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Rape in polite society
I just listened to a great segment on sexual assault and blaming the victim on CBC Metro Morning with Matt Galloway. It featured a couple of wonderful local advocates addressing recent assaults in the...
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In the words of Jane Doe
“Rape stories are not new stories. They are as old as war, as old as man. Many bookstores have sections devoted to them, and I read them. I read them ‘before,’ too. I have found most rape stories to be...
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Not Your Baby iPhone app
I’m really excited to announce that Not Your Baby, METRAC’s free iPhone app to provide users with ideas on how they can respond to sexual harassment, is available on iTunes! If you’re an iPhone user,...
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To respond or not to respond
Wow. We released the Not Your Baby iPhone app on September 10 and have been thrilled at the response. A television interview on City TV, coverage on CBC and articles on Jezebel, Torontoist, Huffington...
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A “nature” approach to gender inequality
By Jasmine Nature versus nurture – the debate started hundreds of years ago and continues today. Michael Gurian, author of What Could He Be Thinking? How a Man’s Mind Really Works, proposes a firm...
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What can I do to stop violence against women?
I’ll admit it: organizations and groups make it seem quick and easy to stop and prevent violence against women. There’s no shortage of “here’s what you can do” and “join us in the movement” calls to...
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Risk, responsibility and sexual violence
The following is a excerpt from our recently released report, “Game Changer: Evaluating “What It Is”, a game challenging sexual violence against youth”. Surveys and focus groups were conducted with...
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Criminal Minds effect (Part One)
Ah, the life of a has-been criminology major. It makes me quite possibly the only Canadian citizen who would relish being called for jury duty – I’d criminologize the whole thing, baby! And I’ve...
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Criminal Minds effect (Part Two)
What would the media do without serial killing? I think the topic might be the only thing standing between what we have now – endless Criminal Minds marathons – and what I’d better appreciate – more My...
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Digifest delights and violence prevention (part one)
I had the pleasure of attending Digifest last week, “Toronto’s international festival celebrating innovation and digital creativity”. It was a treat and I’d like to share some of what I learned and...
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Digifest delights and violence prevention (part two)
The first presentation I attended featured Claire Boonstra, co-founder of Layar, “a self-service web application that lets publishers infuse static pages with interactive experiences”. Layer is a tool...
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Digifest delights and violence prevention (part three)
Today marks the start of Woman Abuse Prevention Month in Canada. In the vein of the Digifest 2012 posts I’ve been doing, I’d like to share a bit about Chris Solarski‘s presentation on classical Western...
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Digifest delights and violence prevention (part four)
“Mobile Myths” was a Digifest 2012 session led by Farhan Thawar of Xtreme Labs Inc. Here are the two big points that stood out to me most and my reactions to them, given the work on mobile apps we’ve...
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Digifest delights and violence prevention (part five)
I attended a 2012 Digifest workshop entitled “Telling Stories with Data”, featuring Sébastien Pierre of FFunction, a Montreal-based information design studio that combines “software engineering and...
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Digifest delights and violence prevention (part six)
In his Digifest presentation, John Goodwin of Durham College, a professor of game development, asked if PC gaming is dead. He offered evidence to demonstrate that it’s not quite dead but it can’t be...
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Digifest delights and violence prevention (part seven)
As I close this series on my experiences and reflections on Digifest 2012, I’d like to share a couple of great things I came across along the way. Snakes on a Cartesian Plane This simple game by...
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Can women really have it all?
By Jasmine This past week, I attended one of the weekly debates hosted by the debate society at my university. Already a dedicated audience member, I was particularly interested in the motion up for...
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Tuesday round-up
Sunday November 25 was the start of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, which extends to Monday December 10. Here’s a round up of things that might especially pique your interest in light...
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Mobilize against sexual assault
This op-ed article was published in The Toronto Star on Tuesday December 4. By Wendy Komiotis, Executive Director, METRAC December 6, Canada’s National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against...
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Take Your Kid to Work Day
This post was written by a student whose parent works at METRAC. He wrote this post to reflect on his experience on Take Your Kid to Work Day (November 7). I am a grade 9 student and Wednesday was Take...
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