Together+at+Last+Post+French.jpg News - L’équité procédurale et la prise en compte des traumatismes : Des concepts qui se combinent pour réduire les préjudices - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/soin-de-soi monthly 0.5 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1617028858921-KS0D552L44L5L7ZKJ0GO/Andre%CC%81anne.jpg News - Le courage de prendre de soin de soi : renouer avec l’aspect radical et politique du soin de soi - Andréanne St-Gelais est gestionnaire de projets et titulaire d'une maîtrise en administration publique de l'École nationale d'administration publique. 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She has put into place measures to ensure that all work undertaken in the office is both trauma-informed and procedurally fair. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/community-risk-assessment monthly 0.5 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/9a7af04f-7988-4706-b00c-f8c2069b7d99/Blog+Post+%234+Gender-Based+Violence+Community+Risk+Assesment+%281%29.png News - Gender-Based Violence Community Risk Assessment - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/86a120eb-f459-40dd-92b6-ddaf154a740b/Jesmen_Headshot.jpeg News - Gender-Based Violence Community Risk Assessment - Dr. Jesmen Mendoza Jesmen Mendoza has been registered with the College of Psychologists of Ontario since 2008. He has provided counselling and psychotherapy since 1999 on a range of issues and in a variety of settings. He is located at Ryerson University's Centre for Student Development and Counselling where he provides therapy to university students, training to psychology practicum students and consultation to faculty and staff on tricky issues. Prior to Ryerson, he has provided service in a number of social service and criminal justice settings and applies an integrated, inclusive and positive psychology approach to all of the clinical and community work he delivers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/79c7475c-cce1-4cf3-8b3f-3bcdb9e22093/Sandy-Jung+CBC+9Nov2020+%5Btaken+3Nov2020%5D.png News - Gender-Based Violence Community Risk Assessment - Dr. Sandy Jung Sandy Jung is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at MacEwan University on Treaty 6 territory, also known as Edmonton. Sandy maintains an active research program that focuses on the prevention of sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and risk assessment and management, and is funded by both internal and major external grants. She has numerous peer-reviewed publications in the field of forensic psychology, often co-authored with her students and several of her collaborators in law enforcement, forensic mental health, and other academic colleagues nationally and internationally. She regularly teaches abnormal, forensic, and clinical psychology, and actively provides supervision of honours and advanced research students. She has been awarded teaching and research awards by her institution and external academic associations. She serves on the editorial board for the journals, Sexual Abuse and Sexual Offending: Theory, Research, and Prevention." https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/rejoindre-le-mouvement monthly 0.5 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/36424172-dc06-41ee-9227-e388c02e3ed7/image-asset.jpeg News - Rejoindre le mouvement et s’impliquer avec Le courage d’agir - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/environmental-scan monthly 0.5 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/3c480fd0-c57a-404d-8471-0d4d341d8c45/Blog+Post+%231+Environmental+Scan+of+Relevant+Gender-Based+Violence+Policies+and+Law+for+Canadian+Post-Secondary+Institutions+%283%29.png News - Environmental Scan of Relevant Gender-Based Violence Policies and Law for Canadian Post-Secondary Institutions - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/blueprints-for-change-healthy-masculinity monthly 0.5 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/03cfd321-42b6-44bf-a5a8-da970b032f23/Blueprints+for+Change+Series.png News - Reflections on “Blueprints for Change: A Healthy Masculinity Series” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/2d067b47-0845-47ae-865b-748e99a62c81/Wil+Prakash+headshot.jpg News - Reflections on “Blueprints for Change: A Healthy Masculinity Series” - Wil Prakash Fujarczuk An enthusiastic educator guided by critical pedagogy, intersectional feminism, and anti-oppression, Wil is the Coordinator, Sexual Violence Prevention Education at McMaster University's Equity and Inclusion Office. He is also a member of the City of Hamilton's LGBTQ Advisory Committee, a qualified safeTALK (suicide alertness) trainer with LivingWorks, a certified hike leader through Hike Ontario, and a board member with Student Open Circle. He holds a BSc in biology from McMaster University, a BEd from the University of Western Ontario, and a MA in peace education from the UN-mandated University for Peace. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/centre-de-connaissances monthly 0.5 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/a2b460c9-ba6a-435e-a5e1-1713ef060fc7/Knowledge+Centre+Drop+Fr+%28IG%29+%283%29.png News - Le Courage d'agir vous présente son Centre de connaissances - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/espaces-dedies-aux-personnes-survivantes-noires monthly 0.5 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1634763566371-L3PQ9WDZFDJH5RZR17S8/Creer+des+espaces.jpeg News - Créer des espaces dédiés aux personnes survivantes noires sur le campus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1606750398357-BK3E3XHHMJLXEC4AL6O7/Screen+Shot+2020-11-30+at+10.32.48+AM.png News - Créer des espaces dédiés aux personnes survivantes noires sur le campus - Casandra Fullwood Casandra Fullwood est une femme afro-caribéenne née à Scarborough et résidant actuellement à Tkaronto. Son féminisme est largement orienté sur les communautés noires qui vivent des sentiments d’insécurité corporelle et de manque d’autonomie au sein de la société blanche. Casandra est la fondatrice de We Heal Together, un espace de guérison communautaire et collective dédié aux personnes survivantes noires. Elle poursuit actuellement ses études dans le programme d’arts et d’études contemporaines de l'Université Ryerson. Dans ses temps libres, Casandra aime écouter L’île de l’amour et créer des œuvres qui mettent l’accent sur l’intimité noire et l’amour Zami. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1606750248561-47QT3XILHED6H2EKIYKA/Screen+Shot+2020-11-30+at+10.30.10+AM.png News - Créer des espaces dédiés aux personnes survivantes noires sur le campus - Vatineh Magaji Vatineh Magaji est originaire de Thompson, au Manitoba (sur le territoire du traité no. 5) et réside actuellement à Winnipeg (sur le territoire du traité no. 1). Elle a complété un baccalauréat en génétique à l'Université du Manitoba et a été élue pour deux mandats (2018-2020) à titre de présidente de Justice for Women Manitoba, un groupe étudiant qui cherche à prévenir et contrer la violence genrée au sein du campus et de la communauté de manière générale. Elle poursuit son travail militant en s’engageant au sein de la communauté de pratique étudiante du Courage d’agir, par l’intermédiaire du comité consultatif jeunes de REES et à travers différents rôles à la Women’s Health Clinic. