Become a Signal for Help Responder at Work
Gender-based violence often goes unspoken and unrecognized in workplaces and community spaces. The Canadian Women’s Foundation developed the Signal for Help, a simple hand gesture signaling the need for safe check-ins, to help break the stigma surrounding abuse. To further support individuals experiencing abuse, they offer the Workplace Signal for Help Responder program. This initiative…
We don’t need feminism anymore, do we? GBA Plus Interactive Activity
This tool is an interactive role-playing activity that can accommodate up to 20 participants. The tool is designed for social service workers wishing to expand their understanding of GBA Plus, intersectionality, and feminism. Participants will explore the difference between “equality” and “equity” through the experiences of women in the 21st century workforce, including newcomers to…
Sex Trafficking “It’s time to “T.A.L.K.” – The Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking
The Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline is a confidential, multilingual service, operating 24/7 to connect victims and survivors with social services, law enforcement, and emergency services, as well as receive tips from the public. Sex trafficking is a complex issue that often goes unnoticed by many Canadians, who may believe it only occurs in other countries…
Gender-Based Violence: Sectors Collaboration Toolkit
This resource was created as part of the National Gender-Based Violence Settlement Strategy Project, a national strategy to address GBV in newcomer, immigrant, and refugee communities. In a national survey conducted in 2019, 96% of service providers identified improved coordination between the immigrant-serving and anti-violence sectors as a priority in a national strategy. Intersectionality recognizes…
Webinar Series: Gender-Based Violence Awareness and COVID-19
This webinar series is designed for Service Providers working with newcomers, immigrants, and refugees. It is focused on allyship as an important skill for service providers working with newcomers, immigrants and refugees on Gender-Based Violence awareness. The presentations are organized by a collaborative partnership between: CISSA-ACSEI, The Canadian Immigrant Settlement Sector Alliance – Alliance canadienne du secteur…
E-book: Making Sense of a Global Pandemic: Relationship Violence & Working Together Towards a Violence Free Society – Kwantlen
This free e-book looks at relationship violence within the context of COVID-19. It also specifically focuses on violence in Indigenous communities, refugee/immigrant communities, LGBQT2S1A+ relationships, post-secondary institutions and the workplace.
IRCC Gender Based Violence Settlement Sector Strategy Partnership – Winter 2020 Bulletin & Webinar Slides
In April 2019, with funding from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), four organizations from the anti-violence and settlement sectors, partnered to begin collaborative work on developing a national strategy to address GBV for newcomers and refugees. In coming together, the partners saw it as critically important to build on the expertise of the many…
OCASI: Initiative to End Gender-Based Violence in Immigrant and Refugee Communities
OCASI’s Initiative to End Gender-Based Violence in Immigrant and Refugee Communities provides resources, education and leadership to the settlement sector and the broader community on gender-based violence prevention and survivor support. We facilitate resource development, public education campaigns, professional development and training, online courses, community-building, knowledge-sharing, advocacy, and use of the arts in order to…
YMCA of Greater Halifax / Dartmouth: Gender Based Violence Prevention Project
Made possible thanks to the support from Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), the YMCA of Greater Halifax/Dartmouth has launched a new Gender-Based Violence Prevention Project (GBVP) through their YMCA Centre for Immigrant Programs. The project began in September 2017 with a focus on working with newcomer children, youth, and families to raise awareness about gender-based violence and how to access available resources…
Resources on Intimate Partner Violence against Immigrant and Refugee Women
The Violence Against Women Learning Network Newsletter (September 2018 issue) focuses on Violence against Immigration and Refugee Women. The issue is a collaboration between OCASI and the Centre for Research and Education on Violence against Women and Children at Western University. The issue aims to: Counter common misconceptions related to Intimate Parnter Violence (IPV) Examine…
