A new course is now available in the #OAITHTrainingHub focused on Gender-Based Violence, technology and safety! Learn about technology-facilitated violence, utilizing digital tools to increase-survivor safety. zcu.io/x9X2 #GBV #VAWTraining #TechSafety

Tik Tok’s algorithm is pushing harmful videos of misogynistic ideals to young men. “Traditional” ideas of masculinity contribute to the objectification of women, which we know contributes to abusive relationships and intimate partner violence. theguardian.com/technology/202…

Iranian women are protesting today to hold police accountable for death of #MahsaAmini. They're demanding an end to mandatory Hijab laws & violent enforcement policies. FEMENA urges feminist movements globally to amplify demands & express solidarity w/ Iranian women's movement.

1/🧵I can’t imagine the horror of driving through the night after an assault, only to be told to come back in the morning. This is happening again and again in our community, and we need to make sure it never happens again. #onpoli stcatharinesstandard.ca/news/niagara-r…

About a week remains before Amnesty International's petition closes. Take action now to call on UN Human Rights Council for an independent UN mechanism! Please join me in signing today! #MahsaAminin

🧵: A 2022 survey by Microsoft of 31,000 workers suggests that 52% of employees are likely to prefer hybrid or #RemoteWork in the year ahead. But how have marginalized workers been affected by the shift to #WFH? Based on our brand new report, here's what the research says:

During the #COVID-19 pandemic there has been an increase in survivors in need of #housing as well as an increase in women & gender diverse people at risk of eviction. We are working to improve access to & experience in the private rental housing market. womanact.ca/projects/succe…

We're delighted to share that our #16DaysOfActivism Activism and Advocacy kit is now available! Our #16Days campaign invites us to acknowledge our grief; heal through rest and connection; and reimagine a feminist future 🌴🌍 Access the kit here 👉🏾preventgbvafrica.org/taking-action/…

NEW! We're urging the federal government to include full coverage of all forms of contraception in the national formulary for Canada’s new pharmacare program in our latest policy brief: actioncanadashr.org/resources/poli… R/T to share and read this thread to see why!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- CALL FOR NATIONAL STATE OF EMERGENCY MMIWG2S+ Rallies happening in various cities across Turtle Island tomorrow, Dec 4/22. Calling on allies, states, authorities & citizens to stand for liberation of Indigenous Women, Girls & 2S+

Systemic racism makes Black women: 📌 4x more likely to be murdered than white women 📌 2.9x more likely at risk of #MaternalMortality 📌 20% of women killed by #PoliceBrutality 💻 Learn more about Black Femicide: bit.ly/BlackFemicideFS #LetsEndFemicide of Black women & girls

On #Dec6, 14 students were killed at École Polytechnique because they were women. In this resource, we highlight how misogyny was one of the factors fueling the fatal violence and how misogyny continues in Canada today: vawlearningnetwork.ca/our-work/issue… #16DaysOfActivism #NDRAVW

As TIME names the courageous women of #Iran as "Heroes of the Year" fighting for freedom the #IslamicRepublic sentences human rights activist #SaraShamsai to 6 yrs in prison for peaceful protest. #MahsaAmini #IranRevolution

14 yr old Massoomeh identified on school cameras not wearing a hijab was detained then dropped at the hospital with severe vaginal tears and died. Her mother wanted to go public and is now missing. #IranRevoIution2022 nytimes.com/2022/12/17/opi… Mélanie Joly Justin Trudeau

Since its almost 2023, now is the perfect time for me to redo this thread! BLACK OWNED PLANNER AND STATIONARY COMPANIES YOU SHOULD BUY FROM 🧵

Indigenous women are taking to social media to spotlight #MMIWG2S in their communities "Indigenous women are 12 times more likely to be murdered or go missing than other women in Canada, and 16 times more likely to be killed or disappear than white women" theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic…

Seeking indoor space, hot meals, or showers? I've updated the Toronto Homeless Resource List with some program changes, including at Sistering West Neighbourhood House #MetUnited. Find and bookmark the printable pamphlet here (continuously updated): docs.google.com/document/d/1-l…

"...this six-month increase to the previous 52-week policy will be unpaid and only available to full-time, dual-income heterosexual couples." 🤦🏽‍♀️ A clear example of the disconnect that can be present between policymakers and those impacted by their policies.