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/introducing-the-knowledge-centre monthly 0.5 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1632933702262-4BANQCN7GQD7Z25XZKLI/Knowledge+Centre+Drop+%28IG%29+%282%29.png News - Introducing the Courage to Act Knowledge Centre - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/educationtoolkit monthly 0.5 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1632926838745-Q997X4DPYHC3BRKMTBFK/Educators+Training+Toolkit.png News - A Sneak Peek Into Courage to Act's Education Working Group Toolkit - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/response-and-support-toolkit monthly 0.5 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1632925928251-FGCAHN78RZE4AYOEP65P/Response+%26+Support+Tools.png News - A Sneak Peak Into Courage to Act's Response and Support Working Group Toolkits - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/riatoolkit monthly 0.5 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1632925181505-EN3IJST7FGSF53XTV966/Together+at+Last.png News - Together at Last: Procedural Fairness and Trauma-Informed Practice Work Together to Reduce Harm - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/how-to-get-involved monthly 0.5 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1632927902571-L8B22NFLO8SRCGZY28NK/Join+the+Courage+to+Act+Movement+%28IG%29.png News - Join the Movement: How to Get Involved with Courage to Act - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/commande-un-angelot monthly 0.5 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1632928694647-C2UXESPKBKSBCDZU9J6K/Commande+Un+Angelot.png News - Commande un Angelot - Prévenir et contrer la violence sexuelle là où l’on consomme de l’alcool - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/impliquer-les-hommes monthly 0.5 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1631750068164-D32EG874VQMP6YWFD3JK/Copie+de+Engaging+Men+to+Address+GBV+on+Campus.png News - Impliquer les hommes pour prévenir et contrer la violence fondée sur le genre sur nos campus - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1631733238752-4Y2DWIX75SB2JCPN6Q5D/Emily+Colpitts+Headshot+%282%29.jpg News - Impliquer les hommes pour prévenir et contrer la violence fondée sur le genre sur nos campus - Emily Colpitts Emily Colpitts est boursière postdoctorale du CRSH à l’Université McGill. Ses recherches portent actuellement sur la relation entre la montée des réactions antiféminismes et du mouvement alt-right et les efforts pour prévenir et contrer la violence ainsi que pour promouvoir la justice sociale sur les campus canadiens. Elle est également membre du conseil d’administration du Toronto Rape Crisis Centre / Multicultural Women Against Rape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1631733315481-PCUJMW9OUPOLFZWQCJOP/Jesmen_Headshot.jpg News - Impliquer les hommes pour prévenir et contrer la violence fondée sur le genre sur nos campus - Jesmen Mendoza Jesmen Mendoza est inscrit auprès de l’Ordre des psychologues de l’Ontario depuis 2008. Il offre des services de soutien thérapeutique et de psychothérapie depuis 1999 sur un éventail de questions et dans divers contextes. Il travaille au Centre for Student Development and Counselling de l’Université Ryerson, où il offre des services de thérapie à la communauté étudiante universitaire, une formation aux étudiants et aux étudiantes en psychologie et des consultations aux membres du personnel qui doivent gérer des situations délicates. Avant d'œuvrer au sein de l'Université Ryerson, il a fourni ses services dans plusieurs milieux des services sociaux et de la justice pénale. Il applique une approche de psychologie intégrée, inclusive et positive dans l’ensemble de son travail. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/agir-avec-courage-2 monthly 0.5 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1630077713865-266VLCNLTBTF414DEKOL/%28FR%29+Taking+courageous+action+Recommendations+and+resources+for+PSIs+to+Address+GBV+on+Campus.png News - Agir Avec Courage : Recommandations Aux Établissements D’enseignement Postsecondaire Pour Prévenir Et Contrer La Violence Fondée Sur Le Genre Sur Les Campus (Partie 2) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1630078498766-KA3GA7XWETH5F1AMSHGY/Andre%CC%81anne.jpg News - Agir Avec Courage : Recommandations Aux Établissements D’enseignement Postsecondaire Pour Prévenir Et Contrer La Violence Fondée Sur Le Genre Sur Les Campus (Partie 2) - Andréanne St-Gelais Andréanne St-Gelais est gestionnaire de projets et titulaire d'une maîtrise en administration publique de l'École nationale d'administration publique. 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Auparavant, elle a également assuré la mise sur pied des séances de consultation « Écouter pour apprendre » du Québec pour le compte de Possibility Seeds Consulting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1630078446567-GN964LLAVHLQI82YSAYP/Alice+Headshot+%282%29.jpg News - Agir Avec Courage : Recommandations Aux Établissements D’enseignement Postsecondaire Pour Prévenir Et Contrer La Violence Fondée Sur Le Genre Sur Les Campus (Partie 2) - Alice Girouard Alice Girouard, consultante pour la communauté de pratique francophone, détient un baccalauréat en psychologie de l’Université Laval et est actuellement candidate au doctorat en psychologie à l’Université de Montréal. Son expérience en recherche porte sur l’intimidation chez les personnes représentant la diversité sexuelle et de genre, et elle vise à favoriser l’équité et la justice à travers ses engagements professionnels et communautaires. