We live in a culture in which rape and sexual violence is expected and accepted as a norm. In Canada 1 in 4 women in will experience at least one incident of sexual assault in their life. Half of these assaults will be against women under 16 years of age. “YES MEANS YES!” Hi. We’re Tessa and Lia, two grade 8 students who’ve started a petition to make sure our peers know what we mean when we say that. The goal of our campaign, “We Give Consent” is to make consent a topic in the Ontario … [Read more...]
End a Rape Culture, “No means No” ~ “Yes means Yes”
January 20, 2015 by Team Celebration
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