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/gbv-prevention-orientation monthly 0.5 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1630076387027-H5DDZTTS4RHBHJB0MM3Q/GBV+Programming+-+Orientation+Week.png News - How Student Unions Across Canada Are Preparing GBV Programming for Orientation Week - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/vikkiskillsharehighlights monthly 0.5 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1630075859539-9CPVBLLJQ2D6NGV3RFZI/CouragetoAct_August-18-Vikki-Reynolds.jpg News - Vikki Reynolds Workshop & What’s Next for Courage to Act: Highlights from the National Skillshare Series Presentation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/staff-gbv-education monthly 0.5 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1630070163602-CG8CC25M8B1JUJVA6WH7/Emerging+Practices+for+Faculty+%26+Staff.png News - Recommendations for Faculty and Staff on Gender-Based Violence Prevention - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1630070330451-W5BY7P5L8KQVZ7BJFEM6/Alana%252BRobert%252BHeadshot.jpg News - Recommendations for Faculty and Staff on Gender-Based Violence Prevention - Belinda Karsen Belinda Karsen (she/her/hers) is the Educational Specialist, Sexual Violence Prevention at Simon Fraser University on the traditional unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) and kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem) Nations. Before joining the Sexual Violence Support and Prevention Office at SFU, Belinda was the project lead for the sexual violence prevention program at the University of the Fraser Valley. She currently serves as a Co-Chair for the CACUSS Sexual Violence Prevention and Response community of practice. Belinda is A.B.D in a Ph.D. in English from York University. Her interdisciplinary doctoral research examined representations of traumatic memory in contemporary Canadian literature. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/consentement monthly 0.5 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1629312589849-ULNJAOL29PSLHIIVORZ7/Trauma-Informed+Consent+Education+%283%29.png News - Prendre en compte les personnes survivantes : Un outil d’éducation au consentement qui tient compte des traumatismes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1629312912704-PU3G1ZRMUF6MYNM8U48L/Jessica%2BWright.jpg News - Prendre en compte les personnes survivantes : Un outil d’éducation au consentement qui tient compte des traumatismes - Jessica Wright (she/they) Jessica Wright est une militante et une chercheure primée sur la violence genrée qui termine actuellement ses études doctorales à l’Institute for Studies in Education, du Department of Social Justice Education à l’Université de Toronto, en Ontario. La bourse interdisciplinaire sur l’éducation préventive en matière de violence fondée sur le genre dont elle est la lauréate s’appuie sur son travail en matière d’éducation sexuelle, sur son militantisme sur les campus et sur son expérience de bénévolat dans un refuge pour les femmes et les enfants ayant vécu des sévices. Comme universitaire et activiste à l’Université de Toronto, Jessica a participé aux travaux de Silence is Violence en dirigeant une équipe de recherche étudiante. En 2019, après trois ans d’efforts, l’équipe a publié un rapport de 60 pages portant sur les résultats d’un questionnaire distribué à plus de 500 étudiants et étudiantes au sujet de leurs expériences et de leur compréhension de la violence genrée sur les trois campus de l’Université de Toronto. Jessica travaille également avec une équipe de personnes dévouées en matière d’éducation sexuelle en Ontario qui étudient les politiques publiques canadiennes à ce sujet et mettent de l’avant une éducation sexuelle centrée sur les besoins de la communauté étudiante, anti-oppressive et qui tient compte des traumatismes. Leurs travaux visent les enfants d’âge scolaire tout comme ceux et celles qui étudient dans un établissement d’enseignement postsecondaire. Visitez son site web : www.jessica-wright.ca. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/frontlinegbv-skillshare monthly 0.5 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1627652959470-56KPKGYV6TK51OVSQPDY/Frontline+GBV+Drawing+Change.png News - Frontline Gender-Based Violence Workers Community of Practice: Highlights from the National Skillshare Series Presentation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1627652861041-ISSEB6AL3FAUMNP55PMO/community-frontline%2B%281%29.png News - Frontline Gender-Based Violence Workers Community of Practice: Highlights from the National Skillshare Series Presentation - Frontline Gender-Based Violence Campus Workers Community of Practice Learn more about the Frontline Gender-Based Violence Campus Workers Community of Practice here. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/parfaite-victime monthly 0.5 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1627495246429-GOTEV6VOVDJ0NU3FH0W5/La+Parfaite+Victime%2C+Critique+du+Film.png News - La parfaite victime : Révéler le difficile parcours juridique des personnes victimes et survivantes de violence sexuelle - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1627503833732-2T4IZWYTAP558HABH1F2/0b1c0eb7a4d93e2e86f4a492938ff0b3.jpeg News - La parfaite victime : Révéler le difficile parcours juridique des personnes victimes et survivantes de violence sexuelle - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/unisafe monthly 0.5 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1627495014371-LNC3W5IALVR6FXNDI7VG/UniSAFE+.png News - UniSAFE, an European Project to End Gender-Based Violence in Universities and Research Organizations - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1627305060986-ZCH0IGSZ12RHVKE2NYGR/the-UniSAFE-7Ps-methodology.png News - UniSAFE, an European Project to End Gender-Based Violence in Universities and Research Organizations - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1627304101127-HK577KV4OXKJG1W89F25/Linkova_2021.JPG News - UniSAFE, an European Project to End Gender-Based Violence in Universities and Research Organizations - Marcela Linková Marcela Linková PhD is a researcher at the Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences where she directs the Centre for Gender and Science. She holds a doctorate in sociology from Charles University in Prague. Her research focuses on sociology of gendered organizations, research careers, governance of research and research assessment from a gender perspective. Marcela also examines the material-discursive practices through which gender equality policies and initiatives are adopted and implemented at the European and Czech country levels. She is the chair of the ERAC Standing Working Group on Gender in Research and Innovation. She is active in developing policy solutions for gender equality in research at the Czech and EU levels. Marcela has been involved in several EU funded projects; most recently, she is the coordinator of Horizon 2020 GENDERACTION and participates in GE Academy, Gender-SMART, CASPER, UniSAFE and RESISTIRE. She has served on expert and advisory bodies of the European Commission and in the Czech Republic. Her work has appeared in European Journal of Women’s Studies, Gender and Research, and Science and Public Policy, among others. She is co-editor of Gender and Neoliberalism in Czech Academia (Sociologické nakladatelství, 2017). With Mary Frank Fox and Kjersten Bunker Whittington she contributed to the 4 th edition of the Handbook of Science and Technology Studies (2018) and with Lut Mergaert to the Routledge Handbook of Gender and EU Politics (2021). 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After a long professional career in which she shared the rich culture of her people with non-Indigenous audiences, she created with Widia Larivière in 2012 the Quebec branch of the Idle No More movement. In 2014, Melissa became president of Wapikoni's board of administrators, and in 2017, Amnesty International named her Ambassador of Conscience along with five other figures of Canada's First Peoples' movement and Alicia Keys. 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Her research examines applications of video games for gender-based violence prevention and representations of gender-based violence in games. She has helped develop several innovative digital tools for violence prevention, including It’s Your Move and the domestic violence support app Flourish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1619189542794-6Y7ERJ15RSSCK9HVMXQI/1.+Samantha+Pearson%2C+Can+Justice+Heal%2C+Headshot.jpg News - Game On: Video Game-Based Approaches to Bystander Intervention Training - Sam Pearson Sam Pearson (she/her) is an activist and creative settled in ᐊᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ (Amiskwacîwâskahikan), also known as Edmonton. She is currently the Director of the University of Alberta Sexual Assault Centre where she provides vision, guidance, and mentorship to a tremendously talented group of volunteers and staff, all of which passionately believe in the transformative power of peer-education, community-driven awareness initiatives, and person-centred support. In particular, Sam is working with her community to divest from policing and reinvest in each other as a way of making justice, accountability, and healing available to everyone. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/csvspo-atlantic monthly 0.5 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1620074287047-LSEIOGQ2OM7MWBZVTNXE/5.png News - Campus Sexual Violence Support and Prevention Offices, Part 4/4: Atlantic Edition https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/violence-genre-en-sciences monthly 0.5 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1620074536851-ORIHP3XCUPBM68WW6HA8/The+Trouble+with+Girls+in+the+Lab.png News - « Le problème avec les filles au labo » : Le coût inacceptable de la violence genrée en sciences https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1618584260712-P12EYCQ8JBY1J9801XEE/Dr+Imogen+Coe+Headshot.jpg News - « Le problème avec les filles au labo » : Le coût inacceptable de la violence genrée en sciences - Dr. Imogen Coe Dr. Imogen R. Coe est la doyenne fondatrice de la Faculté des sciences de l’Université Ryerson. Imogen possède un doctorat (Ph.D.) et une maîtrise en biologie de l’Université de Victoria, en Colombie-Britannique de même qu’un baccalauréat de l’Université d’Exeter au Royaume-Uni. Elle est chercheure affiliée au Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute ainsi qu’au Keenan Research Center de l’hôpital St. Michael, où se situe son programme de recherche. Elle est une biologiste cellulaire accomplie et est internationalement reconnue pour ses travaux sur les protéines de transport membranaire qui constituent la voie d’entrée dans les cellules pour une grande quantité de médicaments contre le cancer, les virus et les parasites. Elle a siégé à des comités d’examen scientifique du CRSNG, des IRSC et de l’INCC et continue de superviser des projets de recherche d’étudiants et d’étudiantes au premier cycle comme aux cycles supérieurs ainsi qu’à titre de stagiaires postdoctoraux ou d’associés de recherche. Imogen siège également au conseil d’administration de l’hôpital Michael Garron et du Conseil canadien de l’innovation minière. Elle est membre du Executive Advisory Council for Champions for Change, une initiative de FIRST Canada et agit à titre de conseillère pour hErVOLUTION, une organisation à but non lucratif qui travaille à rendre accessibles des services novateurs en matière d’éducation et d’employabilité pour les filles et les jeunes femmes en STIM. Imogen est bien connue pour son implication en ce qui concerne l’équité, la diversité et l’inclusion (EDI) dans le domaine des sciences, de la technologie, de l’ingénierie et des mathématiques (STIM). Elle est considérée comme une figure importante à ce sujet au Canada et offre des conférences sur ce thème qui sont particulièrement courues. En 2016, elle a été nommée parmi les 100 femmes les plus influentes au Canada dans le classement réalisé par WXN. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/challenge-anti-asian-racism monthly 0.5 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1620074751916-CZG2CGQLG55LZ5VDLSLY/Blog+Post+%233+Resources+to+Challenge+Anti-Asian+Racism.png News - Resources for Gender Justice Advocates to Challenge Anti-Asian Hate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1617035894912-OA1ZWE1B57PEY2WLZ3EM/Farrah%2BHeadshot.jpg News - Resources for Gender Justice Advocates to Challenge Anti-Asian Hate - Farrah Khan Farrah Khan spent two decades working diligently to raise awareness about the connection between equity and gender-based violence through education, resource creation, and project management. She is the manager of Consent Comes First Office of Sexual Violence Support and Education at Ryerson University, is the founder of Possibility Seeds Consulting, and is a member of the Government of Canada's Federal Strategy Against Gender-based Violence Advisory Council. Farrah is the recipient of the numerous awards including the Toronto Community Foundation’s Vital People Award. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1617036105634-LT1I4HCMUJ40UL8PB388/CJ%2BHeadshot.jpg News - Resources for Gender Justice Advocates to Challenge Anti-Asian Hate - Dr. CJ Rowe For nearly twenty years, Dr. CJ Rowe has worked with organizations, developing educational campaigns and research projects. Presently, CJ is Director of Simon Fraser University’s Sexual Violence Support & Prevention Office supporting individuals impacted by sexual violence while developing prevention and intervention educational campaigns. CJ will be leading the creation of the Education toolkit for this project. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/diversite-culturelle monthly 0.5 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1620074793274-MNA3V4K669PIG69RDFFU/La+violence+genr%C3%A9e+en+contexte+de+diversit%C3%A9+culturelle+-+Faits+saillants+du+webinaire+%281%29.png News - La violence genrée en contexte de diversité culturelle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1617028737158-AP4AFSNG18ZBCF8U0XUP/Capture.PNG News - La violence genrée en contexte de diversité culturelle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1617028858921-KS0D552L44L5L7ZKJ0GO/Andre%CC%81anne.jpg News - La violence genrée en contexte de diversité culturelle - Andréanne St-Gelais Andréanne St-Gelais est gestionnaire de projets et titulaire d'une maîtrise en administration publique de l'École nationale d'administration publique. Elle a œuvré à titre de directrice générale de même qu'au sein du conseil d'administration de l'organisme « Sans oui, c'est non ! », une campagne visant à prévenir et contrer les violences sexuelles au sein des établissements d'enseignement supérieur du Québec. Andréanne coordonne les activités francophones du projet « Le Courage d'Agir ». Auparavant, elle a également assuré la mise sur pied des séances de consultation « Écouter pour apprendre » du Québec pour le compte de Possibility Seeds Consulting. Andréanne will be leading the Francophone Community of Practice. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/csvspo-central-canada monthly 0.5 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1620074315111-4B4ALA6TBZX7TC8DBNZF/4.png News - Campus Sexual Violence Support & Prevention Offices, Part 3/4: Central Canada https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/atwater-toolkit monthly 0.5 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1623427148093-UZ03NO58MI22B2M6L650/Re-imagining+evaluation+How+to+get+excited+about+evaluating+your+strategies+%282%29.png News - Re-Imagining Evaluation: How To Get Excited About Evaluating Your Strategies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1617036237694-BASTRBVDCA8STAFYTNC3/Eric%2BCraven%2BHeadshot.jpg News - Re-Imagining Evaluation: How To Get Excited About Evaluating Your Strategies - Eric Craven Eric Craven is the Community Development Librarian at the Atwater Library and Computer Centre in Montreal. He completed his MLIS at McGill University. Eric’s work focuses specifically on using digital media to disrupt normative expectations and perceptions in the community. For the past 10 years, as coordinator of the Digital Literacy Project, he has created programming that directly responds to community needs, creating spaces for participants to express themselves, find new ways to talk about things important to them and to help them build their own communities and work towards their own goals through creative digital media projects. This includes a series of projects focused on gender intersections with economy, gender-based sexual violence and gender-based cyberviolence. Eric has worked with a wide range of academic and community stakeholders bringing different groups of people together, ages 6 through 96, to express themselves through digital art and media including several community new media projects focusing on seniors and digital music and video. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/towards-a-justice-that-heals-skillshare monthly 0.5 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1618858354435-MZ2NYUI5FZIS79DU0WY6/CouragetoAct_March24_17x11_WEB_updated.jpeg News - Towards a Justice That Heals: Highlights from the National Skillshare Series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1619197123978-NIP0FV5P9VEG1PZTZE5M/community-justice.png News - Towards a Justice That Heals: Highlights from the National Skillshare Series - Towards a Justice That Heals Community of Practice Learn more about the Towards a Justice That Heals Community of Practice here. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/engaging-men-skillshare monthly 0.5 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1617198125030-9YE1GDLCKD2HN29HO65W/CouragetoAct_March10_17x11_WEB_updated.jpg News - Engaging Men on Campus: Highlights from the National Skillshare Series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1619197013917-EEXOPBH3NDEFZT85O0JR/community-boys.png News - Engaging Men on Campus: Highlights from the National Skillshare Series - Engaging Men on Campus Community of Practice Learn more about the Engaging Men on Campus Community of Practice here. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/intersectionnelle monthly 0.5 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1615388814485-X91UBLYPELGZHFCCD10F/Emily+Colpitts+Headshot+%281%29.jpg News - L’importance d’une approche intersectionnelle en matière de violence fondée sur le genre - Emily Colpitts Emily Colpitts est titulaire d’une bourse de recherche postdoctorale au Centre de recherche féministe de l’Université de York. Ses recherches portent une analyse critique de la manière dont les universités canadiennes intègrent une approche intersectionnelle dans leurs réponses à la violence sexuelle sur les campus, ainsi que des possibilités et des défis liés à l’engagement des hommes cisgenres et à la déconstruction des masculinités dans une perspective de prévention. En tant qu’enseignante, elle vise faire des salles de classe des universités un espace d’apprentissage collectif sur la violence basée sur le genre, afin de générer des visions complexes et créatives d’une justice réparatrice. Elle est également membre du conseil d’administration du Toronto Rape Crisis Center/Multicultural Women Against Rape, où elle donne de son temps bénévolement depuis 2017. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/educator-skillshare monthly 0.5 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1615397017600-2J05O2LUXWWNU802D7ZL/CouragetoAct_Feb10_17x11_WEB_updated.jpg News - Educators: Highlights from the National Skillshare Series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1619196936092-OZIHB5BI05U0JKW31JN5/community-educators%2B%281%29.png News - Educators: Highlights from the National Skillshare Series - Educators Community of Practice Learn more about the Educators Community of Practice here. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/complaintsprocesses-skillshare monthly 0.5 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1616176633399-ZN8AYGWKAA8YO43JD63D/CouragetoAct_Feb24_17x11_WEB.jpg News - Complaints Processes: Highlights from the National Skillshare Series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1619196753918-FZT90O5Y17415UMYRI1L/Untitled-1.png News - Complaints Processes: Highlights from the National Skillshare Series - Complaints Processes Community of Practice Learn more about the Complaints Processes Community of Practice here. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/athletics monthly 0.5 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1620073940556-YJZO5CVLX5JH7XRD3W1U/Engaging+Athletes+in+Addressing+Gender-Based+Violence+%282%29.png News - Engaging Athletes in Gender-Based Violence Prevention https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1614351165236-4WDG81ZOAHO6BSUQ7K2L/1.+bailey-reid-300w-1.jpg News - Engaging Athletes in Gender-Based Violence Prevention - Bailey Reid Bailey Reid (she/her) has worked for over fifteen years to empower young women to be the best they can be. Prior to joining the team as Equity Advisor and Sexual Assault Services Coordinator at Carleton University, Bailey founded an organization that worked with marginalized communities to deliver important literacy, leadership, and vocational skills to criminalized women. With a firm understanding of how the power of words can influence social change, she previously worked as a Digital Strategist at MediaStyle, the Coordinator for the Sexual Assault Network of Ottawa, and as a Women’s Rights Campaigner for Oxfam Canada. Bailey sits as Chair of the Public Engagement Committee of the Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women, an organization working to bring an end to gender-based violence in Ottawa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1614351236780-AWNOGZYGQ2YFSYMCNNQS/1.+Dan.jpg News - Engaging Athletes in Gender-Based Violence Prevention - Daniel Brisebois Daniel Brisebois (he/him) is a Residence Life Manager at the University of Guelph and a previous varsity athlete with the University of Guelph. On campus Daniel is involved in working groups that focus on educating the University community about Gender Based Violence in order to help create a stronger and more caring campus community. Daniel's focus on creating healthy communities has provided him with opportunities to present his session series "Boys Won't Be Boys" to a variety of both student and professional staff audiences nationally. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/banalisation monthly 0.5 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1620074920125-CYCIWBXSNNT87KVXG0N9/Blog+Post+2+Nouvelle+formation+sur+la+banalisation+des+violences+sexuelles.png News - Ensemble pour contrer la banalisation des violences à caractère sexuel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1614184552119-GG61AFPFXOWHRDJR1REA/Capture.PNG News - Ensemble pour contrer la banalisation des violences à caractère sexuel - Isabel Fortin Isabel est conseillère en prévention et résolution du harcèlement et des violences à caractère sexuel au bureau d’intervention et de prévention en matière de harcèlement (BIPH) de l’Université du Québec à Montréal. Bachelière en sexologie et titulaire d’une maîtrise en criminologie, elle a travaillé pendant 7 ans au Centre d’Aide et de Lutte Contre les Agressions à Caractère Sexuel (CALACS) Trêve pour Elles. Elle a été intervenante dédiée, puis responsable de la liaison, du projet de passerelle de service entre le CALACS et l’UQAM. Dans ce contexte, elle a participé à un comité-conseil créé par le gouvernement du Québec dans le cadre de la Stratégie d’intervention pour prévenir et contrer les violences à caractère sexuel en enseignement supérieur 2017-2022. Elle a également été agente de liaison en violences sexuelles au Centre d’aide aux victimes d’actes criminels (CAVAC) de la Montérégie et coordonnatrice de recherche au Centre d’étude sur le trauma du Centre de recherche Fernand-Seguin affilié à l’Hôpital Louis-H. Lafontaine. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/disciplinary-counselling monthly 0.5 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1620074064008-WJR3SVYAI1KL9COBJO65/Disciplinary+Counselling+at+Post-Secondary+Instiutions++%281%29.png News - A Short Commentary on Disciplinary Counselling at Canadian PSIs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1614183973468-MWU5GQ870EYTP8TYMUQZ/Jesmen_Headshot.jpg News - A Short Commentary on Disciplinary Counselling at Canadian PSIs - Dr. Jesmen Mendoza Dr. Jesmen Mendoza has been registered with the College of Psychologists of Ontario since 2008. He has provided counselling and psychotherapy since 1999 on a range of issues and in a variety of settings. He is located at Ryerson University's Centre for Student Development and Counselling where he provides therapy to university students, training to psychology practicum students and consultation to faculty and staff on tricky issues. Prior to Ryerson, he has provided service in a number of social service and criminal justice settings and applies an integrated, inclusive and positive psychology approach to all of the clinical and community work he delivers. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/sexualconsenteducation monthly 0.5 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1620074107319-1BVO1CC93W9PQ2B6Y5NZ/Sexual+Consent+Education+at+Canadian+PSIs+%281%29.png News - Sexual Consent Education at Canadian PSIs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1614353311408-2M48VNR29QAD2L2MLG3Q/Capture.PNG News - Sexual Consent Education at Canadian PSIs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1614353324043-S7HX3DBZFZF773ACPZUE/Capture1.PNG News - Sexual Consent Education at Canadian PSIs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1614353446227-X859N1Q7XGQG56S99GA9/Capture3.PNG News - Sexual Consent Education at Canadian PSIs Source https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1614183474385-717FHPW3LBV6V3DL3R0W/14A4CE6F-E7A9-4BC8-B302-ABA02E805325_1_201_a.jpeg News - Sexual Consent Education at Canadian PSIs - Dr. Scharie Tavcer Dr. D. Scharie Tavcer joined Mount Royal University in 2004 and is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics, Justice, and Policy Studies. Dr. Tavcer believes in teaching that has components of experiential learning and/or community service learning. This involves incorporating lived experience into her lectures through guests or off-campus events and providing students with real world scenarios with real people in real situations. Her academic endeavors revolve around social justice issues particular to women and marginalized populations. From a community-based perspective and a feminist lens, Dr. Tavcer teaches and studies addiction & mental illness, sex trafficking, sexual & relationship violence, criminal law and its application, and occupational stress injuries in first responders. In addition, she is one Aboriginal Ambassador of many, who works towards Indigenizing curriculum across the Faculty of Arts. Dr. Tavcer is currently researching sexual consent education at post-secondary institutions across Canada. To date, there are over 100 student respondents and one of the objectives of this research will be to create an online sexual consent education module. Take a look at her website to learn more about her work: www.scharietavcer.com Take a look at her book: Women and the criminal justice system: A Canadian perspective (2nd edition) [3rd edition forthcoming in late 2022!] Take a look at one of her research studies: Pornification: A Study into Young Men’s Attitudes and Beliefs Toward Dating, Sex and Sexual Assault https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/maniresdecollaborer monthly 0.5 2025-03-18 https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/annualreport2020 monthly 0.5 2025-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1620077741473-5C24XAK42PQXWLW2S42Q/Courage+to+Act+Annual+Report+2020+%282%29.png News - Courage to Act Annual Report 2020 https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/csvspo-westerncanadaandterritories monthly 0.5 2025-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1620074367210-0HZ0DBRR7KNIIQS5LD13/2.png News - Campus Sexual Violence Support & Prevention Offices, Part 2/4: Western Canada & Territories https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/covid19survey monthly 0.5 2025-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1620078002632-JML6HBFPXZI6K4CHFEC3/IG-++Lessons+from+the+Pandemic+Survey+%281%29.png News - Lessons from the Pandemic Survey https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/consultation monthly 0.5 2025-04-30 https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/loi-p-221-une-histoire-de-resistance monthly 0.5 2025-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1620077225705-XHHADYR2X5A02B9R4D14/Loi+P-22.1+What%27s+Changed+Three+Years+On.png News - Loi P-22.1 : Une histoire de résistance face aux violences sexuelles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1611935673638-T25XGXWQ5J7PLZ8LPXSF/2.+LemayMelanie.png News - Loi P-22.1 : Une histoire de résistance face aux violences sexuelles - Mélanie Lemay Au niveau professionnel, Mélanie a milité afin de faire valoir les droits des personnes victimes/survivantes de violences à caractère sexuel. Dans la foulée de son passage à l’émission « Tout le monde en parle », elle a cofondé le mouvement « Québec contre les violences sexuelles » avec Ariane Litalien et Kimberley Marin. En moins d’un an, elles ont réalisé l’impossible en démocratisant le terme « culture du viol » au Québec en plus d’influencer le gouvernement à se pencher sur la création d’une loi-cadre dans les institutions postsecondaires au Québec. Elle est aussi très familière avec le mouvement #MeToo puisqu’elle a raconté son histoire publiquement ce qui lui a valu plusieurs invitations à des événements d’envergure internationale. Elle a également créé et organisé un colloque scientifique intitulé « Justice à l’ère du #MoiAussi » qui lui a valu l’invitation à venir témoigner, en tant qu’experte-survivante, au «Comité d’experts sur l’accompagnement des personnes victimes d’agressions sexuelles et de violence conjugale» formé par le gouvernement du Québec. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/eternitymartis monthly 0.5 2025-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1615396953456-BLAFWRJH99Y3S8E03SJ5/CouragetoAct_Jan13_11x17_highresdigital_updated.jpg News - Courageous Conversations https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/congres monthly 0.5 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1610987892474-GCIG2GSYPODR37RJE0S9/Skillshare+General_French.png News - Vous ne voudrez pas rater notre Congrès pancanadien de partage des compétences https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/francophonetool monthly 0.5 2025-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1620077151023-ENYTMM4T96Q83MIP8NDX/french+blog+post+francophone+CP+tool.png News - Un aperçu des travaux de la communauté de pratique francophone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1608138612150-WROBG59HC9X1WA2HHWD4/Screen+Shot+2020-12-16+at+12.09.36+PM.png News - Un aperçu des travaux de la communauté de pratique francophone - Alice Girouard Alice Girouard, consultante pour la communauté de pratique francophone, détient un baccalauréat en psychologie de l’Université Laval et est actuellement candidate au doctorat en psychologie à l’Université de Montréal. Son expérience en recherche porte sur la violence chez les minorités sexuelles et de genre, et elle vise à favoriser l’équité et la justice à travers ses engagements professionnels et communautaires. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1608139941537-ABO65ZXBQDJ6X2Z2K4Q7/Andre%CC%81anne.jpg News - Un aperçu des travaux de la communauté de pratique francophone - Andréanne St-Gelais Andréanne St-Gelais (she/her) est gestionnaire de projets et titulaire d'une maîtrise en administration publique de l'École nationale d'administration publique. Elle a œuvré à titre de directrice générale de même qu'au sein du conseil d'administration de l'organisme « Sans oui, c'est non ! », une campagne visant à prévenir et contrer les violences sexuelles au sein des établissements d'enseignement supérieur du Québec. Andréanne coordonne les activités francophones du projet « Le Courage d'Agir ». Auparavant, elle a également assuré la mise sur pied des séances de consultation « Écouter pour apprendre » du Québec pour le compte de Possibility Seeds Consulting. Andréanne will be leading the Francophone Community of Practice. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/skillshare monthly 0.5 2025-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1608139268023-RSXHRAU7NSNM4FCPLHW4/SkillshareGeneral_Facebook%282%29+%281%29.png News - Why You Can't Miss Courage to Act's National Skillshare Series https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/aaronbrown monthly 0.5 2025-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1608137862401-A05IDZ4B4P97BZKRR5S7/Aaron+Brown.jpg News - Community Spotlight: Aaron Brown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1608140024765-M5A1NRNPPOKTJEFKIJNV/Aaron+Brown+Picture+-+Aaron+Brown+%281%29.PNG News - Community Spotlight: Aaron Brown - Aaron Brown Growing up on the land of the Anishinaabe, Huron-Wendat, and Haudenosaunee, Aaron [he/him/his] is a queer settler here on Turtle Island. 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In his spare time, Aaron spends a lot of time reading poetry and collections of essays, enjoying any opportunity to be by the water, engaging in Toronto’s arts and culture, and probably too much time is spent on Instagram. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/selfcareshelf monthly 0.5 2025-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1620077650884-YRDP7B9KQNRTXDLXNUN1/Capture.PNG News - Self-Care for the End of 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1608139872150-RP4ZYPDPXKLBYZ3MUML9/Anoodth_Headshot.jpg News - Self-Care for the End of 2020 - Anoodth Naushan Anoodth Naushan (she/her) is a social researcher, policy analyst and educator who has spent several years building programs and policies in Canada and the UK to advance gender equity. Intersectionality, equity, empathy, curiosity, collaboration, storytelling and community capacity building are guiding principles that continue to inform her work. Anoodth graduated with distinction from the Masters in Social Policy and Social Research program at University College London (UCL). She can be reached at: anoodth@couragetoact.ca https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/prendresoindesoi monthly 0.5 2025-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1620076993064-YWRH662GFPJMPN0N6VXJ/Capture.PNG News - Le courage de prendre soin de soi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1608139781192-UC5CTKDLSCQSKYIPCBJA/Andre%CC%81anne.jpg News - Le courage de prendre soin de soi - Andréanne St-Gelais Andréanne St-Gelais (she/her) est gestionnaire de projets et titulaire d'une maîtrise en administration publique de l'École nationale d'administration publique. 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Andréanne will be leading the Francophone Community of Practice. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/genderjusticerecipes monthly 0.5 2025-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1620075102564-N0ADE08YC3LSJY72R1Y9/Blog+Post+%232+Recipes+for+Gender+Justice.png News - Recipes for Gender Justice  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1608147326732-9TVXVWSFRMD9UR7S5O9Z/Screen+Shot+2020-12-16+at+2.35.16+PM.png News - Recipes for Gender Justice  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1608147226973-U7878FCBJATDC8BWJ3GI/Screen+Shot+2020-12-16+at+2.33.34+PM.png News - Recipes for Gender Justice  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1608148886911-7KO6IS9A5X3F2F551YIC/Screen+Shot+2020-12-16+at+3.01.15+PM.png News - Recipes for Gender Justice  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1608148017419-TRUBX8IDL30WQLX7EM6U/Screen+Shot+2020-12-16+at+2.44.11+PM.png News - Recipes for Gender Justice  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1608148146409-646KSN4ROUONHSOD22RM/Screen+Shot+2020-12-16+at+2.48.47+PM.png News - Recipes for Gender Justice  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1608148394572-61TH30TL0NH6V72MCDK0/Screen+Shot+2020-12-16+at+2.51.29+PM.png News - Recipes for Gender Justice  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1608148611964-HMF4QYQPOXZPP75WPJHU/Screen+Shot+2020-12-16+at+2.56.36+PM.png News - Recipes for Gender Justice  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1608140145885-TMR1UT68ZI7F2M7KQ67V/IMG_20200816_172312_Bokeh__01.jpg News - Recipes for Gender Justice  - Carina Gabriele Carina Gabriele (she/her) graduated with an Honours BA in Women’s Studies and a Major in English Language and Literature from Western University in 2018. While attending Western, Carina served in a number of elected leadership positions and worked on multiple gender-equity projects in the London community. In her fourth year, Carina was elected as an Executive Officer of Western’s student union. In this full-time position, Carina created Western’s first federal “Women in House” program, created a free campus menstrual equity pilot program, and advocated against campus gender-based violence. Outside of her work with Courage to Act, Carina serves as a Young Director for Girls On Boards, and serves as a Board Member for OSTA-AECO and People for Education. She is currently pursuing a Master of Education in Education Policy at the University of Toronto. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1608140204361-M1OVBS1HS6N9FVN4AGS1/Anoodth_Headshot.jpg News - Recipes for Gender Justice  - Anoodth Naushan Anoodth Naushan (she/her) is a social researcher, policy analyst and educator who has spent several years building programs and policies in Canada and the UK to advance gender equity. Intersectionality, equity, empathy, curiosity, collaboration, storytelling and community capacity building are guiding principles that continue to inform her work. Anoodth graduated with distinction from the Masters in Social Policy and Social Research program at University College London (UCL). She can be reached at: anoodth@couragetoact.ca https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/csvspo-prairies monthly 0.5 2025-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1620074391191-WWND9R03AHDNGXVXMU28/3.png News - Campus Sexual Violence Support & Prevention Offices, Part 1/4: Prairies Edition https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/ipvtool monthly 0.5 2025-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1620075355915-GGA068ETCXYNE9LEP3OP/Blog++Intimate+Partner+Violence+Risk+Identification+and+Assessment+Tool.png News - Risk Identification Assessment  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1606757219302-8HEQKNDFDXZDAJ8ZO1ST/image.jpg News - Risk Identification Assessment  - Deepa Mattoo Deepa Mattoo is Executive Director of Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic. 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Prior to Ryerson, he has provided service in a number of social service and criminal justice settings and applies an integrated, inclusive and positive psychology approach to all of the clinical and community work he delivers. https://www.couragetoact.ca/blog/outcomedecisions monthly 0.5 2025-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1620076784384-9ZG5OB5G3X0514TVKN8T/Making+Outcome+Decisions+%282%29.png News - Delivering Outcome Decisions with Care: Strategies for Trauma-Informed Practice & Harm Reduction  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d482d9fd8b74f0001c02192/1601478912104-BBUCGWG8AFZJ0EF60CKE/image-asset.jpeg News - Delivering Outcome Decisions with Care: Strategies for Trauma-Informed Practice & Harm Reduction  - Zanab Jafry Zanab Jafry is a Pakistani, first generation immigrant and Muslim dedicated to eradicating gender based colonial violence. 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While attending Western, Carina served in a number of elected leadership positions and worked on multiple gender-equity projects in the London community. In her fourth year, Carina was elected as an Executive Officer of Western’s student union. In this full-time position, Carina created Western’s first federal “Women in House” program, created a free campus menstrual equity pilot program, and advocated against campus gender-based violence. Outside of her work with Courage to Act, Carina serves as a Young Director for Girls On Boards, and serves as a Board Member for OSTA-AECO and People for Education. 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Coe was the Founding Dean of the Faculty of Science at Ryerson University. Imogen possesses a doctorate (Ph.D.) and a masters degree in Biology from the University of Victoria, B.C. and a bachelor’s degree from Exeter University in the U.K. She is an affiliate scientist with Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Keenan Research Centre at St. Michael’s Hospital which is where her research program is located. She is an accomplished cell biologist and is internationally known for her work on membrane transport proteins (transporters) that are the route of entry into cells for a large class of anti-cancer, anti-viral and anti-parasite drugs. She has served on NSERC, CIHR and NCIC scientific review panels and continues to supervise research projects of undergraduates, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and research associates in her group. Imogen also serves on the Board of Directors of the Michael Garron Hospital (formerly the TEGH) and the Canadian Mining Innovation Council. 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